US3156830A
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Three-level asynchronous switching circuit
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1961-12-22
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Granted: 1964-11-10
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Expires: 1981-12-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James L Walsh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 09:24
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K19/00; H03K19/02; H03K19/08; H03K19/082; H03K19/0823
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A CURRENT SWITCHING CIRCUIT HAVING AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT STABLE OUTPUTS COMPRISING: A PAIR OF LIKE TRANSISTORS EACH HAVING AN EMITTER, A COLLECTOR AND A BASE; EACH OF SAID TRANSISTORS BEING BIASED FROM A CONSTANT CURRENT SOURCE; A PAIR OF UNILATERALLY CONDUCTING DEVICES CONNECTED IN PARALLEL OPPOSED CONDUCTING RELATION AND INTERCONNECTING THE EMITTER ELECTRODES OF THE SAID TRANSISTORS; SAID DEVICES BEING ALSO CONNECTED BETWEEN THE SAID CURRENT SOURCES COUPLED TO THE SAID TRANSISTORS; AN INPUT CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE BASE OF ONE OF THE SAID PAIR OF TRANSISTORS; THE BASE OF THE OTHER OF SAID PAIR OF TRANSISTORS BEING CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL; A NORMAL OUTPUT CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE COLLECTOR OF ONE OF THE SAID PAIR OF TRANSISTORS; AND A COMPLEMENTARY OUTPUT CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE COLLECTOR OF THE OTHER OF THE SAID PAIR OF TRANSISTORS; WHEREBY POSITIVE, GROUND AND NEGATIVE INPUT SIGNALS CAUSE A NORMAL OUTPUT OF TWO, ONE AND ZERO, AND A COMPLEMENTARY OUTPUT OF ZERO, ONE AND TWO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A CURRENT SWITCHING CIRCUIT HAVING AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT STABLE OUTPUTS COMPRISING: A PAIR OF LIKE TRANSISTORS EACH HAVING AN EMITTER, A COLLECTOR AND A BASE; EACH OF SAID TRANSISTORS BEING BIASED FROM A CONSTANT CURRENT SOURCE; A PAIR OF UNILATERALLY CONDUCTING DEVICES CONNECTED IN PARALLEL OPPOSED CONDUCTING RELATION AND INTERCONNECTING THE EMITTER ELECTRODES OF THE SAID TRANSISTORS; SAID DEVICES BEING ALSO CONNECTED BETWEEN THE SAID CURRENT SOURCES COUPLED TO THE SAID TRANSISTORS; AN INPUT CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE BASE OF ONE OF THE SAID PAIR OF TRANSISTORS; THE BASE OF THE OTHER OF SAID PAIR OF TRANSISTORS BEING CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF REFERENCE POTENTIAL; A NORMAL OUTPUT CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE COLLECTOR OF ONE OF THE SAID PAIR OF TRANSISTORS; AND A COMPLEMENTARY OUTPUT CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO THE COLLECTOR OF THE OTHER OF THE SAID PAIR OF TRANSISTORS; WHEREBY POSITIVE, GROUND AND NEGATIVE INPUT SIGNALS CAUSE A NORMAL OUTPUT OF TWO, ONE AND ZERO, AND A COMPLEMENTARY OUTPUT OF ZERO, ONE AND TWO.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-11-10 | 1972-05-11 | 1972-11-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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