US3287655A
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Digital control for disciplining oscillators
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-30
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Granted: 1966-11-22
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Expires: 1984-11-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas A Venn
- 👤 Donald H Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:43
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03L; H03L7/00; H03L7/06; H03L7/16; H03L7/18; H03L7/181
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
AN OSCILLATOR DISCIPLINING SYSTEM COMPRISING: A VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR WHICH INCLUDES A CONTROL FOR CHANGING THE OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY; TIMING MEANS FOR DEFINING A FIXED TIME PERIOD AND INCLUDING A STABE REFERENCE FREQUENCY SOURCE, A BISTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE AND AN AND GATE CONNECTED TO SAID MULTIVIBRATOR; COMMAND MEANS FOR PRODUCING A FIRST DIGITAL SIGNAL RELATED TO THE DESIRED FREQUENCY OF SAID OSCILLATOR; COUNTER MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID TIMING MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID OSCILLATOR THROUGH SAID AND GATE FOR PRODUCING A SECOND DIGITAL SIGNAL RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF SIGNAL CYCLES PRODUCED BY SAID OSCILLATOR IN A FIXED TIME PERIOD; COMPARATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO RECEIVE SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIGITAL SIGNALS AND TO PRODUCE A THIRD DIGITAL SIGNAL RELATED TO THE DIGITAL DIFFERENCE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIGITAL SIGNALS; AND CONTROLER MEANS CONNECTED TO RECEIVE SAID THIRD DIGITAL SIGNAL AND IN RESPONSE TO SAID THIRD DIGITAL SIGNAL TO CHANGE THE OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY TO CONFORM WITH THE DESIRED FREQUENCY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
AN OSCILLATOR DISCIPLINING SYSTEM COMPRISING: A VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR WHICH INCLUDES A CONTROL FOR CHANGING THE OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY; TIMING MEANS FOR DEFINING A FIXED TIME PERIOD AND INCLUDING A STABE REFERENCE FREQUENCY SOURCE, A BISTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE AND AN AND GATE CONNECTED TO SAID MULTIVIBRATOR; COMMAND MEANS FOR PRODUCING A FIRST DIGITAL SIGNAL RELATED TO THE DESIRED FREQUENCY OF SAID OSCILLATOR; COUNTER MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID TIMING MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID OSCILLATOR THROUGH SAID AND GATE FOR PRODUCING A SECOND DIGITAL SIGNAL RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF SIGNAL CYCLES PRODUCED BY SAID OSCILLATOR IN A FIXED TIME PERIOD; COMPARATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO RECEIVE SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIGITAL SIGNALS AND TO PRODUCE A THIRD DIGITAL SIGNAL RELATED TO THE DIGITAL DIFFERENCE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIGITAL SIGNALS; AND CONTROLER MEANS CONNECTED TO RECEIVE SAID THIRD DIGITAL SIGNAL AND IN RESPONSE TO SAID THIRD DIGITAL SIGNAL TO CHANGE THE OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY TO CONFORM WITH THE DESIRED FREQUENCY.
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