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US3131376A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Security-line-surveillance system

Assignee: Electrada Corp
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Filing: 1961-03-01
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Granted: 1964-04-28
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Expires: 1981-03-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Vall Wilbur E Du

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 02:05
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B29/00; G08B29/02; G08B29/06; G08B29/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 153 words
A SECURITY-LINE-SUPERVISORY SYSTEM COMPRISING AT A CENTRAL LOCATION MEANS FOR RANDOMLY GENERATING PULSES, MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING A TRANSMITTING INTERVAL HAVING A RANDOM DURATION RESPONSIVE TO SAID RANDOMLY GENERATED PULSES, MEANS FOR COUNTING THE RANDOM PULSES OCCURRING DURING A TRANSMITTING INTERVAL AND ESTABLISHING A REPRESENTATIVE VOLTAGE PATTERN, A LINE CONNECTING SAID CENTRAL LOCATION TO A REMOTE LOCATION, MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING THE RANDOM PULSES GENERATED DURING A TRANSMITTING INTERVAL TO SAID REMOTE LOCATION OVER SAID LINE, MEANS AT SAID REMOTE LOCATION FOR RECEIVING SAID TRANSMITTED PULSES, MEANS FOR COUNTING THE RECEIVED PULSES AND ESTABLISHING A REPRESENTATIVE VOLTAGE PATTERN, MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF SAID VOLTAGE PATTERN OVER SAID LINE TO SAID CENTRAL LOCATION, AT SAID CENTRAL LOCATION, MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID SIGNALS AND CONVERTING THEM TO THE VOLTAGE PATTERN REPRESENTED THEREBY, MEANS FOR COMPARING BOTH RECEIVED AND RETAINED VOLTAGE PATTERNS, AND MEANS FOR INDICATING WHEN A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAID COMPARED VOLTAGE PULSE PATTERNS EXISTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 153 words
A SECURITY-LINE-SUPERVISORY SYSTEM COMPRISING AT A CENTRAL LOCATION MEANS FOR RANDOMLY GENERATING PULSES, MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING A TRANSMITTING INTERVAL HAVING A RANDOM DURATION RESPONSIVE TO SAID RANDOMLY GENERATED PULSES, MEANS FOR COUNTING THE RANDOM PULSES OCCURRING DURING A TRANSMITTING INTERVAL AND ESTABLISHING A REPRESENTATIVE VOLTAGE PATTERN, A LINE CONNECTING SAID CENTRAL LOCATION TO A REMOTE LOCATION, MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING THE RANDOM PULSES GENERATED DURING A TRANSMITTING INTERVAL TO SAID REMOTE LOCATION OVER SAID LINE, MEANS AT SAID REMOTE LOCATION FOR RECEIVING SAID TRANSMITTED PULSES, MEANS FOR COUNTING THE RECEIVED PULSES AND ESTABLISHING A REPRESENTATIVE VOLTAGE PATTERN, MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF SAID VOLTAGE PATTERN OVER SAID LINE TO SAID CENTRAL LOCATION, AT SAID CENTRAL LOCATION, MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID SIGNALS AND CONVERTING THEM TO THE VOLTAGE PATTERN REPRESENTED THEREBY, MEANS FOR COMPARING BOTH RECEIVED AND RETAINED VOLTAGE PATTERNS, AND MEANS FOR INDICATING WHEN A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAID COMPARED VOLTAGE PULSE PATTERNS EXISTS.

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