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Unidirectional traveling wave parametric circuits using resonant sections

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1961-03-31
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Granted: 1964-04-28
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Expires: 1981-03-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth E Schreiner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 14:44
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03F; H03F7/00; H03F7/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A TRAVELING WAVE PARAMETRIC CIRCUIT COMPRISING A TRANSMISSION LINE HAVING INPUT AND OUTPUT ENDS FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL ENERGY AT A GIVEN FREQUENCY, A PAIR OF RESONANT CIRCUITS EACH HAVING A VARIABLE REACTANCE ELEMENT AND EACH TUNED TO SAID GIVEN FREQUENCY AND COUPLED TO SAID TRANSMISSION LINE BETWEEN SAID ENDS AT SPACED APART POINTS SEPARATED BY A DISTANCE EQUAL TO SUBSTANTIALLY AN ODD MULTIPLE OF 1/8 OF THE LENGTH OF A WAVE OF THE GIVEN FREQUENCY AND MEANS FOR VARYING THE REACTANCE OF SAID VARIABLE REACTANCE ELEMENT AT A FREQUENCY SUBSTANTIALLY TWICE THAT OF SAID GIVEN FREQUENCY BY CONTINUOUSLY EXCITING SAID ELEMENTS BELOW A THRESHOLD POINT AT WHICH OSCILLATIONS AT SAID GIVEN FREQUENCY ARE SUSTAINED IN SAID RESONANT CIRCUITS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 118 words
A TRAVELING WAVE PARAMETRIC CIRCUIT COMPRISING A TRANSMISSION LINE HAVING INPUT AND OUTPUT ENDS FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL ENERGY AT A GIVEN FREQUENCY, A PAIR OF RESONANT CIRCUITS EACH HAVING A VARIABLE REACTANCE ELEMENT AND EACH TUNED TO SAID GIVEN FREQUENCY AND COUPLED TO SAID TRANSMISSION LINE BETWEEN SAID ENDS AT SPACED APART POINTS SEPARATED BY A DISTANCE EQUAL TO SUBSTANTIALLY AN ODD MULTIPLE OF 1/8 OF THE LENGTH OF A WAVE OF THE GIVEN FREQUENCY AND MEANS FOR VARYING THE REACTANCE OF SAID VARIABLE REACTANCE ELEMENT AT A FREQUENCY SUBSTANTIALLY TWICE THAT OF SAID GIVEN FREQUENCY BY CONTINUOUSLY EXCITING SAID ELEMENTS BELOW A THRESHOLD POINT AT WHICH OSCILLATIONS AT SAID GIVEN FREQUENCY ARE SUSTAINED IN SAID RESONANT CIRCUITS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-04-28 1967-10-28 1968-04-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-04-28 1971-10-28 1972-04-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-04-28 1975-10-28 1976-04-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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