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US3201764A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Light controlled electronic matrix switch

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-11-30
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1981-11-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Carlyle V Parker

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 19:41
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10841; H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/78; H03K17/79

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 112 words
IN A LIGHT-SENSITIVE ELECTRONIC MATRIX SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PERFORMING BOTH A PERMUTATION AND RADIX CHANGE SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE NETWORK COMBINATION OF, A PLURALITY OF INPUT CONDUCTORS, A PLURITY OF OUTPUT CONDUCTORS REPRESENTING A BINARY RADIX, SAID PLURALITY OF OUTPUT CONDUCTORS BEING SUFFICIENT TO REPRESENT IN BINARY FORM THE NUMBER OF INPUT CONDUCTORS, INDIVIDUAL SWITCHING MEANS CONNECTING EACH INPUT CONDUCTOR TO EACH OUTPUT CONDUCTOR, SAID SWITCHING MEANS COMPRISINGA PHOT-SENSITVIE SEMICONDUCTOR IN CONTROLLING CONNECTION TO A BISTABLE SEMICONDUCTOR, A SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR ACTUATING SAID PHOTOSENSITIVE SEMICONDUCTOR, MEANS TO PROGRAM THE PERMUTATION AND RADIX CHANGE BY CONTROLLING WHICH PHOTO-SENSITIVE SEMICONDUCTOR WILL BE ACTUATED BY SAID SOURCE OF ENERGY, AND MEANS FOR RESETTING SAID BISTABLE SEMICONDUCTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 112 words
IN A LIGHT-SENSITIVE ELECTRONIC MATRIX SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PERFORMING BOTH A PERMUTATION AND RADIX CHANGE SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE NETWORK COMBINATION OF, A PLURALITY OF INPUT CONDUCTORS, A PLURITY OF OUTPUT CONDUCTORS REPRESENTING A BINARY RADIX, SAID PLURALITY OF OUTPUT CONDUCTORS BEING SUFFICIENT TO REPRESENT IN BINARY FORM THE NUMBER OF INPUT CONDUCTORS, INDIVIDUAL SWITCHING MEANS CONNECTING EACH INPUT CONDUCTOR TO EACH OUTPUT CONDUCTOR, SAID SWITCHING MEANS COMPRISINGA PHOT-SENSITVIE SEMICONDUCTOR IN CONTROLLING CONNECTION TO A BISTABLE SEMICONDUCTOR, A SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR ACTUATING SAID PHOTOSENSITIVE SEMICONDUCTOR, MEANS TO PROGRAM THE PERMUTATION AND RADIX CHANGE BY CONTROLLING WHICH PHOTO-SENSITIVE SEMICONDUCTOR WILL BE ACTUATED BY SAID SOURCE OF ENERGY, AND MEANS FOR RESETTING SAID BISTABLE SEMICONDUCTOR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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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

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