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US3182203A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Esaki diode pcm regenerator

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1961-07-31
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Granted: 1965-05-04
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Expires: 1981-07-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Stewart E Miller

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 06:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/20; H04L25/24; H04L25/242

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 115 words
A MICROWAVE PULSE REGENERATOR COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SOURCE OF PULSED HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ENERGY, AT LEAST ONE HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION LINE HAVING A GIVEN CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE, MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID WAVE ENERGY TO ONE END OF SAID LINE, MEANS FOR REFLECTING THE ENERGY ABOUT A FIRST ENERGY LEVEL AND BELOW A SECOND ENERGY LEVEL FROM THE OTHER END OF SAID LINE, SAID REFLECTING MEANS COMPRISING A NONLINEAR IMPEDANCE ELEMENT COUPLED TO SAID LINE AND MATCHED TO SAID CHARACTERISTICS IMPEDANCE BELOW SAID FIRST ENERGY LEVEL AND ABOVE SAID SECOND ENERGY LEVEL AND MISMATCHED TO SAID CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND ENERGY LEVELS, AND MEANS FOR EXTRACTING SAID REFLECTED ENERGY FROM SAID LINE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 115 words
A MICROWAVE PULSE REGENERATOR COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SOURCE OF PULSED HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ENERGY, AT LEAST ONE HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION LINE HAVING A GIVEN CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE, MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID WAVE ENERGY TO ONE END OF SAID LINE, MEANS FOR REFLECTING THE ENERGY ABOUT A FIRST ENERGY LEVEL AND BELOW A SECOND ENERGY LEVEL FROM THE OTHER END OF SAID LINE, SAID REFLECTING MEANS COMPRISING A NONLINEAR IMPEDANCE ELEMENT COUPLED TO SAID LINE AND MATCHED TO SAID CHARACTERISTICS IMPEDANCE BELOW SAID FIRST ENERGY LEVEL AND ABOVE SAID SECOND ENERGY LEVEL AND MISMATCHED TO SAID CHARACTERISTIC IMPEDANCE BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND ENERGY LEVELS, AND MEANS FOR EXTRACTING SAID REFLECTED ENERGY FROM SAID LINE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2914249A Cited
US2994828A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-05-03 1968-11-02 1969-05-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-05-03 1972-11-02 1973-05-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-05-03 1976-11-02 1977-05-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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