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US3088668A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Binary adder employing minority logic

Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1960-09-14
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Granted: 1963-05-07
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Expires: 1980-09-14
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harel Abraham

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 01:07
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/38; G06F7/48; G06F7/50; G06F7/501; G06F7/5013; H; H03; H03K; H03K19/00; H03K19/20; H03K19/23; G06F2207/00; G06F2207/38; G06F2207/48; G06F2207/4802; G06F2207/4818; G06F2207/4822

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 85 words
A BINARY ADDER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A FIRST MINORITY GATE TO WHICH INPUT ADDENED, AUGEND, AND CARRY SIGNALS ARE APPLIED FOR PRODUCING A CARRY-NOT OUTPUT SIGNAL; SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH MINORITY GATES TO EACH OF WHICH DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF TWO OF THE THREE OF SAID INPUT SIGNALS ARE APPLIED AND TO EACH OF WHICH THE CARRYNOT OUTPUT SIGNAL IS APPLIED; AND A FIFTH MINORITY GATE TO WHICH THE OUTPUT SIGNALS OF SAID SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH MINORITY GATES ARE APPLIED FOR PRODUCING A SUM SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 85 words
A BINARY ADDER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A FIRST MINORITY GATE TO WHICH INPUT ADDENED, AUGEND, AND CARRY SIGNALS ARE APPLIED FOR PRODUCING A CARRY-NOT OUTPUT SIGNAL; SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH MINORITY GATES TO EACH OF WHICH DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF TWO OF THE THREE OF SAID INPUT SIGNALS ARE APPLIED AND TO EACH OF WHICH THE CARRYNOT OUTPUT SIGNAL IS APPLIED; AND A FIFTH MINORITY GATE TO WHICH THE OUTPUT SIGNALS OF SAID SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH MINORITY GATES ARE APPLIED FOR PRODUCING A SUM SIGNAL.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-05-06 1966-11-05 1967-05-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-05-06 1970-11-05 1971-05-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-06 1974-11-05 1975-05-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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