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US3371290A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Field effect transistor product modulator

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1965-04-30
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Granted: 1968-02-27
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Expires: 1985-04-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lynden U Kibler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 00:29
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03C; H03C1/00; H03C1/52; H03C1/54; H03C1/542; H03C1/547; H03D; H03D1/00; H03D1/22; H03D1/2272

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 91 words
APPARATUS FOR SHIFTING THE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM OF A GIVEN SIGNAL TO A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY RANGE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND TETRODE FIELD EFFECT DEVICES EACH HAVING A SOURCE CONNECTION, A DRAIN CONNECTION, AND FIRST AND SECOND GATE CONNECTIONS; MEANS FOR APPLYING A CARRIER WAVE TO ONE OF THE GATES OF EACH OF SAID DEVICES; MEANS FOR APPLYING SAID WHEN SIGNAL TO THE OTHER OF THE GATES OF EACH OF SAID DEVICES; MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID SOURCE CONNECTIONS AT A COMMON REFERENCE POTENTIAL; AND MEANS FOR EXTRACTING AN OUTER SIGNAL ACROSS SAID DRAINS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 91 words
APPARATUS FOR SHIFTING THE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM OF A GIVEN SIGNAL TO A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY RANGE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND TETRODE FIELD EFFECT DEVICES EACH HAVING A SOURCE CONNECTION, A DRAIN CONNECTION, AND FIRST AND SECOND GATE CONNECTIONS; MEANS FOR APPLYING A CARRIER WAVE TO ONE OF THE GATES OF EACH OF SAID DEVICES; MEANS FOR APPLYING SAID WHEN SIGNAL TO THE OTHER OF THE GATES OF EACH OF SAID DEVICES; MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID SOURCE CONNECTIONS AT A COMMON REFERENCE POTENTIAL; AND MEANS FOR EXTRACTING AN OUTER SIGNAL ACROSS SAID DRAINS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1971-02-26 1971-08-28 1972-02-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-02-26 1975-08-28 1976-02-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-02-26 1979-08-28 1980-02-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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