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Attitude reference

Assignee: North American Aviation Corp
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Filing: 1960-04-11
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Granted: 1965-11-02
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Expires: 1980-04-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Leonard C Dozier

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 01:48
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/10; G01C21/12; G01C21/16; G01C21/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/12; Y10T74/1221

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 77 words
AN ATTITUDE REFERENCE COMPRISING: SUPPORT MEANS, A MECHANICALLY SCHULER-TUNED VERTICAL GYROSCOPE MOUNTED UPON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND PROVIDING A VERTICAL REFERENCE OFFSET FROM THE LOCAL VERTICAL BY A PREDETERMINED FUNCTION OF VELOCITY OF SAID SUPPORT MEANS, MEANS FOR SENSING SAID VELOCITY, MEANS FOR GENERATING CORRECTION SIGNALS IN RESPONSE TO SAID SENSING MEANS INDICATIVE OF SAID OFFSET FROM VERTICAL, AN AZIMUTH GYROSCOPE, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID VERTICAL GYROSCOPE AND SAID CORRECTION SIGNALS FOR LEVELLING SAID AZIMUTH GYROSCOPE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-11-01 1969-05-03 1969-11-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-11-01 1973-05-03 1973-11-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-11-01 1977-05-03 1977-11-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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