US3248722A
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Frequency keyed transistor oscillator signal receiver
Assignee: Hood Gust and Irish
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Filing: 1961-02-21
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Granted: 1966-04-26
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Expires: 1981-02-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James A Blake
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 06:28
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/022; H04W88/025; H04W88/027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
IN COMBINATION, A SOURCE OF SIGNALS, AN OSCILLATOR RESPONSIVE TO SAID SIGNALS AND COUPLED TO SAID SOURCE, SAID OSCILLATOR COMPRISING A TRANSISTOR HAVING BASE, EMITTER AND COLLECTOR ELEMENTS, A FEEDBACK TRANSFORMER HAVING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WINDINGS, SAID PRIMARY WINDING CONNECTED IN SERIES BETWEEN SAID EMITTER ELEMENT AND GROUND, A CAPACITOR SERIES-CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID BASE ELEMENT AND ONE END OF SAID SECONDARY WINDING, THE OTHER END OF SAID SECONDARY WINDING BEING CONNECTED TO GROUND, A LEAK RESISTOR CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID BASE ELEMENT AND GROUND, TWO POWER SUPPLY TERMINALS, A DROPPING RESISTOR SERIES-CONNECTED BETWEEN ONE TERMINAL AND SAID COLLECTOR ELEMENT, THE OTHER TERMINAL BEING GROUNDED, AN OUTPUT TRANSFORMER HAVING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WINDINGS, THE PRIMARY WINDING OF THE LAST-MENTIONED TRANSFORMER BEING SERIES-CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ONE TERMINAL AND SAID COLLECTOR ELEMENT, A SPEAKER COUPLED TO THE SECONDARY WINDING OF SAID LAST-MENTIONED TRANSFORMER, AND MEANS COUPLING SAID SOURCE TO SAID EMITTER ELEMENT FOR APPLYING SAID SIGNALS THERETO, SAID TRANSISTOR BEING BIASED TO CUT-OFF AND THE FIRST-MENTIONED TRANSFORMER BEING REGENERATIVELY COUPLED BETWEEN SAID EMITTER AND BASE ELEMENTS, WHEREBY A SIGNAL FROM SAID SOURCE TRIGGERS SAID OSCILLATOR INTO OPERATION WHICH IN TURN ACTUATES SAID SPEAKER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
IN COMBINATION, A SOURCE OF SIGNALS, AN OSCILLATOR RESPONSIVE TO SAID SIGNALS AND COUPLED TO SAID SOURCE, SAID OSCILLATOR COMPRISING A TRANSISTOR HAVING BASE, EMITTER AND COLLECTOR ELEMENTS, A FEEDBACK TRANSFORMER HAVING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WINDINGS, SAID PRIMARY WINDING CONNECTED IN SERIES BETWEEN SAID EMITTER ELEMENT AND GROUND, A CAPACITOR SERIES-CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID BASE ELEMENT AND ONE END OF SAID SECONDARY WINDING, THE OTHER END OF SAID SECONDARY WINDING BEING CONNECTED TO GROUND, A LEAK RESISTOR CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID BASE ELEMENT AND GROUND, TWO POWER SUPPLY TERMINALS, A DROPPING RESISTOR SERIES-CONNECTED BETWEEN ONE TERMINAL AND SAID COLLECTOR ELEMENT, THE OTHER TERMINAL BEING GROUNDED, AN OUTPUT TRANSFORMER HAVING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WINDINGS, THE PRIMARY WINDING OF THE LAST-MENTIONED TRANSFORMER BEING SERIES-CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ONE TERMINAL AND SAID COLLECTOR ELEMENT, A SPEAKER COUPLED TO THE SECONDARY WINDING OF SAID LAST-MENTIONED TRANSFORMER, AND MEANS COUPLING SAID SOURCE TO SAID EMITTER ELEMENT FOR APPLYING SAID SIGNALS THERETO, SAID TRANSISTOR BEING BIASED TO CUT-OFF AND THE FIRST-MENTIONED TRANSFORMER BEING REGENERATIVELY COUPLED BETWEEN SAID EMITTER AND BASE ELEMENTS, WHEREBY A SIGNAL FROM SAID SOURCE TRIGGERS SAID OSCILLATOR INTO OPERATION WHICH IN TURN ACTUATES SAID SPEAKER.
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| 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 |