US3172213A
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eklund
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Granted: 1965-03-09
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Expires: 1982-03-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
No inventors recorded.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:12
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C19/00; G01C19/02; G01C19/34; G01C19/38; G01C19/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/12; Y10T74/1204; Y10T74/1229; Y10T74/1257
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
IN COMBINATION, A GYROSCOPE HAVING A SPIN AXIS, A CONTAINER SURROUNDING SAID GYROSCOPE, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CONTAINER WITH ANGULAR FREEDOM ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, A THIN METAL WIRE BAND PENDULOUSLY SUPPORTING SAID GYROSCOPE WITHIN AND FORM SAID CONTAINER WITH THE SPIN AXIS OF SAID GYROSCOPE IN A HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING PLATES ATTACHED TO SAID GYROSCOPE AND EXTENDING RADIALLY THEREFROM IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE, A PLURALITY OF PERMANENT MAGNETS SUPPORTED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID CONTAINER AND POSITIONED TO ESTABLISH A MAGNETIC FLUX PATH THROUGH SAID CONDUCTING PLATES TO GENERATE EDDY CURRENTS IN THE SAID CONDUCTING PLATES UPON HORIZONTAL TRANSLATORY MOVEMENT OF SAID GYROSCOPE AND SAID CONTAINER ABOUT A VERTICAL ERATING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO RELATIVE ROTATION OF SAID GYROSCOPE AND SAID CONTAINER ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, AND SERVO MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CONTAINER ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS IN SENSE AND MAGNITUDE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE SAID RELATIVE ROTATION TO REMAIN ESSENTIALLY ZERO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
IN COMBINATION, A GYROSCOPE HAVING A SPIN AXIS, A CONTAINER SURROUNDING SAID GYROSCOPE, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CONTAINER WITH ANGULAR FREEDOM ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, A THIN METAL WIRE BAND PENDULOUSLY SUPPORTING SAID GYROSCOPE WITHIN AND FORM SAID CONTAINER WITH THE SPIN AXIS OF SAID GYROSCOPE IN A HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING PLATES ATTACHED TO SAID GYROSCOPE AND EXTENDING RADIALLY THEREFROM IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE, A PLURALITY OF PERMANENT MAGNETS SUPPORTED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID CONTAINER AND POSITIONED TO ESTABLISH A MAGNETIC FLUX PATH THROUGH SAID CONDUCTING PLATES TO GENERATE EDDY CURRENTS IN THE SAID CONDUCTING PLATES UPON HORIZONTAL TRANSLATORY MOVEMENT OF SAID GYROSCOPE AND SAID CONTAINER ABOUT A VERTICAL ERATING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO RELATIVE ROTATION OF SAID GYROSCOPE AND SAID CONTAINER ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, AND SERVO MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CONTAINER ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS IN SENSE AND MAGNITUDE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE SAID RELATIVE ROTATION TO REMAIN ESSENTIALLY ZERO.
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