US3147427A
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Gyromagnetic resonance filter and amplitude limiter
Assignee: Varian Medical Systems Inc
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Filing: 1953-05-13
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Granted: 1964-09-01
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Expires: 1973-05-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Russell H Varian
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:27
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03G; H03G11/00; H03G11/006; G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/02; G01S13/50; G01S13/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
A GYROMAGNETIC RESONANCE FILTER AND AMPLITUDE LIMITER INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, MATTER COMPRISING GYROMAGNETIC BODIES, MEANS FOR PRODUCING IN A HETEROGENEOUS UNIDIRECTIONAL MAGNETIC FIELD ENVELOPING SAID MATTER SUCH THAT DIFFERENT INCREMENTAL VOLUMES OF SAID MATTER ARE LOCATED IN MAGNETIC FIELDS OF DIFFERENT STRENGTHS, THE LARMOR FREQUENCIES OF THE DIFFERENT INCREMENTAL VOLUMES THUS BEING DIFFERENT, MEANS ARRANGED FOR PROVIDING AN INPUT SIGNAL COMPOSED OF A PLURALITY OF ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELDS OF DIFFERENT RELATIVE AMPLITUDES TO SAID MATTER SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID UNIDIRECTIONAL FIELD, CERTAIN OF SAID BODIES THEREUPON PRECESSING IN SAID UNIDIRECTIONAL FIELD AT THEIR LARMOR FREQUENCY IN RESONANCE WITH ONE OF SAID ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELDS AND CERTAIN OTHER OF SAID BODIES PRECESSING IN SAID UNIDIRECTIONAL FIELD AT THEIR LARMOR FREQUENCY IN RESONANCE WITH ANOTHER OF SAID ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELDS, SAID PRECESSING GYROMAGNETIC BODIES PROVIDING A RESULTANT ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL COMPOSED OF A PLURALITY OF ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELDS SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID UNIDIRECTIONAL AND INPUT ALTERNATING FIELDS, THE AMPLITUDE OF SAID RESULTANT MAGNETIC FIELDS BEING LINEARLY RELATED TO THE AMPLITUDES OF THE CORRESPONDING INPUT MAGNETIC FIELDS WHEN THE INPUT AMPLITUDES ARE BELOW A SATURATION VALUE, SAID RESULTANT MAGNETIC FIELDS BEING LIMITED IN AMPLITUDE RELATIVE TO SAID INPUT SIGNALS WHEN THE AMPLITUDES OF SAID INPUT SIGNALS ARE GREATER THAN SAID SATURATION AMPLITUDE, AND MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID RESULTANT ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
220 words
A GYROMAGNETIC RESONANCE FILTER AND AMPLITUDE LIMITER INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, MATTER COMPRISING GYROMAGNETIC BODIES, MEANS FOR PRODUCING IN A HETEROGENEOUS UNIDIRECTIONAL MAGNETIC FIELD ENVELOPING SAID MATTER SUCH THAT DIFFERENT INCREMENTAL VOLUMES OF SAID MATTER ARE LOCATED IN MAGNETIC FIELDS OF DIFFERENT STRENGTHS, THE LARMOR FREQUENCIES OF THE DIFFERENT INCREMENTAL VOLUMES THUS BEING DIFFERENT, MEANS ARRANGED FOR PROVIDING AN INPUT SIGNAL COMPOSED OF A PLURALITY OF ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELDS OF DIFFERENT RELATIVE AMPLITUDES TO SAID MATTER SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID UNIDIRECTIONAL FIELD, CERTAIN OF SAID BODIES THEREUPON PRECESSING IN SAID UNIDIRECTIONAL FIELD AT THEIR LARMOR FREQUENCY IN RESONANCE WITH ONE OF SAID ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELDS AND CERTAIN OTHER OF SAID BODIES PRECESSING IN SAID UNIDIRECTIONAL FIELD AT THEIR LARMOR FREQUENCY IN RESONANCE WITH ANOTHER OF SAID ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELDS, SAID PRECESSING GYROMAGNETIC BODIES PROVIDING A RESULTANT ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL COMPOSED OF A PLURALITY OF ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELDS SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID UNIDIRECTIONAL AND INPUT ALTERNATING FIELDS, THE AMPLITUDE OF SAID RESULTANT MAGNETIC FIELDS BEING LINEARLY RELATED TO THE AMPLITUDES OF THE CORRESPONDING INPUT MAGNETIC FIELDS WHEN THE INPUT AMPLITUDES ARE BELOW A SATURATION VALUE, SAID RESULTANT MAGNETIC FIELDS BEING LIMITED IN AMPLITUDE RELATIVE TO SAID INPUT SIGNALS WHEN THE AMPLITUDES OF SAID INPUT SIGNALS ARE GREATER THAN SAID SATURATION AMPLITUDE, AND MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID RESULTANT ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-01 | 1968-03-02 | 1968-09-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-01 | 1972-03-02 | 1972-09-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-01 | 1976-03-02 | 1976-09-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |