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US3263066A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hybrid digital-analog circuit

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1962-05-31
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Granted: 1966-07-26
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Expires: 1982-05-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Walter R Seegmiller

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 20:27
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03M; H03M1/00; G; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/12; G06G7/16; G06G7/161; G11; G11C; G11C27/00; G11C27/02; H03M1/12; H03M1/48

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 97 words
AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT COMPRISING, A HIGH FREQUENCY PULSE SOURCE, TWO PULSE COUNTERS, SAID TWO PULSE COUNTERS ACTUATED BY THE HIGH FREQUENCY PULSE SOURCE TO RUN IN SYNCHRONISM IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY CONTROL ACTION, A PULSE GATE CIRCUIT FOR RENDERING ONE OF SAID PULSE COUNTERS RESPONSIVE TO AN ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL TO THEREBY PROVIDE A CONTROL ACTION, SAID CONTROL ACTION EFFECTING A PHASE DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN OUTPUTS OF THE TWO PULSE COUNTERS TO DEVELOP A PULSE-WIDTH MOUDLATED ANALOG SIGNAL, AND MEANS WHEREBY SAID PULSE WIDTH MODULATED SIGNAL MAY BE TRANSMITTED IN FEEDBACK RELATIONSHIP TO SAID ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 97 words
AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT COMPRISING, A HIGH FREQUENCY PULSE SOURCE, TWO PULSE COUNTERS, SAID TWO PULSE COUNTERS ACTUATED BY THE HIGH FREQUENCY PULSE SOURCE TO RUN IN SYNCHRONISM IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY CONTROL ACTION, A PULSE GATE CIRCUIT FOR RENDERING ONE OF SAID PULSE COUNTERS RESPONSIVE TO AN ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL TO THEREBY PROVIDE A CONTROL ACTION, SAID CONTROL ACTION EFFECTING A PHASE DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN OUTPUTS OF THE TWO PULSE COUNTERS TO DEVELOP A PULSE-WIDTH MOUDLATED ANALOG SIGNAL, AND MEANS WHEREBY SAID PULSE WIDTH MODULATED SIGNAL MAY BE TRANSMITTED IN FEEDBACK RELATIONSHIP TO SAID ANALOG INPUT SIGNAL.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2865565A Cited
US3042911A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-25 1970-01-24 1970-07-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-07-25 1974-01-24 1974-07-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-25 1978-01-24 1978-07-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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