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US3238522A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Magnetic analog to digital converter

Assignee: HT RES INST
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Filing: 1960-12-22
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1980-12-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Scott H Cameron

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 23:16
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03M; H03M1/00; H03M1/12; H03M1/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 198 words
AN ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER SYSTEM COMPRISING A SERIES OF MAGNETIC CORES, BIAS MEANS COUPLED TO SAID CORES FOR APPLYING BIAS MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCES TO THE RESPECTIVE CORES OF RESPECTIVE DIFFERENT VALUES, ANALOG INPUT MEANS FOR APPLYING AN INPUT MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE TO EACH OF THE CORES OF POLARITY TO OPPOSE THE BIAS MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCES OF AT LEAST CERTAIN OF SAID CORES, INTERROGATION MEANS FOR APPLYING AN INTERROGATION MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE TO EACH OF SAID CORES, A PLURALITY OF SERIES OF OUTPUT WINDINGS COUPLED WITH SAID CORES WITH A PLURALITY OF OUTPUT WINDINGS ON EACH OF A PLURALITY OF SAID CORES AND PROVIDING A DIFFERENT PATTERN OF OUTPUT WINDINGS COUPLED TO EACH OF THE SUCCESSIVE CORES, SAID BIAS MEANS PROVIDING BIAS MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCES IN EACH OF THE CORES OF VALUE TO BLOCK THE TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY FROM THE INTERROGATION MEANS TO THE OUTPUT WINDINGS OF EACH CORE UNLESS THE BIAS MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE IN THE CORE IS OPPOSED BY A SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL AND OPPOSITE VALUE OF INPUT MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE IN THE CORE, AND UTILIZATION MEANS HAVING INPUTS CONNECTED WITH THE RESPECTIVE SERIES OF OUTPUT WINDINS TO SENSE WHICH OF THE CORES IS TRANSMITTING ENERGY FROM THE INTERROGATION MEANS TO ITS OUTPUT MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 198 words
AN ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER SYSTEM COMPRISING A SERIES OF MAGNETIC CORES, BIAS MEANS COUPLED TO SAID CORES FOR APPLYING BIAS MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCES TO THE RESPECTIVE CORES OF RESPECTIVE DIFFERENT VALUES, ANALOG INPUT MEANS FOR APPLYING AN INPUT MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE TO EACH OF THE CORES OF POLARITY TO OPPOSE THE BIAS MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCES OF AT LEAST CERTAIN OF SAID CORES, INTERROGATION MEANS FOR APPLYING AN INTERROGATION MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE TO EACH OF SAID CORES, A PLURALITY OF SERIES OF OUTPUT WINDINGS COUPLED WITH SAID CORES WITH A PLURALITY OF OUTPUT WINDINGS ON EACH OF A PLURALITY OF SAID CORES AND PROVIDING A DIFFERENT PATTERN OF OUTPUT WINDINGS COUPLED TO EACH OF THE SUCCESSIVE CORES, SAID BIAS MEANS PROVIDING BIAS MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCES IN EACH OF THE CORES OF VALUE TO BLOCK THE TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY FROM THE INTERROGATION MEANS TO THE OUTPUT WINDINGS OF EACH CORE UNLESS THE BIAS MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE IN THE CORE IS OPPOSED BY A SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL AND OPPOSITE VALUE OF INPUT MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE IN THE CORE, AND UTILIZATION MEANS HAVING INPUTS CONNECTED WITH THE RESPECTIVE SERIES OF OUTPUT WINDINS TO SENSE WHICH OF THE CORES IS TRANSMITTING ENERGY FROM THE INTERROGATION MEANS TO ITS OUTPUT MEANS.

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