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US3210745A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Magnetic core memories

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1962-08-31
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1982-08-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard J Dadamo
  • 👤 William M Hennessey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 03:29
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C5/00; G11C5/02; G11C5/04; G11C5/05; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/4902; Y10T29/49069

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
A MAGNETIC CORE MEMORY ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF MEMORY PLANES COUPLED TOGETHER, EACH PLANE INCLUDING A RECTANGULAR INSULATING PLATE HAVING FOUR EDGES AND TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES, A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTIVE CONTACT ELEMENTS EXTENDING ALONG EACH EDGE OF EACH INSULATING PLATE, SAID CONTACT ELEMENTS COMPRISING ALTERNATING LARGE-AREA AND SMALL-AREA ELEMENTS, EACH LARGE-AREA ELEMENT INCLUDING AN EDGE PORTION POSITIONED ADJACENT TO ONE OF SAID EDGES OF SAID PLATE WHEREBY CONTACT FROM OUTSIDE THE PLANE AND BETWEEN ONE PLANE AND ANOTHER MAY BE READILY MADE, EACH SMALL-AREA ELEMENT BEING ORIENTED ADJACENT TO A LARGE-AREA ELEMENT INWARDLY OF AN EDGE OF SAID PLATE AND SHIELDED FROM AN EDGE BY SAID EDGE PORTION OF A LARGE-AREA ELEMENT, A SEPARATE ARRAY OF MAGNETIC CORE ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES OF EACH INSULATING PLATE IN EACH MEMORY PLANE, AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL WIRES THREADED THROUGH SAID CORES AND SECURED TO SAID CONTACT ELEMENTS, ON WIRE ORIGINATING AT A LARGE-AREA CONACT ELEMENT
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 162 words
A MAGNETIC CORE MEMORY ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF MEMORY PLANES COUPLED TOGETHER, EACH PLANE INCLUDING A RECTANGULAR INSULATING PLATE HAVING FOUR EDGES AND TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES, A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTIVE CONTACT ELEMENTS EXTENDING ALONG EACH EDGE OF EACH INSULATING PLATE, SAID CONTACT ELEMENTS COMPRISING ALTERNATING LARGE-AREA AND SMALL-AREA ELEMENTS, EACH LARGE-AREA ELEMENT INCLUDING AN EDGE PORTION POSITIONED ADJACENT TO ONE OF SAID EDGES OF SAID PLATE WHEREBY CONTACT FROM OUTSIDE THE PLANE AND BETWEEN ONE PLANE AND ANOTHER MAY BE READILY MADE, EACH SMALL-AREA ELEMENT BEING ORIENTED ADJACENT TO A LARGE-AREA ELEMENT INWARDLY OF AN EDGE OF SAID PLATE AND SHIELDED FROM AN EDGE BY SAID EDGE PORTION OF A LARGE-AREA ELEMENT, A SEPARATE ARRAY OF MAGNETIC CORE ELEMENTS DISPOSED ON EACH OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES OF EACH INSULATING PLATE IN EACH MEMORY PLANE, AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL WIRES THREADED THROUGH SAID CORES AND SECURED TO SAID CONTACT ELEMENTS, ON WIRE ORIGINATING AT A LARGE-AREA CONACT ELEMENT

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-10-04 1969-04-05 1969-10-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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