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US3176154A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Three state memory device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-09-18
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Granted: 1965-03-30
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Expires: 1981-09-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Forrest O Salter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 04:27
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/313; H03K3/315; G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/34; G11C11/36; G11C11/38; G11C11/56; G11C2211/00; G11C2211/56; G11C2211/561; G11C2211/5614

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 60 words
A THREE STATE MEMORY DEVICE COMPRISING A TUNNEL DIODE, AN INDUCTANCE IN SERIES CONNECTION WITH SAID DIODE, AN INPUT INSERTED ACROSS SAID SERIES CONNECTED DIODE AND INDUCTANCE, AN OUTPUT TAKEN ACROSS SAID SERIES CONNECTED DIODE AND INDUCTANCE, SAID INDUCTANCE HAVING A VALUE TO PERMIT AND DIODE TO OSCILLATE IN THE NEGATIVE RESISTANCE PORTION OF THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE THEREOF WHEREBY THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 60 words
A THREE STATE MEMORY DEVICE COMPRISING A TUNNEL DIODE, AN INDUCTANCE IN SERIES CONNECTION WITH SAID DIODE, AN INPUT INSERTED ACROSS SAID SERIES CONNECTED DIODE AND INDUCTANCE, AN OUTPUT TAKEN ACROSS SAID SERIES CONNECTED DIODE AND INDUCTANCE, SAID INDUCTANCE HAVING A VALUE TO PERMIT AND DIODE TO OSCILLATE IN THE NEGATIVE RESISTANCE PORTION OF THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE THEREOF WHEREBY THE

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-03-29 1968-09-28 1969-03-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-03-29 1972-09-28 1973-03-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-03-29 1976-09-28 1977-03-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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