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US3345864A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Transient synthesis method and apparatus

Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-14
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Granted: 1967-10-10
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Expires: 1984-07-14
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Giles W Painter
  • 👤 Hugh J Parry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 19:39
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M7/00; G01M7/02; G01M7/022

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 108 words
THE METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL OSCILLATORY TRANSIENT HAVING A GIVEN SPECTRUM ENVELOPE, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: GENERATING A PULSE WHICH IS SUFFICIENTLY SHORT TO HAVE A FOURIER SPECTRUM WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT OVER A GIVEN RANGE OF FREQUENCIES; APPLYING SAID PULSE SIMULTANEOUSLY TO A PLURALITY OF FILTERS, EACH OF WHICH HAS A SUCCESSIVELY WIDER BANDWIDTH TO CAUSE SAID FILTERS TO RING; COMBINING THE OUTPUTS OF SAID PLURALITY OF FILTERS TO PROVIDE A COMPLEX WAVEFORM; AND SEQUENTIALLY ADJUSTING THE AMPLITUDE OF THE OUTPUT OF EACH OF SAID FILTERS, BEGINNING WITH THE FILTER HAVING THE NARROWEST BANDWIDTH, TO MODIFY SAID COMPLEX WAVEFORM AND THEREBY PRODUCE SAID GIVEN SPECTRUM ENVELOPE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-10-09 1971-04-10 1971-10-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-10-09 1975-04-10 1975-10-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-10-09 1979-04-10 1979-10-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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