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Apparatus for flexibly weighting received echoes in a moving target indicator radar

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1968-11-18
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Granted: 1971-02-02
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Expires: 1988-11-18
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Abstract

Abstract D R A W I N G A MOVING TARGET INDICATOR RADAT SYSTEM PERMITTING NOT ONLY FLEXIBILITY AND CHOICE OF THE INTERPULSE PERIOD BUT ALSO FLEXIBILITY IN THE WEIGHTING OF THE PULSES. THE LAST RECEIVED ECHO PULSE AND A SEQUENCE OF PREVIOUS PULSES ARE PROVIDED WEIGHTING FACTORS IN AN ARITHMETIC UNIT OF THE RADAR RECEIVER TO PROVIDE THE BENEFITS OF VARIABLE INTERPULSE PERIODS WITHOUT SACRIFICE OF THE SHAPE OF THE CLUTTER NOTCH RECEPTION. THE WEIGHTING FACTORS ARE SELECTED TO BE BINARY IN RELATIONSHIP TO SIMPLIFY THE ARITHMETIC UNIT.

Inventors

  • 👤 John W Taylor Jr

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 15:31
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/02; G01S13/50; G01S13/52; G01S13/522; G01S13/524; G01S13/526; G01S13/528

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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) 1974-02-01 1974-08-03 1975-02-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-02-01 1978-08-03 1979-02-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-02-01 1982-08-03 1983-02-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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