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US3117189A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electromechanical transducer

Assignee: Bosch Security Systems Inc
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Filing: 1958-12-11
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Granted: 1964-01-07
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Expires: 1978-12-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur R Kopp

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 07:45
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04R; H04R17/00; H04R17/04; H04R17/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
AN ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BODY OF PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL HAVING POLARIZATION VECTORS EXTENDING NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF ELONGATION OF THE BODY AND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS THEREFROM, MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE BODY AT ONE END, MEANS FOR IMPRESSING A FORCE ON THE OTHER END OF THE BODY, AND THREE ELECTRODES DISPOSED ON THE SURFACE OF THE BODY, EACH ELECTRODE BEING TOTALLY DISPOSED ON THE PORTION OF THE BODY BETWEEN TWO ORTHOGONALLY RELATED AXIAL PLANES OF THE BODY, SAID ELEMENT GENERATING AN ELECTRIC POTENTIAL BETWEEN TWO OF THE ELECTRODES RESPONSIVE TO THE COMPONENT OF THE FORCE IMPRESSED ON THE BODY IN ONE OF SAID ORTHOGONALLY RELATED PLANES AND A SECOND POTENTIAL BETWEEN A DIFFERENT TWO ELECTRODES RESPONSIVE TO THE COMPONENT OF SAID FORCE IN THE OTHER OF SAID ORTHOGONALLY RELATED PLANES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 131 words
AN ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BODY OF PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL HAVING POLARIZATION VECTORS EXTENDING NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF ELONGATION OF THE BODY AND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS THEREFROM, MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE BODY AT ONE END, MEANS FOR IMPRESSING A FORCE ON THE OTHER END OF THE BODY, AND THREE ELECTRODES DISPOSED ON THE SURFACE OF THE BODY, EACH ELECTRODE BEING TOTALLY DISPOSED ON THE PORTION OF THE BODY BETWEEN TWO ORTHOGONALLY RELATED AXIAL PLANES OF THE BODY, SAID ELEMENT GENERATING AN ELECTRIC POTENTIAL BETWEEN TWO OF THE ELECTRODES RESPONSIVE TO THE COMPONENT OF THE FORCE IMPRESSED ON THE BODY IN ONE OF SAID ORTHOGONALLY RELATED PLANES AND A SECOND POTENTIAL BETWEEN A DIFFERENT TWO ELECTRODES RESPONSIVE TO THE COMPONENT OF SAID FORCE IN THE OTHER OF SAID ORTHOGONALLY RELATED PLANES.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-01-06 1967-07-08 1968-01-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-01-06 1971-07-08 1972-01-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-01-06 1975-07-08 1976-01-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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