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US3138785A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Deposited magnetic memory array

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1959-05-21
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Granted: 1964-06-23
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Expires: 1979-05-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Edward B Chapman
  • 👤 Kenneth F Greene
  • 👤 Bruno J Ronkese

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 19:35
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/16; H05K1/165; G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/02; G11C11/06; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/08; H05K2201/083; H05K2201/086; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09009; H05K2201/09063; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0703; H05K2203/0723; H05K3/00; H05K3/10; H05K3/14; H05K3/146; H05K3/40; H05K3/403; H05K3/4038; H05K3/4076

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 99 words
A MAGNETIC STORAGE MATRIX COMPRISING: A FLAT NONCONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE WITH A GRID OF SEPARATE MEMORY AREAS FORMED BY ROWS AND COLUMNS OF CLOSELY SPACED PAIRS OF SLOT OPENINGS, THERE BEING BETWEEN EACH PAIR OF OPENINGS A SEPARATE MEMORY AREA STRIP RECEPTIVE TO CYLINDRICAL DEPOSITS, A PLURALITY OF SETS OF PRINTED CONDUCTORS ON SAID SUBSTRATE WITH CONDUCTORS OF DIFFERENT SETS GROUPED OVER EACH OF SAID STRIPS IN A MEMORY AREA, AND CYLINDRICAL THIN FILMS OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL DEPOSITED ON SAID SEPARATE STRIPS OVER SAID CONDUCTORS AS SEPARATE MEMORY ELEMENTS, SAID MATERIAL BEING OF A NATURE EXHIBITING SQUARE LOOP HYSTERESIS CHARACTERISTICS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 99 words
A MAGNETIC STORAGE MATRIX COMPRISING: A FLAT NONCONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE WITH A GRID OF SEPARATE MEMORY AREAS FORMED BY ROWS AND COLUMNS OF CLOSELY SPACED PAIRS OF SLOT OPENINGS, THERE BEING BETWEEN EACH PAIR OF OPENINGS A SEPARATE MEMORY AREA STRIP RECEPTIVE TO CYLINDRICAL DEPOSITS, A PLURALITY OF SETS OF PRINTED CONDUCTORS ON SAID SUBSTRATE WITH CONDUCTORS OF DIFFERENT SETS GROUPED OVER EACH OF SAID STRIPS IN A MEMORY AREA, AND CYLINDRICAL THIN FILMS OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL DEPOSITED ON SAID SEPARATE STRIPS OVER SAID CONDUCTORS AS SEPARATE MEMORY ELEMENTS, SAID MATERIAL BEING OF A NATURE EXHIBITING SQUARE LOOP HYSTERESIS CHARACTERISTICS.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-06-23 1967-12-23 1968-06-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-06-23 1971-12-23 1972-06-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-06-23 1975-12-23 1976-06-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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