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Relay binary using a reciprocating magnet

Assignee: Allen Bradley Co LLC
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Filing: 1965-10-20
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1985-10-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 James N Pearse

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 18:48
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H47/00; H01H47/001; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S65/00; Y10S65/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 257 words
A RELAY BINARY COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A CURRENT SOURCE; AT LEAST THREE NORMALLY OPEN MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCHES EACH HAVING AT LEAST A PAIR OF MAGNETIC MEMBERS DEFINING A WORKING GAP BETWEEN THEM, A FIRST OF SAID SWITCHES BEING CONNECTED TO SAID CURRENT SOURCE, AND A SECOND AND THIRD OF SAID SWITCHES BEING CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID CURRENT SOURCE; A RECIPROCABLE MAGNET MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT IN LINEAR RECIPROCATING STROKES IN THE DIRECTION OF ITS MAGNETIC AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCHES SUCH THAT AT ONE END OF EACH STROKE SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET IS REMOTE FROM SAID WORKING GAPS AND AT THE OTHER END OF EACH STROKE SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET IS ADJACENT TO SAID WORKING GAPS; A FIRST ELECTROMAGNETIC SOURCE HAVING OPPOSITE POLARITY FROM SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET BEING ADAPTED TO ACTUATE THE FIRST OF SAID MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCHES AND BEING CONNECTED TO BE ENERGIZED BY SAID CURRENT SOURCE THROUGH THE SECOND AND THIRD MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCHES; A SECOND ELECTROMAGNETIC SOURCE HAVING OPPOSITE POLARITY FROM SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET, BEING ADAPTED TO ACTUATE THE SECOND OF SAID MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCHES AND BEING CONNECTED TO BE ENERGIZED BY SAID CURRENT SOURCE THROUGH SAID FIRST MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCH; A LATCHING MAGNETIC SOURCE HAVING THE SAME POLARITY AS SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET, BEING ADAPTED TO LATCH SAID FIRST MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCH BUT HAVING INSUFFICIENT MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE TO ACTUATE SAID FIRST MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCH; AND THE THIRD MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCH ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED BY SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET WHEN SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET IS ADJACENT TO SAID WORKING GAP DEFINED BY ITS MAGNETIC MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 257 words
A RELAY BINARY COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A CURRENT SOURCE; AT LEAST THREE NORMALLY OPEN MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCHES EACH HAVING AT LEAST A PAIR OF MAGNETIC MEMBERS DEFINING A WORKING GAP BETWEEN THEM, A FIRST OF SAID SWITCHES BEING CONNECTED TO SAID CURRENT SOURCE, AND A SECOND AND THIRD OF SAID SWITCHES BEING CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID CURRENT SOURCE; A RECIPROCABLE MAGNET MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT IN LINEAR RECIPROCATING STROKES IN THE DIRECTION OF ITS MAGNETIC AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCHES SUCH THAT AT ONE END OF EACH STROKE SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET IS REMOTE FROM SAID WORKING GAPS AND AT THE OTHER END OF EACH STROKE SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET IS ADJACENT TO SAID WORKING GAPS; A FIRST ELECTROMAGNETIC SOURCE HAVING OPPOSITE POLARITY FROM SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET BEING ADAPTED TO ACTUATE THE FIRST OF SAID MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCHES AND BEING CONNECTED TO BE ENERGIZED BY SAID CURRENT SOURCE THROUGH THE SECOND AND THIRD MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCHES; A SECOND ELECTROMAGNETIC SOURCE HAVING OPPOSITE POLARITY FROM SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET, BEING ADAPTED TO ACTUATE THE SECOND OF SAID MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCHES AND BEING CONNECTED TO BE ENERGIZED BY SAID CURRENT SOURCE THROUGH SAID FIRST MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCH; A LATCHING MAGNETIC SOURCE HAVING THE SAME POLARITY AS SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET, BEING ADAPTED TO LATCH SAID FIRST MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCH BUT HAVING INSUFFICIENT MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE TO ACTUATE SAID FIRST MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCH; AND THE THIRD MAGNETICALLY OPERABLE SWITCH ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED BY SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET WHEN SAID RECIPROCABLE MAGNET IS ADJACENT TO SAID WORKING GAP DEFINED BY ITS MAGNETIC MEMBERS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-31 1970-05-02 1970-11-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-31 1974-05-02 1974-11-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-31 1978-05-02 1978-11-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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