US3209357A
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Hyperbolic position determination
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-01-10
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1983-01-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wyatt Theodore
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 06:23
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64G; B64G3/00; G; G01; G01S; G01S5/00; G01S5/02; G01S5/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A METHOD OF HYPERBOLIC RECONNAISSANCE COMPRISING, ESTABLISHING IN A KNOWN ORBIT A PAIR OF ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITES, PROVIDING A STABLE OSCILLATOR ABOARD EACH OF SAID PAIR OF ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITES FOR GENERATING A TIMING SIGNAL THEREWITHIN, RECEIVING ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSIONS FROM THE EARTH IN EACH OF SAID SATELLITES, RECORDING SAID EMISSIONS WITHIN EACH OF SAID SATELLITES AND THE TIME DERIVED FROM SAID STABLE OSCILLATOR AT WHICH THEY ARE RECEIVED BY SAID SATELLITE, TRANSMITTING THE RECORDED INFORMATION FROM EACH OF SAID SATELLITES, AND COMPUTING THE POSITION OF SAID EMISSIONS FROM SAID TRANSMITTED INFORMATION BY THE INVERSE HYPERBOLIC POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
98 words
A METHOD OF HYPERBOLIC RECONNAISSANCE COMPRISING, ESTABLISHING IN A KNOWN ORBIT A PAIR OF ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITES, PROVIDING A STABLE OSCILLATOR ABOARD EACH OF SAID PAIR OF ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITES FOR GENERATING A TIMING SIGNAL THEREWITHIN, RECEIVING ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSIONS FROM THE EARTH IN EACH OF SAID SATELLITES, RECORDING SAID EMISSIONS WITHIN EACH OF SAID SATELLITES AND THE TIME DERIVED FROM SAID STABLE OSCILLATOR AT WHICH THEY ARE RECEIVED BY SAID SATELLITE, TRANSMITTING THE RECORDED INFORMATION FROM EACH OF SAID SATELLITES, AND COMPUTING THE POSITION OF SAID EMISSIONS FROM SAID TRANSMITTED INFORMATION BY THE INVERSE HYPERBOLIC POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3063048A
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