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US3334246A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Technique for gating a vhf-uhf signal

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-23
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Granted: 1967-08-01
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Expires: 1984-11-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Laurence C Drew
  • 👤 Harry K Schlegelmilch

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 09:15
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/56; H03K17/60; H03K17/68

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 149 words
A GATED AMPLIFIER FOR GATING A HIGH FREQUENCY RF SIGNAL COMPRISING: A FIRST TRANSISTOR HAVING EMITTER, BASE, AND COLLECTOR ELECTRODES, THE BASE ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR BEING CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL; AN RF SIGNAL SOURCE; IMPEDANCE MATCHING MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID RF SOURCE TO THE EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR; AN OUTPUT TERMINAL; MEANS CONNECTING THE COLLECTOR ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR TO SAID OUTPUT TERMINAL; A CURRENT SOURCE CONNECTED TO THE EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR; A SECOND TRANSISTOR HAVING EMITTER, BASE, AND COLLECTOR ELECTRODES; A GATE INPUT TERMINAL; FIRST AND SECOND MEANS RESPECTIVELY CONNECTING SAID GATE INPUT TERMINAL AND SAID CURRENT SOURCE TO THE BASE ELECTRODE OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR, THE EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR BEING DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR, AND THE COLLECTOR ELECTRODE OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR CONNECTED TO ANOTHER CURRENT SOURCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 149 words
A GATED AMPLIFIER FOR GATING A HIGH FREQUENCY RF SIGNAL COMPRISING: A FIRST TRANSISTOR HAVING EMITTER, BASE, AND COLLECTOR ELECTRODES, THE BASE ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR BEING CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL; AN RF SIGNAL SOURCE; IMPEDANCE MATCHING MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID RF SOURCE TO THE EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR; AN OUTPUT TERMINAL; MEANS CONNECTING THE COLLECTOR ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR TO SAID OUTPUT TERMINAL; A CURRENT SOURCE CONNECTED TO THE EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR; A SECOND TRANSISTOR HAVING EMITTER, BASE, AND COLLECTOR ELECTRODES; A GATE INPUT TERMINAL; FIRST AND SECOND MEANS RESPECTIVELY CONNECTING SAID GATE INPUT TERMINAL AND SAID CURRENT SOURCE TO THE BASE ELECTRODE OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR, THE EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR BEING DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE EMITTER ELECTRODE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR, AND THE COLLECTOR ELECTRODE OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR CONNECTED TO ANOTHER CURRENT SOURCE.

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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) 1970-07-31 1971-01-30 1971-08-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-07-31 1975-01-30 1975-08-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-07-31 1979-01-30 1979-08-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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