Patents by Inventor Francis J. Purchase

Francis J. Purchase has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4207524
    Abstract: A signalling device employing radio frequencies in which the transmitter produces a weak, or relatively weak, encoded transmission within a crowded frequency band and an associated receiver which includes a processor capable of detecting and analyzing the weak signal by applying significance to each signal parameter including pulse width, word length, pulse characteristic, number of bits; and, imposing the further requirement that the same parameters must be perceived a second time within a prescribed 0.2-0.8 sec. interval to insure that the signal has been produced by a correctly encoded transmitter and not by a mere random reception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1980
    Inventor: Francis J. Purchase