Analysis apparatus using controlled logic circuitry

Claim 1

ANALYSIS APPARATUS COMPRISING: (1) AN ANALYZER ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF OUTPUT VOLTAGES IN SEQUENCE, EACH OUTPUT VOLTAGE BEING REPRESENTATIVE OF A RESPECTIVE COMPONENT OF THE MATERIAL BEING ANALYZED; (2) MEANS FOR CONVERTING EACH OF THE OUTPUT VOLTAGES OF SAID ANALYZER INTO A FLUCTUATING OUTPUT SIGNAL, EACH SAID FLUCTUATING OUTPUT SIGNAL COMPRISING A SERIES OF PULSES HAVING A FREQUENCY WHICH IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE AMPLITUDE OF THE RESPECTIVE OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF SAID ANALYZER; (3) COMPUTING APPARATUS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND COUNTING MEANS; FOR APPLYING ALL OF THE OUTPUT SIGNALS OF SAID MEANS FOR CONVERTING TO SAID FIRST COUNTING MEANS TO REGISTER A VALUE PROPORTIONAL TO THE NUMBER OF PULSES IN THE TOTAL OUTPUT OF SAID MEANS FOR CONVERTING; MEANS FOR APPLYING IN SEQUENCE INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT SIGNALS FROM SAID MEANS FOR CONVERTING TO SAID SECOND COUNTING MEANS TO REGISTER A VALUE PROPORTIONAL TO THE NUMBER OF PULSES IN THE RESPECTIVE OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM SAID MEANS FOR CONVERTING; AND MEANS FOR PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF PERCENTAGE SIGNALS, EACH BEING RESPECTATIVE OF A RESPECTIVE ONE OF THE OUTPUTS OF SAID SECOND COUNTING MEANS AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE OUTPUT OF SAID FIRST COUNTING MEANS; AND (4) RECORDING MEANS COMPRISING, A THIRD COUTNING MEANS; MEANS FOR APPLYING IN SEQUENCE EACH OF SAID PERCENTAGE SIGNALS TO AN INPUT OF SAID THIRD COUNTING MEANS; SIGNAL CONVERSION MEANS TO PRODUCE AN OUTPUT WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATIC RECORDING MEANS; MEANS FOR APPLYING THE OUTPUT OF SAID THIRD COUNTING MEANS TO AN INPUT OF SAID SIGNAL CONVERSION MEANS; AN AUTOMATIC RECORDING MEANS.