US3217601A
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Gun firing control device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-05-26
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1984-05-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Davis L Gardner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:49
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41A; F41A19/00; F41A19/58; F41A19/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF ROUNDS FIRED FROM A GUN HAVING A PARTICULAR MECHANISM FOR OPERATING THE GUN COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF DECADE COUNTERS CONNECTED IN SERIES; MEANS, RESPONSIVE TO THE OPERATING MECHANISM OF SAID GUN, FOR APPLYING A SIGNAL PULSE TO THE FIRST OF SAID SERIES CONNECTED DECADE COUNTERS FOR EACH ROUND FIRED FROM SAID GUN; A THYRATRON CONTROL CIRCUIT; A DIODE MATRIX HAVING A PLURALITY OF OUTPUT LINES; MEANS, CONNECTING CERTAIN DIODES OF SAID DIODE MATRIX TO CORRESPONDING OUTPUT CIRCUITS OF SAID DECADE COUNTERS, FOR PROVIDING AN OUTPUT FROM SAID DIODE MATRIX CORRESPONDING TO CERTAIN PREDETERMINED COUNTS IN SAID DECADE COUNTERS; MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING THE OUTPUTS OF SAID DIODE MATRIX TO SAID THYRATRON CONTROL CIRCUIT; AND MEANS CONNECTED IN THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT OF SAID THYRATRON CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR INTERRUPTING THE FIRING OF SAID GUN WHEN SAID THYRATRON CONTROL CIRCUIT IS ENERGIZED.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
146 words
A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF ROUNDS FIRED FROM A GUN HAVING A PARTICULAR MECHANISM FOR OPERATING THE GUN COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF DECADE COUNTERS CONNECTED IN SERIES; MEANS, RESPONSIVE TO THE OPERATING MECHANISM OF SAID GUN, FOR APPLYING A SIGNAL PULSE TO THE FIRST OF SAID SERIES CONNECTED DECADE COUNTERS FOR EACH ROUND FIRED FROM SAID GUN; A THYRATRON CONTROL CIRCUIT; A DIODE MATRIX HAVING A PLURALITY OF OUTPUT LINES; MEANS, CONNECTING CERTAIN DIODES OF SAID DIODE MATRIX TO CORRESPONDING OUTPUT CIRCUITS OF SAID DECADE COUNTERS, FOR PROVIDING AN OUTPUT FROM SAID DIODE MATRIX CORRESPONDING TO CERTAIN PREDETERMINED COUNTS IN SAID DECADE COUNTERS; MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING THE OUTPUTS OF SAID DIODE MATRIX TO SAID THYRATRON CONTROL CIRCUIT; AND MEANS CONNECTED IN THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT OF SAID THYRATRON CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR INTERRUPTING THE FIRING OF SAID GUN WHEN SAID THYRATRON CONTROL CIRCUIT IS ENERGIZED.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2831402A
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