US3196262A
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Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-12-14
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1981-12-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth R Thompson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:07
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/02; G06F7/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A BINARY COMPARATOR FOR COMPARING A FIRST BINARY NUMBER WITH A SECOND BINARY NUMBER COMPRISING MEANS FOR ADDING A THIRD BINARY NUMBER, LARGER THAN SAID FIRST OR SECOND BINARY NUMBER, TO SAID FIRST BINARY NUMBER TO PROVIDE A FIRST BINARY SUM AND TO SAID SECOND BINARY NUMBER TO PROVIDE A SECOND BINARY SUM, MEANS FOR CONVERTING SAID SECOND BINARY SUM TO ITS ONE''S COMPLEMENT, FULL ADDER MEANS FOR FULL ADDING SAID FIRST BINARY SUM AND THE ONE''S COMPLEMENT OF SAID SECOND BINARY SUM TO PROVIDE A THIRD BINARY SUM, MEANS FOR DERIVING A CARRY SIGNAL FROM SAID FULL ADDER MEANS WHEN SAID FIRST NUMBER IS LARGER THAN SAID SECOND NUMBER, MEANS FOR DERIVING A NO CARRY SIGNAL FROM SAID FULL ADDER MEANS WHEN SAID SECOND NUMBER IS EQUAL TO, OR LARGER THAN, SAID FIRST NUMBER, MEANS FOR COMBINING SAID THIRD BINARY SUM WITH SAID CARRY SIGNAL WHEN SAID FIRST NUMBER IS LARGER THAN SAID SECOND NUMBER TO PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND BINARY NUMBER, AND MEANS FOR USING JOINTLY SAID THIRD SUM WITH SAID NO CARRY SIGNAL WHEN SAID SECOND NUMBER IS EQUAL TO OR LARGER THAN SAID FIRST NUMBR TO PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND BINARY NUMBERS.
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