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US3094700A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Recording control circuit

Assignee: General Dynamics Corp
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Filing: 1959-11-23
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Granted: 1963-06-18
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Expires: 1979-11-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William H Berch
  • 👤 Ben A Harris

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 04:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M15/00; H04M15/04; H04M15/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR RECORDING DIGITAL INFORMATION ON A MAGNETIC MEDIUM COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND CHANNELS, A DRIVE MAGNET ADAPTED TO ADVANCE THE MAGNETIC MEDIUM IN DISCRETE INCREMENTS, A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALS REPRESENTING DIGITAL INFORMATION, FIRST AND SECOND RECORDING HEADS ADAPTED TO MAKE A MAGNETIC RECORDING ON SAID MEDIUM IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CHANNELS, RESPECTIVELY, IN RESPONSE TO SAID ELECTRICAL SIGNALS, CIRCUIT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO EACH OF SAID SIGNALS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPLETING A CIRCUIT TO SAID DRIVE MAGNET AND SAID FIRST RECORDING HEAD, MEANS ALSO RESPONSIVE TO EACH OF SAID SIGNALS FOR TERMINATING THE FLOW OF CURRENT IN SAID FIRST RECORDING HEAD DURING THE OPERATE TIME OF SAID DRIVE MAGNET, OTHER CIRCUIT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE END OF EACH SERIES OF SIGNALS REPRESENTING A DIGIT FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPLETING A CIRCUIT TO SAID DRIVE MAGNET AND SAID SECOND RECORDING HEAD, AND MEANS ALSO RESPONSIVE TO THE END OF EACH SERIES OF SIGNALS REPRESENTING A DIGIT FOR TERMINATING THE FLOW OF CURRENT IN SAID SECOND RECORDING HEAD PRIOR TO THE OPERATION OF SAID DRIVE MAGNET WHEREBY SAID RECORDINGS ARE MADE WHILE THE MAGNETIC MEDIUM IS STATIONARY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR RECORDING DIGITAL INFORMATION ON A MAGNETIC MEDIUM COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND CHANNELS, A DRIVE MAGNET ADAPTED TO ADVANCE THE MAGNETIC MEDIUM IN DISCRETE INCREMENTS, A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALS REPRESENTING DIGITAL INFORMATION, FIRST AND SECOND RECORDING HEADS ADAPTED TO MAKE A MAGNETIC RECORDING ON SAID MEDIUM IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CHANNELS, RESPECTIVELY, IN RESPONSE TO SAID ELECTRICAL SIGNALS, CIRCUIT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO EACH OF SAID SIGNALS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPLETING A CIRCUIT TO SAID DRIVE MAGNET AND SAID FIRST RECORDING HEAD, MEANS ALSO RESPONSIVE TO EACH OF SAID SIGNALS FOR TERMINATING THE FLOW OF CURRENT IN SAID FIRST RECORDING HEAD DURING THE OPERATE TIME OF SAID DRIVE MAGNET, OTHER CIRCUIT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE END OF EACH SERIES OF SIGNALS REPRESENTING A DIGIT FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPLETING A CIRCUIT TO SAID DRIVE MAGNET AND SAID SECOND RECORDING HEAD, AND MEANS ALSO RESPONSIVE TO THE END OF EACH SERIES OF SIGNALS REPRESENTING A DIGIT FOR TERMINATING THE FLOW OF CURRENT IN SAID SECOND RECORDING HEAD PRIOR TO THE OPERATION OF SAID DRIVE MAGNET WHEREBY SAID RECORDINGS ARE MADE WHILE THE MAGNETIC MEDIUM IS STATIONARY.

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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) 1966-06-17 1966-12-17 1967-06-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-06-17 1970-12-17 1971-06-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-06-17 1974-12-17 1975-06-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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