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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:
Mar. 10, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Bouchard, Canton, MA (US);
Robin Ray, Sharon, MA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ; G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74-546 ; 74-55 ;
Abstract
The apparatus and method for reducing gyro activation time is to be used with a gyroscope including a float floated within an outer case. An electromagnetic suspension is provided for maintaining the float at an equilibrium position within the outer case. In accordance with the present invention, the centering force is increased and the activation time decreased by selectively disabling one of the electromagnets in the suspension.