US3230476A
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Transistor inverter
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1961-12-29
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1981-12-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard P Massey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:45
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/53; H02M7/537; H02M7/5383; H02M7/53832; H02M7/53835; H03; H03B; H03B5/00; H03B5/08; H03B5/12; H03B5/1203; H03B5/1231; H03B5/1296
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
AN INVERTER CIRCUIT COMPRISING A TRANSISTOR HAVING BASE, COLLECTOR AND EMITTER ELECTRODES, A TRANSFORMER HAVING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WINDINGS, A SOURCE OF DIRECTCURRENT POTENTIAL, A LOAD, NONLINEAR FREQUENCY CONTROL MEANS, MEANS SERIALLY CONNECTING SAID SOURCE OF DIRECTCURRENT POTENTIAL, THE COLLECTOR AND EMITTER ELECTRODES OF SAID TRANSISTOR AND AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PRIMARY WINDING, A DIODE POLED TO CONDUCT IN THE DIRECTION OF FORWARD EMITTER CURRENT FLOW OF SAID TRANSISTOR, MEANS CONNECTING SAID LOAD ACROSS SAID SECONDARY WINDING, AND MEANS SERIALLY CONNECTING THE BASE ELECTRODE OF SAID TRANSISTOR, SAID NONLINEAR CONTROL MEANS, SAID LOAD, SAID DIODE AND THE EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID TRANSISTOR, WHEREBY FEEDBACK ENERGY IS DIRECTLY TRANSMITTED FROM SAID LOAD TO THE BASE AND EMITTER ELECTRODES OF SAID TRANSISTOR IN A NONLINEAR MANNER.
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