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US3263220A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Trapped-flux memory

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1956-10-15
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Granted: 1966-07-26
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Expires: 1976-10-15
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 James W Crowe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 21:46
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/44; H; H10; H10N; H10N60/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/825; Y10S505/831; Y10S505/833

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
A STORAGE CELL INCLUDING A BODY COMPRISING A FILM OF MATERIAL IN THE SUPERCONDUCTIVE STATE HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN, A NARROW MEMBER OF MATERIAL IN THE SUPERCONDUCTIVE STATE MOUNTED OVER THE APERTURE IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID MATERIAL, DRIVE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID NARROW MEMBER FOR INDUCING THEREIN A FIRST PERSISTENT CURRENT HAVING MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION IN RESPONSE TO A FIRST OPERATING CONDITION OF SAID DRIVE MEANS AND A SECOND PERSISTENT CURRENT HAVING MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION IN RESPONSE TO A SECOND OPERATING CONDITION OF SAID DRIVE MEANS, SAID FIRST PERSISTENT CURRENT DIFFERING FROM SAID SECOND PERSISTENT CURRENT, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID NARROW MEMBER FOR DETECTING A CHANGE FROM SAID FIRST TO SAID SECOND PERSISTENT CURRENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 116 words
A STORAGE CELL INCLUDING A BODY COMPRISING A FILM OF MATERIAL IN THE SUPERCONDUCTIVE STATE HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN, A NARROW MEMBER OF MATERIAL IN THE SUPERCONDUCTIVE STATE MOUNTED OVER THE APERTURE IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID MATERIAL, DRIVE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID NARROW MEMBER FOR INDUCING THEREIN A FIRST PERSISTENT CURRENT HAVING MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION IN RESPONSE TO A FIRST OPERATING CONDITION OF SAID DRIVE MEANS AND A SECOND PERSISTENT CURRENT HAVING MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION IN RESPONSE TO A SECOND OPERATING CONDITION OF SAID DRIVE MEANS, SAID FIRST PERSISTENT CURRENT DIFFERING FROM SAID SECOND PERSISTENT CURRENT, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID NARROW MEMBER FOR DETECTING A CHANGE FROM SAID FIRST TO SAID SECOND PERSISTENT CURRENT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-25 1970-01-24 1970-07-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-07-25 1974-01-24 1974-07-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-25 1978-01-24 1978-07-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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