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US3351952A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Angular position indicators

Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1964-11-23
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Granted: 1967-11-07
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Expires: 1984-11-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Patrick J Kobold
  • 👤 Robert M Thomas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:42
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08C; G08C19/00; G08C19/38; G08C19/46

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 209 words
APPARATUS FOR INDICATING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF A SYNCHRO-RESOLVER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A SOURCE OF SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE OF THE FORM K1 SIN WT ENERGIZING SAID RESOLVER, SAID RESOLVER HAVING AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF THE FORM K2 SIN (WT) SIN 0, 0 REPRESENTING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF SAID RESOLVER, K1 AND K2 REPRESENTING CONSTANTS; A FIRST TRANSFORMER WITH FIRST AND SECOND PRIMARY WINDINGS AND A SECONDARY WINDING, THE FIRST AND SECOND PRIMARY WINDINGS BEING ENERGIZED WITH THE VOLTAGES K2 SIN (WT) SIN 0 AND K1 SIN WT RESPECTIVELY, THE WINDINGS TURNS RATIO SELECTED SUCH THAT THE VOLTAGE ACROSS THE OUTPUT WINDING HAS THE FORM K1 SIN WT (SIN0+1); A SECOND TRANSFORMER HAVING A PRIMARY WINDIND AND A SECONDARY WINDING, THE PRIMARY WINDING BEING ENERGIZED BY THE VOLTAGE K1 SIN WT, THE VOLTAGE PRODUCED ACROSS THE SECONDARY WINDING BEING OF THE FORM -K1 SIN WT; A REBALANCEABLE POTENTIOMETER, HAVEING A WIPER, CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH THE SECONDARY WINDINGS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSFORMERS, THE SECONDARY WINDINGS BEING CONNECTED IN SERIES AND GROUNDED AT A COMMON JUNCTION; MEANS FOR AMPLIFYING AN ERROR SIGNAL APPEARING AT THE POTENRIOMETER WIPER; INDICATOR MEANS; AND PHASE SENSITIVE MOTOR MEANS DRIVEN BY SAID AMPLIFYING MEANS CONNECTED TO DRIVE INDICATOR AND THE WIPER ON SAID REBALANCEABLE POTENIOMETER.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3141120A Cited
US3196428A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-11-06 1971-05-08 1971-11-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-11-06 1975-05-08 1975-11-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-11-06 1979-05-08 1979-11-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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