US3260934A
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Multi-arm transducer bridge
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-10
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Granted: 1966-07-12
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Expires: 1982-12-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kurt S Lion
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:30
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R17/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A TRANSDUCER MULTI-ARM BRIDGE HAVING, IN COMBINATION, A PAIR OF INPUT AND A PAIR OF OUTPUT TERMINALS ONE OF EACH OF WHICH IS COMMON AND IS GROUNDED, MEANS FOR APPLYING ALTERNATING-CURRENT VOLTAGE OF PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY BETWEEN THE PAIR OF INPUT TERMINALS, A DRIECTCURRENT VOLTAGE OUTPUT CICUIT CONNECTED BETWEEN THE PAIR OF OUTPUT TERMINALS, A FIRST PAIR OF SIMILAR ARMS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH ONE ONOTHER BETWEEN THE SAID ONE COMMON TERMINAL AND THE OTHER OF THE SAID PAIR OF INPUT TERMINALS AND EACH COMPRISING A RECTIFIER AND A SERIES-CONNECTED RESISTANCE ELEMENT VARIATION OF WHICH MAY BE TRANSDUCED INTO AN OUTPUT SIGNAL IN THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT, A SECOND PAIR OF SIMILAR ARMS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH ONE ANOTHER BETWEEN THE SAID ONE COMMON TERMINAL AND THE OTHER OF THE SAID PAIR OF OUTPUT TERMINALS AND EACH COMPRISING AN ENERGY-STORAGE ELEMENT AND SERIES-CONNECTED RESISTANCE OF VALUE GREATER THAN THE RESISTANCE OF THE SAID RESISTANCE ELEMENTS, EACH OF THE ENERGY-STORAGE ELEMENTS BEING CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH ONE OF THE SAID RESISTANCE ELEMENTS AND THE TIME-CONSTANT OF EACH ENERGY-STORAGE ELEMENT AND ITS PARALLEL-CONNECTED RESISTANCE ELEMENT BEING ADJUSTED TO ENABLE SUBSTANTIAL STORAGE AND DISCHARGE OF RECTIFIED VOLTAGE AT THE FREQUENCY OF THE ALTERNATING-CURRENT VOLTAGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
A TRANSDUCER MULTI-ARM BRIDGE HAVING, IN COMBINATION, A PAIR OF INPUT AND A PAIR OF OUTPUT TERMINALS ONE OF EACH OF WHICH IS COMMON AND IS GROUNDED, MEANS FOR APPLYING ALTERNATING-CURRENT VOLTAGE OF PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY BETWEEN THE PAIR OF INPUT TERMINALS, A DRIECTCURRENT VOLTAGE OUTPUT CICUIT CONNECTED BETWEEN THE PAIR OF OUTPUT TERMINALS, A FIRST PAIR OF SIMILAR ARMS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH ONE ONOTHER BETWEEN THE SAID ONE COMMON TERMINAL AND THE OTHER OF THE SAID PAIR OF INPUT TERMINALS AND EACH COMPRISING A RECTIFIER AND A SERIES-CONNECTED RESISTANCE ELEMENT VARIATION OF WHICH MAY BE TRANSDUCED INTO AN OUTPUT SIGNAL IN THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT, A SECOND PAIR OF SIMILAR ARMS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH ONE ANOTHER BETWEEN THE SAID ONE COMMON TERMINAL AND THE OTHER OF THE SAID PAIR OF OUTPUT TERMINALS AND EACH COMPRISING AN ENERGY-STORAGE ELEMENT AND SERIES-CONNECTED RESISTANCE OF VALUE GREATER THAN THE RESISTANCE OF THE SAID RESISTANCE ELEMENTS, EACH OF THE ENERGY-STORAGE ELEMENTS BEING CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH ONE OF THE SAID RESISTANCE ELEMENTS AND THE TIME-CONSTANT OF EACH ENERGY-STORAGE ELEMENT AND ITS PARALLEL-CONNECTED RESISTANCE ELEMENT BEING ADJUSTED TO ENABLE SUBSTANTIAL STORAGE AND DISCHARGE OF RECTIFIED VOLTAGE AT THE FREQUENCY OF THE ALTERNATING-CURRENT VOLTAGE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3012192A
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-07-11 | 1970-01-10 | 1970-07-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-07-11 | 1974-01-10 | 1974-07-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-07-11 | 1978-01-10 | 1978-07-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |