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US3388360A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrical relay

Assignee: Zenith Electronics LLC
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Filing: 1966-03-16
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Granted: 1968-06-11
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Expires: 1986-03-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Parisoe Wilbert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 00:33
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H51/00; H01H51/02; H01H51/04; H01H51/06; H01H51/08; H01H51/082; H01H51/086

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 143 words
AN ELECTRICAL RELAY SELECTIVELY ACTUABLE IN EITHER OF TWO DIFFERENT MODES TO PERFORM EITHER OF A PAIR OF INDEPENDENT CONTROL FUNCTIONS, WHICH RELAY COMPRISES: A FIRST ELECTROMAGNET RESPONSIVE TO AN APPLIED ELECTRIC CURRENT TO DEVELOP AN ATTRACTING FORCE ALONG A FIRST PREDETERMINED AXIS; A SECOND ELECTROMAGNET RESPONSIVE TO AN APPLIED ELECTRIC CURRENT TO DEVELOP AN ATTRACTING FORCE ALONG A SECOND PREDETERMINED AXIS SKEWED TO SAID FIRST AXIS; A COMMON ARMATURE HAVING TWO PORTIONS OF FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL RESPECTIVELY INTERSECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND AXES AND MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT IN A FIRST MODE IN RESPONSE TO ENERGIZATION OF SAID FIRST ELECTROMAGNET AND FOR MOVEMENT IN A SECOND AND DIFFERENT MODE IN RESPONSE TO CONCURRENT ENERGIZATION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTROMAGNETS; AND A PAIR OF INDEPENDENT UTILIZATION DEVICES RESPECTIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY ENGAGEABLE BY SAID ARMATURE UPON MOVEMENT THEREOF IN SAID RESPECTIVE FIRST AND SECOND MODES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 143 words
AN ELECTRICAL RELAY SELECTIVELY ACTUABLE IN EITHER OF TWO DIFFERENT MODES TO PERFORM EITHER OF A PAIR OF INDEPENDENT CONTROL FUNCTIONS, WHICH RELAY COMPRISES: A FIRST ELECTROMAGNET RESPONSIVE TO AN APPLIED ELECTRIC CURRENT TO DEVELOP AN ATTRACTING FORCE ALONG A FIRST PREDETERMINED AXIS; A SECOND ELECTROMAGNET RESPONSIVE TO AN APPLIED ELECTRIC CURRENT TO DEVELOP AN ATTRACTING FORCE ALONG A SECOND PREDETERMINED AXIS SKEWED TO SAID FIRST AXIS; A COMMON ARMATURE HAVING TWO PORTIONS OF FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL RESPECTIVELY INTERSECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND AXES AND MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT IN A FIRST MODE IN RESPONSE TO ENERGIZATION OF SAID FIRST ELECTROMAGNET AND FOR MOVEMENT IN A SECOND AND DIFFERENT MODE IN RESPONSE TO CONCURRENT ENERGIZATION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTROMAGNETS; AND A PAIR OF INDEPENDENT UTILIZATION DEVICES RESPECTIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY ENGAGEABLE BY SAID ARMATURE UPON MOVEMENT THEREOF IN SAID RESPECTIVE FIRST AND SECOND MODES.

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-06-11 1975-12-11 1976-06-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-06-11 1979-12-11 1980-06-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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