Frequency translator
In FIG. 1, a ground plane 10 completely encloses on all four sides a plurality of conductors, balun secondary circuit paths or signal coupling means 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26, each extending ... Read More
Inventors: Hallford, Ben R.;, Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation (El Segundo, CA) |
Carbon electrode, in particular a graphite electrode for producing steel
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION With reference now to FIG. 1, the present invention is thereshown and comprises the electrodes 1, which are held by contact jaws 2 that are hydrau... Read More
Inventors: Schieber, Franz; Mayer, Dieter;, Assignee: C. Conradty Nurnberg GmbH & Co KG (Pegnitz, DE) |
Stabilizer foot for backhoes and the like
As distinguished from the prior art, this invention provides a foot for the ground-engaging end of a stabilizing support arm in which the pad has a plurality of faces, each of which has a different gr... Read More
Inventors: Schuermann, Kenneth W.; Kohman, Fred H.;, Assignee: The Charles Machine Works, Inc. (Perry, OK) |
Knittable yarn and safety apparel made therewith
The present invention provides a high strength, cut resistant, knittable yarn which is superior to prior yarns of the character to which the invention relates. The yarn is highly flexible, non-abrasiv... Read More
Inventors: Bettcher, William H.;, Assignee: Bettcher Industries, Inc. (Birmingham, OH) |
Emergency medical services system
OF PREFERRED EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS AND BEST MODE OF THE INVENTION An emergency medical response vest according to the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 with detailed diagrammatic views of the f... Read More
Inventors: Ingrisano, Louis A.; Moon, Stephen H.; English, Lawrence J.;, Assignee: Med-Vest Inc. (Mt. Desert, ME) |
Fingernail protector
The present invention comprises a fingernail protector having a finger support flange, a cylindrical encasement opening by means of a hinge, and a finger support strap having a plurality of hooks on o... Read More
Inventors: Dethman, Margaret L.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for discerning the noticeable presence of spatial fluctuations of intensity within a two-dimensional visual field
What is claimed is: 1. In an apparatus comprising signal processing means including detector means for sequentially convolving, with a given kernel function, the intensity values in each of uniformly-... Read More
Inventors: Southgate, Peter D.;, Assignee: RCA Corporation (New York, NY) |
Antenna matching system
What is claimed is: 1. In a system for adjusting the impedance of an antenna matching network to match an antenna at a desired carrier frequency in which said system is of the type including said ante... Read More
Inventors: Nossen, Edward J.;, Assignee: RCA Corporation (Princeton, NJ) |
Intense electron beam microwave switch
OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1, the switch includes a superconducting resonator 1, such as a lead-plated copper cylindrical resonator, adapted to be pumped to a high energy state by a low power... Read More
Inventors: Birx, Daniel L.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, DC) |
Single side band multiplex signal radio relay
It is one object of the present invention to provide a radio relay that is free from the aforementioned disadvantages caused by an SSB multiplex signal radio relay system employing a dispersal method.... Read More
Inventors: Shiki, Haruo;, Assignee: Nippon Electric Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Time-period modulation transmission system
In accordance with the present invention, time period modulation (TPM) of a subcarrier is employed, for transmission of a signal on a carrier. This is achieved by comparing the input signal voltage wi... Read More
Inventors: Taylor, Thomas M.;, Assignee: Neal; John A. (Los Angeles, CA); Taylor; Thomas M. (Los Angeles, CA) |
Method and apparatus for battery drain reduction by adjusting for dynamic changes of receiver warm-up time
Briefly, according to the invention, the current drain of a battery in a portable receiver, such as a selective call receiver, is minimized by monitoring the warm-up time of certain components of the ... Read More
Inventors: Lerner, Kenneth S.; Fain, Sarah J.; Gorday, Robert M.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Piston paint pump filter
Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2, a prior art filter apparatus 10 may be seen. In such a prior art filter apparatus 10, a cylindrical filter element 12 is utilized to block particles entering at inlet ... Read More
Inventors: Schneider, Gerhard;, Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation (Minneapolis, MN) |
Method and apparatus of determining location of an unauthorized communication unit
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Generally, the present invention provides a method for detecting the location of an unauthorized communication unit in a wireless communication system. This may be accomplis... Read More
Inventors: Grube, Gary W.; Markison, Timothy W.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Cellular radiotelephones including means for generating a search request data signal and receiving a telephone number from a network directory database and related methods
It is therefor an object of the present invention to provide improved cellular radiotelephones, methods, and systems. It is another object of the present invention to provide automated access to a cel... Read More
Inventors: Molne, Anders Lennart;, Assignee: Ericsson Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC) |
Method of suspending a platform for communications and observation kept at high altitude by atmospheric molecular momentum transfer
It is claimed and desired to secure by Letters Patent: 1. A method for freely suspending without any solid material support, a platform in an atmosphere comprising: transmitting selectively directed e... Read More
Inventors: Csonka, Paul L.;, Assignee: |
Brake for manually operable magnetic thickness gauges
What is claimed is: 1. An indicator brake for the manually operable actuator of a thickness gauge of the type wherein the attractive force of a permanent magnet pivotally mounted in a housing on a bal... Read More
Inventors: Steinbgroever, Erich A.; Nix, Hans E.;, Assignee: Elektro-Physik (Cologne, DE) |
Cross polarization compensation system
This invention is to provide a cross polarization compensating system which is free from the abovesaid defects of the conventional cross polarization compensating systems using 90.degree. and 180.degr... Read More
Inventors: Yuuki, Hironori; Kurihara, Hiroshi; Baba, Noboru; Arai, Makoto; Inagaki, Kazunori; Yamada, Matsuichi;, Assignee: Kokusai Denshin Denwa Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Systems for comparing and ranking a plurality of signal inputs
A system is provided for comparing the signals from a plurality of sources to a reference signal and for gating out of the system the best quality signal and for updating the reference signal to refle... Read More
Inventors: Ferrie, Ronald G.;, Assignee: RCA Corporation (New York, NY) |
Automatic control device for tractor mounted tools
A principal object of the present invention is to monitor the position of a tractor mounted tool by utilizing a sensor device that detects the position of the tool and generates a variable output sign... Read More
Inventors: Wooldridge, Darrel M.;, Assignee: American Tractor Equipment Corporation (Oakland, CA) |
Modified power unit for snow plows
The present invention provides a modification applicable to the lift piston-cylinder of a power unit of the character described above which enables the power unit to be mounted other than on the front... Read More
Inventors: Hetrick, Vernon L.;, Assignee: Meyer Products, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) |
Steam iron and baffling
We claim: 1. In a plastic steam iron having a controlled water valve and fill opening to an interior water tank molded in a plastic shell to have a riser portion extending into a connected handle, a p... Read More
Inventors: Walker, Wendell C.; Downing, Arthur C.;, Assignee: General Electric Company (New York, NY) |
Automated warehouse vehicle position determining system
It is, therefore, an important object of the instant invention to provide a vehicle position determining system for an automated warehouse by means of which the aforesaid drawbacks and disadvantages m... Read More
Inventors: Loomer, Weston R.;, Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc. (Florence, KY) |
Measurement of temporal response of electro-optical systems
I claim: 1. An apparatus for performing a test on a thermal imager or the like, including: an input optical platform having an optical test axis and including; holding means attached to said platform ... Read More
Inventors: Verona, Robert W.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC) |
Method and apparatus for indicating effective digging depth of a backhoe
I claim: 1. Apparatus for indicating the working depth of the digging edge of the bucket of a backhoe, said backhoe being the type having an outreach boom horizontally pivotally attached at one end to... Read More
Inventors: Teach, Ted L.;, Assignee: Laserplane Corporation (Dayton, OH) |
Automatic depth control for endless chain type trencher
I claim: 1. In a trencher of the type having an elongated digging frame having one end thereof pivotally mounted on a vehicle so that the other end is free for movement in a vertical plane parallel to... Read More
Inventors: Teach, Ted L.;, Assignee: Laserplane Corporation (Dayton, OH) |
Device for contact-free measuring of the distance of a surface of an object from a reference plane
The present invention is directed to an improved device for measuring the distance of a surface from a reference plane which device enables a correct measuring of the distance to be determined indepen... Read More
Inventors: Bodlaj, Viktor;, Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Berlin & Munich, DE) |
Sonar System
The present invention provides an emitter of acoustic pulses provided with at least one parametric transducer for forming a plurality of acoustic channels, and electronic pointing means for pointing t... Read More
Inventors: Odero, Dominique; Parent, Guy;, Assignee: Sintra-Alcatel (Asnieres, FR) |
Acoustic sub-surface interrogator
I claim: 1. A method for investigating sub-surface acoustical properties of a layered site, comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a plurality of primary scanning locations at a site; (b) generating a... Read More
Inventors: Guigne, Jacques Y.;, Assignee: Nordco Limited (St. John's, CA) |
Coherent frequency burst detector apparatus and method
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT As mentioned above, the principles of this invention apply to the automatic detection of coherent frequency bursts superimposed on noise or another coherent signal. The cohe... Read More
Inventors: Jenson, Leslie M.;, Assignee: TSI Incorporated (St. Paul, MN) |
Telecommunications 
