US3218477A
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Triggering arrangement for multivibrators
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-02-25
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1983-02-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Sharp Michael William
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:13
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/26; H03K3/28; H03K3/281; H03K3/286
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A MULTIVIBRATOR TRIGGERING ARRANGEMENT, COMPRISING MULTIVIBRATOR CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A DIRECT-CURRENT VOLTAGE SOURCE AND A PAIR OF CROSS-CONNECTED ELECTRONIC DEVICES EACH HAVING A PAIR OF POWER CIRCUIT ELECTRODES AND A CONTROL ELECTRODE; ANOTHER DIRECT-CURRENT VOLTAGE SOURCE HAVING A HIGHER POTENTIAL THAN THE MULTIVIBRATOR SOURCE; A CURRENT-RESPONSIVE LOAD; FIRST CONDUCTOR MEANS CONNECTING ONE TERMINAL OF SAID HIGHER POTENTIAL SOURCE WITH ONE END OF SAID LOAD; SECOND CONDUCTOR MEAN CONNECTING THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID HIGHER POTENTIAL SOURCE WITH THE OTHER END OF SAID LOAD, SAID SECOND CONDUCTOR MEANS INCLUDING SUCCESSIVELY IN SERIES A FIRST RESISTOR R2, A SWITCH S AND A SECOND RESISTOR R1; A CAPACITOR CONNECTED AT ONE END WITH SAID FIRST CONDUCTOR MEANS AND AT THE OTHER END WITH A JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID SWITCH AND SAID FIRST RESISTOR R2, WHEREBY SAID CAPACITOR IS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH THE SERIES BRANCH INCLUDING SAID SWITCH, SAID SECOND RESISTOR AND SAID LOAD; AND A SINGLE CONDUCTOR CONNECTED AT ONE END WITH THE JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID LOAD AND SAID SECOND RESISTOR R1 AT THE OTHER END WITH ONE POWER CIRCUIT ELECTRODE OF ONE OF THE MULTIVIBRATOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A MULTIVIBRATOR TRIGGERING ARRANGEMENT, COMPRISING MULTIVIBRATOR CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A DIRECT-CURRENT VOLTAGE SOURCE AND A PAIR OF CROSS-CONNECTED ELECTRONIC DEVICES EACH HAVING A PAIR OF POWER CIRCUIT ELECTRODES AND A CONTROL ELECTRODE; ANOTHER DIRECT-CURRENT VOLTAGE SOURCE HAVING A HIGHER POTENTIAL THAN THE MULTIVIBRATOR SOURCE; A CURRENT-RESPONSIVE LOAD; FIRST CONDUCTOR MEANS CONNECTING ONE TERMINAL OF SAID HIGHER POTENTIAL SOURCE WITH ONE END OF SAID LOAD; SECOND CONDUCTOR MEAN CONNECTING THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID HIGHER POTENTIAL SOURCE WITH THE OTHER END OF SAID LOAD, SAID SECOND CONDUCTOR MEANS INCLUDING SUCCESSIVELY IN SERIES A FIRST RESISTOR R2, A SWITCH S AND A SECOND RESISTOR R1; A CAPACITOR CONNECTED AT ONE END WITH SAID FIRST CONDUCTOR MEANS AND AT THE OTHER END WITH A JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID SWITCH AND SAID FIRST RESISTOR R2, WHEREBY SAID CAPACITOR IS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH THE SERIES BRANCH INCLUDING SAID SWITCH, SAID SECOND RESISTOR AND SAID LOAD; AND A SINGLE CONDUCTOR CONNECTED AT ONE END WITH THE JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID LOAD AND SAID SECOND RESISTOR R1 AT THE OTHER END WITH ONE POWER CIRCUIT ELECTRODE OF ONE OF THE MULTIVIBRATOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-11-15 | 1969-05-17 | 1969-11-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-15 | 1973-05-17 | 1973-11-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-15 | 1977-05-17 | 1977-11-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |