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US3363166A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Semiconductor modulator

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1966-04-01
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Granted: 1968-01-09
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Expires: 1986-04-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ohashi Shinichi
  • 👤 Kubo Masaharu
  • 👤 Takagi Toshijiro
  • 👤 Abe Zenmon
  • 👤 Ono Minoru

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 02:46
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03C; H03C1/00; H03C1/36; H10; H10D; H10D99/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 101 words
A SEMICONDUCTOR MODULATOR CHARACTERIZED BY A SWITCHING INSULATED GATE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR HAVING GATE ELECTRODE, SOURCE ELECTRODE AND DRAIN ELECTRODE, AN EXCITING VOLTAGE SOURCE CONNECTED TO SAID GATE ELECTRODE AND ONE OF THE REMAINING ELECTRODES, AN INPUT SIGNAL SOURCE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SOURCE ELECTRODE AND DRAIN ELECTRODE, A LOAD IMPEDANCE TO WHICH THE OUTPUT OF SAID INPUT SIGNAL CHOPPED WITH THE FREQUENCY OF SAID EXCITING VOLTAGE SOURCE IS FED, AN OFFSET COMPENSATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THE SAME KIND OF JUNCTION AS THE JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID GATE ELECTRODE AND ONE OF SAID REMAINING ELECTRODES OF SAID SWITCHING TRANSISTOR, AND AN AUXILIARY VOLT-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 101 words
A SEMICONDUCTOR MODULATOR CHARACTERIZED BY A SWITCHING INSULATED GATE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR HAVING GATE ELECTRODE, SOURCE ELECTRODE AND DRAIN ELECTRODE, AN EXCITING VOLTAGE SOURCE CONNECTED TO SAID GATE ELECTRODE AND ONE OF THE REMAINING ELECTRODES, AN INPUT SIGNAL SOURCE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SOURCE ELECTRODE AND DRAIN ELECTRODE, A LOAD IMPEDANCE TO WHICH THE OUTPUT OF SAID INPUT SIGNAL CHOPPED WITH THE FREQUENCY OF SAID EXCITING VOLTAGE SOURCE IS FED, AN OFFSET COMPENSATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING THE SAME KIND OF JUNCTION AS THE JUNCTION BETWEEN SAID GATE ELECTRODE AND ONE OF SAID REMAINING ELECTRODES OF SAID SWITCHING TRANSISTOR, AND AN AUXILIARY VOLT-

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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) 1971-01-08 1971-07-10 1972-01-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-01-08 1975-07-10 1976-01-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-01-08 1979-07-10 1980-01-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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