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US3203236A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fluid flow indicator

Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1962-08-31
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1982-08-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Morris D Prince

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 12:39
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P5/00; G01P5/02; G01P13/00; G01P13/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 312 words
AN INDICATOR COMPRISING: A FRAME HAVING A LONGITUDINAL REFERENCE AXIS, AND X AND Y AXES PERPENDICULAR THERETO; A FIRST PENDULUM ASSEMBLY EXPOSED TO FLUID FLOW MOUNTED IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID REFERENCE AXIS INCLUDING A FIRST CONNECTOR MEMBER FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID FRAME, A SECOND CONNECTOR MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST CONNECTOR MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE X AXIS, A FIRST SYNCHRO TRANSMITTER FOR SENSING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND CONNECTOR MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST CONNECTOR MEMBER, A PENDULUM CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND CONNECTOR MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE Y AXIS, A SECOND SYNCHRO TRANSMITTER FOR SENSING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID PENDULUM ABOUT THE Y AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID SECOND CONNECTOR MEMBER; A SECOND PENDULUM ASSEMBLY MOUNTED IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID REFERENCE AXIS INCLUDING A THIRD CONNECTOR MEMBER FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID FRAME, A FOURTH CONNECTOR MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID THIRD CONNECTOR MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE X AXIS, A FIRST SYNCHRO DIFFERENTIAL FOR SENSING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF THE FOURTH CONNECTOR ABOUT THE X AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID THIRD CONNECTOR MEMBER, A SECOND PENDULUM CONNECTED TO SAID FOURTH CONNECTOR MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE Y AXIS, A SECOND SYNCHRO DIFFERENTIAL FOR SENSING PIVOTAL MOVMENT OF SAID SECOND PENDULUM ABOUT THE Y AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID THIRD CONNECTOR MEMBER; MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME TO PROTECT SAID SECOND PENDULUM ASSEMBLY FROM MOVEMENT DUE TO FLUID FLOW; AND A FIRST AND SECOND SYNCHRO RECEIVER, SAID FIRST SYNCHRO DIFFERENTIAL BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST SYNCHRO TRANSMITTER AND TO SAID FIRST SYNCHRO RECEIVER FOR INDICATING THE DEFLECTION OF SAID FIRST PENDULUM ABOUT THE X AXIS IN RESPONSE TO THE INPINGEMENT OF FLUID THEREON AND SAID SECOND SYNCHRO DIFFERENTIAL BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SYNCHRO TRANSMITTER AND TO SAID SECOND SYNCHRO RECEIVER FOR INDICATING THE DEFLECTION OF SAID FIRST PENDULUM ABOUT THE Y AXIS IN RESPONSE TO THE IMPINGEMENT OF FLUID THEREON.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 312 words
AN INDICATOR COMPRISING: A FRAME HAVING A LONGITUDINAL REFERENCE AXIS, AND X AND Y AXES PERPENDICULAR THERETO; A FIRST PENDULUM ASSEMBLY EXPOSED TO FLUID FLOW MOUNTED IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID REFERENCE AXIS INCLUDING A FIRST CONNECTOR MEMBER FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID FRAME, A SECOND CONNECTOR MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST CONNECTOR MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE X AXIS, A FIRST SYNCHRO TRANSMITTER FOR SENSING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND CONNECTOR MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST CONNECTOR MEMBER, A PENDULUM CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND CONNECTOR MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE Y AXIS, A SECOND SYNCHRO TRANSMITTER FOR SENSING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID PENDULUM ABOUT THE Y AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID SECOND CONNECTOR MEMBER; A SECOND PENDULUM ASSEMBLY MOUNTED IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID REFERENCE AXIS INCLUDING A THIRD CONNECTOR MEMBER FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID FRAME, A FOURTH CONNECTOR MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID THIRD CONNECTOR MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE X AXIS, A FIRST SYNCHRO DIFFERENTIAL FOR SENSING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF THE FOURTH CONNECTOR ABOUT THE X AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID THIRD CONNECTOR MEMBER, A SECOND PENDULUM CONNECTED TO SAID FOURTH CONNECTOR MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE Y AXIS, A SECOND SYNCHRO DIFFERENTIAL FOR SENSING PIVOTAL MOVMENT OF SAID SECOND PENDULUM ABOUT THE Y AXIS RELATIVE TO SAID THIRD CONNECTOR MEMBER; MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME TO PROTECT SAID SECOND PENDULUM ASSEMBLY FROM MOVEMENT DUE TO FLUID FLOW; AND A FIRST AND SECOND SYNCHRO RECEIVER, SAID FIRST SYNCHRO DIFFERENTIAL BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST SYNCHRO TRANSMITTER AND TO SAID FIRST SYNCHRO RECEIVER FOR INDICATING THE DEFLECTION OF SAID FIRST PENDULUM ABOUT THE X AXIS IN RESPONSE TO THE INPINGEMENT OF FLUID THEREON AND SAID SECOND SYNCHRO DIFFERENTIAL BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SYNCHRO TRANSMITTER AND TO SAID SECOND SYNCHRO RECEIVER FOR INDICATING THE DEFLECTION OF SAID FIRST PENDULUM ABOUT THE Y AXIS IN RESPONSE TO THE IMPINGEMENT OF FLUID THEREON.

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