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US3084560A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Gyro integrator with precession rate output signal

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-08-03
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Granted: 1963-04-09
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Expires: 1981-08-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald S Cleveland

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 17:10
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C19/00; G01C19/02; G01C19/04; G01C19/26; G01F; G01F1/00; G01F1/76; G01F15/00; G01F15/07; G01F15/075; G01F15/0755; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/12; Y10T74/1261; Y10T74/1264

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
A GYRO INTEGRATOR COMPRISING A GYRO ROTOR UNIVERSALLY MOUNTED ON A SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT MAJOR AND MINOR AXES, MEANS COMPRISING A ROTATABLE SHAFT CONNECTED TO APPLY INPUT TORQUE TO SAID GYRO ABOUT THE MINOR AXIS TO CAUSE PRECESSION THEREOF ABOUT THE MAJOR AXIS, PHOTOELECTRIC MEANS MEASURING THE GYRO PRECESSION RATE COMPRISING A LIGHT SOURCE, A PHOTOCELL EXPOSED TO LIGHT FROM SAID SOURCE, AND A PERFORATE LIGHT CHOPPER DISK COUPLED TO ROTATE WITH SAID GYRO ABOUT ITS MAJOR AXIS AND PERIODICALLY TO INTERRUPT THE LIGHT FALLING ON SAID PHOTOCELL FROM SAID SOURCE, PRECESSION RATE INDICATING MEANS ACTUATED BY THE OUTPUT OF SAID PHOTOCELL, AND ANTI-CREEP MEANS

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-08 1966-10-08 1967-04-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-08 1970-10-08 1971-04-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-08 1974-10-08 1975-04-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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