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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:
May. 13, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
William E Clark, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343 10 ;
Abstract
Apparatus is provided in conjunction with a small radar unit, for providing an improved display and additional radar target information. A ball type compass has an optical switching circuit for providing azimuth signals indicating the azimuth orientation of the radar unit. An inclinometer has an optical switching circuit for providing a target inclination signal from which, knowing target range, target altitude is calculated. A radar display in the form of an array of LCD or LED elements is provided.