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Electrical signal analyzing systems

Assignee: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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Filing: 1960-06-29
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1980-06-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Melvin L Baker

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 04:27
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S3/00; G01S3/02; G01S3/14; G01S3/46; G01S3/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 312 words
A MEASURING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AN UNKNOWN MAGNITUDE OF TIMING DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN A DESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENT OF A FIRST TIME-VARYING ELECTRICAL SIGNAL AND A MUTUALLY COHERENT DESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENT OF A SECOND TIME-VARYING ELECTRICAL SIGNAL, WHERE SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIGNALS INCLUDE UNDESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENTS WHICH ARE MUTUALLY COHERENT AND DISPLACED BY A KNOWN FIXED MAGNITUDE OF TIMING DISPLACEMENT COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: MEANS FOR DELAYING A ONE OF SAID SIGNALS SUCH THAT SAID UNDESIRED SIGNAL COMPONDNETS ARE BROUGHT INTO TIMING AGREEMENT; MEANS FOR DEVELOPING A DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL; MEANS FOR DEVELOPING FIRST AND SECOND SIGNAL VERSIONS OF SAID FIRST SIGNAL WHICH ARE RESPECTIVELY RETARTED AND ADVANCED RELATIVE TO SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL BY A LIKE CONTROLLABLE MAGNITUDE OF TIME; MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CHANGING SAID CONTROLLABLE MAGNITUDE OF TIME TO BRING THE DESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENTS OF A FIRST ONE OF SAID SIGNAL VERSIONS AND SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL INTO TIMING AGREEMENT; MEANS FOR CORRELATING SAID FIRST SIGNAL VERSION WITH SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL TO DEVELOP A FIRST OUTPUT SIGNAL; MEANS FOR CORRELATING SAID SECOND SIGNAL VERSION WITH SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL TO DEVELOP A SECOND OUTPUT SIGNAL; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND OUTPUT SIGNALS FOR DEVELOPING A REMAINDER SIGNAL, THE MAGNITUDE OF WHICH REPRESENTS A MEASURE OF THE TIMING DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN THE DESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENTS OF SAID FIRST ONE OF SAID SIGNAL VERSIONS AND SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL; AND MEANS FOR MEASURING SAID CONTROLLABLE MAGNITUDE OF TIME SUCH THAT WHEN SAID DESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENTS OF SAID FIRST ONE OF SAID SIGNAL VERSIONS AND SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL ARE IN TIMING AGREEMENT, SAID CONTROLLABLE MAGNITUDE OF TIME WHEN TAKEN IN COMBINATION WITH SAID KNOWN FIXED MAGNITUDE OF TIMING DISPLACEMENT WILL REPRESENT AN ACCURATE MEASURE OF THE UNKNOWN MAGNITUDE OF TIMING DISPLACEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 312 words
A MEASURING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AN UNKNOWN MAGNITUDE OF TIMING DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN A DESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENT OF A FIRST TIME-VARYING ELECTRICAL SIGNAL AND A MUTUALLY COHERENT DESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENT OF A SECOND TIME-VARYING ELECTRICAL SIGNAL, WHERE SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIGNALS INCLUDE UNDESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENTS WHICH ARE MUTUALLY COHERENT AND DISPLACED BY A KNOWN FIXED MAGNITUDE OF TIMING DISPLACEMENT COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: MEANS FOR DELAYING A ONE OF SAID SIGNALS SUCH THAT SAID UNDESIRED SIGNAL COMPONDNETS ARE BROUGHT INTO TIMING AGREEMENT; MEANS FOR DEVELOPING A DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL; MEANS FOR DEVELOPING FIRST AND SECOND SIGNAL VERSIONS OF SAID FIRST SIGNAL WHICH ARE RESPECTIVELY RETARTED AND ADVANCED RELATIVE TO SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL BY A LIKE CONTROLLABLE MAGNITUDE OF TIME; MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CHANGING SAID CONTROLLABLE MAGNITUDE OF TIME TO BRING THE DESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENTS OF A FIRST ONE OF SAID SIGNAL VERSIONS AND SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL INTO TIMING AGREEMENT; MEANS FOR CORRELATING SAID FIRST SIGNAL VERSION WITH SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL TO DEVELOP A FIRST OUTPUT SIGNAL; MEANS FOR CORRELATING SAID SECOND SIGNAL VERSION WITH SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL TO DEVELOP A SECOND OUTPUT SIGNAL; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND OUTPUT SIGNALS FOR DEVELOPING A REMAINDER SIGNAL, THE MAGNITUDE OF WHICH REPRESENTS A MEASURE OF THE TIMING DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN THE DESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENTS OF SAID FIRST ONE OF SAID SIGNAL VERSIONS AND SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL; AND MEANS FOR MEASURING SAID CONTROLLABLE MAGNITUDE OF TIME SUCH THAT WHEN SAID DESIRED SIGNAL COMPONENTS OF SAID FIRST ONE OF SAID SIGNAL VERSIONS AND SAID DELAYED VERSION OF SAID SECOND SIGNAL ARE IN TIMING AGREEMENT, SAID CONTROLLABLE MAGNITUDE OF TIME WHEN TAKEN IN COMBINATION WITH SAID KNOWN FIXED MAGNITUDE OF TIMING DISPLACEMENT WILL REPRESENT AN ACCURATE MEASURE OF THE UNKNOWN MAGNITUDE OF TIMING DISPLACEMENT.

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