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Electrical circuits for sensing the relative position of two parts

Assignee: EMI Ltd
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Filing: 1962-08-09
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Granted: 1964-12-08
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Expires: 1982-08-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 White Eric Lawrence Casling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 05:00
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/182; G05B19/186; B; B23; B23Q; B23Q15/00; H; H02; H02P; H02P5/00; H02P5/46; H02P5/52; H02P5/56; H03; H03M; H03M1/00; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/37; G05B2219/37473; G05B2219/45; G05B2219/45215; H03M1/12; H03M1/60; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 138 words
AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT COMPRISING A FIRST SOURCE OF REFERENCE OSCILLATIONS OF A FIRST FREQUENCY, A SECOND SOURCE OF REFERENCE OSCILLATIONS OF A SECOND FREQUENCY DIFFERENT FROM SAID FIRST FREQUENCY, A FIRST CHANNEL INCLUDING A FIRST RESOLVER FOR PHASE MODULATING OSCILLATIONS FROM SAID FIRST SOURCE IN RESPONSE TO THE SETTING OF SAID FIRST RESOLVER, A SECOND CHANNEL INCLUDING A SECOND RESOLVER FOR PHASE MODULATING OSCILLATION FROM SAID SECOND SOURCE IN RESPONSE TO THE SETTING OF SAID SECOND RESOLVER, FREQUENCY DIVIDING MEANS FOR AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PHASE MODULATED OSCILLATIONS SUCH THAT THE FREQUENCIES OF THE OUTPUTS OF SAID CHANNELS ARE EQUAL, AND PHASE SENSITIVE MEANS FOR COMPARING THE PHASES OF THE OUTPUTS OF SAID FREQUENCY DIVIDERS, WHEREBY AN OUTPUT SIGNAL OF SAID PHASE SENSITIVE MEANS REPRESENTS THE RELATIVE SETTINGS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND RESOLVERS ON DIFFERENT SCALES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 138 words
AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT COMPRISING A FIRST SOURCE OF REFERENCE OSCILLATIONS OF A FIRST FREQUENCY, A SECOND SOURCE OF REFERENCE OSCILLATIONS OF A SECOND FREQUENCY DIFFERENT FROM SAID FIRST FREQUENCY, A FIRST CHANNEL INCLUDING A FIRST RESOLVER FOR PHASE MODULATING OSCILLATIONS FROM SAID FIRST SOURCE IN RESPONSE TO THE SETTING OF SAID FIRST RESOLVER, A SECOND CHANNEL INCLUDING A SECOND RESOLVER FOR PHASE MODULATING OSCILLATION FROM SAID SECOND SOURCE IN RESPONSE TO THE SETTING OF SAID SECOND RESOLVER, FREQUENCY DIVIDING MEANS FOR AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PHASE MODULATED OSCILLATIONS SUCH THAT THE FREQUENCIES OF THE OUTPUTS OF SAID CHANNELS ARE EQUAL, AND PHASE SENSITIVE MEANS FOR COMPARING THE PHASES OF THE OUTPUTS OF SAID FREQUENCY DIVIDERS, WHEREBY AN OUTPUT SIGNAL OF SAID PHASE SENSITIVE MEANS REPRESENTS THE RELATIVE SETTINGS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND RESOLVERS ON DIFFERENT SCALES.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-12-08 1968-06-08 1968-12-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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