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Airspeed meter

Assignee: M Ten Bosch Inc
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Filing: 1958-10-24
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Granted: 1964-01-28
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Expires: 1978-10-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Bosch Maurits Ten
  • 👤 Donald S Bayley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 06:12
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P5/00; G01P5/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
A TRUE AIRSPEED METER FOR HELICOPTERS AND AIRBORNE VEHICLES FOR MEASURING VELOCITIES RANGING FROM 0 TO 185 KNOTS AS WELL AS UP TO 200 TO 300 KNOTS IN ANY DIRECTION WHETHER FORWARD, REVERSE, TO EITHER SIDE, OR HOVERING, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CLOSELY SPACED PLATES FORMING A FLAT NARROW AIR SPACE THROUGH WHICH THE AIR IS CAUSED TO FLOW, MEANS TO CREATE A MAGNETIC FIELD ACROSS SAID SPACE AND MEANS TO IONIZE THE AIR WHILE SO FLOWING, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES SET UP IN THE AIRSTREAM ADJACENT TO THE IONIZED AND MAGNETIC ZONES AND MEANS TO MEASURE THE VOLTAGE INDUCED BY THE MOVING IONIZED AIRSTREAM ACROSS THE ELECTRODES, SAID MEANS TO IONIZE THE AIR CONSISTING OF A SURFACING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL ON EACH SIDE OF THE STREAM OF AIR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 129 words
A TRUE AIRSPEED METER FOR HELICOPTERS AND AIRBORNE VEHICLES FOR MEASURING VELOCITIES RANGING FROM 0 TO 185 KNOTS AS WELL AS UP TO 200 TO 300 KNOTS IN ANY DIRECTION WHETHER FORWARD, REVERSE, TO EITHER SIDE, OR HOVERING, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CLOSELY SPACED PLATES FORMING A FLAT NARROW AIR SPACE THROUGH WHICH THE AIR IS CAUSED TO FLOW, MEANS TO CREATE A MAGNETIC FIELD ACROSS SAID SPACE AND MEANS TO IONIZE THE AIR WHILE SO FLOWING, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES SET UP IN THE AIRSTREAM ADJACENT TO THE IONIZED AND MAGNETIC ZONES AND MEANS TO MEASURE THE VOLTAGE INDUCED BY THE MOVING IONIZED AIRSTREAM ACROSS THE ELECTRODES, SAID MEANS TO IONIZE THE AIR CONSISTING OF A SURFACING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL ON EACH SIDE OF THE STREAM OF AIR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-01-27 1967-07-29 1968-01-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-01-27 1975-07-29 1976-01-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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