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US3307164A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Device for measuring axial displacement of a shaft

Assignee: DR REUTLINGER AND SOHNE
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Filing: 1961-05-29
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Granted: 1967-02-28
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Expires: 1981-05-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Zimmer Karl Friedrich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:57
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01D; G01D5/00; G01D5/26; G01D5/32; G01D5/34; G01D5/347; G01D5/34776; G01D5/34784; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/14; G01D5/12; G01D5/14; G01D5/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 156 words
A DEVICE FOR INDICATING THE LONGITUDINAL POSITION OF A ROTATING SHAFT COMPRISING TWO ELONGATED MAGNETIC FIELD PRODUCING MEMBERS HAVING INDUCTOR WINDINGS THEREON AND DISPOSED BESIDE EACH OTHER STATIONARY NEAR THE SHAFT AND EXTENDING ALONGSIDE THE SHAFT BUT CONVERGING TOWARD EACH OTHER AT THEIR RESPECTIVE ENDS; AN IRON PIN PROJECTING FROM AND FAST ON THE SHAFT AND INTO THE FIELDS OF THE MEMBERS FOR INDUCING ALTERNATING SINGLE PERIOD PULSES IN THE RESPECTIVE WINDINGS IN SEQUENCE AS THE PIN MOVES PAST THE RESPECTIVE MEMBER; MEANS FOR RECTIFYING THE ALTERNATING PULSES AT CORRESPONDING PHASES TO UNIDIRECTIONAL PULSES, A GATE SWITCH MEANS CLOSED BY THE UNIDIRECTIONAL PULSES FROM ONE WINDING AND OPENED BY THE OTHER TO PRODUCE A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT AMPLITUDE SQUARE WAVE UNIDIRECTIONAL PULSE OF DURATION EQUAL TO THE TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN CORRESPONDING PHASE POSITIONS OF THE TWO ALTERNATING PULSES, AND AN AVERAGE READING METER CONNECTED TO THE SWITCH MEANS TO MEASURE THE AVERAGE OUTPUT OF THE SQUARE WAVE
Claim 2
Independent Claim 156 words
A DEVICE FOR INDICATING THE LONGITUDINAL POSITION OF A ROTATING SHAFT COMPRISING TWO ELONGATED MAGNETIC FIELD PRODUCING MEMBERS HAVING INDUCTOR WINDINGS THEREON AND DISPOSED BESIDE EACH OTHER STATIONARY NEAR THE SHAFT AND EXTENDING ALONGSIDE THE SHAFT BUT CONVERGING TOWARD EACH OTHER AT THEIR RESPECTIVE ENDS; AN IRON PIN PROJECTING FROM AND FAST ON THE SHAFT AND INTO THE FIELDS OF THE MEMBERS FOR INDUCING ALTERNATING SINGLE PERIOD PULSES IN THE RESPECTIVE WINDINGS IN SEQUENCE AS THE PIN MOVES PAST THE RESPECTIVE MEMBER; MEANS FOR RECTIFYING THE ALTERNATING PULSES AT CORRESPONDING PHASES TO UNIDIRECTIONAL PULSES, A GATE SWITCH MEANS CLOSED BY THE UNIDIRECTIONAL PULSES FROM ONE WINDING AND OPENED BY THE OTHER TO PRODUCE A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT AMPLITUDE SQUARE WAVE UNIDIRECTIONAL PULSE OF DURATION EQUAL TO THE TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN CORRESPONDING PHASE POSITIONS OF THE TWO ALTERNATING PULSES, AND AN AVERAGE READING METER CONNECTED TO THE SWITCH MEANS TO MEASURE THE AVERAGE OUTPUT OF THE SQUARE WAVE

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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) 1970-02-27 1970-08-29 1971-02-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-02-27 1974-08-29 1975-02-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-02-27 1978-08-29 1979-02-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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