Pulsating fluid pressure frequency rectifier

Claim 2

Combination fluid amplification and frequency rectification means comprising: a. a first means for causing a fluid pressure stream to pulsate at a predetermined frequency; b. a second means dividing said pulsating fluid pressure stream into a plurality of branch streams, said second means modifying the frequency phase of such branch streams and summing the branch streams to produce a signal force bearing a relation to said predetermined frequency; and c. means producing a fluid pressure beam to one side of which said signal force is applied to provide an amplified signal stream with a relatively steady fluid pressure related to said predetermined frequency.

Claim 3

The combination fluid amplification and frequency rectification means Of claim 1 in which said second means has structure for combining the branch streams and applying the resultant stream to one side of said power stream to produce said signal stream.

Claim 4

The combination fluid amplification and frequency rectification means of claim 1 in which the first means causes dual fluid pressure streams to pulsate at predetermined frequencies, and said second means has structure for modifying the pulsation frequency phase of at least one of said fluid pressure streams and applying such dual streams to opposed sides of a power stream to produce a pair of fluid pressure streams with contrasting frequency phases, and means for dividing each stream of such pair into a plurality of branch streams with phase shifting characteristics, and simultaneously applying certain branch streams to one side of a power stream and the rest of the branch streams to the other side of said power stream to produce a signal stream with relatively steady pressure.

Claim 5

The combination fluid amplification and frequency rectification means of claim 1 in which the lengths of the branch passages of the second means are selected to shift the pulsation frequency phase of each branch stream a predetermined number of degrees.

Claim 6

The combination fluid amplification and frequency rectification means of claim 4 in which the lengths of the passages of the second means are selected to shift the pulsation frequency phases in increments of 90*.

Claim 7

Combination fluid amplification and frequency rectification means, comprising: a. a first means for causing a fluid pressure stream to pulsate, said means having a sensing portion responsive to variations in temperature to change the frequency of the pulsations; b. a second means responsive to said pulsating fluid pressure stream to produce a second pulsating fluid pressure stream, said second means having structure to modify the frequency phase and amplitude of said second pulsating fluid pressure stream; and c. a third means for receiving and rectifying the second pulsating fluid pressure stream and utilizing the same to produce a relatively steady signal stream with a pressure characteristic related to the temperature dependent frequency, said third means having structure to divide the second pulsating fluid pressure stream into a plurality of branch streams and change the pulsation phases of the branch streams relative to one another to cause an overlapping of pulsations, a nozzle for directing a power stream toward a pair of output ports, and control jet nozzle means at each side of said power stream nozzle, said control jet nozzle means applying combined branch streams to the power stream to produce a substantially steady fluid signal at a pressure bearing a direct relation to temperature sensed by the sensing portion of said first means.

Claim 8

Combination fluid amplification and frequency rectification means, comprising: a. a first means for causing a fluid pressure stream to pulsate, said means having a sensing portion responsive to variations in temperature to change the frequency of the pulsations; b. a second means responsive to said pulsating fluid pressure stream to produce a second pulsating fluid pressure stream, said second means having structure to modify the frequency phase and amplitude of said second pulsating fluid pressure stream; and c. a third means for receiving and rectifying the second pulsating fluid pressure stream and utilizing the same to produce a relatively steady signal stream with a pressure characteristic related to the temperature dependent frequency, said third means having structure to divide the second pulsating fluid pressure stream into a plurality of branch streams and change the pulsation phases of the branch streams relative to one another to cause an overlapping of pulsations, a nozzle for directing a power stream toward a pair of output ports, and control jet nozzle means at each side of said power stream nozzle, said control jet nozzle means applying combined branch streams to the power stream to produce a substantially steady fluid signal at a pressure bearing a direct relation to temperature sensed by the sensing portion of said first means.

Claim 9

The combination fluid amplification and frequency rectification means of claim 6 in which the stream-dividing and pulsation phase-changing structure has a plurality of passages of different lengths with contrasting resonance characteristics.

Claim 10

A proportional summing amplifier, comprising: a. means forming a body with a fluid stream interaction chamber, a plurality of output ports leading from such chamber, and a nozzle for directing a power stream into said interaction chamber generally toward said output ports; b. control streams branch passages of contrasting lengths formed in said body to receive a pulsating signal stream from a single source, divide the same into branch streams and change the frequency phases of the branch streams; and c. control jet directing means at the sides of said nozzle upstream of said interaction chamber to apply predetermined control signal branch streams with changed frequency phases to the same side of said power stream to deflect the same toward an output port determined by the strength of the combined predetermined control jet branches.

Claim 11

A proportional summing amplifier, comprising: a. means forming a body with a fluid stream interaction chamber, a plurality of output ports leading from such chamber, and a nozzle for directing a power stream into said interaction chamber generally toward said output ports; b. control streams branch passages of contrasting lengths formed in said body to receive a pulsating signal stream from a single source, divide the same into branch streams and change the frequency phases of the branch streams; and c. control jet directing means at the sides of said nozzle upstream of said interaction chamber to apply predetermined control signal branch streams with changed frequency phases to the same side of said power stream to deflect the same toward an output port determined by the strength of the combined predetermined control jet branches.

Claim 12

The proportional summing amplifier of claim 8 in which a plurality of branch Passages communicate with the same control jet directing means to produce a control stream substantially equal to the sum of the streams from the branch passages.