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US3259851A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Digital system for stabilizing the operation of a variable frequency oscillator

Assignee: Avco Corp
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Filing: 1961-11-01
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Granted: 1966-07-05
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Expires: 1981-11-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Frank M Brauer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 04:32
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03L; H03L7/00; H03L7/06; H03L7/16; H03L7/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A PLURALITY OF FREQUENCY STABILIZED OSCILLATIONS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING; A VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR FOR GENERATING A PRESELECTED NUMBER OF CYCLES DURING A GIVEN TIME PERIOD; A REACTANCE CONTROL DEVICE CONNECTED TO SAID OSCILLATOR FOR ADJUSTING THE FREQUENCY OF SAID OSCILLATOR IN RESPONSE TO THE APPLICATION OF AN ERROR SIGNAL; A COUNTER FOR COUNTING THE NUMBER OF CYCLES GENERATED BY SAID OSCILLATOR AND FOR GENERATING A DIRECT VOLTAGE PULSE FOR EACH CYCLE COUNTED; FIRST AND SECOND CLOSED GATED, EACH HAVING AN INPUT CIRCUIT AND AN OUTPUT CIRCUIT; MEANS FOR APPLYING SAID PULSES TO THE INPUT CIRCUIT OF EACH OF SAID CLOSED GATES, THE POLARITY OF THE PULSES APPLIED TO ONE OF SAID GATED BEING INVERTED; A POLARITY SENSITIVE DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN ERROR VOLTAGE HAVING A MAGNITUDE AND A POLADRITY DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER AND POLARITY OF THE PULSES APPLIED
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 144 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A PLURALITY OF FREQUENCY STABILIZED OSCILLATIONS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING; A VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR FOR GENERATING A PRESELECTED NUMBER OF CYCLES DURING A GIVEN TIME PERIOD; A REACTANCE CONTROL DEVICE CONNECTED TO SAID OSCILLATOR FOR ADJUSTING THE FREQUENCY OF SAID OSCILLATOR IN RESPONSE TO THE APPLICATION OF AN ERROR SIGNAL; A COUNTER FOR COUNTING THE NUMBER OF CYCLES GENERATED BY SAID OSCILLATOR AND FOR GENERATING A DIRECT VOLTAGE PULSE FOR EACH CYCLE COUNTED; FIRST AND SECOND CLOSED GATED, EACH HAVING AN INPUT CIRCUIT AND AN OUTPUT CIRCUIT; MEANS FOR APPLYING SAID PULSES TO THE INPUT CIRCUIT OF EACH OF SAID CLOSED GATES, THE POLARITY OF THE PULSES APPLIED TO ONE OF SAID GATED BEING INVERTED; A POLARITY SENSITIVE DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN ERROR VOLTAGE HAVING A MAGNITUDE AND A POLADRITY DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER AND POLARITY OF THE PULSES APPLIED

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2490500A Cited
GB839422A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-04 1970-01-03 1970-07-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-07-04 1974-01-03 1974-07-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-04 1978-01-03 1978-07-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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