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Amplitude clipping circuits

Assignee: BAE Systems Electronics Ltd
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Filing: 1964-11-20
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Granted: 1966-11-15
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Expires: 1984-11-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Deveson John Harwood

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 01:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/04; H04N5/08; H03; H03G; H03G11/00; H03G11/02; H03K; H03K5/00; H03K5/01; H03K5/08; H04N5/14; H04N5/16; H04N5/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 85 words
AN AMPLITUDE CLIPPING CIRCUIT COMPRISING TWO RECTIFIERS COUPLED BACK TO BACK AT ONE SIDE THEREOF, MEANS FOR APPLYING INPUT SIGNALS TO BE CLIPPED TO THE REMAINING SIDE OF ONE OF SAID RECTIFIERS, MEANS FOR APPLYING A CLIPPING REFERENCE POTENTIAL TO THE REMAINING SIDE OF THE OTHER OF SAID RECTIFIERS, MEANS FOR TAKING CLIPPED OUTPUT SIGNALS FROM A POINT BETWEEN SAID RECTIFIERS, AND INVERTER-DIFFERENTIATOR MEANS FOR APPLYING TO SAID REMAINING SIDE OF SAID OTHER RECTIFIER CORRECTING SIGNALS DERIVED FROM SAID INPUT SIGNALS BY INVERSION AND DIFFERENTIATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 85 words
AN AMPLITUDE CLIPPING CIRCUIT COMPRISING TWO RECTIFIERS COUPLED BACK TO BACK AT ONE SIDE THEREOF, MEANS FOR APPLYING INPUT SIGNALS TO BE CLIPPED TO THE REMAINING SIDE OF ONE OF SAID RECTIFIERS, MEANS FOR APPLYING A CLIPPING REFERENCE POTENTIAL TO THE REMAINING SIDE OF THE OTHER OF SAID RECTIFIERS, MEANS FOR TAKING CLIPPED OUTPUT SIGNALS FROM A POINT BETWEEN SAID RECTIFIERS, AND INVERTER-DIFFERENTIATOR MEANS FOR APPLYING TO SAID REMAINING SIDE OF SAID OTHER RECTIFIER CORRECTING SIGNALS DERIVED FROM SAID INPUT SIGNALS BY INVERSION AND DIFFERENTIATION.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3181076A Cited
US3221258A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-11-14 1970-05-16 1970-11-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-11-14 1974-05-16 1974-11-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-11-14 1978-05-16 1978-11-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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