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US3144604A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Transistor thermal impedance test set employing a bridging type mercury relay

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1960-06-27
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Granted: 1964-08-11
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Expires: 1980-06-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Grant F Stetzier

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 16:35
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/26; G01R31/2607; G01R31/2608; G01R31/2619

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 128 words
A TRANSISTOR THERMAL IMPEDANCE TEST SET COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A RELAY HAVING MERCURY-WETTED CONTACTS WHICH MOMENTARILY PHYSICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY JOIN TOGETHER WHEN THE RELAY IS ACTUATED, MEANS FOR APPLYING BASE BIAS TO THE TRANSISTOR UNDER TEST, ONE SIDE OF SAID BASE BIAS MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO A FIRST CONTACT OF THE RELAY AND TO THE TRANSISTOR BASE, MEANS FOR APPLYING COLLECTOR BIAS TO THE TRANSISTOR, ONE SIDE OF SAID COLLECTOR BIAS MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO THE TRANSISTOR COLLECTOR AND THE OTHER SIDE THEREOF BEING CONNECTED TO GROUND, A SECOND CONTACT OF THE RELAY CONNECTED TO THE TRANSISTOR EMITTER, A THIRD CONTACT OF THE RELAY CONNECTED TO GROUND, A FOURTH CONTACT OF THE RELAY BEING THE ARMATURE CONTACT CONNECTED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BASE BIAS MEANS, A
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 128 words
A TRANSISTOR THERMAL IMPEDANCE TEST SET COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A RELAY HAVING MERCURY-WETTED CONTACTS WHICH MOMENTARILY PHYSICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY JOIN TOGETHER WHEN THE RELAY IS ACTUATED, MEANS FOR APPLYING BASE BIAS TO THE TRANSISTOR UNDER TEST, ONE SIDE OF SAID BASE BIAS MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO A FIRST CONTACT OF THE RELAY AND TO THE TRANSISTOR BASE, MEANS FOR APPLYING COLLECTOR BIAS TO THE TRANSISTOR, ONE SIDE OF SAID COLLECTOR BIAS MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO THE TRANSISTOR COLLECTOR AND THE OTHER SIDE THEREOF BEING CONNECTED TO GROUND, A SECOND CONTACT OF THE RELAY CONNECTED TO THE TRANSISTOR EMITTER, A THIRD CONTACT OF THE RELAY CONNECTED TO GROUND, A FOURTH CONTACT OF THE RELAY BEING THE ARMATURE CONTACT CONNECTED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BASE BIAS MEANS, A

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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) 1967-08-11 1968-02-10 1968-08-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-08-11 1972-02-10 1972-08-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-08-11 1976-02-10 1976-08-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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