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Bridge circuit

Assignee: Halliburton Co
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Filing: 1959-03-24
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Granted: 1963-10-29
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Expires: 1979-03-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Richard H Huddleston

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 01:29
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01K; G01K7/00; G01K7/16; G01K7/22; G01K7/24; G01K7/25

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 160 words
IN A MEASURING SYSTEM OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A FOUR-ARM BRIDGE NETWORK HAVING A PAIR OF POWER INPUT TERMINALS AND A PAIR OF OUTPUT MEASURING TERMINALS, A FIRST SERIES CIRCUIT BETWEEN SAID POWER TERMINALS COMPRISING A FIRST IMPEDANCE MEANS AND A SECOND IMPEDANCE MEANS WHICH FORM RESPECTIVELY A FIRST AND A SECOND ARM OF SAID BRIDGE AND WHICH ARE INTERCONNECTED AT ONE OF SAID MEASURING TERMINALS, A SECOND SERIES CIRCUIT BETWEEN SAID POWER TERMINALS COMPRISING A THIRD IMPEDANCE MEANS AND A FOURTH IMPEDANCE MEANS WHICH FORM RESPECTIVELY A THIRD AND A FOURTH ARM OF SAID NETWORK AND WHICH ARE INTERCONNECTED AT A SECOND ONE OF SAID MEASURING TERMINALS, ADJUSTABLE IMPEDANCE MEANS, A POWER SOURCE CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID ADJUSTABLE IMPEDANCE MEANS AND SAID POWER TERMINALS, SAID THIRD IMPEDANCE MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF SERIES-CONNECTED IMPEDANCE, AND MEANS AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE MAGNITUDE OF SAID ADJUSTABLE IMPEDANCE MEANS TO MAINTAIN THE VOLTAGE ACROSS ONE OF SAID PAIR OF IMPEDANCES SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 160 words
IN A MEASURING SYSTEM OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A FOUR-ARM BRIDGE NETWORK HAVING A PAIR OF POWER INPUT TERMINALS AND A PAIR OF OUTPUT MEASURING TERMINALS, A FIRST SERIES CIRCUIT BETWEEN SAID POWER TERMINALS COMPRISING A FIRST IMPEDANCE MEANS AND A SECOND IMPEDANCE MEANS WHICH FORM RESPECTIVELY A FIRST AND A SECOND ARM OF SAID BRIDGE AND WHICH ARE INTERCONNECTED AT ONE OF SAID MEASURING TERMINALS, A SECOND SERIES CIRCUIT BETWEEN SAID POWER TERMINALS COMPRISING A THIRD IMPEDANCE MEANS AND A FOURTH IMPEDANCE MEANS WHICH FORM RESPECTIVELY A THIRD AND A FOURTH ARM OF SAID NETWORK AND WHICH ARE INTERCONNECTED AT A SECOND ONE OF SAID MEASURING TERMINALS, ADJUSTABLE IMPEDANCE MEANS, A POWER SOURCE CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID ADJUSTABLE IMPEDANCE MEANS AND SAID POWER TERMINALS, SAID THIRD IMPEDANCE MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF SERIES-CONNECTED IMPEDANCE, AND MEANS AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE MAGNITUDE OF SAID ADJUSTABLE IMPEDANCE MEANS TO MAINTAIN THE VOLTAGE ACROSS ONE OF SAID PAIR OF IMPEDANCES SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-10-28 1967-04-29 1967-10-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-10-28 1971-04-29 1971-10-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-10-28 1975-04-29 1975-10-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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