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Tropospheric radio communication system

Assignee: Thales SA
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Filing: 1960-06-17
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Granted: 1964-12-08
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Expires: 1980-06-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Biggi Victor
  • 👤 Simon Jean Claude

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 11:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
A TROPOSPHERIC RADIO LINK COMPRISING: A TRANSMITTER FOR TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL HAVING A CARRIER FREQUENCY; MEANS FOR CYCLICALLY TUNING SAID FREQUENCY TO SWEEP A PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY BAND DURING FIRST PERIODICALLY REPEATED TIME INTERVALS AND TO BE CLAMPED TO ONE OF THE FREQUENCY VALUES COMPRISED IN SAID FREQUENCY BAND DURING SECOND PERIODICALLY REPEATED TIME INTERVALS SAID FIRST AND SECOND INTERVALS HAVING RESPECTIVELY FIXED FIRST AND SECOND DURATIONS T AND T SEPARATING TWO CONSECUTIVE FIRST TIME INTERVALS; A RECEIVER FOR RECEIVING SAID SIGNAL; MEANS FOR MEASURING THE AMPLITUDE OF SAID RECEIVED SIGNAL DURING SAID FIRST INTERVALS AND FOR DETERMINING THE FREQUENCY CORRESPONDING TO THE PEAK AMPLITUDE OF SAID SIGNAL; MEANS FOR MAKING SAID ONE FREQUENCY EQUAL TO SAID LAST MENTIONED FREQUENCY; AND MEANS FOR CONSTANTLY TUNING SAID RECEIVER TO SAID TRANSMITTER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 129 words
A TROPOSPHERIC RADIO LINK COMPRISING: A TRANSMITTER FOR TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL HAVING A CARRIER FREQUENCY; MEANS FOR CYCLICALLY TUNING SAID FREQUENCY TO SWEEP A PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY BAND DURING FIRST PERIODICALLY REPEATED TIME INTERVALS AND TO BE CLAMPED TO ONE OF THE FREQUENCY VALUES COMPRISED IN SAID FREQUENCY BAND DURING SECOND PERIODICALLY REPEATED TIME INTERVALS SAID FIRST AND SECOND INTERVALS HAVING RESPECTIVELY FIXED FIRST AND SECOND DURATIONS T AND T SEPARATING TWO CONSECUTIVE FIRST TIME INTERVALS; A RECEIVER FOR RECEIVING SAID SIGNAL; MEANS FOR MEASURING THE AMPLITUDE OF SAID RECEIVED SIGNAL DURING SAID FIRST INTERVALS AND FOR DETERMINING THE FREQUENCY CORRESPONDING TO THE PEAK AMPLITUDE OF SAID SIGNAL; MEANS FOR MAKING SAID ONE FREQUENCY EQUAL TO SAID LAST MENTIONED FREQUENCY; AND MEANS FOR CONSTANTLY TUNING SAID RECEIVER TO SAID TRANSMITTER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-12-08 1968-06-08 1968-12-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-12-08 1972-06-08 1972-12-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-12-08 1976-06-08 1976-12-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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