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US3157797A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Switching circuit

Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1962-08-01
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Granted: 1964-11-17
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Expires: 1982-08-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles R Eshelman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 02:41
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K5/00; H03K5/01; H03K5/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 76 words
A SWITCHING CIRCUIT COMPRISING: A FIRST TRANSISTOR OF ONE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE HAVING FIRST BASE, COLLECTOR AND EMITTER ELECTRODES; A SECOND TRANSISTOR OF THE OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE HAVING SECOND BASE, COLLECTOR AND EMITTER ELECTRODES; MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND COLLECTOR AND EMITTER ELECTRODES TO THE FIRST SAID COLLECTOR AND EMITTER ELECTRODES RESPECTIVELY; INPUT MEANS FOR APPLYING SIGNAL PULSES BETWEEN SAID FIRST BASE AND EMITTER ELECTRODES, SAID PULSES HAVING AN AMPLITUDE AND POLARITY TO RENDER SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR CONDUCTIVE;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 76 words
A SWITCHING CIRCUIT COMPRISING: A FIRST TRANSISTOR OF ONE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE HAVING FIRST BASE, COLLECTOR AND EMITTER ELECTRODES; A SECOND TRANSISTOR OF THE OPPOSITE CONDUCTIVITY TYPE HAVING SECOND BASE, COLLECTOR AND EMITTER ELECTRODES; MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND COLLECTOR AND EMITTER ELECTRODES TO THE FIRST SAID COLLECTOR AND EMITTER ELECTRODES RESPECTIVELY; INPUT MEANS FOR APPLYING SIGNAL PULSES BETWEEN SAID FIRST BASE AND EMITTER ELECTRODES, SAID PULSES HAVING AN AMPLITUDE AND POLARITY TO RENDER SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR CONDUCTIVE;

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-11-17 1968-05-18 1968-11-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-11-17 1972-05-18 1972-11-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-11-17 1976-05-18 1976-11-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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