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US3176157A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Function generator

Assignee: Bendix Corp
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Filing: 1962-04-19
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Granted: 1965-03-30
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Expires: 1982-04-19
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Carroll B Vaughan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:48
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/12; G06G7/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
A FUNCTION GENERATOR COMPRISING CAPACITIVE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF TERMINALS; A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL CONNECTED TO THE CAPACITIVE MEANS FOR IMPRESSING A POTENTIAL AT FIRST AND SECOND TERMINALS OF THE CAPACITOR MEANS; ANOTHER SOURCE OF A DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL AND AN ELECTRICAL LOAD SERIALLY COMBINED WITH SAID OTHER SOURCE AND HAVING TWO TERMINALS, ONE TERMINAL OF THE SERIES COMBINED LOAD AND OTHER SOURCE BEING CONNECTED TO A THIRD TERMINAL OF THE CAPACITY MEANS, AND MEANS TO ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE OTHER TERMINAL OF THE SERIES COMBINED LOAD AND OTHER SOURCE ALTERNATIVELY TO THE FIRST AND SECOND TERMINALS OF THE CAPACITIVE MEANS SO AS TO EFFECT A FLOW OF CURRENT TO AND FROM SAID LOAD IN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS INCLUDING SAID TWO TERMINALS OF THE SERIES COMBINED LOAD AND OTHER SOURCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 130 words
A FUNCTION GENERATOR COMPRISING CAPACITIVE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF TERMINALS; A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL CONNECTED TO THE CAPACITIVE MEANS FOR IMPRESSING A POTENTIAL AT FIRST AND SECOND TERMINALS OF THE CAPACITOR MEANS; ANOTHER SOURCE OF A DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL AND AN ELECTRICAL LOAD SERIALLY COMBINED WITH SAID OTHER SOURCE AND HAVING TWO TERMINALS, ONE TERMINAL OF THE SERIES COMBINED LOAD AND OTHER SOURCE BEING CONNECTED TO A THIRD TERMINAL OF THE CAPACITY MEANS, AND MEANS TO ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE OTHER TERMINAL OF THE SERIES COMBINED LOAD AND OTHER SOURCE ALTERNATIVELY TO THE FIRST AND SECOND TERMINALS OF THE CAPACITIVE MEANS SO AS TO EFFECT A FLOW OF CURRENT TO AND FROM SAID LOAD IN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS INCLUDING SAID TWO TERMINALS OF THE SERIES COMBINED LOAD AND OTHER SOURCE.

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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) 1968-03-29 1968-09-28 1969-03-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-03-29 1972-09-28 1973-03-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-03-29 1976-09-28 1977-03-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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