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US3377518A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Magnetostrictive delay line driver

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1966-06-01
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Granted: 1968-04-09
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Expires: 1986-06-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jerry K Radcliffe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 12:26
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/26; H03K3/28; H03K3/281; H03K3/286

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
AN ELECTRONIC SWITCHING CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING A LARGE INDUCTIVE LOAD AT HIGH FREQUENCY DATA PULSE RATES SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF PATTERN SENSITIVITY, COMPRISING A LOW VOLTAGE SOURCE OF ENERGY HAVING A PAIR OF TERMINALS, A FIRST CONDUCTIVE PATH FOR CURRENT INCLUDING A FIRST RESISTOR, A FIRST INDUCTOR AND A FIRST TRANSISTOR SWITCH CONNECTED IN SERIES BETWEEN THE TERMINALS, A SECOND CONDUCTIVE PATH FOR CURRENT INCLUDING A SECOND TRANSISTOR SWITCH AND THE INDUCTIVE LOAD CONNECTED IN SERIES BETWEEN ONE OF THE TERMINALS AND THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE INDUCTOR AND THE FIRST TRANSISTOR SWITCH, AND MEANS FOR TURNING THE FIRST SWITCH FROM AN ON TO AN OFF STATE AND THE SECOND SWITCH FROM AN OFF TO AN ON STATE TO INDUCE IN THE INDUCTOR A VOLTAGE SPIKE WHICH CAUSES A RAPID RISE IN CURRENT IN THE INDUCTIVE LOAD,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 135 words
AN ELECTRONIC SWITCHING CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING A LARGE INDUCTIVE LOAD AT HIGH FREQUENCY DATA PULSE RATES SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF PATTERN SENSITIVITY, COMPRISING A LOW VOLTAGE SOURCE OF ENERGY HAVING A PAIR OF TERMINALS, A FIRST CONDUCTIVE PATH FOR CURRENT INCLUDING A FIRST RESISTOR, A FIRST INDUCTOR AND A FIRST TRANSISTOR SWITCH CONNECTED IN SERIES BETWEEN THE TERMINALS, A SECOND CONDUCTIVE PATH FOR CURRENT INCLUDING A SECOND TRANSISTOR SWITCH AND THE INDUCTIVE LOAD CONNECTED IN SERIES BETWEEN ONE OF THE TERMINALS AND THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE INDUCTOR AND THE FIRST TRANSISTOR SWITCH, AND MEANS FOR TURNING THE FIRST SWITCH FROM AN ON TO AN OFF STATE AND THE SECOND SWITCH FROM AN OFF TO AN ON STATE TO INDUCE IN THE INDUCTOR A VOLTAGE SPIKE WHICH CAUSES A RAPID RISE IN CURRENT IN THE INDUCTIVE LOAD,

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) 1971-04-09 1971-10-09 1972-04-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-04-09 1975-10-09 1976-04-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-04-09 1979-10-09 1980-04-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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