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US4357712A
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Radio receiver
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1980-04-25
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Granted: 1982-11-02
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Expires: 2000-04-25
Abstract
Abstract In a radio receiver provided with an automatic tuning circuit, a tuning sensitivity adjusting circuit comprises a buffer which extracts a signal received partially-processed from the radio circuit without substantially affecting the audio output, and a change-over circuit which receives the signal from the extracting means, selectively attenuates the signal, and supplies the signal to the automatic tuning circuit as a signal to lock the tuning circuit to a desired frequency.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasushi Kawakami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 04:26
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03J; H03J7/00; H03J7/18; H03J7/20; H03J7/28; H03J7/285
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
In a radio receiver provided with an automatic tuning circuit for locking the radio receiver onto the frequency of a received signal, a tuning sensitivity adjusting circuit comprising: means for extracting a partially-processed received signal from the radio receiver without substantially affecting the output of the radio receiver; a gain selecting change-over circuit, responsive to the partially-processed signal from said extracting means, for selectably amplifying the partially-processed signal at a selected first one of a plurality of gain levels, and for outputting the selectably amplified signal to the automatic tuning circuit as a station-locking signal; and a time-delay circuit provided in the change-over circuit for delaying for a predetermined time application of a selectably amplified signal at a selected second gain level as said station locking signal in response to said changeover circuit selecting said second gain level.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
In a radio receiver provided with an automatic tuning circuit for locking the radio receiver onto the frequency of a received signal, a tuning sensitivity adjusting circuit comprising: means for extracting a partially-processed received signal from the radio receiver without substantially affecting the output of the radio receiver; a gain selecting change-over circuit, responsive to the partially-processed signal from said extracting means, for selectably amplifying the partially-processed signal at a selected first one of a plurality of gain levels, and for outputting the selectably amplified signal to the automatic tuning circuit as a station-locking signal; and a time-delay circuit provided in the change-over circuit for delaying for a predetermined time application of a selectably amplified signal at a selected second gain level as said station locking signal in response to said changeover circuit selecting said second gain level.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
The tuning sensitivity adjusting circuit of claim 1, wherein said change-over circuit comprises a switching circuit having switch positions corresponding to at least two signal gain levels, and an operational amplifier circuit responsive to the switching circuit to amplify the partially-processed signal at different gains for each of the switch positions, and wherein said time-delay circuit is responsive to the switching circuit to delay the output of the operational amplifier circuit by a predetermined time when the switch positions of the switching circuit are changed from one to another.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-11-01 | 1986-05-03 | 1986-11-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-11-01 | 1990-05-03 | 1990-11-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-11-01 | 1994-05-03 | 1994-11-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |