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Vacuum tube amplifier having grid as output and plate as input

US7053710B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 2, 2004
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 2, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F1/13
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vacuum tube amplifier is formed of a vacuum tube having a cathode, a plate, a grid, and a heater to radiate electrons from the cathode. An input signal is supplied to the plate, an output signal is obtained at the grid, and a predetermined low voltage is supplied to the heater. The voltage supplied to the heater can be low, thereby significantly decreasing an overall consumption of electric power for the vacuum tube amplifier.

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