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Storage system

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1959-06-05
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Granted: 1963-09-03
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Expires: 1979-06-05
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert E Staehler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 06:02
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/23; G11C13/00; G11C13/04; G11C13/048

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 137 words
AN INFORMATION STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING A PERMANENT STORE INCLUDING A CATHODE RAY TUBE HAVING A LUMINESCENT SURFACE, MEANS FOR PROJECTING AN ELECTRON BEAM AGAINST SAID SURFACE TO PRODUCE A SPOT OF LIGHT THEREAT, FIRST BEAM DEFLECTION MEANS, AN INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, AND LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS POSITIONED TO RECEIVE LIGHT FROM SAID SURFACE THROUGH SAID STORAGE MEDIUM, A TEMPORARY STORE COMPRISING A CATHODE RAY TUBE HAVING AN INFORMATION STORAGE TARGET, MEANS FOR PROJECTING AN ELECTRON BEAM AGAINST SAID TARGET, SECOND BEAM DEFLECTION MEANS AND MEANS FOR DETECTING OUTPUT SIGNALS FROM SAID TARGET, ACCESS CIRCUITRY CONNECTED IN COMMON TO EACH OF SAID STORES, MEANS FOR APPLYING INPUT INFORMATION TO SAID ACCESS CIRCUITRY TO INITIATE CONCURRENT OPERATION OF EACH OF SAID STORES, DISTINCT OUTPUT CIRCUITRY CONNECTED TO EACH CORRESPONDING STORE, AND MEANS FOR ENABLING SAID PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY STORES ALTERNATIVELY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 137 words
AN INFORMATION STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING A PERMANENT STORE INCLUDING A CATHODE RAY TUBE HAVING A LUMINESCENT SURFACE, MEANS FOR PROJECTING AN ELECTRON BEAM AGAINST SAID SURFACE TO PRODUCE A SPOT OF LIGHT THEREAT, FIRST BEAM DEFLECTION MEANS, AN INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, AND LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS POSITIONED TO RECEIVE LIGHT FROM SAID SURFACE THROUGH SAID STORAGE MEDIUM, A TEMPORARY STORE COMPRISING A CATHODE RAY TUBE HAVING AN INFORMATION STORAGE TARGET, MEANS FOR PROJECTING AN ELECTRON BEAM AGAINST SAID TARGET, SECOND BEAM DEFLECTION MEANS AND MEANS FOR DETECTING OUTPUT SIGNALS FROM SAID TARGET, ACCESS CIRCUITRY CONNECTED IN COMMON TO EACH OF SAID STORES, MEANS FOR APPLYING INPUT INFORMATION TO SAID ACCESS CIRCUITRY TO INITIATE CONCURRENT OPERATION OF EACH OF SAID STORES, DISTINCT OUTPUT CIRCUITRY CONNECTED TO EACH CORRESPONDING STORE, AND MEANS FOR ENABLING SAID PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY STORES ALTERNATIVELY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-09-02 1967-03-04 1967-09-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-09-02 1971-03-04 1971-09-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-09-02 1975-03-04 1975-09-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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