Patent · US Expired

Orientation system

US4225867A · kind A · utility

7Cited by
5References
16Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 1978
Grant dateSep 30, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 19, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S3/046
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An orientation system adapted to be mounted within a vehicle, comprising a display including a rotational heading indicating compass card fabricated from an image retaining fluorescent display panel responsive to bearing data signals generated by selected ones of a plurality of light emitting diodes.

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