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US3201763A
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Transducing system
Assignee: Philips North America LLC
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Filing: 1960-09-06
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1980-09-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William H Libaw
- 👤 Iver A Sonderby
- 👤 Jr James Jenkins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:58
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C13/00; G11C13/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
283 words
A SYSTEM FOR READING DIGITAL INFORMATION RECORDED ON A RECORDING MEDIUM IN AT LEAST ONE DATA FIELD, THE DATA FIELD INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SERIES OF DIGITAL MARKINGS WITH AT LEAST ONE MARKING IN EACH SERIES REPRESENTING A CLOCK MARKING, THE SYSTEM INCLUDING: SCANNING MEANS DISPOSED IN COUPLED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SEQUENTIALLY SCANNING SUCCESSIVE SERIES OF DIGITAL MARKINGS IN THE DATA FIELD AND THE DIGITAL MARKINGS IN EACH SUCCESSIVE SERIES A PLURALITY OF TIMES, TRANSDUCER MEANS DISPOSED IN COUPLED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCANNING MEANS DURING THE SEQUENTIAL SCANNING OF EACH PARTICULAR SERIES OF DIGITAL MARKINGS AND IN RESPONSE TO SUCH SCANNINGS TO PRODUCE SERIES OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALS REPRESENTING THE DIGITAL MARKINGS IN EACH OF THE SERIES, UTILIZING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM THE TRANSDUCER MEANS FOR PROVIDING AN INDIATION OF THE INFORAMTION RECORDED IN THE RESPECTIVE SERIES OF DIGITAL MARKINGS SCANNED BY THE SCANNING MEANS, ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLED TO THE TRANSDUCER MEANS AND TO THE UTILIZING MEANS AND OPERATIGVE UPON BECOMING ACTIVATED TO PASS THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM THE TRANSDUCER MEANS TO THE UTILIZING MEANS, CONTROL MEANS FOR PRODUCING A SERIES OF CLOCK PULSES AT A PARTICULAR REPETITION FREQUENCY, MEANS INCLUDING A COUNTER COUPLED TO THE TRANSDUCER MEANS AND TO THE CONTROL MEANS FOR APPLYING AN ACTIVATING SIGNAL TO THE CONTROL MEANS IN RESPONSE TO THE SCANNING OF THE CLOCK MARKINGS IN THE SUCCESSIVE SERIES AND AFTER A PARTICULAR NUMBER OF SCANS IN EACH SERIES, AND MEANS COUPLED TO THE CONTROL MEANS AND TO THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS AND RESPONSIVE TO THE CLOCK PULSES FROM THE CONTROL MEANS FOR ENABLING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS TO PASS THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM THE TRANSDUCER MEANS TO THE UTILIZATION MEANS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-16 | 1969-02-15 | 1969-08-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-16 | 1973-02-15 | 1973-08-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-16 | 1977-02-15 | 1977-08-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |