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US3301047A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Wave gage arrays for obtaining ocean-wave spectra

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-11-08
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1983-11-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Walter A Von Wald
  • 👤 Jacob E Dinger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 09:32
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C13/00; G01C13/002; G01C13/004; G01L; G01L9/00; G01L9/0033; G01L9/0035

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 224 words
A WAVE ANALYSIS SYSTEM WHICH COMPRISES: (A) A BUOY, (B) AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL CALORIMETER-TELEMETERING SYSTEM SECURED WITHIN SAID BUOY, (C) A LINE SECURED TO SAID BUOY AND EXTENDING VERTICALLY DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BUOY, (D) AT LEAST ONE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER SECURED ONTO SAID VERTICALLY EXTENDING LINE SECURED TO SAID BUOY, (E) SAID DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THAT OF SAID ELECTRICAL CALORIMETER-TELEMETERING SYSTEMS, (F) A SEPARATE VARIABLE RESISTOR ELEMENT CONTROLLED BY ONE EACH OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, (G) SAID RESISTOR ELEMENT COMPRISING A PAIR OF RESISTORS WITH A CENTER TAP PROVIDING A NULL POSITION BETWEEN SAID RESISTORS AND A MOVABLE ARM NORMALLY POSITIONED AT SAID NULL POSITION AND MOVABLE ALONG SAID RESISTORS IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT THEREWITH ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID NULL POSITION, (H) AN ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE WITH ONE SIDE CONNECTED TO SAID CENTER TAP OF SAID RESISTOR ELEMENT AND THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE CONNECTED TO THE OUTER ENDS OF EACH OF SAID RESISTORS, (I) EACH OF SAID PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS MECHANICALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID MOVABLE ARM OF ONE EACH OF SAID SEPARATE VARIABLE RESISTOR ELEMENTS, WHEREBY (J) SAID MOVABLE ARM MOVES FROM SAID NORMAL NULL POSITION ALONG SAID RESISTANCE ELEMENT TO SUPPLY DIFFERENT VOLTAGES TO ONE EACH OF SAID ELECTRICAL CALORIMETER-TELEMETERING SYSTEMS IN SAID BUOY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY PRESSURE CHANGE ON SAID PRESSURE TRANSDUCER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 224 words
A WAVE ANALYSIS SYSTEM WHICH COMPRISES: (A) A BUOY, (B) AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL CALORIMETER-TELEMETERING SYSTEM SECURED WITHIN SAID BUOY, (C) A LINE SECURED TO SAID BUOY AND EXTENDING VERTICALLY DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BUOY, (D) AT LEAST ONE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER SECURED ONTO SAID VERTICALLY EXTENDING LINE SECURED TO SAID BUOY, (E) SAID DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THAT OF SAID ELECTRICAL CALORIMETER-TELEMETERING SYSTEMS, (F) A SEPARATE VARIABLE RESISTOR ELEMENT CONTROLLED BY ONE EACH OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, (G) SAID RESISTOR ELEMENT COMPRISING A PAIR OF RESISTORS WITH A CENTER TAP PROVIDING A NULL POSITION BETWEEN SAID RESISTORS AND A MOVABLE ARM NORMALLY POSITIONED AT SAID NULL POSITION AND MOVABLE ALONG SAID RESISTORS IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT THEREWITH ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID NULL POSITION, (H) AN ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE WITH ONE SIDE CONNECTED TO SAID CENTER TAP OF SAID RESISTOR ELEMENT AND THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE CONNECTED TO THE OUTER ENDS OF EACH OF SAID RESISTORS, (I) EACH OF SAID PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS MECHANICALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID MOVABLE ARM OF ONE EACH OF SAID SEPARATE VARIABLE RESISTOR ELEMENTS, WHEREBY (J) SAID MOVABLE ARM MOVES FROM SAID NORMAL NULL POSITION ALONG SAID RESISTANCE ELEMENT TO SUPPLY DIFFERENT VOLTAGES TO ONE EACH OF SAID ELECTRICAL CALORIMETER-TELEMETERING SYSTEMS IN SAID BUOY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY PRESSURE CHANGE ON SAID PRESSURE TRANSDUCER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-01-30 1970-08-01 1971-01-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-01-30 1974-08-01 1975-01-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-01-30 1978-08-01 1979-01-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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