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US3108249A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Correlation by random time reference utilization

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-10-22
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Granted: 1963-10-22
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Expires: 1979-10-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Alvin H Clement

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 11:06
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/12; G06G7/19; G06G7/1928; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/28; G01V1/36; G01V1/37; G01V1/375

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 75 words
A METHOD OF PROGRAMING SIGNALS TO A MEDIUM TO MEASURE TRAVEL TIME TO AND FROM REFLECTING, REFRACTING INTERFACES, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF ENCODING, TRANSMITTING TO THE MEDIUM AND RECORDING THE SIGNALS THUS ENCODED AND TRANSMITTED, RECORDING THE REFLECTED SIGNALS, AND MEASURING THE CORRELATION OF THE REFLECTED SIGNALS WITH THE TRANSMITTED SIGNALS BY MEANS OF AUTO-CORRELATION AND CROSS-CORRELATION AND MEASURING THE LACK OF CORRELATION OF THE TRANSMITTED SIGNALS WITH THE REFLECTED SIGNALS BY MEANS OF RETRO-CORRELATION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 75 words
A METHOD OF PROGRAMING SIGNALS TO A MEDIUM TO MEASURE TRAVEL TIME TO AND FROM REFLECTING, REFRACTING INTERFACES, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF ENCODING, TRANSMITTING TO THE MEDIUM AND RECORDING THE SIGNALS THUS ENCODED AND TRANSMITTED, RECORDING THE REFLECTED SIGNALS, AND MEASURING THE CORRELATION OF THE REFLECTED SIGNALS WITH THE TRANSMITTED SIGNALS BY MEANS OF AUTO-CORRELATION AND CROSS-CORRELATION AND MEASURING THE LACK OF CORRELATION OF THE TRANSMITTED SIGNALS WITH THE REFLECTED SIGNALS BY MEANS OF RETRO-CORRELATION.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-10-21 1967-04-22 1967-10-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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