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US3588696A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Devices for monitoring a physical quantity

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1968-10-18
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Granted: 1971-06-28
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Expires: 1988-10-18
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Abstract

Abstract A DEVICE FOR MONITORING A PHYSICAL QUANTITY BY PRODUCING, ON THE SCREEN OF A CATHODE-RAY TUBE, A TRACE COMPOSED OF A SUCCESSION OF LIGHT SPOTS FORMING A SURVE REPRESENTING VARIATIONS IN THE VALUE OF THE QUANTITY BEING MONITORED, DISPOSING IN FRONT OF THE SCREEN AN OPAQUE MASK PROVIDED WITH A SLIT WHOSE FORM CORRESPONDS TO THE PATH ALONG WHICH THE TRACE LIES WHEN THE PHYSICAL QUANTITY HAS THE DESIRED VALUE AND WHOSE WIDTH IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE ACCEPTABLE VARIATIONS IN THE VALUE OF THE QUANTITY, AND DISPOSING A PHOTOELECTRIC CELL IN FRONT OF THE MASK FOR DETECTING THE LIGHT SPOTS WHENEVER THEY APPEAR WITHIN THE OPENING DEFINED BY THE SLIT.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jean Solvay
  • 👤 Henri Solvay

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 05:22
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/24; A61B5/316; A61B5/318; A61B5/339; G; G01; G01R; G01R13/00; G01R13/20; G01R13/208; G01R13/22; G01R13/32; G08; G08B; G08B23/00

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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) 1974-06-27 1974-12-27 1975-06-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-06-27 1978-12-27 1979-06-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-06-27 1982-12-27 1983-06-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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