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Monitoring apparatus

Assignee: Monsanto Co
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Filing: 1968-07-15
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Granted: 1971-01-05
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Expires: 1988-07-15
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Abstract

Abstract AN APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE DURATION OF PULSES OF VARIABLE VOLTAGE DERIVED FROM A SYSTEM USED FOR THE DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION OF EXPLOSIONS IN CLOSED VESSELS COMPRISING A SOURCE OF ENERGY AND A DETECTOR RESPONSIVE THERETO, A MEANS FOR ACTIVATING SAID SOUCE OF ENERGY AND GENERATING A REFERENCE PULSE, A VOLTAGE DISCRINATOR FOR DETECTING THE LEVEL OF VOLTAGE DERIVED FROM SAID DETECTOR AND FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL PULSE, LOGIC CIRCUITRY FOR COMPARING THE DURATION OF SAID REFERENCE PULSE WITH SAID SIG- NAL PULSE AND A UTILIZATION MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE OUTPUT FROM SAID LOGIC CIRCUITRY.

Inventors

  • 👤 Huel C Tucker

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CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K5/00; H03K5/22; H03K5/26; G; G08; G08B; G08B17/00; G08B17/10; G08B17/103; G08B17/107

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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) 1974-01-04 1974-07-06 1975-01-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-01-04 1978-07-06 1979-01-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-01-04 1982-07-06 1983-01-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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