← Back to Patent Explorer
US3241001A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Condition responsive control network

Assignee: Bendix Corp
•
Filing: 1962-09-04
•
Granted: 1966-03-15
•
Expires: 1982-09-04
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Russell S Gutow
  • 👤 Paul A Michaels

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 08:43
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02H; H02H5/00; H02H5/04; H02H5/042

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 255 words
IN A TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE CONTROL SYSTEM THE COMBINATION OF A DIRECT CURRENT SOURCE, FIRST AND SECOND PAIRS OF RESISTORS, EACH PAIR RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED IN SERIES ACROSS SAID SOURCE TO PROVIDE A VOLTAGE DIVIDING BRIDGE, A RESISTOR OF SAID FIRST PAIR COMPRISING A THERMISTOR WHOSE RESISTANCE VARIES INVERSELY WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGE, FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS HAVING THEIR RESPECTIVE BASES CONNECTED TO THE JUNCTION OF THE RESISTORS OF EACH PAIR AND THEIR EMITTERS CONNECTED TOGETHER IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP THROUGH A COMMON RESISTOR WITH ONE JUNCTION OF SAID PAIRS OF RESISTORS WHEREBY THE EMITTER POTENTIAL OF BOTH OF SAID TRANSISTORS VARIES SIMULTANEOUSLY AND TO THE SAME DEGREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHANGES IN THE RESISTANCE OF SAID THERMISTOR, THE COLLECTORS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS BEING CONNECTED IN PARALLEL TO THE SECOND JUNCTION OF SAID PAIRS OF RESISTORS, THE COLLECTOR CIRCUIT OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR INCLUDING NORMALLY-ENERGIZED SERIES-CONNECTED ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY MEANS AND THE COLLECTOR CIRCUIT OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR INCLUDING A SERIES CONNECTED RESISTOR, AND A REGENERATIVE FEED BACK CIRCUIT INCLUDING A SERIES CONNECTED RESISTOR CONNECTING THE COLLECTOR CIRCUIT OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR TO THE BASE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR, THE RESISTANCES OF SAID RESISTORS BEING SELECTED THAT WHEN SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR IS CONDUCTING SAID SECOND IS NON-CONDUCTING AND VICE VERSA, THE COLLECTOR POTENTIAL OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR WHEN IN CONDUCTING CONDITION BEING IMPRESSED ON THE BASE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR TO RETAIN SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR BIASED BY A WIDE MARGIN IN A NON-CONDUCTING CONDITION WHEREBY SAID RELAY IS ENERGIZED AND DE-ENERGIZED AT SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT DEGREES OF TEMPERATURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 255 words
IN A TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE CONTROL SYSTEM THE COMBINATION OF A DIRECT CURRENT SOURCE, FIRST AND SECOND PAIRS OF RESISTORS, EACH PAIR RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED IN SERIES ACROSS SAID SOURCE TO PROVIDE A VOLTAGE DIVIDING BRIDGE, A RESISTOR OF SAID FIRST PAIR COMPRISING A THERMISTOR WHOSE RESISTANCE VARIES INVERSELY WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGE, FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS HAVING THEIR RESPECTIVE BASES CONNECTED TO THE JUNCTION OF THE RESISTORS OF EACH PAIR AND THEIR EMITTERS CONNECTED TOGETHER IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP THROUGH A COMMON RESISTOR WITH ONE JUNCTION OF SAID PAIRS OF RESISTORS WHEREBY THE EMITTER POTENTIAL OF BOTH OF SAID TRANSISTORS VARIES SIMULTANEOUSLY AND TO THE SAME DEGREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHANGES IN THE RESISTANCE OF SAID THERMISTOR, THE COLLECTORS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSISTORS BEING CONNECTED IN PARALLEL TO THE SECOND JUNCTION OF SAID PAIRS OF RESISTORS, THE COLLECTOR CIRCUIT OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR INCLUDING NORMALLY-ENERGIZED SERIES-CONNECTED ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY MEANS AND THE COLLECTOR CIRCUIT OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR INCLUDING A SERIES CONNECTED RESISTOR, AND A REGENERATIVE FEED BACK CIRCUIT INCLUDING A SERIES CONNECTED RESISTOR CONNECTING THE COLLECTOR CIRCUIT OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR TO THE BASE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR, THE RESISTANCES OF SAID RESISTORS BEING SELECTED THAT WHEN SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR IS CONDUCTING SAID SECOND IS NON-CONDUCTING AND VICE VERSA, THE COLLECTOR POTENTIAL OF SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR WHEN IN CONDUCTING CONDITION BEING IMPRESSED ON THE BASE OF SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR TO RETAIN SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR BIASED BY A WIDE MARGIN IN A NON-CONDUCTING CONDITION WHEREBY SAID RELAY IS ENERGIZED AND DE-ENERGIZED AT SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT DEGREES OF TEMPERATURE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2939018A Cited
US2859402A Cited
US3041477A Cited
US3104346A Cited
US3105175A Cited
US3175076A Cited
US3175077A Cited
US3182222A Cited
US3136877A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-03-14 1969-09-13 1970-03-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-03-14 1973-09-13 1974-03-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-03-14 1977-09-13 1978-03-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag