US4151471A
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System for reducing noise transients
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-11-04
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Granted: 1979-04-24
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Expires: 1997-11-04
Abstract
Abstract A system for limiting the instantaneous value of a noise transient, by means of an electronic circuit wherein the amplitude of the total input signal being monitored is compared with a threshold value which is varied continuously according to the peak carrier signal value, and the output signal is maintained below the threshold value.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas N. Packard
- 👤 Richard C. Burns
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:20
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03G; H03G11/00; H03G11/04; H03G3/00; H03G3/20; H03G3/30; H03G3/34; H03G3/345
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A system for reducing noise transients in a total input signal being transmitted over a channel, said total input signal including a carrier signal and noise transients, said system comprising: blanking means actuable for limiting the amplitude of the total input signal to reduce the amplitude of the noise transients; enabling means operatively associated with said blanking means for detecting noise transients in the total input signal and for selectively actuating said blanking means in response to the detection of a noise transient, said enabling means including: threshold establishing means for continuously establishing a reference threshold signal according to the peak carrier signal amplitude occuring at prior time intervals; and comparing means for comparing the total input signal with the reference threshold signal and for actuating said blanking means when the total input signal exceeds the reference threshold signal and for deactuating said blanking means when the value of the total input signal decreases to a predetermined relationship to the reference threshold signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
163 words
A system for reducing noise transients in a total input signal being transmitted over a channel, said total input signal including a carrier signal and noise transients, said system comprising: blanking means actuable for limiting the amplitude of the total input signal to reduce the amplitude of the noise transients; enabling means operatively associated with said blanking means for detecting noise transients in the total input signal and for selectively actuating said blanking means in response to the detection of a noise transient, said enabling means including: threshold establishing means for continuously establishing a reference threshold signal according to the peak carrier signal amplitude occuring at prior time intervals; and comparing means for comparing the total input signal with the reference threshold signal and for actuating said blanking means when the total input signal exceeds the reference threshold signal and for deactuating said blanking means when the value of the total input signal decreases to a predetermined relationship to the reference threshold signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The invention according to claim 1 and further comprising: charge storage means for generating a signal into the channel during the actuation of said blanking means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
The invention according to claim 1 wherein said threshold establishing means comprises: peak detection means electrically connected to the channel for generating a first peak voltage signal corresponding to the maximum carrier signal amplitude occuring during a first period of time; and peak voltage storage means electrically connected to said peak detector means for receiving and storing the first peak voltage signal generated by said peak detector means, and for generating a second peak voltage signal after a second period of time subsequent to the first period of time; and reference threshold signal being a function of said second peak voltage signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The invention according to claim 3 and further comprising: control means electrically connected to said peak voltage means and to said comparing means and comprising amplifying means for amplifying said second peak voltage signal to generate the reference threshold signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention according to claim 4 wherein said amplifying means comprises means for amplifying said second peak voltage signal by a predetermined, variable amount.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention according to claim 3 and further comprising: rectifier means electrically connected to said channel for rectifying the total input signal and for transmitting as the input to said peak detector means the rectified total input signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
142 words
The invention according to claim 3 and further comprising: first switching means, having a first mode for enabling said peak detector means to store signals corresponding to the carrier signal over an interval of time and a second mode for discharging stored signals from peak detector means; and switch operating means for operating said first switching means, said switch operating means including pulse generating means actuable to generate a pulse of predetermined duration for placing said first switching means into the second mode for said predetermined duration, and second comparing means for comparing the amplitude of the total input signal with the reference threshold signal; said second comparing means generating a trigger signal to actuate said pulse generating means when the amplitude of the total input signal exceeds said reference threshold signal to prevent said first switching means from storing noise transients.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
122 words
The invention according to claim 3 and further comprising: second switching means operatively associated with said peak detector means and having a first mode for enabling said peak detector means to store signals impressed thereon and a second mode for effecting the transmission of said first peak voltage signals from said peak detector means to said peak voltage storage means and then discharging said peak detector means; and clock means operatively connected to said second switching means for generating a first timing signal to place said second switching means in the first mode for a predetermined period of time, and for generating a second timing signal to place said second switching means in the second mode for a predetermined period of time.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
123 words
The invention according to claim 8 wherein said second switching means comprises: a first switch biassed to a normally open condition wherein said peak detector means is enabled to store signals impressed thereon; and a second switch biassed to a normally closed condition wherein said peak detector is disabled from transmitting stored signals to said peak voltage storage means; said first and second switches being operatively connected by a resistor-capacitor circuit, said resistor-capacitor circuit switching said first and second switches to assume their closed and open conditions, respectively, in response to the generation of said first timing signals by said clock means to transmit the first peak voltage signals to said peak voltage storage means and then to discharge said peak detector means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
The invention according to claim 9 and further comprising full wave rectifier means connected to the channel for rectifying the total input signal for transmission to said peak detector means; and wherein said peak detector means comprises a diode and capacitor means for receiving and storing carrier signals and; said peak voltage storage means comprises a resistor-capacitor circuit.
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