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Converter apparatus for rate modulated pulses

Assignee: Vitro Corp of America
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Filing: 1960-01-25
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Granted: 1963-12-03
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Expires: 1980-01-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph L Goodman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:27
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K11/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
CONVERTER APPARATUS FOR RATE-MODULATED CARRIER PULSES COMPRISING, ACCUMULATOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SEQUENTIAL ACTUATING PULSES OF EITHER POLARITY TO PRODUCE AN ANALOG OUTPUT WHICH VARIES WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DIFFERNCE BETWEEN ACCUMULATIONS BY SUCH MEANS OF ACTUATING PULSES OF ONE AND OF OPPOSITE POLARITY, ENCODER MEANS TO PRODUCE SEQUENTIAL FEEDBACK PULSES OF WHICH THE POLARITY FOLLOWS IN OPPOSED RELATION THE POLARITY OF SAID CARRIER PULSES, AND WHICH OCCUR AT A RATE DETERMINED BY CONTROLLING SAID ENCODER MEANS, PULSE SUMMING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID CARRIER AND FEEDBACK PULSES TO COMBINE THEM INTO A COMMON TRAIN OF SEQUENTIAL PULSES WHILE PRESERVING THEIR RELATIVE POLARITIES TO THEREBY FORM SAID ACTUATING PULSES, AND REGULATOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID OUTPUT TO CONTROL SAID ENCODER MEANS TO PRODUCE EQUALIZATION OF SAID FEEDBACK AND CARRIER PULSE RATES FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN THE LATTER, WHEREBY SAID OUTPUT IS RENDERED AN ANALOG SIGNAL OF THE RATE MODULATION OF SAID CARRIER PULSES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
CONVERTER APPARATUS FOR RATE-MODULATED CARRIER PULSES COMPRISING, ACCUMULATOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SEQUENTIAL ACTUATING PULSES OF EITHER POLARITY TO PRODUCE AN ANALOG OUTPUT WHICH VARIES WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DIFFERNCE BETWEEN ACCUMULATIONS BY SUCH MEANS OF ACTUATING PULSES OF ONE AND OF OPPOSITE POLARITY, ENCODER MEANS TO PRODUCE SEQUENTIAL FEEDBACK PULSES OF WHICH THE POLARITY FOLLOWS IN OPPOSED RELATION THE POLARITY OF SAID CARRIER PULSES, AND WHICH OCCUR AT A RATE DETERMINED BY CONTROLLING SAID ENCODER MEANS, PULSE SUMMING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID CARRIER AND FEEDBACK PULSES TO COMBINE THEM INTO A COMMON TRAIN OF SEQUENTIAL PULSES WHILE PRESERVING THEIR RELATIVE POLARITIES TO THEREBY FORM SAID ACTUATING PULSES, AND REGULATOR MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID OUTPUT TO CONTROL SAID ENCODER MEANS TO PRODUCE EQUALIZATION OF SAID FEEDBACK AND CARRIER PULSE RATES FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN THE LATTER, WHEREBY SAID OUTPUT IS RENDERED AN ANALOG SIGNAL OF THE RATE MODULATION OF SAID CARRIER PULSES.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-12-02 1967-06-03 1967-12-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-12-02 1971-06-03 1971-12-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-12-02 1975-06-03 1975-12-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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