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Comparator systems
Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1962-11-27
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1982-11-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry S Zieper
- 👤 William E Woods
- 👤 Larry W Vincent
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 17:34
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/02; G06F7/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A COMPARATOR FOR COMPARING TWO BINARY NUMBERS A AND B EACH OF N DIGITS COMPRISING AN ORDERED CHIN OF N TRANSMISSION GATES EACH HAVING INPUTS AND AN OUTPUT AND CONNECTED IN SERIES LEAST SIGNIFICANT TO MOST SIGNIFICANT BY CONNECTING SAID OUTPUT OF ANY ONE TRANSMISSION GATE TO A SAID INPUT OF THE NEXT HIGHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSMISSION GATE, N PAIRS OF COMPARISON GATES EACH HAVING INPUTS AND AN OUTPUT FOR COMPARING LIKE SIGNIFICANT PAIRS OF SAID A AND B DIGITS, ONE GATE OF A PAIR PROVIDING AN
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A COMPARATOR FOR COMPARING TWO BINARY NUMBERS A AND B EACH OF N DIGITS COMPRISING AN ORDERED CHIN OF N TRANSMISSION GATES EACH HAVING INPUTS AND AN OUTPUT AND CONNECTED IN SERIES LEAST SIGNIFICANT TO MOST SIGNIFICANT BY CONNECTING SAID OUTPUT OF ANY ONE TRANSMISSION GATE TO A SAID INPUT OF THE NEXT HIGHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSMISSION GATE, N PAIRS OF COMPARISON GATES EACH HAVING INPUTS AND AN OUTPUT FOR COMPARING LIKE SIGNIFICANT PAIRS OF SAID A AND B DIGITS, ONE GATE OF A PAIR PROVIDING AN
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