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US3223781A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Constant voltage device

Assignee: TDK Micronas GmbH
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Filing: 1962-02-13
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Granted: 1965-12-14
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Expires: 1982-02-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hestad Alfred Magnus

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 14:54
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05F; G05F1/00; G05F1/10; G05F1/46; G05F1/613; H; H04; H04M; H04M19/00; H04M19/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
A CONSTANT VOLTAGE DEVICE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF VOLTAGE DIVIDERS CONNECTED IN PRALLEL BETWEEN SOURCES OF POTENTIAL, EACH ARM OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDERS INCLUDING AN IMPEDANCE ELEMENT WHICH HAS CHARACTERISTICS SUCH THAT RELATIVELY LARGE VOLTAGE DROP VARIATIONS MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE ELEMENTS, MEANS INDIVIDUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDERS FOR CONTROLLING THE GAIN OF CURRENT FLOWING THERETHROUGH, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO VOLTAGE CHANGES APPEARING AT A POTENTIAL POINT ON ONE OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDERS FOR CONTROLLING THE CURRENT GAIN IN ANOTHER OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDERS, AND MEANS COMPRISING ONE ARM OF SAID OTHER VOLTAGE DIVIDER FOR PROVIDING A USEFUL LOAD CIRCUIT INCLUDING A TELEPHONE SPEECH PATH, WHEREBY THE VOLTAGE APPEARING ACROSS SAID ONE ARM PROVIDES THE TALKING BATTERY FOR SAID SPEECH PATH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 123 words
A CONSTANT VOLTAGE DEVICE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF VOLTAGE DIVIDERS CONNECTED IN PRALLEL BETWEEN SOURCES OF POTENTIAL, EACH ARM OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDERS INCLUDING AN IMPEDANCE ELEMENT WHICH HAS CHARACTERISTICS SUCH THAT RELATIVELY LARGE VOLTAGE DROP VARIATIONS MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE ELEMENTS, MEANS INDIVIDUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDERS FOR CONTROLLING THE GAIN OF CURRENT FLOWING THERETHROUGH, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO VOLTAGE CHANGES APPEARING AT A POTENTIAL POINT ON ONE OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDERS FOR CONTROLLING THE CURRENT GAIN IN ANOTHER OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDERS, AND MEANS COMPRISING ONE ARM OF SAID OTHER VOLTAGE DIVIDER FOR PROVIDING A USEFUL LOAD CIRCUIT INCLUDING A TELEPHONE SPEECH PATH, WHEREBY THE VOLTAGE APPEARING ACROSS SAID ONE ARM PROVIDES THE TALKING BATTERY FOR SAID SPEECH PATH.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-12-13 1969-06-14 1969-12-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-12-13 1973-06-14 1973-12-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-12-13 1977-06-14 1977-12-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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