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System for monitoring the take-off performance of an aircraft

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1959-06-29
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Granted: 1963-02-12
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Expires: 1979-06-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Gold Theodore

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:42
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D1/00; G05D1/0083; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/48; G06G7/70

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 175 words
A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING THE TAKE-OFF RUN COMPRISING ACCELERATION RESPONSIVE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CRAFT FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FORWARD ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED BY SAID CRAFT, MEANS FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REMAINING DISTANCE TO BE TRAVERSED BEFORE TAKE-OFF AT THE PREVAILING AIR DENSITY CONDITIONS, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID ACCELERATION AND DISTANCE SIGNALS FOR PROVIDING A FIRST SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF A FUNCTION OF THE PRODUCT THEREOF, SPEED RESPONSIVE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CRAFT FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE CRAFT, MEANS FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPEED REQUIRED FOR SAID CRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID REQUIRED SPEED SIGNAL AND SAID ACTUAL SPEED SIGNAL FOR PROVIDING A SECOND SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FUNCTION OF THE REQUIRED SPEED SIGNAL AND A FUNCTION OF THE ACTUAL SPEED SIGNAL, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIGNALS FOR PROVIDING A MEASURE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIFFERENCE THEREBETWEEN WHEREBY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT MAY BE MONITORED.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 175 words
A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING THE TAKE-OFF RUN COMPRISING ACCELERATION RESPONSIVE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CRAFT FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FORWARD ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED BY SAID CRAFT, MEANS FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REMAINING DISTANCE TO BE TRAVERSED BEFORE TAKE-OFF AT THE PREVAILING AIR DENSITY CONDITIONS, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID ACCELERATION AND DISTANCE SIGNALS FOR PROVIDING A FIRST SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF A FUNCTION OF THE PRODUCT THEREOF, SPEED RESPONSIVE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID CRAFT FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE CRAFT, MEANS FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPEED REQUIRED FOR SAID CRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID REQUIRED SPEED SIGNAL AND SAID ACTUAL SPEED SIGNAL FOR PROVIDING A SECOND SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FUNCTION OF THE REQUIRED SPEED SIGNAL AND A FUNCTION OF THE ACTUAL SPEED SIGNAL, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIGNALS FOR PROVIDING A MEASURE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIFFERENCE THEREBETWEEN WHEREBY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT MAY BE MONITORED.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-02-11 1966-08-13 1967-02-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-11 1970-08-13 1971-02-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-11 1974-08-13 1975-02-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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