US3111666A
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Method and apparatus for optically processing information
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-08-08
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Granted: 1963-11-19
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Expires: 1981-08-08
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Raymond M Wilmotte
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:44
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/02; G01S13/06; G01S13/08; G01S13/10; G01S13/106; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING RADAR INFORMATION TO OBTAIN AN INDICATION OF TARGET RANGE, COMPRISING MEANS FOR TRANSFORMING A FIRST SIGNAL, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRANSMITTED RADAR SIGNAL, INTO A FORM CAPABLE OF AFFECTING A BEAM OF LIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WAVEFORM OF THE FIRST SIGNAL, MEANS FOR TRANSFORMING A SECOND SIGNAL, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE RECEIVED RADAR ECHO SIGNAL, INTO A FORM CAPABLE OF AFFECTING A BEAM OF LIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WAVEFORM OF THE SECOND SIGNAL, FIRST AND SECOND MEANS FOR RESPECTIVELY CONDUCTING SAID TWO TRANSFORMED SIGNALS PAST EACH OTHER, MEANS FOR DIRECTING A BEAM OF LIGHT SERIALLY THROUGH SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONDUCTING MEANS, MEANS FOR DETECTING THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE TWO TRANSFORMED SIGNALS UPON SAID BEAM OF LIGHT, MEANS FOR INTEGRATING THE DETECTED LIGHT PATTERN, AND MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONDUCTING MEANS FOR COMPRESSING THE LIGHT PATTERN EMERGENT FROM SAID FIRST CONDUCTING MEANS BEFORE IT IS APPLIED TO SAID SECOND CONDUCTING MEANS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-11-18 | 1967-05-20 | 1967-11-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-11-18 | 1971-05-20 | 1971-11-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-11-18 | 1975-05-20 | 1975-11-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |