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Electrical signal combining

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-07
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1982-12-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Alford Andrew

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 15:52
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B15/00; H04B15/02; H04B15/04; H04B15/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 137 words
ELECTRICAL SIGNAL COMBINING APPARATUS COMPRISING, HYBRID MEANS HAVING A PARALLEL BRANCH, A SERIES BRANCH AND FIRST AND SECOND SIDE BRANCHES, SAID HYBRID MEANS INCLUDING BOTH MEANS FOR DELIVERING A SIGNAL APPLIED TO SAID SERIES BRANCH TO SAID SIDE BRANCHES IN SUBSTANTIAL PHASE OPPOSITION AND MEANS FOR DELIVERING A SIGNAL APPLIED TO SAID PARALLEL BRANCH TO SAID SIDE BRANCHES IN SUBSTANTIAL PHASE COINCIDENCE, MEANS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND NONLINEAR IMPEDANCE MEANS FOR TERMINATING SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDE BRANCHES RESPECTIVELY AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND NONLINEAR IMPEDANCE MEANS SO THAT THE LATTER ARE RESPONSIVE TO A SIGNAL APPLIED TO ONE OF SAID SERIES AND PARALLEL BRANCHES, FOR TERMINATING SAID SIDE BRANCHES IN SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TIME VARYING IMPEDANCES TO CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN A HIGH DEGREE OF ISOLATION BETWEEN SAID SERIES AND PARALLEL BRANCHES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 137 words
ELECTRICAL SIGNAL COMBINING APPARATUS COMPRISING, HYBRID MEANS HAVING A PARALLEL BRANCH, A SERIES BRANCH AND FIRST AND SECOND SIDE BRANCHES, SAID HYBRID MEANS INCLUDING BOTH MEANS FOR DELIVERING A SIGNAL APPLIED TO SAID SERIES BRANCH TO SAID SIDE BRANCHES IN SUBSTANTIAL PHASE OPPOSITION AND MEANS FOR DELIVERING A SIGNAL APPLIED TO SAID PARALLEL BRANCH TO SAID SIDE BRANCHES IN SUBSTANTIAL PHASE COINCIDENCE, MEANS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND NONLINEAR IMPEDANCE MEANS FOR TERMINATING SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDE BRANCHES RESPECTIVELY AND MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND NONLINEAR IMPEDANCE MEANS SO THAT THE LATTER ARE RESPONSIVE TO A SIGNAL APPLIED TO ONE OF SAID SERIES AND PARALLEL BRANCHES, FOR TERMINATING SAID SIDE BRANCHES IN SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TIME VARYING IMPEDANCES TO CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN A HIGH DEGREE OF ISOLATION BETWEEN SAID SERIES AND PARALLEL BRANCHES.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-03-14 1969-09-13 1970-03-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-03-14 1973-09-13 1974-03-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-03-14 1977-09-13 1978-03-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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