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US3304444A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Control device for an electrical switch

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-11-01
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Granted: 1967-02-14
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Expires: 1983-11-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Eugene S Smith

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 03:41
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/26; H03K3/28; H03K3/281; H03K3/284; H01; H01H; H01H51/00; H01H51/02; H01H51/04; H01H51/06; H01H51/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 207 words
A CIRCUIT CONTROLLER COMPRISING, A SWITCH CONTACT MEMBER MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS AND INCLUDING BIASING MEANS TO MOVE THE MEMBER BETWEEN THE POSITIONS, A FIRST NORMALLY-CLOSED SWITCH ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MEMBER AND OPENED BY AND IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER TO SAID SECOND POSITION, A SECOND NORMALLYOPEN SWITCH ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MEMBER AND CLOSED BY AND IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER TO SAID SECOND POSITION, A FIRST SOLENOID, FIRST MEANS MOVING SAID MEMBER TO THE SECOND POSITION IN RESPONSE TO ENERGIZATION OF SAID FIRST SOLENOID, SECOND MEANS RELEASABLY ENGAGING SAID MEMBER IN THE SECOND POSITION WHEN MOVED THERETO, A SECOND SOLENOID, THIRD MEANS EFFECTING MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER TO THE FIRST POSITION, AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID SECOND MEANS, IN RESPONSE TO ENERGIZATION OF SAID SECOND SOLENOID, A CONTROL SWITCH, FIRST CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID FIRST SWITCH AND FIRST SOLENOID IN SERIES, SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS ELECTRICALLY IN PARALLEL WITH SAID FIRST CIRCUIT MEANS AND CONNECTING SAID SECOND SWITCH AND SECOND SOLENOID IN SERIES, AND THIRD CIRCUIT MEANS IN SERIES WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS AND INCLUDING SAID CONTROL SWITCH TO MOMENTARILY PERMIT CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID SWITCH AND THROUGH ONE OF EITHER OF THE FIRST OR SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 207 words
A CIRCUIT CONTROLLER COMPRISING, A SWITCH CONTACT MEMBER MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS AND INCLUDING BIASING MEANS TO MOVE THE MEMBER BETWEEN THE POSITIONS, A FIRST NORMALLY-CLOSED SWITCH ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MEMBER AND OPENED BY AND IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER TO SAID SECOND POSITION, A SECOND NORMALLYOPEN SWITCH ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MEMBER AND CLOSED BY AND IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER TO SAID SECOND POSITION, A FIRST SOLENOID, FIRST MEANS MOVING SAID MEMBER TO THE SECOND POSITION IN RESPONSE TO ENERGIZATION OF SAID FIRST SOLENOID, SECOND MEANS RELEASABLY ENGAGING SAID MEMBER IN THE SECOND POSITION WHEN MOVED THERETO, A SECOND SOLENOID, THIRD MEANS EFFECTING MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER TO THE FIRST POSITION, AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID SECOND MEANS, IN RESPONSE TO ENERGIZATION OF SAID SECOND SOLENOID, A CONTROL SWITCH, FIRST CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID FIRST SWITCH AND FIRST SOLENOID IN SERIES, SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS ELECTRICALLY IN PARALLEL WITH SAID FIRST CIRCUIT MEANS AND CONNECTING SAID SECOND SWITCH AND SECOND SOLENOID IN SERIES, AND THIRD CIRCUIT MEANS IN SERIES WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS AND INCLUDING SAID CONTROL SWITCH TO MOMENTARILY PERMIT CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID SWITCH AND THROUGH ONE OF EITHER OF THE FIRST OR SECOND CIRCUIT MEANS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-02-13 1970-08-15 1971-02-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-02-13 1974-08-15 1975-02-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-02-13 1978-08-15 1979-02-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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