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Temperature compensator in multivibrator circuits

Assignee: Nortel Networks Ltd
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Filing: 1964-07-10
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Granted: 1966-03-08
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Expires: 1984-07-10
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rywak John

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 20:43
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03L; H03L1/00; H03L1/02; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/01; H03K3/011

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 173 words
IN A MULTIVIBRATOR DEVICE HAVING (A) A PAIR OF TRANSISTORS INTERCONNECTED FOR TIMED MUTUAL REVERSAL OF STATE, (B) A TIMING CIRCUIT COMPRISING A SERIES CONNECTION OF A FIRST RESISTANCE ARM, A CAPACITOR ARM AND A SECOND RESISTANCE ARM, (C) AND MEANS CONNECTING THE JUNCTION POINTS BETWEEN SAID RESISTANCE ARMS AND SAID CAPACITOR ARM TO RESPECTIVE TRANSISTORS, (D) SAID MEANS (C) INCLUDING MEANS CONNECTING SAID TIMING CIRCUIT TO A SELECTED ONE OF SAID TRANSISTORS FOR INITIATION OF REVERSAL OF THE STATE OF THE DEVICE AT THE END OF A TIMED PERIOD, (E) AND SAID MEANS (C) FURTHER INCLUDING TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT MEANS FOR ISOLATING THE CAPACITOR ARM FROM AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TRANSISTORS DURING SAID TIMED PERIOD, SAID ISOLATING MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO IMPOSE AN INITIAL, TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT VOLTAGE ON SAID CAPACITOR ARM PRIOR TO SAID TIMED PERIOD; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING (F) MEANS FOR GENERATING A VOLTAGE DROP SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT WITH SAID INITIAL VOLTAGE, (G) AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID MEANS (F) IN THE RESISTANCE ARM CONNECTED TO SAID SELECTED TRANSISTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 173 words
IN A MULTIVIBRATOR DEVICE HAVING (A) A PAIR OF TRANSISTORS INTERCONNECTED FOR TIMED MUTUAL REVERSAL OF STATE, (B) A TIMING CIRCUIT COMPRISING A SERIES CONNECTION OF A FIRST RESISTANCE ARM, A CAPACITOR ARM AND A SECOND RESISTANCE ARM, (C) AND MEANS CONNECTING THE JUNCTION POINTS BETWEEN SAID RESISTANCE ARMS AND SAID CAPACITOR ARM TO RESPECTIVE TRANSISTORS, (D) SAID MEANS (C) INCLUDING MEANS CONNECTING SAID TIMING CIRCUIT TO A SELECTED ONE OF SAID TRANSISTORS FOR INITIATION OF REVERSAL OF THE STATE OF THE DEVICE AT THE END OF A TIMED PERIOD, (E) AND SAID MEANS (C) FURTHER INCLUDING TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT MEANS FOR ISOLATING THE CAPACITOR ARM FROM AT LEAST ONE OF SAID TRANSISTORS DURING SAID TIMED PERIOD, SAID ISOLATING MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO IMPOSE AN INITIAL, TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT VOLTAGE ON SAID CAPACITOR ARM PRIOR TO SAID TIMED PERIOD; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING (F) MEANS FOR GENERATING A VOLTAGE DROP SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT WITH SAID INITIAL VOLTAGE, (G) AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID MEANS (F) IN THE RESISTANCE ARM CONNECTED TO SAID SELECTED TRANSISTOR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-03-07 1969-09-06 1970-03-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-03-07 1973-09-06 1974-03-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-03-07 1977-09-06 1978-03-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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