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Error canceling decision circuit

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1962-03-23
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Granted: 1964-05-19
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Expires: 1982-03-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William C Mann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 23:34
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/07; G06F11/16; G06F11/18; G06F11/181; G06F11/187; G06F11/188; G06F11/20; G06F11/183

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 172 words
AN ERROR CANCELING CIRCUIT FOR USE IN A REDUNDANT LOGIC SYSTEM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A PLURALITY OF INPUT LINES HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL IMPEDANCES, FOR RECEIVING REDUNDANT INFORMATION SIGNALS; A THRESHOLD DEVICE HAVING A HIGH INPUT IMPEDANCE RELATIVE TO THE IMPEDANCE OF SAID LINES AND HAVING A SINGLE INPUT CONNECTED TO ALL OF SAID INPUT LINES SO THAT SUBSTANTIALLY NO CURRENT FLOWS BETWEEN SAID INPUT LINES WHEN SAID INFORMATION SIGNALS AGREE; A CURRENT RESPONSIVE DEVICE LOCATED IN EACH INPUT LINE FOR REMOVING ITS RESPECTIVE LINE FROM SAID CIRCUIT IN RESPONSE TO A PREDETERMINED CURRENT, SAID PREDETERMINED CURRENT CAUSED BY DISAGREEMENT OF SAID REDUNDANT INFORMATION SIGNALS, SAID REMOVAL BEING EFFECTED AFTER A PREDETERMINED DURATION OF DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN SAID REDUNDANT INFORMATION SIGNALS, AND THE VALUE OF SAID CURRENT RESPONSIVE DEVICE CHOSEN SO THAT WHEN TWO LINES REMAIN, THEY WILL NOT BE REMOVED BY DISAGREEMENT OF INPUT SIGNALS; SAID HIGH INPUT IMPEDANCE THRESHOLD DEVICE OPERABLE TO PROVIDE AN OUTPUT SIGNAL IN AGREEMENT WITH A DESIRED INPUT SIGNAL ON AT LEAST ONE OF TWO UNREMOVED INPUT LINES.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-05-19 1967-11-18 1968-05-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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