Surge suppressor device
AssigneePolyPhaser Corporation
InventorsJonathan L. Jones, Richard C. Dunning, Ted K. Kulbieda
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for protecting hardware devices using a spiral inductor. The surge suppressor protects hardware devices from electric surges by isolating the radio frequency from an inner conductor. The surge suppressor includes a housing, an inner conductor, a surge blocking device, and a spiral inductor. The surge blocking device is inserted in series with the hardware devices for blocking the flow of electrical energy therethrough. The spiral inductor is coupled to the surge blocking device and is shunted to ground for discharging the electrical surge.
Claims39
A surge suppressor comprising:
- a conductor configured to receive an electrical surge;
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- an inductor having an inner arc and an outer arc, the inner arc having a smaller radius than the outer arc, the inductor being positioned proximate to the conductor so that the electrical surge can propagate from the conductor to the inductor.
A surge suppressor comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber having a central axis;
- a conductor disposed in the chamber of the housing and extending substantially along the central axis of the chamber, the conductor configured to carry an A.C. signal and a D.C. surge;
- an inductor having an inner arc connected to the conductor and an outer arc connected to the housing, the inner arc having a smaller radius than the outer arc, the inductor having a curved shape between the inner arc and the outer arc;
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- a capacitive device connected to the conductor and configured to block the D.C. surge so that the D.C. surge is directed along the inductor, from the inner arc to the outer arc, to the housing.
A surge suppressor comprising:
- means for propagating a signal and a surge;
- means for blocking the surge coupled to the means for propagating;
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- means for shunting the surge to a ground coupled to the means for propagating wherein the means for shunting provides a planar curved path.
A surge suppressor comprising:
- a housing defining a chamber having a central axis, the housing being connectable to a ground;
- a conductor disposed in the chamber of the housing and extending substantially along the central axis of the chamber;
- an inductor disposed in the chamber of the housing, the inductor having
- an inner edge coupled to the conductor,
- an outer edge coupled to the housing, and
- curved planar member configured to facilitate an electrical flow path for a D.C. surge from the conductor to the housing;
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- a capacitor connected in line to the conductor and configured to block the D.C. surge so that the D.C. surge is directed along the curved planar member of the inductor to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.