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US3277348A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Relay circuit

Assignee: AIR-O-TRONICS PRODUCTS Inc A CORP NY
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Filing: 1965-08-02
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1985-08-02
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Steven F Trush

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 11:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H47/00; H01H47/02; H01H47/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
A RELAY ENERGIZING CIRCUIT INCLUDING: A UNIJUNCTION TRANSISTOR HAVING AN EMITTER ELECTRODE, A FIRST BASE ELECTRODE AND A SECOND BASE ELECTRODE; AN EXCITING CIRCUIT FOR INTRODUCING A UNIDIRECTIONAL POTENTIAL TO SAID TRANSISTOR AND HAVING A FIRST TERMINAL AND A SECOND TERMINAL; MEANS INCLUDING A RELAY COIL CONNECTING SAID FIRST BASE ELECTRODE OF SAID TRANSISTOR TO SAID FIRST TERMINAL OF SAID EXCITING CIRCUIT; MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECOND BASE ELECTRODE TO SAID SECOND TERMINAL OF SAID EXCITING CIRCUIT; RESISTANCE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND TERMINAL OF SAID EXCITING CIRCUIT AND TO A TAP ON SAID RELAY COIL; AND A TIME-CONSTANT NETWORK INCLUDING, FURTHER RESISTANCE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID TRANSISTOR AND TO SAID SECOND TERMINAL OF SAID EXCITING CIRCUIT, AND CAPACITANCE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID EMITTER AND TO SAID TAP ON SAID RELAY COIL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 135 words
A RELAY ENERGIZING CIRCUIT INCLUDING: A UNIJUNCTION TRANSISTOR HAVING AN EMITTER ELECTRODE, A FIRST BASE ELECTRODE AND A SECOND BASE ELECTRODE; AN EXCITING CIRCUIT FOR INTRODUCING A UNIDIRECTIONAL POTENTIAL TO SAID TRANSISTOR AND HAVING A FIRST TERMINAL AND A SECOND TERMINAL; MEANS INCLUDING A RELAY COIL CONNECTING SAID FIRST BASE ELECTRODE OF SAID TRANSISTOR TO SAID FIRST TERMINAL OF SAID EXCITING CIRCUIT; MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECOND BASE ELECTRODE TO SAID SECOND TERMINAL OF SAID EXCITING CIRCUIT; RESISTANCE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND TERMINAL OF SAID EXCITING CIRCUIT AND TO A TAP ON SAID RELAY COIL; AND A TIME-CONSTANT NETWORK INCLUDING, FURTHER RESISTANCE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID TRANSISTOR AND TO SAID SECOND TERMINAL OF SAID EXCITING CIRCUIT, AND CAPACITANCE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID EMITTER AND TO SAID TAP ON SAID RELAY COIL.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-03 1970-04-04 1970-10-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-03 1974-04-04 1974-10-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-03 1978-04-04 1978-10-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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