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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 1980
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E Taylor, Cadillac, MI (US);
Paul J Lee, Lake City, MI (US);
Assignee:
W. N. Phillips, Inc., Lake City, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H / ; H02H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361 56 ; 361 91 ; 361110 ; 361 55 ; 3072 / ;
Abstract
A harmonic distortion attenuator in an AC power supply for reducing electrical energy consumption through the suppression of transient voltages in power supply lines or the like connected to the circuitry wherein a threshold voltage clamp, responsive to a transient, closes an electrical path between the power supply lines. A triac or current responsive device is provided in parallel with the threshold voltage clamp to shunt the current flow from the clamp when the current through the clamp rises above a predetermined limit.