Patents Represented by Law Firm Eyre, Mann, Lucus & Just
  • Patent number: 4042970
    Abstract: A keyable control circuit generates a narrow-band FM signal. A keying circuit, containing two tuned circuits, placed next to the tank coil of the keyable control circuit, absorbs rf energy each time the FM signal sweeps past the resonant frequency of one of the tuned circuits. Detector circuits within the keyable control circuit, upon sensing the amplitude modulation imposed by the cyclic absorption by one of the tuned circuits, cause the rf frequency of the FM signal to jump to a second frequency region. If the second tuned circuit in the keying circuit matches the new frequency, detector circuits again detect the amplitude modulation imposed by the cyclic absorption. After detecting the second signal, the keyable control circuit generates an electrical control signal output for use by external circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1977
    Assignee: Wagner Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Carl E. Atkins