US3175209A
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Color display panel with bistable multivibrator matrix lamp control
Assignee: Datagraphics Inc
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Filing: 1963-01-18
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Granted: 1965-03-23
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Expires: 1983-01-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr John C Bramer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 07:01
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F9/00; G09F9/30; G09F9/307; G09F13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
AN ILLUMINATED DISPLAY PANEL COMPRISING, A PLURALITY OF GROUPS OF SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS DISPOSED IN ROWS AND COLUMNS, EACH OF SAID SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS BEING NORMALLY CONDUCTING AND HAVING A FIRST AND SECOND STABLE STATE AND NORMALLY DISPOSED IN THE SECOND STABLE STATE, A LIGHT CONNECTED WITH EACH OF SAID SATURATED FLIPFLOP CIRCUITS FOR ILLUMINATION WHEN SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUIT IS SWITCHED TO SAID FIRST STATE, A SOURCE OF POTENTIAL, CIRCUITCOMPLETING MEANS CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID SOURCE OF POTENTIAL, FIRST ELECTRIALLY ACTUATED STEPPER MEANS DISPOSED TO CONNECT THE OTHER END OF SAID CIRCUIT-COMPLETING MEANS TO THE GROUPS OF SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS IN ANY SELECTED ROW, SECOND ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED STEPPER MEANS DISPOSED TO SELECTIVELY CONNECT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SOURCE OF POTENTIAL TO THE GROUPS OF SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS IN ANY SELECTED COLUMN, WHEREBY UPON CLOSING OF SAID CIRCUIT-COMPLETING MEANS SELECTED SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS OF THE GROUPS OF SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SELECTED ROW AND COLUMN ARE SWITCHED TO THE FIRST STATE TO ILLUMINATE SELECTED LIGHTS AT A SELECTED POINT ON THE DISPLAY PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
AN ILLUMINATED DISPLAY PANEL COMPRISING, A PLURALITY OF GROUPS OF SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS DISPOSED IN ROWS AND COLUMNS, EACH OF SAID SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS BEING NORMALLY CONDUCTING AND HAVING A FIRST AND SECOND STABLE STATE AND NORMALLY DISPOSED IN THE SECOND STABLE STATE, A LIGHT CONNECTED WITH EACH OF SAID SATURATED FLIPFLOP CIRCUITS FOR ILLUMINATION WHEN SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUIT IS SWITCHED TO SAID FIRST STATE, A SOURCE OF POTENTIAL, CIRCUITCOMPLETING MEANS CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID SOURCE OF POTENTIAL, FIRST ELECTRIALLY ACTUATED STEPPER MEANS DISPOSED TO CONNECT THE OTHER END OF SAID CIRCUIT-COMPLETING MEANS TO THE GROUPS OF SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS IN ANY SELECTED ROW, SECOND ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED STEPPER MEANS DISPOSED TO SELECTIVELY CONNECT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SOURCE OF POTENTIAL TO THE GROUPS OF SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS IN ANY SELECTED COLUMN, WHEREBY UPON CLOSING OF SAID CIRCUIT-COMPLETING MEANS SELECTED SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS OF THE GROUPS OF SATURATED FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SELECTED ROW AND COLUMN ARE SWITCHED TO THE FIRST STATE TO ILLUMINATE SELECTED LIGHTS AT A SELECTED POINT ON THE DISPLAY PANEL.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-03-22 | 1968-09-21 | 1969-03-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-03-22 | 1972-09-21 | 1973-03-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-03-22 | 1976-09-21 | 1977-03-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |