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US3162805A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Function generator

Assignee: North American Aviation Corp
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Filing: 1961-09-29
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Granted: 1964-12-22
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Expires: 1981-09-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Stanley D Robertson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 23:20
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/80; H03K17/84; G; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/12; G06G7/22; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/18; H01; H01F; H01F10/00; H01F10/08; H01F10/10; H01F10/12; H01F10/14; H03K17/90; H03K19/00; H03K19/02; H03K19/16; H03K19/168; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/45

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 180 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A FIRST FILM OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL CAPABLE OF HAVING AN INTERNAL MAGNETIZATION IN THE PLANE OF SAID FILM; MEANS FOR CAUSING A FLOW OF ELECTRIC CURRENT IN THE PLANE OF SAID FIRST FILM FROM ONE EDGE TO ANOTHER EDGE OF SAID FILM, SAID CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID FIRST FILM HAVING A GIVEN DIRECTION; A SECOND FILM OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL CAPABLE OF HAVING AN INTERNAL MAGNETIZATION IN THE PLANE OF SAID FILM; MEANS FOR CAUSING A FLOW OF ELECTRIC CURRENT IN THE PLANE OF SAID SECOND FILM FROM ONE EDGE TO ANOTHER EDGE OF SAID FILM, SAID CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID SECOND FILM HAVING A DIRECTION DIFFERENT FROM THE DIRECTION OF CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID FIRST FILM; MEANS FOR PRODUCING A MAGNETIC FIELD IN THE PLANES OF SAID FILMS; MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID MAGNETIC-FIELD-PRODUCING MEANS AND CAUSING SIMULTANEOUS ROTATION OF SAID INTERNAL MAGNETIZATION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND FILMS TO PRODUCE A PLANAR HALL-EFFECT VOLTAGE OF DIFFERENT PHASE IN THE PLANES OF SAID SEPARATE FILMS; AND OUTPUT TERMINAL MEANS ON EACH FILM FOR OBTAINING SAID PLANAR HALL-EFFECT VOLTAGES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 180 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A FIRST FILM OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL CAPABLE OF HAVING AN INTERNAL MAGNETIZATION IN THE PLANE OF SAID FILM; MEANS FOR CAUSING A FLOW OF ELECTRIC CURRENT IN THE PLANE OF SAID FIRST FILM FROM ONE EDGE TO ANOTHER EDGE OF SAID FILM, SAID CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID FIRST FILM HAVING A GIVEN DIRECTION; A SECOND FILM OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL CAPABLE OF HAVING AN INTERNAL MAGNETIZATION IN THE PLANE OF SAID FILM; MEANS FOR CAUSING A FLOW OF ELECTRIC CURRENT IN THE PLANE OF SAID SECOND FILM FROM ONE EDGE TO ANOTHER EDGE OF SAID FILM, SAID CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID SECOND FILM HAVING A DIRECTION DIFFERENT FROM THE DIRECTION OF CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID FIRST FILM; MEANS FOR PRODUCING A MAGNETIC FIELD IN THE PLANES OF SAID FILMS; MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID MAGNETIC-FIELD-PRODUCING MEANS AND CAUSING SIMULTANEOUS ROTATION OF SAID INTERNAL MAGNETIZATION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND FILMS TO PRODUCE A PLANAR HALL-EFFECT VOLTAGE OF DIFFERENT PHASE IN THE PLANES OF SAID SEPARATE FILMS; AND OUTPUT TERMINAL MEANS ON EACH FILM FOR OBTAINING SAID PLANAR HALL-EFFECT VOLTAGES.

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