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US3101433A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Control apparatus

Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1958-12-31
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Granted: 1963-08-20
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Expires: 1978-12-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert L Miller
  • 👤 Jr Rudolph J Wolf

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 20:56
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/19; G05D23/20; G05D23/22; G05D23/1906; G05D23/1913; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S208/00; Y10S208/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
A TIME PROPORTIONING CONTROL APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, MEANS FOR GENERATING A LINEAR SAWTOOTH WAVE VOLTAGE SIGNAL, A CURRENT CONTROL DEVICE, MEANS FOR APPLYING A CONTROL SIGNAL TO SAID CURRENT CONTROL DEVICE, MEANS FOR APPLYING SAID SAWTOOTH WAVE SIGNAL AS BIAS TO SAID CURRENT CONTROL DEVICE FOR CYCLIC COMPARISON WITH SAID CONTROL SIGNAL WHEREBY TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF CURRENT THROUGH SAID CONTROL DEVICE ON A TIME CYCLE DETERMINED BY THE REPETITION RATE OF SAID SAWTOOTH SIGNAL AND FOR A PROPORTIONATE TIME DURING EACH CYCLE DETERMINED BY THE RELATIVE MAGNITUDE OF SAID CONTROL SIGNAL, AND OUTPUT OPERATION CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID CURRENT CONTROL MEANS.

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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) 1966-08-19 1967-02-18 1967-08-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-08-19 1971-02-18 1971-08-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-08-19 1975-02-18 1975-08-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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