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US3146438A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Decoding system

Assignee: Digitech Inc
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Filing: 1963-05-23
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Granted: 1964-08-25
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Expires: 1983-05-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Norman E Peterson
  • 👤 Jr Ernest E Courchene

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 01:01
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03M; H03M1/00; H03M1/12; H03M1/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
A DECODING SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING BINARY CODED INFORMATION REPRESENTED BY A TWO LEVEL VOLTAGE OUTPUT TO A PREDETERMINED CURRENT COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A TRANSISTOR HAVING AN EMITTER AND A COLLECTOR AND A BASE, SAID EMITTER BEING GROUNDED, A CURRENT INDICATOR, ONE SIDE OF SAID INDICATOR ADAPTED FOR BEING COUPLED TO A VOLTAGE SOURCE, MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID INDICATOR TO THE COLLECTOR FOR PERMITTING CURRENT FLOW THROUGH THE INDICATOR ONLY WHEN THE COLLECTOR VOLTAGE IS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 78 words
A DECODING SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING BINARY CODED INFORMATION REPRESENTED BY A TWO LEVEL VOLTAGE OUTPUT TO A PREDETERMINED CURRENT COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A TRANSISTOR HAVING AN EMITTER AND A COLLECTOR AND A BASE, SAID EMITTER BEING GROUNDED, A CURRENT INDICATOR, ONE SIDE OF SAID INDICATOR ADAPTED FOR BEING COUPLED TO A VOLTAGE SOURCE, MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID INDICATOR TO THE COLLECTOR FOR PERMITTING CURRENT FLOW THROUGH THE INDICATOR ONLY WHEN THE COLLECTOR VOLTAGE IS

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-08-25 1972-02-24 1972-08-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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