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Electronic organ having tone generators with two different outputs

Assignee: Wurlitzer Co
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Filing: 1960-06-27
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1980-06-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Howard E Holman
  • 👤 John R Brand
  • 👤 Korinke Marvin

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 18:21
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/02; G10H1/04; G10H1/053; G10H1/057

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 385 words
AN ELECTRONIC ORGAN COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF TONE GENERATORS RESPECTIVELY GENERATING COMPLEX ELECTRICAL OSCILLATIONS CORRESPONDING TO THE TONES OF AN ORGAN, EACH TONE GENERATOR INCLUDING A VACUUM TUBE HAVING A COMMON CATHODE, A COMMON CONTROL GRID, A FIRST PLATE AND A SECOND LIKE PLATE, MEANS NORMALLY SUPPLYING POSITIVE POTENTIAL TO EACH FIRST PLATE, EACH SECOND PLATE NORMALLY HAVING NO POSITIVE POTENTIAL APPLIED THERETO, MEANS PROVIDING POTENTIAL RETURN PATHS CONNECTED TO SAID CATHODE AND TO SAID GRID, MEANS RESPECTIVELY INCLUDING SAID PLATES PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF ISOLATED OUTPUTS FOR EACH TONE GENERATOR, A FIRST OUTPUT OF EACH TONE GENERATOR BEING INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID FIRST PLATES AND NORMALLY HAVING OSCILLATIONS APPEARING THEREON AT ALL TIMES, A SECOND OUTPUT OF EACH TONE GENERATOR BEING INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID SECOND PLATE AND HAVING NO OSCILLATIONS THEREON IN THE ABSENCE OF APPLICATION OF POSITIVE POTENTIAL, A PLURALITY OF MOVABLE PLAYING KEY CONTROLLED SWITCH MEANS EACH COMPRISING A GANGED PLURALITY OF NORMALLY OPEN MOVABLE SWITCH CONTACTS, A PLURALITY OF FIXED COMMON COLLECTORS EACH OF WHICH IS SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE BY ALL CORRESPONDING ONES OF SAID MOVABLE KEY SWITCH CONTACTS, A PLURALITY OF MOVEABLE COMMON COLLECTORS MOVABLE TO AND FROM POSITION FOR ENGAGEMENT BY ALL OF CORRSSPONDING OTHERS OF SAID MOVABLE SWITCH CONTACTS, MEANS CONNECTING THE FIRST TONE GENERATOR OUTPUTS TO MOVABLE SWITCH CONTACTS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FIXED COMMON COLLECTORS, MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND TONE GENERATOR OUTPUTS RESPECTIVELY TO MOVABLE SWITCH CONTACTS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE MOVABLE COMMON COLLECTORS, A SOURCE OF POSITIVE POTENTIAL CONNECTED TO THE MOVABLE COMMON COLLECTORS, SELECTIVE CLOSING OF SAID MOVABLE SWITCH CONTACTS AGAINST SAID MOVABLE COMMON COLLECTOR THEREBY SELECTIVELY APPLYING POSITIVE POTENTIAL TO SAID SECOND PLATES AND RENDERING SAID SECOND OUTPUTS SELECTIVELY OPERABLE, A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT FILTER PATHS HAVING INPUT AND OUTPUT MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING THE FIXED COMMON COLLECTORS TO DIFFERENT ONES OF SAID SECOND TONE PATH INPUT MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECOND TONE GENERATOR OUTPUTS TOGETHER IN HALF OCTAVE GROUPS, MEANS SELECTIVELY CONNECTING SAID HALF OCTAVE GROUPS RESPECTIVELY TO PREDETERMINE ONES OF SAID FILTER INPUT MEANS, COMMON COLLECTOR MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND TONE GENERATOR OUTPUTS OF DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL ONES OF SAID FILTER PATH INPUT MEANS, AMPLIFIER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FILTER PATH OUTPUT MEANS FOR AMPLIFYING THE ELECTRICAL OSCILLATIONS, AND ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSLATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID AMPLIFIER MEANS TO CONVERT THE AMPLIFIED ELECTRICAL OSCILLATIONS INTO AUDIBLE ORGAN TONES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 385 words
AN ELECTRONIC ORGAN COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF TONE GENERATORS RESPECTIVELY GENERATING COMPLEX ELECTRICAL OSCILLATIONS CORRESPONDING TO THE TONES OF AN ORGAN, EACH TONE GENERATOR INCLUDING A VACUUM TUBE HAVING A COMMON CATHODE, A COMMON CONTROL GRID, A FIRST PLATE AND A SECOND LIKE PLATE, MEANS NORMALLY SUPPLYING POSITIVE POTENTIAL TO EACH FIRST PLATE, EACH SECOND PLATE NORMALLY HAVING NO POSITIVE POTENTIAL APPLIED THERETO, MEANS PROVIDING POTENTIAL RETURN PATHS CONNECTED TO SAID CATHODE AND TO SAID GRID, MEANS RESPECTIVELY INCLUDING SAID PLATES PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF ISOLATED OUTPUTS FOR EACH TONE GENERATOR, A FIRST OUTPUT OF EACH TONE GENERATOR BEING INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID FIRST PLATES AND NORMALLY HAVING OSCILLATIONS APPEARING THEREON AT ALL TIMES, A SECOND OUTPUT OF EACH TONE GENERATOR BEING INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID SECOND PLATE AND HAVING NO OSCILLATIONS THEREON IN THE ABSENCE OF APPLICATION OF POSITIVE POTENTIAL, A PLURALITY OF MOVABLE PLAYING KEY CONTROLLED SWITCH MEANS EACH COMPRISING A GANGED PLURALITY OF NORMALLY OPEN MOVABLE SWITCH CONTACTS, A PLURALITY OF FIXED COMMON COLLECTORS EACH OF WHICH IS SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE BY ALL CORRESPONDING ONES OF SAID MOVABLE KEY SWITCH CONTACTS, A PLURALITY OF MOVEABLE COMMON COLLECTORS MOVABLE TO AND FROM POSITION FOR ENGAGEMENT BY ALL OF CORRSSPONDING OTHERS OF SAID MOVABLE SWITCH CONTACTS, MEANS CONNECTING THE FIRST TONE GENERATOR OUTPUTS TO MOVABLE SWITCH CONTACTS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FIXED COMMON COLLECTORS, MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND TONE GENERATOR OUTPUTS RESPECTIVELY TO MOVABLE SWITCH CONTACTS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE MOVABLE COMMON COLLECTORS, A SOURCE OF POSITIVE POTENTIAL CONNECTED TO THE MOVABLE COMMON COLLECTORS, SELECTIVE CLOSING OF SAID MOVABLE SWITCH CONTACTS AGAINST SAID MOVABLE COMMON COLLECTOR THEREBY SELECTIVELY APPLYING POSITIVE POTENTIAL TO SAID SECOND PLATES AND RENDERING SAID SECOND OUTPUTS SELECTIVELY OPERABLE, A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT FILTER PATHS HAVING INPUT AND OUTPUT MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING THE FIXED COMMON COLLECTORS TO DIFFERENT ONES OF SAID SECOND TONE PATH INPUT MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECOND TONE GENERATOR OUTPUTS TOGETHER IN HALF OCTAVE GROUPS, MEANS SELECTIVELY CONNECTING SAID HALF OCTAVE GROUPS RESPECTIVELY TO PREDETERMINE ONES OF SAID FILTER INPUT MEANS, COMMON COLLECTOR MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND TONE GENERATOR OUTPUTS OF DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL ONES OF SAID FILTER PATH INPUT MEANS, AMPLIFIER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FILTER PATH OUTPUT MEANS FOR AMPLIFYING THE ELECTRICAL OSCILLATIONS, AND ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSLATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID AMPLIFIER MEANS TO CONVERT THE AMPLIFIED ELECTRICAL OSCILLATIONS INTO AUDIBLE ORGAN TONES.

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