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US3324740A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Power system control

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1966-06-01
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Granted: 1967-06-13
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Expires: 1986-06-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lewis Ernest Eber
  • 👤 Jr Charles Anthony Maher

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 13:42
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60K; B60K17/00; B60K17/04; B60K17/10; B60W10/10; B60W10/101; B60W10/103; B60W30/00; B60W30/18; B60W30/188; F; F16; F16H; F16H47/00; F16H47/02; F16H47/04; F16H61/00; F16H61/38; F16H61/40; F16H61/42; F16H61/46; F16H61/465

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 97 words
A CONTROL UNIT FOR A POWER SYSTEM INCLUDING A PRIME MOVER AND A VARIABLE DRIVE RATIO TRANSMISSION COMPRISING: A THROTTLE TO GENERATE A THROTTLE SIGNAL INDICATING THE SPEED REQUIRED OF THE POWER SYSTEM, SIGNAL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE PRIME MOVER, MEANS TO COMPARE THE THROTTLE SIGNAL AND ACTUAL SPEED SIGNAL TO GENERATE A DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL, PRIME MOVER CONTROL MEANS ACTUATED PROPORTIONAL TO SAID DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TO REGULATE THE OPERATING SPEED OF SAID PRIME MOVER, A MAIN TRANSMISSION CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE SPEED REQUIRED SIGNAL TO REGULATE THE DRIVE RATIO OF THE TRANSMISSION,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 97 words
A CONTROL UNIT FOR A POWER SYSTEM INCLUDING A PRIME MOVER AND A VARIABLE DRIVE RATIO TRANSMISSION COMPRISING: A THROTTLE TO GENERATE A THROTTLE SIGNAL INDICATING THE SPEED REQUIRED OF THE POWER SYSTEM, SIGNAL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE PRIME MOVER, MEANS TO COMPARE THE THROTTLE SIGNAL AND ACTUAL SPEED SIGNAL TO GENERATE A DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL, PRIME MOVER CONTROL MEANS ACTUATED PROPORTIONAL TO SAID DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TO REGULATE THE OPERATING SPEED OF SAID PRIME MOVER, A MAIN TRANSMISSION CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE SPEED REQUIRED SIGNAL TO REGULATE THE DRIVE RATIO OF THE TRANSMISSION,

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2178356A Cited
US2688259A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-06-12 1970-12-12 1971-06-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-06-12 1974-12-12 1975-06-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-06-12 1978-12-12 1979-06-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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