Object locating system
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1. A SYSTEM FOR LOCATING THE POSITION OF AN OBJECT HAVING A BEACON TRANSMITTER CONTAINED THEREIN WHICH IS ADAPTED TO RADIATE A RADIO SIGNAL, SAID SYSTEM INCLUDING:
- FIRST RADIO TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MEANS, A UNIT ADAPTED TO BE AIRBORNE AND INCLUDING FURTHER RADIO TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MEANS, A DIRECTIONAL RECEIVING ANTENNA MOUNTED ON SAID UNIT AND COUPLED TO THE FURTHER RADIO RECEIVING MEANS, AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSMITTING ANTENNA POSITIONED ON SAID UNIT AND COUPLED TO THE FURTHER RADIO TRANSMITTING MEANS, AND MEANS FOR CAUSING THE DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA ON SAID UNIT CYCLICALLY TO PERFORM A SCAN TO SUCCESSIVELY INTERCEPT SIGNALS FROM THE BEACON TRANSMITTER IN THE OBJECT AND FROM THE SAID FIRST RADIO TRANSMITTING MEANS AT RESPECTIVE ANGULAR POSITIONS OF THE DIRECTIONAL RECEIVING ANTENNA ON SAID UNIT DURING EACH SCANNING CYCLE AND TO INTRODUCE SUCH SIGNALS TO SAID FURTHER RADIO RECEIVING MEANS IN SAID UNIT, SAID FURTHER TRANSMITTING MEANS IN SAID UNIT SERVING TO SUCCESSIVELY RE-TRANSMIT OVER SAID OMNI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSMITTING ANTENNA TO SAID FIRST RECEIVING MEANS THE SIGNALS INTRODUCED TO SAID FURTHER RECEIVING MEANS.
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1. A SYSTEM FOR LOCATING THE POSITION OF AN OBJECT HAVING A BEACON TRANSMITTER CONTAINED THEREIN WHICH IS ADAPTED TO RADIATE A RADIO SIGNAL, SAID SYSTEM INCLUDING:
- FIRST RADIO TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MEANS, A UNIT ADAPTED TO BE AIRBORNE AND INCLUDING FURTHER RADIO TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MEANS, A DIRECTIONAL RECEIVING ANTENNA MOUNTED ON SAID UNIT AND COUPLED TO THE FURTHER RADIO RECEIVING MEANS, AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSMITTING ANTENNA POSITIONED ON SAID UNIT AND COUPLED TO THE FURTHER RADIO TRANSMITTING MEANS, AND MEANS FOR CAUSING THE DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA ON SAID UNIT CYCLICALLY TO PERFORM A SCAN TO SUCCESSIVELY INTERCEPT SIGNALS FROM THE BEACON TRANSMITTER IN THE OBJECT AND FROM THE SAID FIRST RADIO TRANSMITTING MEANS AT RESPECTIVE ANGULAR POSITIONS OF THE DIRECTIONAL RECEIVING ANTENNA ON SAID UNIT DURING EACH SCANNING CYCLE AND TO INTRODUCE SUCH SIGNALS TO SAID FURTHER RADIO RECEIVING MEANS IN SAID UNIT, SAID FURTHER TRANSMITTING MEANS IN SAID UNIT SERVING TO SUCCESSIVELY RE-TRANSMIT OVER SAID OMNI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSMITTING ANTENNA TO SAID FIRST RECEIVING MEANS THE SIGNALS INTRODUCED TO SAID FURTHER RECEIVING MEANS.
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Current AssigneeJohn H. Mcclow Jr, Robert Downing James
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Original AssigneeJohn H. Mcclow Jr, Robert Downing James
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InventorsROBERT DOWNING JAMES, Mcclow, John H. Jr.
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Application NumberUS04/124,400Time in Patent Office1,240 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current342/56CPC Class CodesF41G 3/16 Sighting devices adapted fo...F42B 12/365 Projectiles transmitting in...G01S 1/02 using radio waves G01S19/00...G01S 11/026 using moving transmittersG01S 5/12 by co-ordinating position l...
