US3177482A
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Servo-stabilized analog-to-digital converter for high resolution pulse analysis
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-07-18
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Granted: 1965-04-06
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Expires: 1982-07-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L Chase
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:44
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03M; H03M1/00; G; G01; G01T; G01T1/00; G01T1/36; G01T1/40; H03M1/12; H03M1/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
IN AN ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND STORAGE SYSTEM, MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND AMPLIFYING A SERIES OF SIGNAL PULSES OF VARYING AMPLITUDES, CONVERTER MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID AMPLIFIED PULSES AND CONVERTING EACH OF THE LATTER INTO A DIGITAL OUTPUTT CONSISTING OF SERIES OF PULSE WHOSE NUMBER IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE AMPLITUDE OF EACH SAID SIGNAL PULSE, AND MULTI-CHANNEL STORAGE MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND STORING THE DIGITAL OUTPUTS, THE IMPROVEMENT IN SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING: MEANS FOR PRODUCING REFERENCE PULSES OF PREDETERMINED AMPLITUDE, MEANS FOR PASSING SAID REFERENCE PULSES INTO SAID SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A DIGITAL OUTPUT FOR EACH OF SAID REFERENCE PULSES, MEANS FOR COUNTING THE NUMBER OF PULSES IN EACH REFERENCE PULSE DIGITAL OUTPUT AND PRODUCING AN ERROR SIGNAL REPRESENTING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAID NUMBER AND THE NUMBER OF PULSES EXACTLY
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
IN AN ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND STORAGE SYSTEM, MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND AMPLIFYING A SERIES OF SIGNAL PULSES OF VARYING AMPLITUDES, CONVERTER MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID AMPLIFIED PULSES AND CONVERTING EACH OF THE LATTER INTO A DIGITAL OUTPUTT CONSISTING OF SERIES OF PULSE WHOSE NUMBER IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE AMPLITUDE OF EACH SAID SIGNAL PULSE, AND MULTI-CHANNEL STORAGE MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND STORING THE DIGITAL OUTPUTS, THE IMPROVEMENT IN SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING: MEANS FOR PRODUCING REFERENCE PULSES OF PREDETERMINED AMPLITUDE, MEANS FOR PASSING SAID REFERENCE PULSES INTO SAID SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A DIGITAL OUTPUT FOR EACH OF SAID REFERENCE PULSES, MEANS FOR COUNTING THE NUMBER OF PULSES IN EACH REFERENCE PULSE DIGITAL OUTPUT AND PRODUCING AN ERROR SIGNAL REPRESENTING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAID NUMBER AND THE NUMBER OF PULSES EXACTLY
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-04-05 | 1968-10-05 | 1969-04-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-04-05 | 1972-10-05 | 1973-04-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-04-05 | 1976-10-05 | 1977-04-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |