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US3117320A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Built-in antenna remotely positioned with respect to wave-signal receiver cabinet

Assignee: Zenith Electronics LLC
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Filing: 1961-08-14
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Granted: 1964-01-07
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Expires: 1981-08-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 James F O'toole

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 00:01
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/08; H01Q1/10; H01Q1/103

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 201 words
A WAVE-SIGNAL RECEIVER COMPRISING: A CABINET CONTAINING A RECEIVER CHASSIS HAVING WAVE-SIGNAL RECEIVING CIRCUITS; AN ANTENNA HAVING A PREDETERMINED DIRECTIONAL PATTERN COUPLED TO SAID RECEIVING CIRCUITS; MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID ANTENNA ON SAID CABINET INCLUDING A BALL AND SOCKET JOINT IN WHICH THE ANTENNA IS SLIDABLE TO PERMIT ADJUSTMENT OF THE POSITION OF SAID ANTENNA RELATIVE TO THE TOP SURFACE OF THE CABINET AND TO PERMIT RETRACTION OF SAID ANTENNA INTO SAID CABINET WHEN SAID ANTENNA HAS A PREDETERMINED ORIENTATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID CABINET; A DRIVING SYSTEM COUPLED TO SAID ANTENNA BY A SECOND BALL AND SOCKET JOINT, SAID SECOND JOINT BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT AN AXIS OF REVOLUTION IN A PREDETERMINED PLANE FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING THE ANTENNA TO DESCRIBE A SURFACE OF REVOLUTION TO ADJUST THE ORIENTATION OF SAID DIRECTIONAL PATTERN; MEANS FOR MOVING SAID AXIS OF REVOLUTION IN A PLANE NORMAL TO SAID PREDETERMINED PLANE TO VARY THE CONFIGURATION OF SAID SURFACE OF REVOLUTION; ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DRIVING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID DRIVING SYSTEM TO ACTUATE SUCH SYSTEM; AND CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM A REMOTE POINT FOR ENERGIZING AND DEENERGIZING SAID DRIVING MEANS FOR POSITIONING SAID ANTENNA AT ANY SELECTED LOCATION IN SAID SURFACE OF REVOLUTION.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-01-06 1967-07-08 1968-01-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-01-06 1971-07-08 1972-01-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-01-06 1975-07-08 1976-01-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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