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US3248722A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

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
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 James A Blake

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
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

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