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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1978
Filed:
May. 28, 1976
Peter W Pflasterer, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Masco Corporation of Indiana, Taylor, MI (US);
Abstract
A scanning FM monitor receiver is disclosed which is of the superheterodyne type and is capable of scanning and receiving a plurality of channels on a plurality of bands. The receiver incorporates a phase-locked-loop frequency synthesizer whih eliminates the need for crystals for every channel. The input data that the synthesizer requires to develop the individual preselected frequencies is provided by a random access memory that is programmed by the user for the frequencies desired. In one embodiment, decimal frequency information is entered on a numerical keyboard and converted into binary form for programming the memory. Indicator lamps on the receiver illuminate when a channel is being scanned and also provide a visual accuracy check when an operator programs the random access memory.