Abstract: A temperature compensated acoustic surface wave device, such as a surface wave delay line is provided in which temperature compensation is provided by the deposition of an interdigital electrode structure on a substrate with an overlay film surface of piezoelectric material of a predetermined thickness. A double substrate arrangement is also disclosed in which the interdigital electrode structure is deposited upon the surface of a non-piezo-electric layer which in turn is placed upon the surface of a piezoelectric substrate.

Abstract: 1. A television camera tube comprising an elongated envelope, an electron gun in one end of said envelope for producing an electron beam, a target electrode in the other end of said envelope and in the path of said beam, said target electrode comprising a transparent conductive coating, a N-type photoconductor on said coating, a P-type photoconductor on said N-type photoconductor, another N-type photoconductor on said P-type photoconductor, a rectifying junction formed between each adjacent pair of said photoconductors and means for applying a reverse bias across at least one of said junctions.

Abstract: A marine acoustic seismic generator carried on the deck of a boat is coupled to a body of water in which the boat floats by a column of water in a pipe extending between the generator and the body of water. Post explosion oscillations are damped or terminated by venting the pipe of gas, either through an orifice or a valve, at a selected time, to a selected pressure, to the atmosphere or below water.

Abstract: A system for compensating for mislanding of electron beams on the screen of a color cathode ray tube as a result of thermal expansion of a beam selecting structure in the tube comprises electromagnetic devices provided on the tube for producing respective magnetic fields by means of a current supplied thereto so as to change the paths of the electron beams passing through the beam selecting structure, and a circuit for supplying to the electromagnetic devices a current varying in response to a difference between the temperature of the beam selecting structure and the ambient temperature about the tube.

Abstract: A vertical sweep circuit includes a first transistor supplied with a sawtooth voltage. A voltage drop is developed across a resistor by a vertical sweep current for producing a first voltage across a first load. A second transistor is supplied with the first voltage for producing a second voltage across a second load, and a pair of push-pull connected transistors are supplied with the second voltage for producing the sweep current. An additional transistor of the same conductivity type as the second transistor is included in the circuit. Responsive to the first voltage, the additional transistor produces voltage pulses at a point of connection thereto of an additional load, which is greater than the second load to make the second and additional transistors operate as a linear amplifier transistor and a switching transistor, respectively. Vertical blanking pulses are produced from the voltage pulses.

Abstract: Circuit arrangement for combined line deflection and supply voltage stabilisation. The switched-mode transformer is connected via the secondary diode to a tapping on a winding coupled with the high-voltage winding. As a result, the maximum collector voltage is reduced and a greater range of supply voltage variations can be accommodated. All the windings may be wound on the same core.

Abstract: A device for varying the velocity of infrasonic, sonic, and ultrasonic sound waves which has a sound wave transmission element made of a material having the formula R.sub.x Fe.sub.1.sub.-x wherein R is a rare earth selected from the group consisting of Sm, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and mixtures thereof and wherein 0.1 < x < 0.9, and means for generating a magnetic field of adjustable strength in the transmission element. The velocity of the sound waves within the transmission element increases with increasing magnetic field strength in the transmission element. This device can be used for generating time delays for sound signals in sonar equipment.

Abstract: An automatic direction finding system for an airplane which utilizes ground equipment for automatically determining the line of position of aircraft transmitting radiant energy and which calculates the aircraft's line of position and transmits such line of position to the aircraft over an available audio channel. The ground station may be unmanned and provides for storage means for converting the aircraft's bearing from the station into an audible message which can be automatically transmitted to the aircraft.

Abstract: An improved sweep generator circuit suitable for deflection circuits in television receivers conventionally includes a condenser chargeable through a resistance to establish the sweep. A resistive voltage divider and a threshold comparator circuit are each arranged parallel to the condenser. The comparator circuit is triggerable to establish a low impedance discharge path across the condenser when the charging voltage across the condenser exceeds a normal reference voltage from the voltage divider. The frequency of the generator is made variable in response to a synchronization frequency within predetermined limits by shunting a resistance of the voltage divider by a control resistance through an electronic switch that is triggerable by the sync pulse train.

Abstract: A field emission gun for use in an instrument such as an electron microscope including the field emission tip, an extraction electrode and focusing and accelerating anode means wherein there is disposed between the tip and the accelerating field of the anode means an electric field of a strength expressed in terms of electron voltage, at least equal to the lowest energy secondary electron sought to be prevented from entering the accelerating field.

Abstract: A navigation guidance receiving system for use with a Doppler navigation beacon of the type comprising a commutated linear array for producing a simulated Doppler effect. The receiving system includes a wideband Doppler beat waveform information filter and measurement circuits. Means are also provided to gate the filter output synchronously to allow dissipation of the filter transient response. The result is reduced filter frequency "pulling" and reduced measurement error due to the effect of multipath signals having beat frequencies in the filter rejection band.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting the modulation signal levels of overlapping beams which define along points of equal signal levels within the overlap a directional axis which in turn defines a desired navigation course for an airplane or similar maneuverable apparatus. At points offset from the directional axis, one or the other of the modulation signals will be greater in magnitude, depending on the direction of offset. The included angle between the two locus of points representing a predetermined difference in magnitude between the two modulating signals over the region between the landing field and the farthest reach of the beams defines the modulation course width for that particular difference in magnitude.

Abstract: A video amplifier for driving an electron beam intensity controlling electrode of a cathode ray tube comprises at least one solid state high speed binary switch which is connected via a coupling capacitor to the controlling electrode while a D.C. restoration means eliminates the chance of any droop in D.C. level of the signal fed to the controlling electrode.

Abstract: A high-frequency wave, e.g. from a target reflecting transmitted radar signals, arrives with different phasing at a plurality of spaced-apart receivers or at a single receiver movable with reference to the signal source. The wave components thus received are fed directly to an array of electromechanical input transducers on the entrance side of a piezoelectric crystal, or are transmitted to respective storage elements which temporarily register information of their phasing to modulate a local oscillation delivered to these input transducers, whereby micro-acoustic vibrations are generated in the crystal with a phase relationship corresponding to that of the original wave components. The acoustic waves in the crystal converge, possibly with the aid of an internal or external focusing surface, on the exit side of the crystal to excite one of a multiplicity of mechanoelectrical output transducers producing a signal indicative of that phase relationship.

Abstract: To detect breakage of glass panes, panels of display cases, or movement in a room, ultrasonic waves, preferably in the order of from 120 kHz to 180 kHz, are transmitted to the sonically conductive medium (glass panes, plastic sheets, or into the air of the room), and the waves are received in a receiver. The time shift of the received waves at the receiver location, with respect to the transmitted waves is determined, and if this time shift changes beyond a predetermined limit, an alarm signal is generated. Preferably, the ultrasonic signals are frequency modulated, for example by shifting the generated waves by a predetermined frequency shift, and determining the temporal change, or delay of the frequency shift, as received, with respect to the time of frequency shift at the transmitter. To prevent the effect of drift, the rate of change of received with respect to transmitted frequency shift can be used to generate the alarm.

Abstract: Horizontal rate energy obtained from a winding of the horizontal output transformer of a deflection system is rectified for providing operating current for the vertical deflection output stage. A variable impedance is in shunt with a coil which is in series with a rectifier coupled to the transformer winding. The impedance is controlled by a parabolic vertical rate waveform to alter the charging rate of a storage capacitor coupled to the rectifier for supplying the vertical operating current. The parabolically varying rectifier current alters the loading of the horizontal transformer and thereby alters the horizontal scanning current at a vertical rate in a manner to correct for side pincushion distortion.

Abstract: In a television receiver, a saturable transformer has three windings, one being in series with a horizontal deflection coil to introduce a parabolic reactance variation to correct for side pincushion distortion. An adjustable correction circuit includes a transistor integrator for producing in another winding of the saturable transformer a vertical parabolic current. The last winding of the saturable transformer is coupled through a pair of switching diodes to a pair of variable inductors. The diodes conduct alternately at the beginning and end of the vertical scanning period. The variable inductors may be mounted coaxially with a common movable core to allow inverse side correction, or may be mounted separately with separate movable cores to allow independent side correction.

Abstract: In an integrated satellite navigation system where satellite fixes periodically establish the position of a ship plying a course within the range of a chain of radio ranging stations, ship velocities are accurately determined in the interval between satellite fixes to chart the course between fixes by establishing difference values between successive RF signal transit times for each of a plurality of radio ranging stations. A set of functions dependent upon the difference values for transit times related to each station is stored, retaining the most recent and discarding the most aged of the set. Velocity signals representative of the motion of the ship are then periodically generated by utilization of the sets of difference functions. Preferably, the sets of difference functions are modified to give the most recent members of each set the greater weight.

Abstract: The beams from a plurality of off-axis guns aimed through a common deflection volume, as used in shadow-mask color cathode-ray tubes, even if made by constant convergence fields to converge at a given distance in the absence of deflection, will diverge when a common deflection field is applied; and the distance from the deflection zone to different parts of the screen is generally not constant.Therefore the convergence field applied to each must vary as the beams are deflected to different screen areas. Prior art schemes to do this have employed functions of the form AY + BY.sup.2 + CX + DX.sup.2, where Y is the vertical deflection and X is the horizontal deflection. The present invention produces a function AY + BY.sup.2 + CX + DX.sup.2 + EXY, or alternatively this function plus FY.sub.+.sup.3 where Y.sub.+ is only the positive value of Y. The square and cube functions are produced by the use of multiplier circuits.

Abstract: In a deflection system including an oscillator and an amplifier providing scanning current for a deflection winding, a parabolic voltage developed at the deflection winding is superimposed on the oscillator direct current operating voltage in such a proportion that an increased parabolic voltage level, indicative of excessive scanning current from either an overscan or low operating frequency condition, causes the oscillator to operate at a higher frequency which decreases the deflection winding current and therefore the parabolic voltage and thereby permits the use of less expensive circuit components having lower maximum voltage level ratings.