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Diode tuned circuits

Assignee: Bendix Corp
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Filing: 1962-03-19
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Granted: 1966-12-27
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Expires: 1982-03-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John M Tewksbury
  • 👤 Alfred A Hemphill
  • 👤 Robert C Smith

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 05:18
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03J; H03J5/00; H03J5/24; H03J5/242; H03J5/244; H03C; H03C3/00; H03C3/10; H03C3/12; H03C3/22; H03J3/00; H03J3/02; H03J3/16; H03J3/18; H03J3/185

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 98 words
FOR USE WITH AN OSCILLATOR INCLUDING A RESONANT CIRCUIT HAVING AN INDICATOR AND A CAPACITOR, VARIABLE FREQUENCY SELECING MEANS COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF CIRCUITS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH SAID INDUCTOR AND SAID CAPACITOR, EACH OF SAID CIRCUITS INCLUDING CAPACITANCE MEANS AND ZENER DIODE MEANS, SAID DIODE MEANS IN EACH OF SAID CIRCUITS HAVING DIFFERENT SELECTED INVERSE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGES, AND VARIABLE POWER SUPPLY MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CIRCUITS CAPABLE OF SELECTIVELY PROVIDING OPERATING VOLTAGES EXCEEDING THE INDIVIDUAL BREAKDOWN VOLTAGES OF SAID DIODES FOR CAUSING CONDUCTION THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CIRCUITS WHEREBY SAID CAPACITANCE MEANS ARE SELECTIVELY PLACED IN SAID RESONANT CIRCUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 98 words
FOR USE WITH AN OSCILLATOR INCLUDING A RESONANT CIRCUIT HAVING AN INDICATOR AND A CAPACITOR, VARIABLE FREQUENCY SELECING MEANS COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF CIRCUITS CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH SAID INDUCTOR AND SAID CAPACITOR, EACH OF SAID CIRCUITS INCLUDING CAPACITANCE MEANS AND ZENER DIODE MEANS, SAID DIODE MEANS IN EACH OF SAID CIRCUITS HAVING DIFFERENT SELECTED INVERSE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGES, AND VARIABLE POWER SUPPLY MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CIRCUITS CAPABLE OF SELECTIVELY PROVIDING OPERATING VOLTAGES EXCEEDING THE INDIVIDUAL BREAKDOWN VOLTAGES OF SAID DIODES FOR CAUSING CONDUCTION THROUGH INDIVIDUAL CIRCUITS WHEREBY SAID CAPACITANCE MEANS ARE SELECTIVELY PLACED IN SAID RESONANT CIRCUIT.

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