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Variable pattern pulse generator
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1961-11-10
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1981-11-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John D Bagley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 09:47
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K5/00; H03K5/156
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A CIRCUIT FOR PROVIDING A DESIRED NUMBER OF N PULSES WITHIN A CYCLE PERIOD OF (N+M) POSSIBLE PULSES FROM A PULSE GENERATOR ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A SERIES OF PULSES DISPLACED BY A TIME INCREMENT (TO) HAVING A PULSE PERIOD DURATION OF K(TO); WHERE (O<K<1), MEANS COMPRISING AN AND CIRCUIT HAVING A PRIMARY INPUT, A CONDITIONING INPUT AND OUTPUT AND A CONDITIONING CIRCUIT CONNECTED IN FEEDBACK LOOP ARRANGEMENT FROM THE OUTPUT OF SAID AND CIRCUIT TO THE CONDITIONING INPUT OF SAID AND CIRCUIT FOR GATING THE PULSES FROM SAID GENERATOR TO PROVIDE A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF N PULSES IN EACH CYCLE OF (N+M) POSSIBLE PULSES FROM SAID GENERATOR TO THE OUTPUT OF SID AND CIRCUIT; SAID CONDITIONING CIRCUIT COMPRISING; A BISTABLE SWITCHING CIRCUIT HAVING A SET INPUT, A RESET INPUT, AND A RESET OUTPUT; A $A DELAY DEVICE HAVING AN INPUT AND OUTPUT, ITS OUTPUT BEING CONNECTED TO THE RESET INPUT OF SAID SWITCHING DEVICE FOR DELAYING AN INPUT THERETO A FIRST PREDETERMINED MULTIPLE OF K(TO) PULSE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A CIRCUIT FOR PROVIDING A DESIRED NUMBER OF N PULSES WITHIN A CYCLE PERIOD OF (N+M) POSSIBLE PULSES FROM A PULSE GENERATOR ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A SERIES OF PULSES DISPLACED BY A TIME INCREMENT (TO) HAVING A PULSE PERIOD DURATION OF K(TO); WHERE (O<K<1), MEANS COMPRISING AN AND CIRCUIT HAVING A PRIMARY INPUT, A CONDITIONING INPUT AND OUTPUT AND A CONDITIONING CIRCUIT CONNECTED IN FEEDBACK LOOP ARRANGEMENT FROM THE OUTPUT OF SAID AND CIRCUIT TO THE CONDITIONING INPUT OF SAID AND CIRCUIT FOR GATING THE PULSES FROM SAID GENERATOR TO PROVIDE A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF N PULSES IN EACH CYCLE OF (N+M) POSSIBLE PULSES FROM SAID GENERATOR TO THE OUTPUT OF SID AND CIRCUIT; SAID CONDITIONING CIRCUIT COMPRISING; A BISTABLE SWITCHING CIRCUIT HAVING A SET INPUT, A RESET INPUT, AND A RESET OUTPUT; A $A DELAY DEVICE HAVING AN INPUT AND OUTPUT, ITS OUTPUT BEING CONNECTED TO THE RESET INPUT OF SAID SWITCHING DEVICE FOR DELAYING AN INPUT THERETO A FIRST PREDETERMINED MULTIPLE OF K(TO) PULSE
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-07-19 | 1969-01-18 | 1969-07-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-07-19 | 1973-01-18 | 1973-07-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-07-19 | 1977-01-18 | 1977-07-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |