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US3119028A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Active element circuit employing semiconductive sheet as substitute for the bias andload resistors

Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1961-02-10
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1981-02-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Charles R Cook

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 00:25
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/60; H10D84/611; H10D84/613; H10D84/615; H01; H01C; H01C1/00; H01C1/16; H01C7/00; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/18; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/26; H03K3/28; H03K3/281; H03K3/286; H10D84/201; H10D84/204; H10D84/209

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 115 words
AN ELECTRONIC UNIT WHICH COMPRISES A SOLID CONDUCTIVE BODY OF FINITE RESISTANCE HAVING A SURFACE OF SUBSTANTIAL AREA, AN ACTIVE ELECTRONIC ELEMENT ADAPTED TO CONTROL ELECTRIC CURRENT IN RESPONSE TO AN INPUT, A PAIR OF SPACED APART INPUT TERMINALS ON SAID SURFACE FOR CONNECTING SAID BODY TO A SOURCE OF POTENTIAL TO ESTABLISH AN ELECTRIC FIELD IN SAID BODY, CONNECTIONS FROM SAID ELEMENT TO POINTS HAVING AREAL SPACINGS ON SAID SURFACE FOR SHAPING RESISTANCE PATHS IN SAID BODY BY MODIFICATION OF SAID ELECTRIC FIELD UPON INTERCHANGE OF ELECTRIC QUANTITIES BETWEEN SAID ELEMENT AND SAID BODY BY WAY OF SAID CONNECTIONS, AND CIRCUIT MEANS EXTENDING TO SAID BODY FOR INTERCHANGE WITH SAID BODY OF UTILIZATION POTENTIALS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 115 words
AN ELECTRONIC UNIT WHICH COMPRISES A SOLID CONDUCTIVE BODY OF FINITE RESISTANCE HAVING A SURFACE OF SUBSTANTIAL AREA, AN ACTIVE ELECTRONIC ELEMENT ADAPTED TO CONTROL ELECTRIC CURRENT IN RESPONSE TO AN INPUT, A PAIR OF SPACED APART INPUT TERMINALS ON SAID SURFACE FOR CONNECTING SAID BODY TO A SOURCE OF POTENTIAL TO ESTABLISH AN ELECTRIC FIELD IN SAID BODY, CONNECTIONS FROM SAID ELEMENT TO POINTS HAVING AREAL SPACINGS ON SAID SURFACE FOR SHAPING RESISTANCE PATHS IN SAID BODY BY MODIFICATION OF SAID ELECTRIC FIELD UPON INTERCHANGE OF ELECTRIC QUANTITIES BETWEEN SAID ELEMENT AND SAID BODY BY WAY OF SAID CONNECTIONS, AND CIRCUIT MEANS EXTENDING TO SAID BODY FOR INTERCHANGE WITH SAID BODY OF UTILIZATION POTENTIALS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-01-20 1967-07-22 1968-01-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-01-20 1971-07-22 1972-01-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-01-20 1975-07-22 1976-01-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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