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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:
Sep. 30, 1980
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
338120 ; 338160 ;
Abstract
A variable attenuator comprises a generally horseshoe-shaped main resistance element, a sliding member movable thereover, and a bypass provided around that portion of the main resistance element adjacent the end portion of the path of said sliding member. The bypass is made of a conductive element or conductive element and a resistance element, the amount of current flowing through said bypass being thereby increased to enable a maximum attenuation.