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US3328793A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Position-to-voltage translator

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-02-04
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Granted: 1967-06-27
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Expires: 1986-02-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Donald J Mclaughlin
  • 👤 Frederick R Fluhr

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 03:39
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S7/00; G01S7/02; G01S7/04; G01S7/06; G01S7/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 153 words
IN COMBINATION: A RADAR SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLAN POSITION INDICATOR DISPLAY SCREEN AND A SWEEP CIRCUIT FOR PRODUCING THEREON A VISUAL TARGET SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF DETECTED INTELLIGENCE, SAID SWEEP CIRCUIT HAVING ENERGIZATION POTENTIAL PASSING THERETHROUGH TO DEFINE A RADAR SWEEP PERIOD AND A RETRACE PERIOD; MARKER CIRCUIT MEANS FOR APPLYING RECTANGULAR COORDINATE SIGNALS TO SAID RADAR SYSTEM DURING SAID RETRACE PERIOD SO AS TO PRODUCE ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN THEREOF FOUR VISUAL MARKER SIGNALS CIRCUMSCRIBING A DEFINITIVE AREA OF SAID DISPLAY SCREEN, SAID MARKER CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A MODULATION AND MARKER BRIGHTENING UNIT FOR PROVIDING SUFFICIENT DEFLECTION MODULATION AND INTENSIFICATION SO THAT SAID CIRCUMSCRIBING MARKER SIGNALS MAY BE READILY DETECTED BY A LIGHT DETECTOR UNIT; A MOVABLE LIGHT DETECTOR ADAPTED TO BE PLACED OVER SAID VISUAL TARGET SIGNAL AND PRODUCE AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEGREE OF ALIGNMENT OF SAID DETECTOR WITH RESPECT TO THE POSITIONS OF SAID FOUR VISUAL MARKER SIGNALS;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 153 words
IN COMBINATION: A RADAR SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLAN POSITION INDICATOR DISPLAY SCREEN AND A SWEEP CIRCUIT FOR PRODUCING THEREON A VISUAL TARGET SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF DETECTED INTELLIGENCE, SAID SWEEP CIRCUIT HAVING ENERGIZATION POTENTIAL PASSING THERETHROUGH TO DEFINE A RADAR SWEEP PERIOD AND A RETRACE PERIOD; MARKER CIRCUIT MEANS FOR APPLYING RECTANGULAR COORDINATE SIGNALS TO SAID RADAR SYSTEM DURING SAID RETRACE PERIOD SO AS TO PRODUCE ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN THEREOF FOUR VISUAL MARKER SIGNALS CIRCUMSCRIBING A DEFINITIVE AREA OF SAID DISPLAY SCREEN, SAID MARKER CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A MODULATION AND MARKER BRIGHTENING UNIT FOR PROVIDING SUFFICIENT DEFLECTION MODULATION AND INTENSIFICATION SO THAT SAID CIRCUMSCRIBING MARKER SIGNALS MAY BE READILY DETECTED BY A LIGHT DETECTOR UNIT; A MOVABLE LIGHT DETECTOR ADAPTED TO BE PLACED OVER SAID VISUAL TARGET SIGNAL AND PRODUCE AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEGREE OF ALIGNMENT OF SAID DETECTOR WITH RESPECT TO THE POSITIONS OF SAID FOUR VISUAL MARKER SIGNALS;

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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) 1970-06-26 1970-12-26 1971-06-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-06-26 1974-12-26 1975-06-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-06-26 1978-12-26 1979-06-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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