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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4399503 | Dynamic disk buffer control unit A programmable control unit for disk memory and controller comprising a microprocessor (MPU), random access memory (RAM) used as a buffer to cache disk resident data used by a data processing system (DPS), and a configurable data path (CDP) which couples ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4318175 | Addressing means for random access memory system A method and apparatus for addressing memory locations in a random access memory system having m address lines and 2 Exp(m+n) address locations. The random access memory system is divided into a plurality of 2 Exp(n) memory modules, each memory module hav... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4314356 | High-speed term searcher A method and apparatus for high-speed searching of a byte stream for predetermined words or terms. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for use in combination with a data source supplying a stream of binary signal... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4313030 | Electrical penetration apparatus and method of making same An electrical penetration apparatus is described for mounting within a containment wall of a nuclear reactor installation to pass electrical currents while avoiding the outward leakage of radioactive gasses, which can be constructed at relatively low cost... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4301537 | Means and method for maintaining synchronization of a spread spectrum or other receiver clock A system for synchronizing a clock signal generated by a lower stability clock generator to a received incoming signal whereby a higher stability clock generator is synchronized to the lower stability clock generator when the clock signal is synchronized ... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4301454 | Channelized receiver system A channelized receiver system for use in conjunction with a scanning antenna wherein a received rf signal is provided to a plurality of filters each of which has a passband corresponding to a portion of a search bandwidth. The filter output signals are pr... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4298951 | Nth Root processing apparatus A square root processing apparatus wherein an unknown number is sequentially squared and compared to a number whose square root is to be determined. The result of each comparison determines the state of a bit in the square root being determined. More spec... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4291931 | Shear plane separable connector A system is provided for disconnecting a retained electrical connector on a missile launcher, from a launched connector on the missile, as the missile begins moving during launch, which is simple, reliable, and reusable. The retained connector, which is s... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4283754 | Cooling system for multiwafer high density circuit A high density arrangement for interconnecting integrated circuit devices, of a type which includes a stack of numerous wafers formed primarily of metal, wherein some of the wafers holding integrated circuit chips have overhanging edge portions at one sid... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4268956 | Method of fabricating an interconnection cable A flexible connector cable for providing high density and reliable electrical interconnections between printed circuit boards or any other surfaces having conductive paths that need connection to conductive paths on adjacent surfaces. The connector cable ... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4266500 | Hover control system for a submersible buoy A compressed fluid hover control system for a submersible buoy in which the water level in a buoyancy chamber is controlled in accordance with external water pressure and predetermined levels of water in the buoyancy chamber. More specifically, a submersi... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4261794 | Radiation shielding for electric penetration assemblies A cylindrical electric penetration assembly carrying instrumentation leads from the interior of a nuclear reactor and having thin layers of polyethylene and lead radiation shielding installed at both its entrance and exit regions, the shielding layers bei... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4256699 | Pressure equalization system A system useful in an assembly intended for use in a deep ocean environment for generating gas within the assembly to equalize the internal pressure with the external underwater pressure. In one embodiment, the gas is generated by a chemical reaction betw... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4235674 | Pressurizer system for electric penetration assemblies A system for maintaining seal integrity under pressure and monitoring leakage within an electric penetration assembly of the type which extends through a containment wall of a nuclear reactor installation. The manifold passage in the penetration header pl... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4193057 | Automatic deployment of horizontal linear sensor array A linear sensor array is deployed horizontally on the ocean floor by first deploying a vertical array, between an anchor and a float from which the array is suspended, and then decreasing the buoyancy of the float gradually as the float is carried away fr... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4189703 | System for deploying a sensor array from transiting vessel A system for deploying a vertical linear sensor array from a transiting vessel comprising a tubular deployment case closed at the bottom by a descent weight that is connected to a plurality of sensors packed in the case and connected in sequence by a cabl... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4184729 | Flexible connector cable A flexible connector cable for providing high density and reliable electrical interconnections between printed circuit boards or any other surfaces having conductive paths that need connection to conductive paths on adjacent surfaces. The connector cable ... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4182435 | Cam actuated disk brake mechanism A simple and compact disk brake mechanism which includes a housing having a pair of slightly separated flat guide walls, a plate-like brake member in the housing which is slideable against the disk brake, and a plate-like camming member slideable in the h... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4175250 | Transistor bias circuit A constant bias voltage and current for a transistor is provided by two series resistors connected across the transistor with a voltage regulator connected to a source of DC voltage for maintaining a predetermined voltage across the one resistor connected... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4165660 | Alignment pin installation tool A tool for installing an alignment pin assembly that includes a bolt with a hexagonal socket at one end, a locking nut that must be tightened on the bolt while the bolt is held against turning, and an adjustment nut which may have to be turned slightly re... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4157812 | Ship motion compensator for recovery of oceanographic instrumentation Apparatus for compensating ship motion for sea-state conditions in order to protect oceanographic instrumentation which would normally be subjected to loss due to high shock loads in the instrumentation cable by which it is supported. The apparatus utiliz... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4153849 | Circuit for normalizing devices having current-controlled frequency response to predetermined I-F characteristic Circuits are disclosed for normalizing a device which has a current-controlled frequency response, such as a YIG or a TWM device, to a predetermined current-frequency (I-F) characteristic in order that a device equipped with such a circuit can be preadjus... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4147222 | Acoustical underwater communication system for command control and data An acoustic communication system is disclosed as a secondary means for command control of underwater operations from a surface unit. The system includes a diving acoustic command control unit for use in the event of prime propagation path occlusion. Self-... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4143349 | Cable depth selector and coil shunt penetrator In a system for suspending an immersible package in water from a surface buoy with insulated electrical cable payed out from a coil in a pack attached to the descending package, a spring-biased braking arm on top of the pack is released to pivot against a... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4125812 | Apparatus for baseline restoration in an AC-coupled signal Apparatus for baseline restoration in an AC-coupled signal is comprised of a differentiation circuit followed by an integration circuit to receive the signal and continually restore its DC reference. Both circuits are initially set to the DC reference, an... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4107804 | Wave motion isolator between buoy and cable-suspended instrumentation package A wave motion isolator for use in suspending a submersible instrument package from a surface buoy by a cable payed out from a pack attached to the instrumentation package. The isolator is comprised of a spring-powered spool which turns on an axle rigidly ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4099022 | System for pulse data transmission through water-return cables A system for data pulse transmission through a single-wire, water-return cable payed out from a coil in an open pack to any selected length over a predetermined wide range (e.g., 4K to 16K feet) employing a toroidal core around the cable near the pack and... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4079452 | Programmable controller with modular firmware for communication control A programmable controller module (PCM) for operably coupling a plurality of peripheral devices (PDs) of various communication disciplines to a data processor (DP) or to remote PCMs through a serial interface adapter (SIA) or parallel interface adapter (PI... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4075691 | Communication control unit A communication control unit useful for operably coupling a plurality of peripheral devices to a data processing system including a central processing unit (CPU) and a main system memory. The communication control unit is comprised of three major sections... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4032832 | DC to AC inverter with unregulated input and regulated output An inverter for producing regulated AC voltage from an unregulated DC voltage source, such as a battery, employs two stepped voltage waveform generating means independently controlled in phase to produce waveform outputs that approach sine waves which are... | 06/28/1977 |
