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- From: srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)
- Subject: Alltime record for getting an electronics patent
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- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 04:48:06 GMT
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- Here is proof that persistance pays off, even with the Patent Office.
- Normally when you see an announcement for a new patent, it lists the filing
- date of the original application, sometimes with an additional date for a
- continuation filing or an abandoned filing. Occasionally there are more
- than a few dates, representing a couple of continuations or abandonments.
-
- Here is one of the few I have seen that is the alltime continuation
- prosecution. It is a patent awarded to Gilbert Hyatt (the microprocessor
- patent guy) that started prosecution in the early seventies, and twenty
- years later finally was awarded.
-
- My hat off to Mr. Hyatt.
-
- Greg Aharonian
- Source Translation & Optimization
-
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-
- 5,168,456 [IMAGE AVAILABLE] Dec. 1, 1992 ANS: 1
-
- Incremental frequency domain correlator
-
- INVENTOR: Gilbert P. Hyatt, P.O. Box 81230, Las Vegas, NV 89180
- APPL-NO: 07/191,669
- DATE FILED: May 9, 1988
- REL-US-DATA: Division of Ser. No. 676,769, Nov. 20, 1984, Pat. No.
- 4,744,042, May 10, 1988, which is a continuation-in-part of
- Ser. No. 160,872, Jun. 19, 1980, Pat. No. 4,491,930, Jan. 1,
- 1985, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 101,881,
- Dec. 28, 1970, abandoned, and Ser. No. 134,958, Apr. 19,
- 1971, and Ser. No. 135,040, Apr. 19, 1971, and Ser. No.
- 229,213, Apr. 13, 1972, Pat. No. 3,820,894, Jun. 28, 1974,
- and Ser. No. 230,872, Mar. 1, 1972, Pat. No. 4,531,182, Jul.
- 23, 1985, and Ser. No. 232,459, Mar. 7, 1972, Pat. No.
- 4,370,720, Jan. 25, 1983, and Ser. No. 246,867, Apr. 24,
- 1972, Pat. No. 4,310,878, Jan. 12, 1982, and Ser. No.
- 288,247, Sep. 11, 1972, Pat. No. 4,121,284, Oct. 17, 1978,
- and Ser. No. 291,394, Sep. 22, 1972, Pat. No. 4,396,976,
- Aug. 2, 1983, and Ser. No. 302,771, Nov. 1, 1972, and Ser.
- No. 325,933, Jan. 22, 1973, Pat. No. 4,016,540, Apr. 5,
- 1977, and Ser. No. 325,941, Jan. 22, 1973, Pat. No.
- 4,060,848, Nov. 29, 1977, and Ser. No. 366,714, Jun. 4,
- 1973, Pat. No. 3,986,922, Oct. 12, 1976, and Ser. No.
- 339,817, Mar. 9, 1973, Pat. No. 4,034,276, Jul. 5, 1977, and
- Ser. No. 402,520, Oct. 1, 1973, Pat. No. 4,825,364, Apr. 25,
- 1989, and Ser. No. 490,816, Jul. 22, 1974, Pat. No.
- 4,029,853, Jun. 24, 1980, and Ser. No. 476,743, Jun. 5,
- 1974, Pat. No. 4,364,110, Dec. 14, 1982, and Ser. No.
- 522,559, Nov. 11, 1974, Pat. No. 4,209,852, Jun. 24, 1980,
- and Ser. No. 550,231, Feb. 14, 1975, Pat. No. 4,209,843,
- Jun. 24, 1980, and Ser. No. 727,330, Sep. 27, 1976,
- abandoned, and Ser. No. 730,756, Oct. 7, 1976, abandoned,
- and Ser. No. 754,660, Dec. 27, 1976, Pat. No. 4,486,850,
- Dec. 4, 1984, and Ser. No. 752,240, Dec. 20, 1976,
- abandoned, and Ser. No. 801,879, May 13, 1977, Pat. No.
- 4,144,582, Mar. 13, 1979, and Ser. No. 812,285, Jul. 1,
- 1977, Pat. No. 4,371,953, Feb. 1, 1983, and Ser. No.
- 844,765, Oct. 25, 1977, Pat. No. 4,523,290, Jun. 11, 1985,
- and Ser. No. 849,812, Nov. 9, 1977, and Ser. No. 860,278,
- Dec. 13, 1977, Pat. No. 4,471,385, Sep. 11, 1984, and Ser.
- No. 889,301, Mar. 23, 1978, Pat. No. 4,322,819, Mar. 30,
- 1982.
-
-
- PARENT-CASE:
-
- CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
-
- This application is a divisional of parent patent application
-
- TRANSFORM PROCESSOR SYSTEM HAVING POST PROCESSING Ser. No. 676,769 filed on
- Nov. 30, 1984 by Gilbert P. Hyatt now U.S. Pat. No. 4,744,042 issued on May
- 10, 1988;
-
- wherein said parent application Ser. No. 676,769 is a continuation in part
- of copending parent application
-
- MEMORY SYSTEM USING FILTERABLE SIGNALS Ser. No. 160,872 filed on Jun. 19,
- 1980 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,491,930 issued on Jan. 1, 1985 by Gilbert P. Hyatt;
-
- wherein said parent application Ser. No. 160,872 is a continuation in part
- of each application in the following chain of parent patent applications
- copending therebetween:
-
- (1) FACTORED DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR DEDICATED APPLICATIONS Ser. No.
- 101,881 filed on Dec. 28, 1970 proceedings therein having been terminated;
-
- (2) CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Ser. No. 134,958 filed on Apr. 19, 1971;
-
- (3) CONTROL APPARATUS Ser. No. 135,040 filed on Apr. 19, 1971;
-
- (4) APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH REGISTRATION PHOTO-MASKS Ser.
- No. 229,213 filed on Apr. 13, 1972 now U.S. Pat. No. 3,820,894 issued on Jun.
- 28, 1974;
-
- (5) MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATING FROM REMOTE COMMANDS Ser. No. 230,872
- filed on Mar. 1, 1972 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,531,182 issued on Jul. 23, 1985;
-
- (6) COORDINATE ROTATION FOR MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEMS Ser. No. 232,459 filed
- on Mar. 7, 1972 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,370,720 issued on Jan. 25, 1983;
-
- (7) DIGITAL FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM Ser. No. 246,867 filed on Apr. 24, 1972
- now U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,878 issued on Jan. 12, 1982;
-
- (8) COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR OPERATOR INTERACTION Ser. No. 288,247 filed on
- Sep. 11, 1972 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,121,284 issued on Oct. 17, 1978;
-
- (9) A SYSTEM FOR INTERFACING A COMPUTER TO A MACHINE Ser. No. 291,394 filed
- on Sep. 22, 1972 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,396,976 issued on Aug. 2, 1983;
-
- (10) DIGITAL ARRANGEMENT FOR PROCESSING SQUARE WAVE SIGNALS Ser. No. 302,771
- filed on Nov. 1, 1972;
-
- (11) APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE AUDIO COMMUNICATION Ser.
- No. 325,933 filed on Jan. 22, 1973 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,016,540 issued on Apr.
- 5, 1977;
-
- (12) ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR SYSTEM HAVING AUDIO MESSAGES FOR OPERATOR
- INTERACTION Ser. No. 325,941 filed on Jan. 22, 1973 now U.S. Pat. No.
- 4,060,848 issued on Nov. 29, 1977;
-
- (13) ILLUMINATION CONTROL SYSTEM Ser. No. 366,714 filed on Jun. 4, 1973 now
- U.S. Pat. No. 3,986,922 issued on Oct. 12, 1976;
-
- (14) DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR FOR SERVO VELOCITY CONTROL Ser. No. 339,817
- filed on Mar. 9, 1973 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,034,276 issued on Jul. 5, 1977;
-
- (15) MONOLITHIC DATA PROCESSOR Ser. No. 402,520 filed on Oct. 1, 1973 now
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,825,364 issued on Apr. 25, 1989;
-
- (16) HOLOGRAPHIC SYSTEM FOR OBJECT LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION Ser. No.
- 490,816 filed on Jul. 22, 1974 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,209,853 issued on Jun. 24,
- 1980;
-
- (17) COMPUTERIZED MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM Ser. No. 476,743 filed on Jun. 5,
- 1974 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,364,110 issued on Dec. 14, 1982;
-
- (18) SIGNAL PROCESSING AND MEMORY ARRANGEMENT Ser. No. 522,559 filed on Nov.
- 11, 1974 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,209,852 issued on Jun. 24, 1980;
-
- (19) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT WITH IMPROVED DIGITAL
- FILTERING Ser. No. 550,231 filed on Feb. 14, 1975 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,209,843
- issued on Jun. 24, 1980;
-
- (20) ILLUMINATION SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM Ser. No. 727,330 filed on Sep.
- 27, 1976 now abandoned;
-
- (21) PROJECTION TELEVISION SYSTEM USING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES Ser. No.
- 730,756 filed on Oct. 7, 1976 now abandoned;
-
- (22) INCREMENTAL DIGITAL FILTER Ser. No. 754,660 filed on Dec. 27, 1976 now
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,486,850 issued on Dec. 4, 1984;
-
- (23) MEANS AND METHOD FOR COMPUTERIZED SOUND SYNTHESIS Ser. No. 752,240
- filed on Dec. 20, 1976 now abandoned;
-
- (24) VOICE SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM Ser. No. 801,879 filed on May 13, 1977
- now U.S. Pat. No. 4,144,582 issued on Mar. 13, 1979;
-
- (25) ANALOG READ ONLY MEMORY Ser. No. 812,285 filed on Jul. 1, 1977 now U.S.
- Pat. No. 4,371,953 issued on Feb. 1, 1983;
-
- (26) DATA PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE Ser. No. 844,765 filed on Oct. 25, 1977 now
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,523,290 issued on Jun. 11, 1985;
-
- (27) DIGITAL SOUND SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS Ser. No. 849,812 filed on
- Nov. 9, 1977;
-
- (28) ELECTRO-OPTICAL ILLUMINATION CONTROL SYSTEM Ser. No. 860,278 filed on
- Dec. 13, 1977 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,471,385 issued on Sep. 11, 1984; and
-
- (29) MEMORY SYSTEM HAVING SERVO COMPENSATION Ser. No. 889,301 filed on Mar.
- 23, 1978 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,322,819 issued on Mar. 30, 1982;
-
- all by Gilbert P. Hyatt; where the benefit of the filing dates of all of the
- above-listed applications are herein claimed in accordance with the United
- States Code such as with 35 USC 120 and 35 USC 121;
- where all of the above listed patents and patent applications are
- incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth at length herein; and
- where one skilled in the art will be able to combine the disclosures in said
- applications and patents that are incorporated by reference with the
- disclosure in the instant application from the disclosures therein and the
- disclosures herein.
-
-
- INT-CL: [5] G06F 15/332; G06F 15/336
- US-CL-ISSUED: 364/728.03, 726
- US-CL-CURRENT: 364/728.03, 726
- SEARCH-FLD: 364/728.03, 726, 819, 827
- REF-CITED:
- U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
- 3,529,142 9/1970 Robertson 364/604
- 3,541,458 11/1970 Klund 364/576
- 3,714,566 1/1973 Kang 364/827
- 3,748,451 7/1973 Ingwersen 364/728.01
-
- ART-UNIT: 236
- PRIM-EXMR: David H. Malzahn
- LEGAL-REP: Gilbert P. Hyatt
-
- ABSTRACT:
- A filter processor provides improved capabilities and reduced complexity by
- inputting and processing lower resolution signals and by generating higher
- resolution filtered signals. In a preferred embodiment; an incremental filter
- processor generates incremental input signals, performs incremental
- processing, and generates multi-bit filtered signals. Input signals are
- received from radar, sonar, seismic, or other sources; are processed by the
- filter processor to generate filtered signals; and can be post processed by a
- post processor. In a preferred embodiment, the input circuit is a serial
- input and parallel output circuit, such as a delay line or a CCD; the filter
- processor is an incremental fast Fourier transform processor; and the post
- processor is an incremental frequency domain correlator. Other post
- processors include a frequency domain integrator and an RSS post processor to
- convert coherent signal samples to noncoherent signal samples.
- 61 Claims, 21 Drawing Figures
- EXMPL-CLAIM: 1
- NO-PP-DRAWING: 4
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- Source Translation & Optimiztion
- P.O. Box 404, Belmont, MA 02178
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