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Assignee: Bunker Ramo Corp
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Filing: 1961-02-13
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1981-02-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph S Apple
- 👤 Melvin C Killeen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 02:03
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/45
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
CIRCUIT MEANS FOR GENERATING A TIME BASE PULSE IN RESPONSE TO AN INPUT SIGNAL COMPRISING: A MAGNETIC CORE CAPABLE OF ASSUMING EITHER ONE OF TWO STATES OF MAGNETIC SATURATION; A FIRST WINDING WOUND ON SAID CORE; A SECOND WINDING WOUND ON SAID CORE; MEANS DRIVING A SELECTIVELY VARIABLE CURRENT THROUGH SAID SECOND WINDING IN A DIRECTION TENDING TO CAUSE SAID CORE TO ASSUME SAID FIRST STATE OF SATURATION; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID INPUT SIGNAL FOR APPLYING A CONSTANT VOLTAGE ACROSS SAID FIRST WINDING SUFFICIENT TO SWITCH SAID CORE FROM SAID FIRST TO SAID SECOND STATE OF SATURATION, THE SWITCHING TIME BEING DEPENDENT UPON THE SATURATION CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID CORE AND SAID SECOND WINDING CURRENT; AND A THIRD WINDING WOUND ON SAID CORE SUCH THAT A PULSE OF SAID SWITCHING TIME DURATION WILL BE INDUCED THEREIN.
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