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Magnetic core orienting circuit

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1964-06-17
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1984-06-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Philip D Corey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:08
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/26; H03K3/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 204 words
AN ORIENTING CIRCUIT COMPRISING: A MAGNETIC CORE STRUCTURE HAVING A FIRST CONTROL PATH, A SECOND CONTROL PATH, AND AN OUTPUT PATH; FIRST MAGNETIZING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID FIRST PATH; SECOND MAGNETIZING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SECOND PATH; MEANS COUPLING SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEANS IN AN INPUT CIRCUIT FOR RESPECTIVELY PRODUCING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL AND OPPOSITE FLUXES IN SAID OUTPUT PATH IN RESPONSE TO A COMMON CURRENT FLOWING THROUGH SAID INPUT CIRCUIT; UTILIZATION MEANS COUPLED TO SAID OUTPUT PATH; SAID UTILIZATION MEANS REQUIRING ZERO FLUX IN SAID OUTPUT PATH PRIOR TO ITS BEING STARTED TO PREVENT ITS FAULTY OPERATION; A SOURCE OF POTENTIAL FOR PROVIDING SAID COMMON CURRENT FLOW WHEN CONNECTED TO SAID INPUT CIRCUIT; AND SWITCHING MEANS OPERATIVE TO A FIRST CONDITION FOR CONNECTING SAID SOURCE OF POTENTIAL TO SAID INPUT CIRCUIT TO SET SAID OUTPUT PATH IN A ZERO FLUX CONDITION; SAID UTILIZATION MEANS BEING INOPERATIVE WHEN SAID SWITCHING MEANS IS IN SAID FIRST CONDITION; SAID SWITCHING MEANS BEING OPERATIVE FROM SAID FIRST TO A SECOND CONDITION AFTER THE PASSAGE OF AN INTERVAL OF TIME FOR OPENING SAID INPUT CIRCUIT AND PERMITTING SAID UTILIZATION MEANS TO START OPERATING WHEREBY SAID UTILIZATION MEANS STARTS OPERATING WITH A ZERO FLUX CONDITION IN SAID OUTPUT PATH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 204 words
AN ORIENTING CIRCUIT COMPRISING: A MAGNETIC CORE STRUCTURE HAVING A FIRST CONTROL PATH, A SECOND CONTROL PATH, AND AN OUTPUT PATH; FIRST MAGNETIZING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID FIRST PATH; SECOND MAGNETIZING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SECOND PATH; MEANS COUPLING SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEANS IN AN INPUT CIRCUIT FOR RESPECTIVELY PRODUCING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL AND OPPOSITE FLUXES IN SAID OUTPUT PATH IN RESPONSE TO A COMMON CURRENT FLOWING THROUGH SAID INPUT CIRCUIT; UTILIZATION MEANS COUPLED TO SAID OUTPUT PATH; SAID UTILIZATION MEANS REQUIRING ZERO FLUX IN SAID OUTPUT PATH PRIOR TO ITS BEING STARTED TO PREVENT ITS FAULTY OPERATION; A SOURCE OF POTENTIAL FOR PROVIDING SAID COMMON CURRENT FLOW WHEN CONNECTED TO SAID INPUT CIRCUIT; AND SWITCHING MEANS OPERATIVE TO A FIRST CONDITION FOR CONNECTING SAID SOURCE OF POTENTIAL TO SAID INPUT CIRCUIT TO SET SAID OUTPUT PATH IN A ZERO FLUX CONDITION; SAID UTILIZATION MEANS BEING INOPERATIVE WHEN SAID SWITCHING MEANS IS IN SAID FIRST CONDITION; SAID SWITCHING MEANS BEING OPERATIVE FROM SAID FIRST TO A SECOND CONDITION AFTER THE PASSAGE OF AN INTERVAL OF TIME FOR OPENING SAID INPUT CIRCUIT AND PERMITTING SAID UTILIZATION MEANS TO START OPERATING WHEREBY SAID UTILIZATION MEANS STARTS OPERATING WITH A ZERO FLUX CONDITION IN SAID OUTPUT PATH.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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