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Series combination of matched tunnel diode pair, pulse delay means and push-pull power supply

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1961-12-28
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Granted: 1963-10-22
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Expires: 1981-12-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arnold S Farber

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 11:40
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K19/00; H03K19/02; H03K19/08; H03K19/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
A LOGIC CIRCUIT COMPRISING: (A) A PAIR OF TUNNEL DIODES CONNECTED IN SERIES RELATIONSHIP AND ORIENTED SO THAT THE FORWARD DIRECTION OF CURRENT FLOW IS IN THE SAME DIRECTION, (B) A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, (C) A PAIR OF MEANS FOR DELAYING REFLECTING AND INVERTING PULSES OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED BY THE SWITCHING OF SAID TUNNEL DIODES AND (D) MEANS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID DIODES, SAID ENERGY SOURCE AND SAID PAIR OF PULSE DELAY MEANS, EACH OF SAID DELAY MEANS BEING CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID DIODES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
A LOGIC CIRCUIT COMPRISING: (A) A PAIR OF TUNNEL DIODES CONNECTED IN SERIES RELATIONSHIP AND ORIENTED SO THAT THE FORWARD DIRECTION OF CURRENT FLOW IS IN THE SAME DIRECTION, (B) A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, (C) A PAIR OF MEANS FOR DELAYING REFLECTING AND INVERTING PULSES OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED BY THE SWITCHING OF SAID TUNNEL DIODES AND (D) MEANS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID DIODES, SAID ENERGY SOURCE AND SAID PAIR OF PULSE DELAY MEANS, EACH OF SAID DELAY MEANS BEING CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID DIODES.

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