US3267196A
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Electronic tremolo device
Assignee: Jasper Electronics Manufacturing Corp
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Filing: 1963-11-29
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Granted: 1966-08-16
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Expires: 1983-11-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan B Welsh
- 👤 Mathew A Slaats
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:30
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/02; G10H1/04; G10H1/043; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S84/00; Y10S84/01; Y10S84/19
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
IN COMBINATION; AN ELETRICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING AN OUTPUT TRANSFORMER WITH TERMNALS, A PLURALITY OF SPEAKERS CONNECTED TO SAID TERMINALS TO RECEIVE THE OUTPUT FROM SAID TRANSFORMER AND CONVERT IT INTO SOUND, AN IMPEDANCE IN CIRCUIT WITH EACH SPEAKER, EACH IMPEDANCE COMPRISING A TRANSFORMER HAVING A PRIMARY COIL IN SERIES WITH THE SPEAKER AND HAVING A SECONDARY COIL, A RESISTANCE ELEMENT CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH EACH SAID SECONDARY COIL, EACH RESISTANCE ELEMENT COMPRISING ALIGHT SENSTIVE RESISTANCE CELL, A SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION ADJACENT EACH CELL, MEANS FOR VARYING THE INTENSITY OF EACH SAID SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION, SAID CELLS AND THEIR PERTAINING SOURCES BEING DISTRIBUTED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT A PREDETERMINED AXIS, DISC MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEEN SAID SOURCES OF ILLUMINATION AND THEIR PERTAAINING CELLS AND ROTATABLE ON SAID AXIS AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED APERTURES IN SAID DISC MEANS ADAPTED SUCCESSIVELY TO REGISTER WITH EACH SAID SOURCE AND ITS PERTAINING CELL DURING ROTATION OF SAID DISC MEANS THEREBY TO BRING ABOUT PERIODIC ILLUMINATION OF EACH CELL BY ITS PERTAINING SOURCE FOR ILLUMINATION, SAIDMEANS FOR DRIVING SAID DISC MEANS COMPRISING A VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE MOTOR DRIVINGLY CONNECTED WITH SAID DISC MEANS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-08-15 | 1970-02-14 | 1970-08-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-08-15 | 1974-02-14 | 1974-08-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-08-15 | 1978-02-14 | 1978-08-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |