US3246249A
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Programmable digital high and low limit detector system
Assignee: Lanteris Space LLC
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Filing: 1962-03-09
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Granted: 1966-04-12
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Expires: 1982-03-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Salvatore J Boscia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 04:26
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/26; G01R31/2607; G01R31/2608; G01R19/00; G01R19/165; G01R19/16528
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN ELECTRICAL QUANTITY IN DIGITAL FORM IS WITHIN A PRESCRIBED RANGE A PLUFINED BY LOW AND HIGH NUMERICAL LIMITS, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SECTIONS INCLUDING A UNITS SECTION AND AT LEAST ONE HIGHER ORDER SECTION, SAID SECTIONS CORRESPONDING TO DIFFERENT DIGITS, A PLURALITY OF INPUT TERMINALS IN EACH OF SAID SECTIONS REPRESENTING RESPECTIVELY DIFFERENT NUMERICAL VALUES OF THE DIGIT TO WHICH EACH SECTION CORRESPONDS, LOW AND HIGH LIMIT SWITCHES CONNECTED TO THE INPUT TERMINALS IN EACH OF SAID SECTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING THE LOW HIGH LIMITS OF SAID RANGE, AND GATE MEANS CONNECTED TO LOW LIMITS SWITCHES OF ALL OF SAID SECTIONS, A FIRST OR GATE CONNECTED TO SAID AND GATE MEANS AND TO LOW LIMIT SWITCHES OF THE HIGHEST ORDER SECTION FOR PRODUCING A SIGNAL ONLY IF A DIGITAL INPUT APPLIED TO SAID INPUT TERMINALS IS AT LEAST AS GREAT AS SAID LOW LIMIT, AND GA TE MEANS CONNECTED TO HIGH LIMIT SWITCHES OF ALL OF SAID SECTIONS, A SECOND OR GATE CONNECTED TO THE LAST-MENTIONED AND GATE MEANS AND TO HIGH LIMIT SWITCHES OF THE HIGHEST ORDER SECTION FOR PRODUCING A SIGNAL ONLY IF SAID DIGITAL INPUT DOES NOT EXCEED SAID HIGH LIMIT, AND AN AND GATE CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND OR GATES FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL ONLY IN RESPONSE TO SIGNALS FROM BOTH OF SAID OR GATES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
227 words
A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN ELECTRICAL QUANTITY IN DIGITAL FORM IS WITHIN A PRESCRIBED RANGE A PLUFINED BY LOW AND HIGH NUMERICAL LIMITS, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SECTIONS INCLUDING A UNITS SECTION AND AT LEAST ONE HIGHER ORDER SECTION, SAID SECTIONS CORRESPONDING TO DIFFERENT DIGITS, A PLURALITY OF INPUT TERMINALS IN EACH OF SAID SECTIONS REPRESENTING RESPECTIVELY DIFFERENT NUMERICAL VALUES OF THE DIGIT TO WHICH EACH SECTION CORRESPONDS, LOW AND HIGH LIMIT SWITCHES CONNECTED TO THE INPUT TERMINALS IN EACH OF SAID SECTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING THE LOW HIGH LIMITS OF SAID RANGE, AND GATE MEANS CONNECTED TO LOW LIMITS SWITCHES OF ALL OF SAID SECTIONS, A FIRST OR GATE CONNECTED TO SAID AND GATE MEANS AND TO LOW LIMIT SWITCHES OF THE HIGHEST ORDER SECTION FOR PRODUCING A SIGNAL ONLY IF A DIGITAL INPUT APPLIED TO SAID INPUT TERMINALS IS AT LEAST AS GREAT AS SAID LOW LIMIT, AND GA TE MEANS CONNECTED TO HIGH LIMIT SWITCHES OF ALL OF SAID SECTIONS, A SECOND OR GATE CONNECTED TO THE LAST-MENTIONED AND GATE MEANS AND TO HIGH LIMIT SWITCHES OF THE HIGHEST ORDER SECTION FOR PRODUCING A SIGNAL ONLY IF SAID DIGITAL INPUT DOES NOT EXCEED SAID HIGH LIMIT, AND AN AND GATE CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND OR GATES FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL ONLY IN RESPONSE TO SIGNALS FROM BOTH OF SAID OR GATES.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-04-11 | 1969-10-11 | 1970-04-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-04-11 | 1973-10-11 | 1974-04-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-04-11 | 1977-10-11 | 1978-04-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |