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Monitor circuit

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1968-09-18
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Granted: 1971-01-12
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Expires: 1988-09-18
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Abstract

Abstract A DARLINGTON CIRCUIT MAINTAINS CURRENT THROUGH THE COIL OF A RELAY. IN RESPONSE TO SIGNALS BEING MONITORED, THE DARLINGTON CIRCUIT MAY REDUCE THE COIL CURRENT. A TRANSISTOR, WHOSE EMITTER-COLLECTOR PATH IS IN SERIES WITH THE RELAY COIL, THEN RESPONDS TO THE DROP IN VOLTAGE ACROSS THE RELAY COIL AND EXTINGUISHES THE CURRENT THEREIN.

Inventors

  • 👤 William J Brown

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 22:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/487; H04M3/4872

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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) 1974-01-11 1974-07-13 1975-01-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-01-11 1978-07-13 1979-01-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-01-11 1982-07-13 1983-01-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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