US3309706A
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Phased array systems
Assignee: GTE Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1962-05-21
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1982-05-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William H Huggins
- 👤 Daniel J Crowley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q3/00; H01Q3/26; H01Q3/30; H01Q3/34; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S367/00; Y10S367/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A PHASED ARRAY OF SIGNAL RECEIVING SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SPATIALLY DISPOSED SIGNAL RECEIVING ELEMENTS, A SIGNAL PROCESSING CHANNEL COUPLED TO EACH OF SAID RECEIVING ELEMENTS, EACH OF SAID CHANNELS INCLUDING MEANS FOR LIMITING THE SIGNAL THEREIN AND PRODUCING A FIXED AMPLITUDE OUTPUT SIGNAL, MEANS FOR COMBINING THE OUTPUT SIGNALS FROM ALL OF SAID CHANNELS TO PRODUCE A BEAM SIGNAL, AND A THRESHOLD CIRCUIT TO WHICH SAID BEAM SIGNAL IS APPLIED, SAID THRESHOLD CIRCUIT BEING OPERATIVE TO REJECT BEAM SIGNALS BELOW A SELECTED LEVEL AND TO PRODUCE AN OUTPUT SIGNAL OF AMPLITUDE PROPORTIONAL TO THE AMPLITUDE OF BEAM SIGNALS WHOSE AMPLITUDE EXCEEDS SAID SELECTED LEVEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A PHASED ARRAY OF SIGNAL RECEIVING SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SPATIALLY DISPOSED SIGNAL RECEIVING ELEMENTS, A SIGNAL PROCESSING CHANNEL COUPLED TO EACH OF SAID RECEIVING ELEMENTS, EACH OF SAID CHANNELS INCLUDING MEANS FOR LIMITING THE SIGNAL THEREIN AND PRODUCING A FIXED AMPLITUDE OUTPUT SIGNAL, MEANS FOR COMBINING THE OUTPUT SIGNALS FROM ALL OF SAID CHANNELS TO PRODUCE A BEAM SIGNAL, AND A THRESHOLD CIRCUIT TO WHICH SAID BEAM SIGNAL IS APPLIED, SAID THRESHOLD CIRCUIT BEING OPERATIVE TO REJECT BEAM SIGNALS BELOW A SELECTED LEVEL AND TO PRODUCE AN OUTPUT SIGNAL OF AMPLITUDE PROPORTIONAL TO THE AMPLITUDE OF BEAM SIGNALS WHOSE AMPLITUDE EXCEEDS SAID SELECTED LEVEL.
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