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Quadrature phase detector employing transistor switching means

Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1961-12-01
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1981-12-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donuil A Hillis

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 05:24
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/56; H03K17/60; H03K17/68; H03D; H03D1/00; H03D1/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 159 words
A QUADRATURE PHASE DETECTOR FOR DETERMINING THE PHASE OF A FIRST ALTERNATING SIGNAL FROM A FIRST SOURCE OF SIGNALS RELATIVE TO THE PHASE OF A SECOND ALTERNATING SIGNAL FROM A SECOND SOURCE OF SIGNALS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS EACH HAVING AN EMITTER, A COLLECTOR AND A BASE WITH THE EMITTERS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS COUPLED TOGETHER AND THE COLLECTOR OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR COUPLED TO THE FIRST SOURCE OF SIGNALS, CAPACITOR MEANS COUPLED TO THE COLLECTOR OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR, BIAS MEANS COUPLED TO THE BASES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS AND TO THE EMITTERS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS, A FIRST DIODE COUPLED BETWEEN THE EMITTER AND COLLECTOR OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR, A SECOND DIODE COUPLED BETWEEN THE EMITTER AND COLLECTOR OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR, SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIODES PROVIDING A SWITCH FOR PASSING CURRENT IN EITHER A FIRST OR A SECOND DIRECTION WHEN SWITCHED INTO
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 159 words
A QUADRATURE PHASE DETECTOR FOR DETERMINING THE PHASE OF A FIRST ALTERNATING SIGNAL FROM A FIRST SOURCE OF SIGNALS RELATIVE TO THE PHASE OF A SECOND ALTERNATING SIGNAL FROM A SECOND SOURCE OF SIGNALS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS EACH HAVING AN EMITTER, A COLLECTOR AND A BASE WITH THE EMITTERS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS COUPLED TOGETHER AND THE COLLECTOR OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR COUPLED TO THE FIRST SOURCE OF SIGNALS, CAPACITOR MEANS COUPLED TO THE COLLECTOR OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR, BIAS MEANS COUPLED TO THE BASES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS AND TO THE EMITTERS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS, A FIRST DIODE COUPLED BETWEEN THE EMITTER AND COLLECTOR OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR, A SECOND DIODE COUPLED BETWEEN THE EMITTER AND COLLECTOR OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR, SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIODES PROVIDING A SWITCH FOR PASSING CURRENT IN EITHER A FIRST OR A SECOND DIRECTION WHEN SWITCHED INTO

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