US3241374A
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Sensing of acceleration
Assignee: GV Controls Inc
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Filing: 1962-07-13
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1982-07-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Murray I Menkis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 03:58
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P15/00; G01P15/02; G01P15/08; G01P15/006; G01P15/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A SYSTEM FOR SENSING ACCELERATION COMPRISING AN ENCLOSURE; ELEMENTS WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE INCLUDING A FILLING OF FLUID, A LOCAL HEATER, A PAIR OF HEAT RECEIVERS, SAID HEAT RECEIVERS BEING SPACED AWAY FROM THE HEATER SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILARLY BUT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS IN A LINE ALONG WHICH AN ACCELERATION OF THE ENCLOSURE MAY HAVE A COMPONENT, THEREBY TO RENDER DISTINCT THEIR RESPECTIVE RECEPTIONS OF HEAT TRANSFERRED FROM THE HEATER BY CONVECTION WHILE RENDERING SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR THEIR RESPECTIVE RECEPTIONS OF HEAT OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED FROM THE HEATER, AND TUBULAR MEANS SURROUNDING THE HEATER AND EXTENDING THEREFROM SUBSTANTIALLY AS FAR AS EACH OF SAID HEAT RECEIVERS, FOR CAUSING HEAT FLOWING FROM THE HEATER BY CONVECTION, WHEN THE ENCLOSURE IS SUBJECTED TO AN ACCELERATION HAVING COMPONENT ALONG SAID LINE, TO ARRIVE AT ONE OR THE OTHER OF SAID HEAT RECEIVERS; AND OUTPUT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID HEAT RECEIVERS AND RESPONSIVE TO THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THEIR TEMPERATURES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
150 words
A SYSTEM FOR SENSING ACCELERATION COMPRISING AN ENCLOSURE; ELEMENTS WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE INCLUDING A FILLING OF FLUID, A LOCAL HEATER, A PAIR OF HEAT RECEIVERS, SAID HEAT RECEIVERS BEING SPACED AWAY FROM THE HEATER SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILARLY BUT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS IN A LINE ALONG WHICH AN ACCELERATION OF THE ENCLOSURE MAY HAVE A COMPONENT, THEREBY TO RENDER DISTINCT THEIR RESPECTIVE RECEPTIONS OF HEAT TRANSFERRED FROM THE HEATER BY CONVECTION WHILE RENDERING SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR THEIR RESPECTIVE RECEPTIONS OF HEAT OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED FROM THE HEATER, AND TUBULAR MEANS SURROUNDING THE HEATER AND EXTENDING THEREFROM SUBSTANTIALLY AS FAR AS EACH OF SAID HEAT RECEIVERS, FOR CAUSING HEAT FLOWING FROM THE HEATER BY CONVECTION, WHEN THE ENCLOSURE IS SUBJECTED TO AN ACCELERATION HAVING COMPONENT ALONG SAID LINE, TO ARRIVE AT ONE OR THE OTHER OF SAID HEAT RECEIVERS; AND OUTPUT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID HEAT RECEIVERS AND RESPONSIVE TO THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THEIR TEMPERATURES.
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