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US3248659A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

High efficiency discriminator

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1962-12-07
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Granted: 1966-04-26
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Expires: 1982-12-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Adolph J Giger
  • 👤 Arthur F Perks

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 22:32
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03D; H03D3/00; H03D3/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 74 words
APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE FROM A FREQUENCY MODULATED CURRENT WHICH COMPRISES MEANS FOR CONVERTING FREQUENCY VARIATIONS ABOVE THE CENTER FREQUENCY OF THE MODULATED CURRENT TO AMPLITUDE VARIATIONS, MEANS FOR CONVERTING FREQUENCY VARIATIONS BELOW THE CENTER FREQUENCY OF THE MODULATED CURRENT TO AMPLITUDE VARIATIONS, MEANS FOR INDEPENDENTLY RECTIFYING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AMPLITUDE EXCURSIONS OF SIGNALS FROM BOTH OF SAID CONVERSIONS, AND MEANS FOR ALGEBRAICALLY COMBINING SAID RECOVERED SIGNALS TO FORM A COMPOSITE OUTPUT SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 74 words
APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE FROM A FREQUENCY MODULATED CURRENT WHICH COMPRISES MEANS FOR CONVERTING FREQUENCY VARIATIONS ABOVE THE CENTER FREQUENCY OF THE MODULATED CURRENT TO AMPLITUDE VARIATIONS, MEANS FOR CONVERTING FREQUENCY VARIATIONS BELOW THE CENTER FREQUENCY OF THE MODULATED CURRENT TO AMPLITUDE VARIATIONS, MEANS FOR INDEPENDENTLY RECTIFYING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AMPLITUDE EXCURSIONS OF SIGNALS FROM BOTH OF SAID CONVERSIONS, AND MEANS FOR ALGEBRAICALLY COMBINING SAID RECOVERED SIGNALS TO FORM A COMPOSITE OUTPUT SIGNAL.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-04-25 1969-10-25 1970-04-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-04-25 1973-10-25 1974-04-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-04-25 1977-10-25 1978-04-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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