US3133189A
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Electronic interpolating counter for the time interval and frequency measurment
Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 1960-08-05
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1980-08-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan S Bagley
- 👤 Merrill W Brooksby
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:03
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04F; G04F10/00; G04F10/04; G01; G01R; G01R23/00; G01R23/02; G01R23/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A CIRCUIT FOR COUNTING PULSE DURING A SELECTED INTERVAL, SAID CIRCUIT COMPRISING MEANS FORMING PULSES HAVING THE SAME FREQUENCY AS THE SIGNAL APPLIED THERETO, MEANS TO GENERATE START AND STOP SIGNALS DEFINING SAID SELECTED INTERVAL, A GATE, A FIRST PULSE COUNTING MEANS TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF PULSES APPLIED THERETO ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED RADIX SYSTEM, MEANS INCLUDING SAID GATE TO APPLY THE PULSES TO SAID FIRST COUNTING MEANS IN RESPONSE TO SAID START SIGNAL, SECOND PULSE COUNTING MEANS, MEANS TO APPLY PULSES TO SAID SECOND PULSE COUNTING MEANS, FOR A PERIOD RELATED BY A PREDETERMINED MULTIPLE OF SAID RADIX TO THE INTERVAL BETWEEN SAID START SIGNAL AND THE NEXT SUCCESSIVE PULS TO BE COUNTED, THE SECOND PULSE COUNTING MEANS COUNTING THE PULSES DURING SAID PERIOD AND PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL WHEN THE NUMBER OF PULSES APPLIED THERETO EQUALS A MULTIPLE OF SAID RADIX, THIRD PULSE COUNTING MEANS, MEANS TO APPLY PULSES TO SAID THIRD PULSE COUNTING MEANS FOR A PERIOD RELATED BY SAID SAME MULTIPLE TO THE TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN SAID STO SIGNAL AND NEXT SUCCESSIVE PULSE TO BE COUNTED, THE THIRD
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A CIRCUIT FOR COUNTING PULSE DURING A SELECTED INTERVAL, SAID CIRCUIT COMPRISING MEANS FORMING PULSES HAVING THE SAME FREQUENCY AS THE SIGNAL APPLIED THERETO, MEANS TO GENERATE START AND STOP SIGNALS DEFINING SAID SELECTED INTERVAL, A GATE, A FIRST PULSE COUNTING MEANS TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF PULSES APPLIED THERETO ACCORDING TO A PREDETERMINED RADIX SYSTEM, MEANS INCLUDING SAID GATE TO APPLY THE PULSES TO SAID FIRST COUNTING MEANS IN RESPONSE TO SAID START SIGNAL, SECOND PULSE COUNTING MEANS, MEANS TO APPLY PULSES TO SAID SECOND PULSE COUNTING MEANS, FOR A PERIOD RELATED BY A PREDETERMINED MULTIPLE OF SAID RADIX TO THE INTERVAL BETWEEN SAID START SIGNAL AND THE NEXT SUCCESSIVE PULS TO BE COUNTED, THE SECOND PULSE COUNTING MEANS COUNTING THE PULSES DURING SAID PERIOD AND PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL WHEN THE NUMBER OF PULSES APPLIED THERETO EQUALS A MULTIPLE OF SAID RADIX, THIRD PULSE COUNTING MEANS, MEANS TO APPLY PULSES TO SAID THIRD PULSE COUNTING MEANS FOR A PERIOD RELATED BY SAID SAME MULTIPLE TO THE TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN SAID STO SIGNAL AND NEXT SUCCESSIVE PULSE TO BE COUNTED, THE THIRD
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-05-12 | 1967-11-11 | 1968-05-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-05-12 | 1971-11-11 | 1972-05-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-05-12 | 1975-11-11 | 1976-05-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |