General purpose parallel sequencing computer

Claim 1

A GENERAL PURPOSES SEQUENCING COMPUTER FOR CONTROLLING THE SEQUENCES OF ACTUATIONS OF A SERIES OF ACTUATORS, EACH OF SAID ACTUATORS HAVING AT LEAST TWO NORMAL STATES AND RESPONSIVE TO AN APPLIED SIGNAL FOR CHANGING FROM ONE TO ANOTHER OF ITS NORMAL STATES, SAID GENERAL PURPOSE SEQUENCING COMPUTER COMPRISING: A SERIES OF CONTROL MEANS CORRESPONDING TO SAID SERIES OF ACTUATORS, RESPECTIVELY, EACH OF SAID CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING COUNTING MEANS FOR COUNTING APPLIED INPUT SIGNALS AND RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED COUNT IN SAID COUNTING MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL COMMUTATING MEANS FOR SERIALLY COUPLING SAID SERIES OF CONTROL MEANS TO SAID SERIES OF ACTUATORS RESPECTIVELY, WHEREBY EACH OUTPUT SIGNAL PRODUCED BY EACH OF SAID CONTROL MEANS IS APPLIED TO ITS ACTUATOR DURING ITS ASSOCIATED COUPLING INTERVAL; AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO EACH COMPLETION OF CHANGE OF STAT OF EACH OF SAID ACTUATORS FOR APPLYING INPUT SIGNALS TO THE COUNTING MEANS OF PREDETERMINED CONTROL MEANS OF SAID SERIES OF CONTROL MEANS WHEREBY A SEQUENCE OF ACTUATIONS OF SAID SERIES OR ACTUATORS IS PRODUCED.