US3287719A
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Squitter monitor module
Assignee: MONTEK DIVISION OF MODEL ENGIN
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Filing: 1963-12-02
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Granted: 1966-11-22
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Expires: 1983-12-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean S Thornberg
- 👤 Richard M Jepperson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:59
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S7/00; G01S7/02; G01S7/40; G01S1/00; G01S1/02; G01S1/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
308 words
A PULSE RATE MONITOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A PULSE PAIR DECODER INCLUDING A FIRST MONOSTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR RECEIVING BEACON REPLY PULSES FROM A DIRECTIONAL COUPLER, A DIFFERENTIATING CIRCUIT HAVING AN INPUT FROM SAID FIRST MONOSTABLE MULTIVIBATOR, A SECOND MONOSTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR HAVING AN INPUT FROM SAID DIFFERENTIATING CIRCUIT, AND A FIRST NAND GATE HAVING AN INPUT FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND MONOSTABLE MULITVIBRATORS AND HAVING AN OUTPUT TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING DECODED VIDEO SIGNALS; A CONTROL AND RESET FLIP-FLOP FOR RECEIVING SIGNALS FROM A CLOCK PULSE GENERATOR, A FIRST NOR GATE COUPLED FOR RECEIVING SIGNALS FROM SAID FIRST NAND GATE AND FROM SAID CONTROL AND RESET FILP-FLOP, A BINARY COUNT DOWN CHAIN HAVING A PLURALITY OF FILP-FLOP STAGES EACH RESET BY SAID CONTROL AND RESET FLIP-FLOP, THE FIRST FLIP-FLOP IN SAID COUNT DOWN CHAIN RECEIVING AN INPUT FROM SAID FIRST NOR GATE, A SIGN FLIPFLOP COMPRISING A REGISTER WITH SAID COUNT DOWN CHAIN, A SECOND NOR GATE HAVING INPUTS FROM THE LAST FOUR FLIPFLOPS IN THE SAID COUNT DOWN CHAIN AND FROM SAID SIGN FLIP-FLOP, A DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER HAVING INPUTS FROM SAID SECOND NOR GATE AND FROM A PLURALITY OF FLIP-FLOPS WHICH ARE INTERMEDIATE STAGES OF SAID COUNT DOWN CHAIN, A SQUITTER COUNT INDICATING METER FED BYS AID DIGITAL-TOANALOG CONVERTER, A SECOND AND A THIRD NAND GATE EACH HAVING INPUTS FROM FLIP-FLOPS WHICH ARE INTERMEDIATE TO SAID INTERMEDIATE STAGES OF THE COUNT DOWN CHAIN, A FOURTH NAND GATE HAVING INPUTS FROM SAID SECOND AND THIRD NAND GATES, FROM SAID SECOND NOR GATE, AND FROM SAID PULSE GENERATOR, A TIME DELAY CIRCUIT HAVING AN INPUT FROM SAID FOURTH NAND GATE, AND AN ALARM CIRCUIT FED BY SAID SQUITTER RATE DEVICE, SAID ALARM CIRCUIT COMPRISING A SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER BEING TRIGGERED BY SAID FOURTH NAND GATE, AN ALARM RELAY FED BY SAID SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER, AND AN ALARM LAMP CONTROLLED BY SAID ALARM RELAY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
308 words
A PULSE RATE MONITOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A PULSE PAIR DECODER INCLUDING A FIRST MONOSTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR RECEIVING BEACON REPLY PULSES FROM A DIRECTIONAL COUPLER, A DIFFERENTIATING CIRCUIT HAVING AN INPUT FROM SAID FIRST MONOSTABLE MULTIVIBATOR, A SECOND MONOSTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR HAVING AN INPUT FROM SAID DIFFERENTIATING CIRCUIT, AND A FIRST NAND GATE HAVING AN INPUT FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND MONOSTABLE MULITVIBRATORS AND HAVING AN OUTPUT TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING DECODED VIDEO SIGNALS; A CONTROL AND RESET FLIP-FLOP FOR RECEIVING SIGNALS FROM A CLOCK PULSE GENERATOR, A FIRST NOR GATE COUPLED FOR RECEIVING SIGNALS FROM SAID FIRST NAND GATE AND FROM SAID CONTROL AND RESET FILP-FLOP, A BINARY COUNT DOWN CHAIN HAVING A PLURALITY OF FILP-FLOP STAGES EACH RESET BY SAID CONTROL AND RESET FLIP-FLOP, THE FIRST FLIP-FLOP IN SAID COUNT DOWN CHAIN RECEIVING AN INPUT FROM SAID FIRST NOR GATE, A SIGN FLIPFLOP COMPRISING A REGISTER WITH SAID COUNT DOWN CHAIN, A SECOND NOR GATE HAVING INPUTS FROM THE LAST FOUR FLIPFLOPS IN THE SAID COUNT DOWN CHAIN AND FROM SAID SIGN FLIP-FLOP, A DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER HAVING INPUTS FROM SAID SECOND NOR GATE AND FROM A PLURALITY OF FLIP-FLOPS WHICH ARE INTERMEDIATE STAGES OF SAID COUNT DOWN CHAIN, A SQUITTER COUNT INDICATING METER FED BYS AID DIGITAL-TOANALOG CONVERTER, A SECOND AND A THIRD NAND GATE EACH HAVING INPUTS FROM FLIP-FLOPS WHICH ARE INTERMEDIATE TO SAID INTERMEDIATE STAGES OF THE COUNT DOWN CHAIN, A FOURTH NAND GATE HAVING INPUTS FROM SAID SECOND AND THIRD NAND GATES, FROM SAID SECOND NOR GATE, AND FROM SAID PULSE GENERATOR, A TIME DELAY CIRCUIT HAVING AN INPUT FROM SAID FOURTH NAND GATE, AND AN ALARM CIRCUIT FED BY SAID SQUITTER RATE DEVICE, SAID ALARM CIRCUIT COMPRISING A SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER BEING TRIGGERED BY SAID FOURTH NAND GATE, AN ALARM RELAY FED BY SAID SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER, AND AN ALARM LAMP CONTROLLED BY SAID ALARM RELAY.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-11-21 | 1970-05-23 | 1970-11-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-11-21 | 1974-05-23 | 1974-11-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-11-21 | 1978-05-23 | 1978-11-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |