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Encoded synchronous demodulator circuit

Assignee: Collins Radio Co
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Filing: 1965-12-21
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Granted: 1968-04-02
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Expires: 1985-12-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles P Womack
  • 👤 James K Boomer

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 06:06
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03D; H03D1/00; H03D1/22; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/06; H04L27/00; H04L27/18; H04L27/20; H04L27/22; H04L27/227

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 224 words
IN AN ENCODED SIGNAL DATA DEMODULATOR CIRCUIT: SIGNAL INPUT MEANS CONSTRUCTED FOR RECEIVING TWO INPUT SIGNALS WITH ONE FROM A CLOCK SIGNAL SOURCE AND THE OTHER FROM A DATA MODULATED CLOCK SIGNAL TIMED SIGNAL SOURCE; SAID SIGNAL INPUT MEANS INCLUDING A CIRCUIT HAVING TWO OUTPUT CONNECTIONS ACROSS WHICH WITH ONE PHASE RELATION OF THE TWO INPUT SIGNALS THERE IS A SIGNAL CANCELLING EFFECT, AND WITH THE OPPOSITE PHASE RELATION THERE IS A SIGNAL ADDITIVE EFFECT; A FIRST SIGNAL RECTIFYING CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID OUTPUT CONNECTIONS AND TO A VOLTAGE POTENTIAL REFERENCE SOURCE, AND A SECOND SIGNAL RECTIFYING CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE OTHER OF SAID OUTPUT CONNECTIONS AND TO THE VOLTAGE POTENTIAL REFERENCE SOURCE; A SIGNAL VOLTAGE CHARGING DEVICE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE FIRST SIGNAL RECTIFYING CIRCUIT AND THE VOLTAGE POTENTIAL REFERENCE SOURCE; VOLTAGE BIAS CONTROLLED TO CONDUCTIONAND-NON-CONDUCTION MEANS CONNECTED ACROSS SAID CHARGING DEVICE; A SIGNAL SUMMING CIRCUIT CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIGNAL RECTIFYING CIRCUITS; SIGNAL PATH MEANS CONNECTING SAID SIGNAL SUMMING CIRCUIT AND A VOLTAGE THRESHOLD LEVEL ACTIVATED CIRCUIT PROVIDING A RESULTANT TWO VOLTAGE LEVEL SIGNAL WAVEFORM AS DETERMINED BY THE SIGNAL WAVEFORM OUT OF THE SUMMING CIRCUIT; OUTPUT SIGNAL CIRCUIT PATH MEANS FROM SAID VOLTAGE THRESHOLD LEVEL ACTIVATED CIRCUIT; AND CONTROL FEEDBACK CIRCUIT SIGNAL MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL CIRCUIT PATH MEANS AND SAID VOLTAGE BIAS CONTROLLED TO CONDUCTION-AND-NON-CONDUCTION MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 224 words
IN AN ENCODED SIGNAL DATA DEMODULATOR CIRCUIT: SIGNAL INPUT MEANS CONSTRUCTED FOR RECEIVING TWO INPUT SIGNALS WITH ONE FROM A CLOCK SIGNAL SOURCE AND THE OTHER FROM A DATA MODULATED CLOCK SIGNAL TIMED SIGNAL SOURCE; SAID SIGNAL INPUT MEANS INCLUDING A CIRCUIT HAVING TWO OUTPUT CONNECTIONS ACROSS WHICH WITH ONE PHASE RELATION OF THE TWO INPUT SIGNALS THERE IS A SIGNAL CANCELLING EFFECT, AND WITH THE OPPOSITE PHASE RELATION THERE IS A SIGNAL ADDITIVE EFFECT; A FIRST SIGNAL RECTIFYING CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID OUTPUT CONNECTIONS AND TO A VOLTAGE POTENTIAL REFERENCE SOURCE, AND A SECOND SIGNAL RECTIFYING CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE OTHER OF SAID OUTPUT CONNECTIONS AND TO THE VOLTAGE POTENTIAL REFERENCE SOURCE; A SIGNAL VOLTAGE CHARGING DEVICE CONNECTED BETWEEN THE FIRST SIGNAL RECTIFYING CIRCUIT AND THE VOLTAGE POTENTIAL REFERENCE SOURCE; VOLTAGE BIAS CONTROLLED TO CONDUCTIONAND-NON-CONDUCTION MEANS CONNECTED ACROSS SAID CHARGING DEVICE; A SIGNAL SUMMING CIRCUIT CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIGNAL RECTIFYING CIRCUITS; SIGNAL PATH MEANS CONNECTING SAID SIGNAL SUMMING CIRCUIT AND A VOLTAGE THRESHOLD LEVEL ACTIVATED CIRCUIT PROVIDING A RESULTANT TWO VOLTAGE LEVEL SIGNAL WAVEFORM AS DETERMINED BY THE SIGNAL WAVEFORM OUT OF THE SUMMING CIRCUIT; OUTPUT SIGNAL CIRCUIT PATH MEANS FROM SAID VOLTAGE THRESHOLD LEVEL ACTIVATED CIRCUIT; AND CONTROL FEEDBACK CIRCUIT SIGNAL MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL CIRCUIT PATH MEANS AND SAID VOLTAGE BIAS CONTROLLED TO CONDUCTION-AND-NON-CONDUCTION MEANS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-04-02 1971-10-02 1972-04-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-04-02 1975-10-02 1976-04-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-04-02 1979-10-02 1980-04-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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