US3131858A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-08-11
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Granted: 1964-05-05
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Expires: 1981-08-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis A Warner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 06:53
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G1/00; G06G1/0005; G06G1/0052
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A PLOTTING AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR SOLVING WIND VECTOR PROBLEMS COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED RECTANGULAR SLIDE MEMBER HAVING INDICIA CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF RADIAL LINES AND ARCS THEREON AND REPRESENTING A PORTION OF A POLAR GRAPH; A TOP MEMBER POSITIONED ON SAID RECTANGULAR MEMBER FOR SLIDABLE TRANSLATORY MOVEMENT THEREALONG, SAID MEMBER HAVING A TRANSPARENT CENTRAL PORTION; FASTENING MEANS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF SAID TRANSPARENT PORTION OF THE TOP MEMBER; A 360* COMPASS ROSE ROTATABLY MOUNTED BY THE FASTENING MEANS WITH RESPECT TO THE TOP MEMBER; CURSOR MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTED BY THE FASTENING MEANS ON THE AXIS OF SAID TRANSPARENT TOP MEMBER AND COMPASS ROSE, SAID CURSOR MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF MARKINGS THEREON IN DECREASING SERIES FROM THE CENTER OF SAID CURSOR MEANS TO ONE END THEREOF, SAID MARKINGS ADAPTED GRAPHICALLY TO REPRESENT WIND SPEED; AND A CURSOR SLIDE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID CURSOR MEANS FOR SLIDING MOVEMENT THEREALONG, SAID CURSOR SLIDE MEMBER HAVING A FIRST MARKING ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF TO OVERLIE SAID WIND SPEED MARKINGS ON THE CURSOR MEANS AND SECOND MARKING ADJACENT THE OTHER END THEREOF, SAID CURSOR MEANS AND CURSOR SLIDE MEMBER PROVIDING MEANS TO GRAPHICALLY REPRESENT THE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A PLOTTING AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR SOLVING WIND VECTOR PROBLEMS COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED RECTANGULAR SLIDE MEMBER HAVING INDICIA CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF RADIAL LINES AND ARCS THEREON AND REPRESENTING A PORTION OF A POLAR GRAPH; A TOP MEMBER POSITIONED ON SAID RECTANGULAR MEMBER FOR SLIDABLE TRANSLATORY MOVEMENT THEREALONG, SAID MEMBER HAVING A TRANSPARENT CENTRAL PORTION; FASTENING MEANS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF SAID TRANSPARENT PORTION OF THE TOP MEMBER; A 360* COMPASS ROSE ROTATABLY MOUNTED BY THE FASTENING MEANS WITH RESPECT TO THE TOP MEMBER; CURSOR MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTED BY THE FASTENING MEANS ON THE AXIS OF SAID TRANSPARENT TOP MEMBER AND COMPASS ROSE, SAID CURSOR MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF MARKINGS THEREON IN DECREASING SERIES FROM THE CENTER OF SAID CURSOR MEANS TO ONE END THEREOF, SAID MARKINGS ADAPTED GRAPHICALLY TO REPRESENT WIND SPEED; AND A CURSOR SLIDE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID CURSOR MEANS FOR SLIDING MOVEMENT THEREALONG, SAID CURSOR SLIDE MEMBER HAVING A FIRST MARKING ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF TO OVERLIE SAID WIND SPEED MARKINGS ON THE CURSOR MEANS AND SECOND MARKING ADJACENT THE OTHER END THEREOF, SAID CURSOR MEANS AND CURSOR SLIDE MEMBER PROVIDING MEANS TO GRAPHICALLY REPRESENT THE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-05-05 | 1967-11-04 | 1968-05-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-05-05 | 1971-11-04 | 1972-05-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-05-05 | 1975-11-04 | 1976-05-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |