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Optical warning system

US5057820A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Filing dateMay 1, 1989
Grant dateOct 15, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S3/16
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A lightning and strobe light detector and warning system capable of distinguishing strobe light and lightning flashes and indicating to an operator of the existence of a flash even under high illumination background conditions. The device may comprise a plurality of detectors and therefore not only distinguish between the strobe and lighting flashes but also indicate the direction of a flash.

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