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Xenon arc infrared power system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-01-20
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1984-01-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Matthew C Baum
  • 👤 Russa Joseph La

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 11:09
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B41/00; H05B41/14; H05B41/16; H05B41/20; H05B41/23; H05B41/231; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S315/00; Y10S315/05

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 120 words
MEANS FOR STARTING AND POWERING AN ELECTRIC ARC WITHIN A GASEOUS MEDIUM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A GASEOUS MEDIUM CAPABLE OF BEING IONIZED; A PAIR OF ELECTRODES DISPOSED WITHIN SAID GASEOUS MEDIUM; A CAPACITOR CONNECTED ACROSS SAID PAIR OF ELECTRODES; AN INDUCTOR CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID PAIR OF ELECTRODES A DIODE CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID INDUCTOR, WITH SAID SERIES CONNECTED INDUCTOR AND DIODE CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH THE AFORESAID CAPACITOR; A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL TERMINALS ADAPTED FOR RECEIVING A DIRECT CURRENT VOLTAGE, WITH ONE TERMINAL THEREOF COUPLED TO THE JUNCTION OF SAID DIODE AND SAID INDUCTOR; AND A SWITCH MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID PAIR OF ELECTRICAL TERMINALS AND THE OTHER ELECTRODE OF SAID PAIR OF ELECTRODES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 120 words
MEANS FOR STARTING AND POWERING AN ELECTRIC ARC WITHIN A GASEOUS MEDIUM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A GASEOUS MEDIUM CAPABLE OF BEING IONIZED; A PAIR OF ELECTRODES DISPOSED WITHIN SAID GASEOUS MEDIUM; A CAPACITOR CONNECTED ACROSS SAID PAIR OF ELECTRODES; AN INDUCTOR CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID PAIR OF ELECTRODES A DIODE CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID INDUCTOR, WITH SAID SERIES CONNECTED INDUCTOR AND DIODE CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH THE AFORESAID CAPACITOR; A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL TERMINALS ADAPTED FOR RECEIVING A DIRECT CURRENT VOLTAGE, WITH ONE TERMINAL THEREOF COUPLED TO THE JUNCTION OF SAID DIODE AND SAID INDUCTOR; AND A SWITCH MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE OTHER TERMINAL OF SAID PAIR OF ELECTRICAL TERMINALS AND THE OTHER ELECTRODE OF SAID PAIR OF ELECTRODES.

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