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US3345575A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pulse midpoint detector

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-29
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Granted: 1967-10-03
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Expires: 1984-04-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jan H M Van Der Lans

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:39
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K5/00; H03K5/153; H03K5/1532

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 108 words
IN A SYMMETRICAL PULSE MIDPOINT DETECTOR, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING MEANS FOR PRODUCING FIRST AND SECOND IDENTICAL WAVES, MEANS DELAYING THE SECOND WAVE SLIGHTLY SO THAT THE MIDPOINTS OF SAID WAVES ARE SEPARATED LESS THAN HALF THE WIDTH OF SAID WAVES, MEANS FOR PRODUCING A STEP WAVE DURING THE PERIOD THE AMPLITUDE OF THE SECOND WAVE IS GREATER THAN THE AMPLITUDE OF THE FIRST WAVE, MEANS FOR PRODUCING A SPIKE WAVE AT THE BEGINNING OF SAID STEP WAVE LOCATING THE MIDPOINT OF SAID INPUT WAVE DISPLACED BY HALF THE DELAY INTRODUCED BY SAID DELAYING MEANS, AND MEANS TO BLOCK SPURIOUS SIGNALS FROM PRODUCING A FALSE OUTPUT OF SAID DETECTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 108 words
IN A SYMMETRICAL PULSE MIDPOINT DETECTOR, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING MEANS FOR PRODUCING FIRST AND SECOND IDENTICAL WAVES, MEANS DELAYING THE SECOND WAVE SLIGHTLY SO THAT THE MIDPOINTS OF SAID WAVES ARE SEPARATED LESS THAN HALF THE WIDTH OF SAID WAVES, MEANS FOR PRODUCING A STEP WAVE DURING THE PERIOD THE AMPLITUDE OF THE SECOND WAVE IS GREATER THAN THE AMPLITUDE OF THE FIRST WAVE, MEANS FOR PRODUCING A SPIKE WAVE AT THE BEGINNING OF SAID STEP WAVE LOCATING THE MIDPOINT OF SAID INPUT WAVE DISPLACED BY HALF THE DELAY INTRODUCED BY SAID DELAYING MEANS, AND MEANS TO BLOCK SPURIOUS SIGNALS FROM PRODUCING A FALSE OUTPUT OF SAID DETECTOR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-10-02 1971-04-03 1971-10-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-10-02 1975-04-03 1975-10-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-10-02 1979-04-03 1979-10-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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