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Tone generator system

Assignee: CG Conn Ltd
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Filing: 1961-01-26
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Granted: 1965-04-27
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Expires: 1981-01-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald K Harmon

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 04:16
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H5/00; G10H5/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S84/00; Y10S84/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
A GENERATOR FOR PRODUCING SIGNALS OF A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES CORRESPONDING TO MUSICAL TONES INCLUDING IN COMBINATION, TUNING CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING VOLTAGE DIVIDER MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT POTENTIALS, MEMORY CIRCUIT MEANS, KEY SWITCH MEANS HAVING FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID FIRST SWITCH PORTIONS BETWEEN SAID TUNING CIRCUIT MEANS AND SAID MEMORY CIRCUIT MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY APPLYING SAID POTENTIALS INDIVIDUALLY THERETO, OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING AN INDUCTOR HAVING A VARIABLE INDUCTANCE WINDING AND A CONTROL WINDING, MEANS CONNECTING SAID MEMORY CIRCUIT MEANS TO SAID CONTROL WINDING FOR CONTROLLING SAID VARIABLE INDUCTANCE WINDING TO THEREBY CONTROL THE FREQUENCY OF THE TONE PRODUCED BY SAID OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT MEANS, AND KEYER CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT MEANS AND TO SAID SECOND SWITCH PORTIONS, SAID SECOND PORTION OF THE KEY SWITCH MEANS RENDERING SAID KEYER CIRCUIT MEANS OPERATIVE TO CONDUCT THE TONE FROM SAID OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
A GENERATOR FOR PRODUCING SIGNALS OF A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES CORRESPONDING TO MUSICAL TONES INCLUDING IN COMBINATION, TUNING CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING VOLTAGE DIVIDER MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT POTENTIALS, MEMORY CIRCUIT MEANS, KEY SWITCH MEANS HAVING FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID FIRST SWITCH PORTIONS BETWEEN SAID TUNING CIRCUIT MEANS AND SAID MEMORY CIRCUIT MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY APPLYING SAID POTENTIALS INDIVIDUALLY THERETO, OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING AN INDUCTOR HAVING A VARIABLE INDUCTANCE WINDING AND A CONTROL WINDING, MEANS CONNECTING SAID MEMORY CIRCUIT MEANS TO SAID CONTROL WINDING FOR CONTROLLING SAID VARIABLE INDUCTANCE WINDING TO THEREBY CONTROL THE FREQUENCY OF THE TONE PRODUCED BY SAID OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT MEANS, AND KEYER CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT MEANS AND TO SAID SECOND SWITCH PORTIONS, SAID SECOND PORTION OF THE KEY SWITCH MEANS RENDERING SAID KEYER CIRCUIT MEANS OPERATIVE TO CONDUCT THE TONE FROM SAID OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT MEANS.

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