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United States Patent 115
Abstract
A voltage compensated oscillator circuit having a resistor capacitor (RC) circuit for setting a frequency of oscillation for the oscillator circuit. A switching circuit with hysterisis is coupled to the RC circuit for providing upper and lower threshold limits. The upper and lower threshold limits being used for controlling the direction of switching of the oscil- lator circuit. By adjusting the upper and lower threshold limits, one may compensate for voltage signal fluctuations so that the frequency of oscillation will not change due to power supply voltage fluctuations.
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CPC H03K3/00
Confidence: High
Official Definition
Circuits for generating electric pulses; Monostable, bistable or multistable circuits
ELECTRICITY > ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY > PULSE TECHNIQUE
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Technology Domain:
Analog & Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
Product Category:
Clock Generators & Oscillators
Plain-English Summary:
Electronic circuits designed to create electrical pulses or switch between different stable states, commonly used as timing or clock sources.
Relation to Claims:
The patent details an oscillator circuit utilizing an RC circuit and a switching circuit with hysteresis to establish upper and lower threshold limits, aligning directly with pulse generation and multivibrator switching concepts.
CPC H03K3/01
Confidence: High
Official Definition
Details
ELECTRICITY > ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY > PULSE TECHNIQUE
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Technology Domain:
Analog & Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
Product Category:
Clock Generators & Oscillators
Plain-English Summary:
Specific structural or operational features and sub-components related to pulse-generating and switching circuits.
Relation to Claims:
Covers the internal circuit details such as the resistor-capacitor (RC) network and the switching circuit with hysteresis mentioned in the disclosure.
CPC H03K3/011
Confidence: High
Official Definition
Modifications of generator to compensate for variations in physical values, e.g. voltage, temperature
ELECTRICITY > ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY > PULSE TECHNIQUE
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Technology Domain:
Power Management & Circuit Stabilization
Product Category:
Voltage-Compensated Clock Circuits
Plain-English Summary:
Adjustments made to a pulse or oscillation generator to ensure its output remains stable despite environmental changes like power supply fluctuations or temperature shifts.
Relation to Claims:
Directly maps to the core invention: adjusting upper and lower threshold limits to compensate for power supply voltage fluctuations so the oscillation frequency stays constant.
CPC H03B5/00
Confidence: Medium
Official Definition
Generation of oscillations using amplifier with regenerative feedback from output to input
ELECTRICITY > ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY > GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
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Technology Domain:
Radio Frequency & Oscillator Systems
Product Category:
Signal Generators & Oscillators
Plain-English Summary:
Circuits that produce continuous periodic waveforms by feeding a portion of the output signal back into the input with positive feedback.
Relation to Claims:
Describes the fundamental mechanism of the oscillator circuit disclosed in the patent, which generates a stable frequency of oscillation.
CPC H03B5/20
Confidence: High
Official Definition
Generation of oscillations using amplifier with regenerative feedback from output to input with frequency-determining element comprising resistance and either capacitance or inductance, e.g. phase-shift oscillator
ELECTRICITY > ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY > GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS
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Technology Domain:
Analog & Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
Product Category:
RC Oscillators
Plain-English Summary:
Oscillator circuits that use resistors combined with capacitors or inductors to set the operating frequency.
Relation to Claims:
Matches the explicit mention in the abstract of using a resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit for setting the frequency of oscillation.