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Conducting data take-off pencil

  • US 3,106,707 A
  • Filed: 12/04/1961
  • Issued: 10/08/1963
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1961
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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7. A DATA CONDUCTING SURFACE FOR OVERLAYING A CATHODE RAY TUBE CO-ORDINATE DISPLAT OF RADAR TARGETS TO TAKE DATA THEREFROM BY AN ELECTRICALLLY CONDUCTIVE DATA TAKE-OFF PENCIL COMPRISING:

  • A SQUARE SHEET OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TRANSPARENT MATERIAL HAVING A PREDETERMINED RESISTANCE IN ALL LINEAR DIRECTIONS TO ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION;

    A PLURALITY OF STRAIGH, PARALLEL GRID CONDUCTORS EXTENDING FROM UPPER TO LOWER PERIPHERIES OF SAID SQUARE SHEET TO ESTABLISH FIXED EQUIPOTENTIAL LINES, SAID GRID CONDUCTORS EACH HAVING A RESISTANCE PER UNIT LENGTH LESS THAN THAT OF SAID SHEET;

    AN ALTERNATING CURRENT VOLTAGE APPLIED ACROSS SAID UPPER AND LOWER ENDS OF SAID GRID CONDUCTORS THROUGH DIRECT CURRENT BLOCKING CAPACITORS TO ESTABLISH A SUBSTANTIALLY LINEARLY VARYING ALTERNATING CURRENT FIELD FROM HIGH POTENTIAL TO LOW POTENTIAL BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER PERIPHERIES OF SAID SHEET;

    AND A DIRECT CURRENT VOLTAGE

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