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Electronic reconnaissance systems
Assignee: CBS Broadcasting Inc
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Filing: 1961-04-19
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Granted: 1966-12-27
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Expires: 1981-04-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter C Goldmark
- 👤 John W Christensen
- 👤 Erde Bernard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:36
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C11/00; G01C11/02; G01C11/025; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/19; H04N1/191; H04N1/192; H04N1/193; G02; G02B; G02B26/00; G02B26/08; G02B26/10; G02B26/103; H04N1/12; H04N1/126; H04N1/127; H04N1/1295; H04N1/195; H04N1/19505; H04N1/19515; H04N1/19521; H04N1/19526; H04N1/19536; H04N1/19542; H04N1/19547; H04N1/19552; H04N1/19557; H04N1/19578; H04N23/00; H04N23/20; G02B6/00; G02B6/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
IN RECONNAISSANCE APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION OF FIRST OPTICAL MEANS FOR VIEWING AN AREA TO BE RECONNOITERED WHICH IS IN RELATIVE MOTION THERETO AND FOR FORMING A MOVING VISUAL LINE IMAGE OF A PORTION THEREOF, MEANS FOR IMMOBILIZING THE MOVING VISUAL LINE IMAGE, IMAGE TRANSFORMER MEANS DISPOSED TO RECEIVE A PORTION OF SAID IMMOBILIZED VISUAL LINE IMAGE FOR SEPARATING SAID PORTION INTO SERIES OF LINE SEGMENTS AND FOR REARRANGING SAID SEGMENTS INTO AN IMAGE ARRAY IN WHICH THE LINE SEGMENTS ARE IN STACKED PARALLEL RELATION, AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA MEANS SCANNING THE SEGMENTS OF SAID IMAGE ARRAY AT A GIVEN RATE TO DEVELOP CORRESPONDING ELECTRICAL VIDEO SIGNALS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-12-26 | 1970-06-27 | 1970-12-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-12-26 | 1974-06-27 | 1974-12-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-12-26 | 1978-06-27 | 1978-12-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |