US3134949A
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Negative resistance frequency modulated oscillator
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1960-01-08
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Granted: 1964-05-26
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Expires: 1980-01-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome J Tiemann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 17:07
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/313; H03K3/315; H03C; H03C3/00; H03C3/10; H03C3/12; H03C3/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A FREQUENCY MODULATED OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT COMPRISING: A NARROW JUNCTION DEGENERATE SEMICONDUCTOR DIODE EXHIBITING A REGION OF NEGATIVE RESISTANCE AT THE LOW FORWARD VOLTAGE RANGE OF ITS CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTIC; BIAS MEANS ESTABLISHING A DIRECT CURRENT LOAD LINE WHICH INTERSECTS SAID CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTIC ONLY IN THE REGION OF NEGATIVE RESISTANCE; A PARALLEL RESONANT CIRCUIT CONNECTED IN PARALLEL CIRCUIT RELATION WITH SAID DIODE; AND MODULATION MEANS FOR VARYING THE BIAS ON SAID DIODE TO CHANGE THE OUTPUT FREQUENCY OF SAID OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VARIATION OF SAID BIAS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A FREQUENCY MODULATED OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT COMPRISING: A NARROW JUNCTION DEGENERATE SEMICONDUCTOR DIODE EXHIBITING A REGION OF NEGATIVE RESISTANCE AT THE LOW FORWARD VOLTAGE RANGE OF ITS CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTIC; BIAS MEANS ESTABLISHING A DIRECT CURRENT LOAD LINE WHICH INTERSECTS SAID CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTIC ONLY IN THE REGION OF NEGATIVE RESISTANCE; A PARALLEL RESONANT CIRCUIT CONNECTED IN PARALLEL CIRCUIT RELATION WITH SAID DIODE; AND MODULATION MEANS FOR VARYING THE BIAS ON SAID DIODE TO CHANGE THE OUTPUT FREQUENCY OF SAID OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VARIATION OF SAID BIAS.
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