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US3359370A
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Ideally lossless resonant transfer of energy between bandpass filters of equal bandwidth
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1964-06-05
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Granted: 1967-12-19
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Expires: 1984-06-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Per O Dahlman
- 👤 Paul M Thrasher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:14
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A RESONANT TRANSFER CIRCUIT FOR TRANSFERRING ENERGY ENTIRELY UNIDIRECTIONALLY FROM A FIRST BANDPASS FILTER TO A SECOND BANDPASS FILTER DURING TIME INTERVALS $ SPACED AT TIME INTERVALS T, WHERE T=1/FS AND FS IS THE SAMPLING FREQUENCY, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A SOURCE OF ENERGY HAVING A BANDWIDTH WHICH IS LESS THAN 1/2FS, FIRST BANDPASS FILTER MEANS HAVING A PASSBAND DEFINED BY TWO CONSECUTIVE INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF 1/2FS AND PASSING FREQUENCIES WITHIN SAID PASSBAND, SAID FIRST BANDPASS FILTER MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST ENERGY STORAGE MEANS FOR TRANSITORILY STORING THE ENERGY PASSED; SECOND BANDPASS FILTER MEANS OF EQUAL BANDWIDTH TO SAID FIRST BANDPASS FILTER MEANS, AND HAVING A PASSBAND DEFINED BY TWO CONSECUTIVE INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF 1/2FS AND PASSING FREQUENCIES WITHIN SAID PASSBAND, SAID SECOND BANDPASS FILTER MEANS COMPRISING A SECOND ENERGY STORAGE MEANS FOR SUBSEQUENTLY STORING TRANSITORILY THE ENERGY STORED BY SAID FIRST ENERGY STORAGE MEANS; NORMALLY OPEN SWITCH MEANS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID FIRST BANDPASS FILTER MEANS AND SAID SECOND BANDPASS FILTER MEANS; AND TIMING MEANS FOR PERIODICALLY CLOSING SAID NORMALLY OPEN SWITCH MEANS DURING TIME INTERVAL $ AT SAMPLING INSTANTS WHICH ARE CONSECUTIVE INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF 1/FS, FOR TRANSFERRING ENTIRELY UNIDIRECTIONALLY THE ENERGY STORED BY SAID FIRST ENERGY STORAGE MEANS TO SAID SECOND ENERGY STORAGE MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
A RESONANT TRANSFER CIRCUIT FOR TRANSFERRING ENERGY ENTIRELY UNIDIRECTIONALLY FROM A FIRST BANDPASS FILTER TO A SECOND BANDPASS FILTER DURING TIME INTERVALS $ SPACED AT TIME INTERVALS T, WHERE T=1/FS AND FS IS THE SAMPLING FREQUENCY, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A SOURCE OF ENERGY HAVING A BANDWIDTH WHICH IS LESS THAN 1/2FS, FIRST BANDPASS FILTER MEANS HAVING A PASSBAND DEFINED BY TWO CONSECUTIVE INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF 1/2FS AND PASSING FREQUENCIES WITHIN SAID PASSBAND, SAID FIRST BANDPASS FILTER MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST ENERGY STORAGE MEANS FOR TRANSITORILY STORING THE ENERGY PASSED; SECOND BANDPASS FILTER MEANS OF EQUAL BANDWIDTH TO SAID FIRST BANDPASS FILTER MEANS, AND HAVING A PASSBAND DEFINED BY TWO CONSECUTIVE INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF 1/2FS AND PASSING FREQUENCIES WITHIN SAID PASSBAND, SAID SECOND BANDPASS FILTER MEANS COMPRISING A SECOND ENERGY STORAGE MEANS FOR SUBSEQUENTLY STORING TRANSITORILY THE ENERGY STORED BY SAID FIRST ENERGY STORAGE MEANS; NORMALLY OPEN SWITCH MEANS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID FIRST BANDPASS FILTER MEANS AND SAID SECOND BANDPASS FILTER MEANS; AND TIMING MEANS FOR PERIODICALLY CLOSING SAID NORMALLY OPEN SWITCH MEANS DURING TIME INTERVAL $ AT SAMPLING INSTANTS WHICH ARE CONSECUTIVE INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF 1/FS, FOR TRANSFERRING ENTIRELY UNIDIRECTIONALLY THE ENERGY STORED BY SAID FIRST ENERGY STORAGE MEANS TO SAID SECOND ENERGY STORAGE MEANS.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-12-18 | 1975-06-19 | 1975-12-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-12-18 | 1979-06-19 | 1979-12-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |