Sequential sampling system using commutating devices providing control signals for biasing and switching of transistors

Claim 1

IN A HIGH-SPEED VOLTAGE SAMPLING SYSTEM, A PLURALITY OF SWITCHING CIRCUITS EACH CIRCUIT INCLUDING A THREE-ELCETRODE TRANSISTOR, MEANS FOR CONNECTING TO A FIRST ELECTRODE OF EACH TRANSISTOR A CERTAIN SOURCE OF VOLTAGE TO BE SAMPLED, A UTILIZATION CIRCUIT, MEANS FOR COMMONLY CONNECTING SAID UTILIZATION CIRCUIT TO A SECOND ELECTRODE OF EACH TRANSISTOR, A CONTINUOUSLY OPERBALE HIGH-SPEED COMMUTATING CIRCUIT HAVING A PLURALITY OF OUTPUT TERMINALS AT WHICH HIGH-FREQUENCY UNI-DIRECTIONAL PULSES ARE GENERATED IN SEQUENCE, MEANS INCLUDING A PULSE-CONNECTION FROM EACH OUTPUT TERMINAL RESPECTIVELY TO THE THIRD ELECTRODE OF A RESPECTIVE TRANSISTOR FOR IMPRESSING ON SAID LAST-MENTIONED TRANSISTOR OPERATING BIAS POTENTIAL DERIVED FROM SAID PULSES, THE IMPEDANCE BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRODES BEING CONTROLLED BY SAID OPERATING BIAS POTENTIAL FOR SELECTABLY PERMITTING THE VOLTAGE TO BE SAMPLED TO APPEAR DIRECTLY AT SAID UTILIZATION CIRCUIT, AND A COMMON CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID VOLTAGE SOURCES, SAID UTILIZATION CIRCUIT AND SAID COMMUTATING CIRCUIT, WHEREBY THE OPERATING AND CONTROL-PULSE POTENTIAL FOR EACH SWITCHING CIRCUIT IS DERIVED FROM SAID COMMUTATING CIRCUIT.