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Linearity correction apparatus

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1963-10-10
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1983-10-10
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alfred E Popodi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 08:30
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N3/00; H04N3/10; H04N3/16; H04N3/22; H04N3/23; H04N3/233; H04N3/2335; G; G09; G09G; G09G1/00; G09G1/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 102 words
A LINEARITY CORRECTION CIRCUIT FOR A CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: MEANS FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRON BEAM; TARGET MEANS; A SOURCE OF DEFLECTION SIGNALS; DEFLECTION MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SOURCE OF DEFLECTION SIGNALS AND COOPERATING WITH SAID ELECTRON BEAM TO SCAN A RASTER OF A PREDETERMINED SHAPE ON SAID TARGET MEANS; A VOLTAGE CONTROLLED NONLINEAR VOLTAGE DIVIDER COUPLED BETWEEN SAID DEFLECTION MEANS AND SAID SOURCE OF DEFLECTION SIGNALS, SAID SOURCE OF DEFLECTION SIGNALS ALTERING THE DIVIDER RATIO OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDER IN RELATION TO THE MAGNITUDE OF SAID DEFLECTION SIGNALS DIRECTED THERETO FOR COMPENSATING FOR NONLINEAR DISTORTION OF SAID RASTER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 102 words
A LINEARITY CORRECTION CIRCUIT FOR A CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: MEANS FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRON BEAM; TARGET MEANS; A SOURCE OF DEFLECTION SIGNALS; DEFLECTION MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SOURCE OF DEFLECTION SIGNALS AND COOPERATING WITH SAID ELECTRON BEAM TO SCAN A RASTER OF A PREDETERMINED SHAPE ON SAID TARGET MEANS; A VOLTAGE CONTROLLED NONLINEAR VOLTAGE DIVIDER COUPLED BETWEEN SAID DEFLECTION MEANS AND SAID SOURCE OF DEFLECTION SIGNALS, SAID SOURCE OF DEFLECTION SIGNALS ALTERING THE DIVIDER RATIO OF SAID VOLTAGE DIVIDER IN RELATION TO THE MAGNITUDE OF SAID DEFLECTION SIGNALS DIRECTED THERETO FOR COMPENSATING FOR NONLINEAR DISTORTION OF SAID RASTER.

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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) 1970-03-13 1970-09-12 1971-03-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-03-13 1974-09-12 1975-03-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-03-13 1978-09-12 1979-03-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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