US3230401A
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Duty cycle circuit
Assignee: Woodward Controls Inc
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Filing: 1962-05-29
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1982-05-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William L Stelter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 07:41
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P9/00; H02P9/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR CYCLICALLY ENERGIZING AND DE-ENERGIZING RESPONSIVE MEANS COMPRISING; ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY HAVING A SOURCE OF POWER AND INCLUDING OPERATOR CIRCUIT MEANS AND CONTROL CIRCUIT MEANS, ENERGIZATION MEANS IN SAID OPERATOR CIRCUIT MEANS FOR ENERGIZING AND DE-ENERGIZING SAID RESPONSIVE MEANS AS A FUNCTION OF THE CLOSING AND OPENING OF SAID OPERATOR CIRCUIT MEANS, ACTUATOR MEANS IN SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SAID OPERATOR CIRCUIT MEANS, AND TIMER MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO SEQUENTIALLY OPEN AND CLOSE SAID OPERATOR CIRCUIT MEANS ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED SCHEDULE, SAID TIMER MEANS INCLUDING AN OPERATOR CIRCUIT OPEN PERIOD TIMER AND AN OPERATOR CIRCUIT CLOSED PERIOD TIMER, SAID TIMERS BEING ALTERNATIVELY OPERABLE TO CONTROL THE LENGTHS OF THE RESPONSIVE MEANS DE-ENERGIZING PERIOD AND A RESPONSIVE MEANS ENERGIZING PERIOD, RESPECTIVELY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR CYCLICALLY ENERGIZING AND DE-ENERGIZING RESPONSIVE MEANS COMPRISING; ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY HAVING A SOURCE OF POWER AND INCLUDING OPERATOR CIRCUIT MEANS AND CONTROL CIRCUIT MEANS, ENERGIZATION MEANS IN SAID OPERATOR CIRCUIT MEANS FOR ENERGIZING AND DE-ENERGIZING SAID RESPONSIVE MEANS AS A FUNCTION OF THE CLOSING AND OPENING OF SAID OPERATOR CIRCUIT MEANS, ACTUATOR MEANS IN SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SAID OPERATOR CIRCUIT MEANS, AND TIMER MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CONTROL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO SEQUENTIALLY OPEN AND CLOSE SAID OPERATOR CIRCUIT MEANS ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED SCHEDULE, SAID TIMER MEANS INCLUDING AN OPERATOR CIRCUIT OPEN PERIOD TIMER AND AN OPERATOR CIRCUIT CLOSED PERIOD TIMER, SAID TIMERS BEING ALTERNATIVELY OPERABLE TO CONTROL THE LENGTHS OF THE RESPONSIVE MEANS DE-ENERGIZING PERIOD AND A RESPONSIVE MEANS ENERGIZING PERIOD, RESPECTIVELY.
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