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Means for obtaining tricoordinate radar information

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1958-11-18
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Granted: 1963-10-08
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Expires: 1978-11-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Carlyle J Sletten

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 20:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q25/00; G; G01; G01S; G01S1/00; G01S1/02; H01Q19/00; H01Q19/10; H01Q19/12; H01Q19/17

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 112 words
A RADAR SYSTEM COMPRISING A TRAVELING WAVE ANTENNA ARRAY LOCATED IN THE FOCAL PLANE OF A REFLECTOR, MEANS TO ENERGIZE SAID TRAVELING WAVE ARRAY TO PROVIDE A SINGLE TRANSMITTED CSC2 O BEAM TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS AN AIRBORNE TARGET, SAID ENERGIZING MEANS ALSO OPERATING TO PRODUCE A RECEIVING PATTERN OF TWO SIMULTANEOUS OVERLAPPING CSC2 O BEAMS WITH THE RELATIVE PHASE BETWEEN THE TWO AFORESAID BEAMS A MONTONIC FUNCTION OF THE ELEVATION OF SAID AIRBORNE TARGETS, AND MEANS TO PHASE COMPARE THE SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVED ENERGY IN EACH OF SAID PAIR OF SAID CSC2 O BEAMS TO EACH OTHER TO PROVIDE AN OUTPUT SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ANGLE OF ELEVATION OF SAID AIRBORNE TARGETS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 112 words
A RADAR SYSTEM COMPRISING A TRAVELING WAVE ANTENNA ARRAY LOCATED IN THE FOCAL PLANE OF A REFLECTOR, MEANS TO ENERGIZE SAID TRAVELING WAVE ARRAY TO PROVIDE A SINGLE TRANSMITTED CSC2 O BEAM TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS AN AIRBORNE TARGET, SAID ENERGIZING MEANS ALSO OPERATING TO PRODUCE A RECEIVING PATTERN OF TWO SIMULTANEOUS OVERLAPPING CSC2 O BEAMS WITH THE RELATIVE PHASE BETWEEN THE TWO AFORESAID BEAMS A MONTONIC FUNCTION OF THE ELEVATION OF SAID AIRBORNE TARGETS, AND MEANS TO PHASE COMPARE THE SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVED ENERGY IN EACH OF SAID PAIR OF SAID CSC2 O BEAMS TO EACH OTHER TO PROVIDE AN OUTPUT SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ANGLE OF ELEVATION OF SAID AIRBORNE TARGETS.

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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) 1966-10-07 1967-04-08 1967-10-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-10-07 1971-04-08 1971-10-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-10-07 1975-04-08 1975-10-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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