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US3303385A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Ignition unit

Assignee: Stewart Warner Corp
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Filing: 1964-02-11
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Granted: 1967-02-07
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Expires: 1984-02-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Staiger Kurt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 23:30
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/505; H02M7/515; H02M7/516; F; F02; F02P; F02P11/00; F02P11/02; F02P11/025

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
AN IGNITION SYSTEM FOR A COMBUSTION HEATER OR THE LIKE COMPRISING A PAIR OF ELECTRODES FORMING A SPARK GAP, AN AUTOTRANSFORMER HAVING A HIGH VOLTAGE WINDING IN CONNECTION WITH SAID GAP TO PROVIDE HIGH VOLTAGE PULSES THEREACROSS, A SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER HAVING AN ANODE, A CATHODE AND A GATE, A TAP ON SAID WINDING CONNECTED TO SAID ANODE, A D.C. POWER SOURCE HAVING A NEGATIVE TERMINAL IN CONNECTION WITH SAID GATE, AN INDUCTANCE IN CONNECTION AT ONE END WITH THE POSITIVE TERMINAL OF SAID D.C. POWER SOURCE AND AT ITS OTHER END WITH SAID WINDING, A CAPACITOR IN CONNECTION BETWEEN THE OTHER END OF SAID INDUCTANCE AND SAID CATHODE, AND A DIODE IN FORWARD CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CATHODE AND THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF SAID POWER SOURCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 126 words
AN IGNITION SYSTEM FOR A COMBUSTION HEATER OR THE LIKE COMPRISING A PAIR OF ELECTRODES FORMING A SPARK GAP, AN AUTOTRANSFORMER HAVING A HIGH VOLTAGE WINDING IN CONNECTION WITH SAID GAP TO PROVIDE HIGH VOLTAGE PULSES THEREACROSS, A SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER HAVING AN ANODE, A CATHODE AND A GATE, A TAP ON SAID WINDING CONNECTED TO SAID ANODE, A D.C. POWER SOURCE HAVING A NEGATIVE TERMINAL IN CONNECTION WITH SAID GATE, AN INDUCTANCE IN CONNECTION AT ONE END WITH THE POSITIVE TERMINAL OF SAID D.C. POWER SOURCE AND AT ITS OTHER END WITH SAID WINDING, A CAPACITOR IN CONNECTION BETWEEN THE OTHER END OF SAID INDUCTANCE AND SAID CATHODE, AND A DIODE IN FORWARD CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CATHODE AND THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF SAID POWER SOURCE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1970-02-06 1970-08-08 1971-02-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-02-06 1974-08-08 1975-02-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-02-06 1978-08-08 1979-02-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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