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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:
Aug. 26, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry C Johnson, Neshanic, NJ (US);
Assignee:
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343 / ; 343 / ; 343 / ; 266 86 ; 266 99 ;
Abstract
A radar, such as a ranging radar, includes a non-scanning antenna which directs a beam of microwave energy toward and receives a return beam from a microwave reflector. A microwave reflector is mounted to a movable platform. As the platform moves, the microwave beam is scanned along a desired object. In one application, the heighth of a non-flowing material in different parts of a container is measured.