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US3193838A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Seismic signal display system

Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co
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Filing: 1962-03-05
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Granted: 1965-07-06
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Expires: 1982-03-05
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Roscoe W Mitchell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 20:10
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/28; G01V1/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 138 words
A SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING A SIGNAL HAVING AMPLITUDE VARIATIONS AND IN WHICH SYSTEM A CATHODE RAY TUBE IS USED, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES: THREE DISTINCT BANDS OF MATERIAL ON THE FACE OF SAID CATHODE RAY TUBE, EACH BAND EMITTING A SEPARATE PRIMARY COLOR WHEN ENERGIZED BY THE ELECTRON BEAM FROM THE ELECTRON GUN OF SAID CATHODE RAY TUBE; MEANS TO SWEEP TRAVERSELY THE BEAM SUCCESSIVELY ACROSS EACH BAND; A RECORDING MEDIUM; MEANS TO CONTROL THE ENERGIZING OF THE ELECTRON GUN DURING EACH SWEEP ACCORDING TO THE AMPLITUDE OF THE SIGNAL BEING PROCESSED; MEANS TO MOVE SAID RECORDING MEDIUM NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO THE SWEEP ACROSS THE FACE OF SAID CATHODE RAY TUBE; AND OPTICAL MEANS OF A CHARACTER TO DISPLAY THE BEAM OF LIGHT RECEIVED FROM THE CATHODE RAY TUBE AS A SINGLE LINE UPON SAID RECORDING MEDIUM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 138 words
A SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING A SIGNAL HAVING AMPLITUDE VARIATIONS AND IN WHICH SYSTEM A CATHODE RAY TUBE IS USED, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES: THREE DISTINCT BANDS OF MATERIAL ON THE FACE OF SAID CATHODE RAY TUBE, EACH BAND EMITTING A SEPARATE PRIMARY COLOR WHEN ENERGIZED BY THE ELECTRON BEAM FROM THE ELECTRON GUN OF SAID CATHODE RAY TUBE; MEANS TO SWEEP TRAVERSELY THE BEAM SUCCESSIVELY ACROSS EACH BAND; A RECORDING MEDIUM; MEANS TO CONTROL THE ENERGIZING OF THE ELECTRON GUN DURING EACH SWEEP ACCORDING TO THE AMPLITUDE OF THE SIGNAL BEING PROCESSED; MEANS TO MOVE SAID RECORDING MEDIUM NORMAL WITH RESPECT TO THE SWEEP ACROSS THE FACE OF SAID CATHODE RAY TUBE; AND OPTICAL MEANS OF A CHARACTER TO DISPLAY THE BEAM OF LIGHT RECEIVED FROM THE CATHODE RAY TUBE AS A SINGLE LINE UPON SAID RECORDING MEDIUM.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2337980A Cited
US3025125A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-07-05 1969-01-04 1969-07-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-07-05 1973-01-04 1973-07-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-07-05 1977-01-04 1977-07-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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