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US3230765A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Magnetically and electrically rebalanced vortex rate sensor

Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1962-03-14
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Granted: 1966-01-25
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Expires: 1982-03-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul D Senstad

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 11:18
CPC Classifications
F; F15; F15C; F15C1/00; F15C1/16; G; G01; G01C; G01C19/00; G01C19/02; G01C19/04; G01C19/06; G01C19/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 121 words
IN A VORTEX FLUID AMPLIFIER INCLUDING A CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER HAVING A CONDUCTIVE FLUID THEREIN; MEANS FOR CAUSING A NORMALLY RADIAL FLOW OF SAID CONDUCTIVE FLUID WITHIN SAID CHAMBER, ROTATION OF SAID CHAMBER CAUSING A VORTICAL FLUID FLOW; MEANS FOR SENSING SAID VORTICAL FLUID FLOW; MEANS FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRIC FIELD AND MEANS FOR GENERATING A MAGNETIC FIELD PERPENDICUALR THERETO TO PRODUCE A FORCE FIELD ON SAID FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER AS A FUNCTION OF SIGNALS PRODUCED BY THE SENSING MEANS; AND MEANS CONNECTING THE SENSING MEANS TO THE GENERATING MEANS SO THAT SAID MEANS FOR GENERATING FORCE FIELD PRODUCES A FORCE IN SAID CONDUCTIVE FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER OF SUCH A SENSE AS TO OPPOSE THE VORTICAL FLOW IN SAID CHAMBER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-01-24 1969-07-26 1970-01-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-01-24 1973-07-26 1974-01-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-01-24 1977-07-26 1978-01-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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