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Variable course approach computer

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-10-12
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Granted: 1966-07-26
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Expires: 1984-10-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert Q Jameson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 12:42
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G1/00; G06G1/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 194 words
AN APPAROACH COMPUTER FOR USE BY PILOTS IN MAKING A CARRIER LANDING COMPRISING: A BACK PLATE, A TRANSPARENT FRONT PLATE ATTACHED TO SAID BACK PLATE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES THEREOF AND AT TWO INTERMEDIATE POSITIONS THEREBY FORMING A CENTER POCKET AND FIST AND SECOND END POCKETS FOR REMOVABLY HOLDING DATA CARDS, FIRST AND SECOND DATA CARDS SLIDABLY MOUNTED ONE EACH IN EACH SAID END POCKET, A FIRST CIRCULAR DISK ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID CENTER POCKET, SAID DISK HAVING A FIRST SCALE ADJACENT THE OUTER EDGE THEREOF OF EQUAL DIVISIONS REPRESENTING COMPASS HEADING MARKS FROM 0 TO 360 DEGREES, FIRST AND SECOND INDEX MARKS OF SAID TRANSPARENT FRONT PLATE ADAPTABLE TO BE ALIGNED WITH SAID COMPASS HEADING MARKS, SAID FIRST INDEX MARK INDICATING DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF A CARRIER AND SAID SECOND INDEX MARK INDICATING RUNWAY HEADING OF THE CANTED RUNWAY ON SAID CARRIER, A THIRD INDEX MARK ADAPTABLE TO BE ALIGNED WITH SAID COMPASS HEADING MARKS FOR INDCIATIGN AN ASSIGNED HOLDING POSITION PRIOR TO MAKING LANDING, AND A SECOND SCALE INDICATING THE APPROXIMATE DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FROM SAID HOLDING POSITION TO SAID CANTED RUNWAY BY FIRST TRAVELING IN A CROSS-LEG DIRECTIONS FROM
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 194 words
AN APPAROACH COMPUTER FOR USE BY PILOTS IN MAKING A CARRIER LANDING COMPRISING: A BACK PLATE, A TRANSPARENT FRONT PLATE ATTACHED TO SAID BACK PLATE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES THEREOF AND AT TWO INTERMEDIATE POSITIONS THEREBY FORMING A CENTER POCKET AND FIST AND SECOND END POCKETS FOR REMOVABLY HOLDING DATA CARDS, FIRST AND SECOND DATA CARDS SLIDABLY MOUNTED ONE EACH IN EACH SAID END POCKET, A FIRST CIRCULAR DISK ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID CENTER POCKET, SAID DISK HAVING A FIRST SCALE ADJACENT THE OUTER EDGE THEREOF OF EQUAL DIVISIONS REPRESENTING COMPASS HEADING MARKS FROM 0 TO 360 DEGREES, FIRST AND SECOND INDEX MARKS OF SAID TRANSPARENT FRONT PLATE ADAPTABLE TO BE ALIGNED WITH SAID COMPASS HEADING MARKS, SAID FIRST INDEX MARK INDICATING DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF A CARRIER AND SAID SECOND INDEX MARK INDICATING RUNWAY HEADING OF THE CANTED RUNWAY ON SAID CARRIER, A THIRD INDEX MARK ADAPTABLE TO BE ALIGNED WITH SAID COMPASS HEADING MARKS FOR INDCIATIGN AN ASSIGNED HOLDING POSITION PRIOR TO MAKING LANDING, AND A SECOND SCALE INDICATING THE APPROXIMATE DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FROM SAID HOLDING POSITION TO SAID CANTED RUNWAY BY FIRST TRAVELING IN A CROSS-LEG DIRECTIONS FROM

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