US3384874A
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Supervisory system having remote station selection by the number of pulses transmitted
Assignee: TDK Micronas GmbH
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Filing: 1963-03-04
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Granted: 1968-05-21
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Expires: 1983-03-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William J Morley
- 👤 Richard M Garrett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 19:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q9/00; H04Q9/14; H04Q9/16; G; G08; G08B; G08B26/00; G08B26/001; G08B26/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
IN A SUPERVISORY SYSTEM INCLUDING A CENTRAL MONITOR STATION AND AT LEAST ONE REMOTE STATION, A REMOTE STATION COMPRISING; RECEIVING MEANS HAVING AN OUTPUT FOR RECEIVING A TRAIN OF ELECTRICAL PULSES FROM THE CENTRAL MONITOR STATIONS; CONTOUR MEANS CONNECTED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID RECEIVER MEANS AND ADAPTED TO PROVIDE AN ELECTRICAAL OUTPUT AT A PREDETERMINED COUNT OF THE SAID RECEIVERR ELECTRICAL PULSES; A PULSE GENERATOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OUTPUT OF THE COUNTER MEANS; TRANSMITTER MEANS; ELECTRICAL DELAY MEANS CONNECTED TO AN INPUT OF THE TRANSMITTER MEANS; AND SWITCH MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DIRECTING THE OUTPUT OF THE PULSE GENERATOR DIRECTLY TO THE SAID TRANSMITTER MEANS OR TO THE DELAY MEANS, SAID SWITCH MEANS NORMALLY DIRECTING SAID PULSES GENERATOR OUTPUT TO THE TRANSMITTER MEANS AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO AN ALARM CONDITION TO DIRECT THE SAID PULSE GENERATOR OUTPUT TO THE DELAY MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
IN A SUPERVISORY SYSTEM INCLUDING A CENTRAL MONITOR STATION AND AT LEAST ONE REMOTE STATION, A REMOTE STATION COMPRISING; RECEIVING MEANS HAVING AN OUTPUT FOR RECEIVING A TRAIN OF ELECTRICAL PULSES FROM THE CENTRAL MONITOR STATIONS; CONTOUR MEANS CONNECTED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID RECEIVER MEANS AND ADAPTED TO PROVIDE AN ELECTRICAAL OUTPUT AT A PREDETERMINED COUNT OF THE SAID RECEIVERR ELECTRICAL PULSES; A PULSE GENERATOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OUTPUT OF THE COUNTER MEANS; TRANSMITTER MEANS; ELECTRICAL DELAY MEANS CONNECTED TO AN INPUT OF THE TRANSMITTER MEANS; AND SWITCH MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DIRECTING THE OUTPUT OF THE PULSE GENERATOR DIRECTLY TO THE SAID TRANSMITTER MEANS OR TO THE DELAY MEANS, SAID SWITCH MEANS NORMALLY DIRECTING SAID PULSES GENERATOR OUTPUT TO THE TRANSMITTER MEANS AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO AN ALARM CONDITION TO DIRECT THE SAID PULSE GENERATOR OUTPUT TO THE DELAY MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1971-05-21 | 1971-11-20 | 1972-05-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-05-21 | 1975-11-20 | 1976-05-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-05-21 | 1979-11-20 | 1980-05-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |