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US3081637A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Accelerometer and digital transmission means

Assignee: General Precision Inc
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Filing: 1960-02-17
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Granted: 1963-03-19
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Expires: 1980-02-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 James C Gevas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 21:16
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P15/00; G01P15/02; G01P15/08; G01P15/13; G01P15/132

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 167 words
IN AN ACCELEROMETER, AN ACCELERATION SENSITIVE DEVICE REVERSIBLY MOVABLE IN RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION, A REVERSIBLE COUNTER, AND MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING CONSTANT, HIGH FREQUENCY IMPULSES THERETO, PICKOFF MEANS RESPONSIVE TO DISPLACEMENT OF SAID DEVICE FROM A NEUTRAL POSITION IN ONE DIRECTION FOR CONNECTING SAID CONSTANT FREQUENCY PULSES TO SAID COUNTER FOR ADDITIVE SUMMATION AND RESPONSIVE TO DISPLACEMENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FOR CONNECTING SAID PULSES TO THE COUNTER FOR SUBTRACTIVE SUMMATION, A DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER FOR TRANSFORMING THE DIGITAL COUNT IN THE COUNTER TO AN ANALOG SIGNAL, TORQUE PRODUCING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID ANALOG SIGNAL FOR RESTORING SAID ACCELERATION SENSITIVE DEVICE TO ITS NEUTRAL POSITION, MEANS FOR STABILIZING SAID ACCELEROMETER COMPRISING A PULSE GENERATOR RESPONSIVE TO EACH PULSE ADDITIVELY ENTERING SAID COUNTER FOR PRODUCING AN ADDITIVE CORRECTING PULSES, A SECOND SINGLE PULSE GENERATOR RESPONSIVE TO EACH PULSE SUBTRACTIVELY ENTERING SAID COUNTER FOR PRODUCING A SUBTRACTIVE CORRECTING PULSE, AND MEANS COUPLING SAID ADDITIVE CORRECTING PULSES AND SUBTRACTIVE CORRECTING PULSES TO SAID CONVERTER THEREBY TO VARY SAID ANALOG SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 167 words
IN AN ACCELEROMETER, AN ACCELERATION SENSITIVE DEVICE REVERSIBLY MOVABLE IN RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION, A REVERSIBLE COUNTER, AND MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING CONSTANT, HIGH FREQUENCY IMPULSES THERETO, PICKOFF MEANS RESPONSIVE TO DISPLACEMENT OF SAID DEVICE FROM A NEUTRAL POSITION IN ONE DIRECTION FOR CONNECTING SAID CONSTANT FREQUENCY PULSES TO SAID COUNTER FOR ADDITIVE SUMMATION AND RESPONSIVE TO DISPLACEMENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FOR CONNECTING SAID PULSES TO THE COUNTER FOR SUBTRACTIVE SUMMATION, A DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER FOR TRANSFORMING THE DIGITAL COUNT IN THE COUNTER TO AN ANALOG SIGNAL, TORQUE PRODUCING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID ANALOG SIGNAL FOR RESTORING SAID ACCELERATION SENSITIVE DEVICE TO ITS NEUTRAL POSITION, MEANS FOR STABILIZING SAID ACCELEROMETER COMPRISING A PULSE GENERATOR RESPONSIVE TO EACH PULSE ADDITIVELY ENTERING SAID COUNTER FOR PRODUCING AN ADDITIVE CORRECTING PULSES, A SECOND SINGLE PULSE GENERATOR RESPONSIVE TO EACH PULSE SUBTRACTIVELY ENTERING SAID COUNTER FOR PRODUCING A SUBTRACTIVE CORRECTING PULSE, AND MEANS COUPLING SAID ADDITIVE CORRECTING PULSES AND SUBTRACTIVE CORRECTING PULSES TO SAID CONVERTER THEREBY TO VARY SAID ANALOG SIGNAL.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-03-18 1966-09-17 1967-03-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-03-18 1970-09-17 1971-03-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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