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Sampling circuit

Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 1962-10-03
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1982-10-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Vargiu Giacomo

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 19:06
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/56; H03K17/58

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 142 words
AN INPUT SIGNAL SAMPLING CIRCUIT COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND TUNNEL DIODES, A BIAS SUPPLY CONNECTED TO SAID TUNNEL DIODES FOR BIASING THE SAME TO OPERATE IN TWO STATES, A SOURCE OF SIGNAL, MEANS INCLUDING SAID SOURCE AND THE FIRST TUNNEL DIODE TO PRODUCE A SAMPLING SIGNAL, MEANS CONNECTED TO THE SECOND TUNNEL DIODE FOR APPLYING SAID SAMPLING SIGNAL THERETO TO CHANGE THE OPERATING STATE THEREOF, MEANS CONNECTED TO THE SECOND TUNNEL DIODE FOR APPLYING AN INPUT SIGNAL TO BE SAMPLED TO THE SECOND TUNNEL DIODE, A TRANSISTOR HAVING ELECTRODES FORMING AN INPUT CIRCUIT AND AN OUTPUT CIRCUIT, MEANS CONNECTING THE ELECTRODES FORMING THE INPUT CIRCUIT OF SAID TRANSISTOR TO SAID TUNNEL DIODES, AND MEANS INCLUDING THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT OF SAID TRANSISTOR FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT RELATED TO THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TIMES OF OPERATION OF SAID TUNNEL DIODES IN CORRESPONDING OPERATING STATES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 142 words
AN INPUT SIGNAL SAMPLING CIRCUIT COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND TUNNEL DIODES, A BIAS SUPPLY CONNECTED TO SAID TUNNEL DIODES FOR BIASING THE SAME TO OPERATE IN TWO STATES, A SOURCE OF SIGNAL, MEANS INCLUDING SAID SOURCE AND THE FIRST TUNNEL DIODE TO PRODUCE A SAMPLING SIGNAL, MEANS CONNECTED TO THE SECOND TUNNEL DIODE FOR APPLYING SAID SAMPLING SIGNAL THERETO TO CHANGE THE OPERATING STATE THEREOF, MEANS CONNECTED TO THE SECOND TUNNEL DIODE FOR APPLYING AN INPUT SIGNAL TO BE SAMPLED TO THE SECOND TUNNEL DIODE, A TRANSISTOR HAVING ELECTRODES FORMING AN INPUT CIRCUIT AND AN OUTPUT CIRCUIT, MEANS CONNECTING THE ELECTRODES FORMING THE INPUT CIRCUIT OF SAID TRANSISTOR TO SAID TUNNEL DIODES, AND MEANS INCLUDING THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT OF SAID TRANSISTOR FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT RELATED TO THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TIMES OF OPERATION OF SAID TUNNEL DIODES IN CORRESPONDING OPERATING STATES.

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