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US3238432A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Motor control apparatus

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1962-03-09
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1982-03-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald J Amberger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 12:13
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C19/00; G01C19/02; G01C19/04; G01C19/06; G01C19/08; H; H02; H02P; H02P25/00; H02P25/02; H02P25/022; H02P25/024; H02P9/00; H02P9/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/12; Y10T74/1282

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
A SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR EXCITATION CIRCUIT COMPRISING MEANS PROVIDING ALTERNATING EXCITATION VOLTAGES, SUMMING MEANS, MEANS OPERABLE WITH A FIELD WINDING OF SAID MOTOR TO PRODUCE AN ALTERNATING VOLTAGE REPRESENTATIVE OF AN ALTERNATING CURRENT COMPONENT IN THAT WINDING HAVING A FREQUENCY SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE FREQUENCY OF THE EXCITATION VOLTAGES, AND MEANS ATTENUATING THE CURRENT COMPONENT REPRESENTATIVE VOLTAGE, SAID ATTENUATED VOLTAGE BEING APPLIED TO SAID SUMMING MEANS TOGETHER WITH ONE OF SAID EXCITATION VOLTAGES TO PRODUCE A RESULTANT VOLTAGE THAT VARIES WHEN THE FIELD WINDING IMPEDANCES VARY TO KEEP THE CURRENT DRAWN BY THE MOTOR SUBSTANTIALLY INVARIANT, SAID SUMMING MEANS RESULTANT VOLTAGE BEING APPLIED TO EXCITE SAID MOTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 106 words
A SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR EXCITATION CIRCUIT COMPRISING MEANS PROVIDING ALTERNATING EXCITATION VOLTAGES, SUMMING MEANS, MEANS OPERABLE WITH A FIELD WINDING OF SAID MOTOR TO PRODUCE AN ALTERNATING VOLTAGE REPRESENTATIVE OF AN ALTERNATING CURRENT COMPONENT IN THAT WINDING HAVING A FREQUENCY SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE FREQUENCY OF THE EXCITATION VOLTAGES, AND MEANS ATTENUATING THE CURRENT COMPONENT REPRESENTATIVE VOLTAGE, SAID ATTENUATED VOLTAGE BEING APPLIED TO SAID SUMMING MEANS TOGETHER WITH ONE OF SAID EXCITATION VOLTAGES TO PRODUCE A RESULTANT VOLTAGE THAT VARIES WHEN THE FIELD WINDING IMPEDANCES VARY TO KEEP THE CURRENT DRAWN BY THE MOTOR SUBSTANTIALLY INVARIANT, SAID SUMMING MEANS RESULTANT VOLTAGE BEING APPLIED TO EXCITE SAID MOTOR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-02-28 1969-08-30 1970-03-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-02-28 1973-08-30 1974-03-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-02-28 1977-08-30 1978-03-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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