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Assignee: Fischer and Porter Co
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Filing: 1962-11-23
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1982-11-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Nines Eugene

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 13:45
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/60; G06F7/68; H; H03; H03K; H03K23/00; H03K23/58; H03K23/582; H03K23/64; H03K23/66

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
A COUNTER COMPRISING FOUR BINARY ELEMENTS EACH HAVING TWO STABLE STATES, ONE OF WHICH IS A RESET STEATE, AND OPERABLE BY INPUT PULSES, SAID ELEMENTS BEING A CASCADE, FIRST AND SECOND SWITCHING MEANS ARRANGED TO RECEIVE INPUT PULSES, MEANS CONNECTING THE FIRST SWITCHING MEANS TO THE FIRST BINARY ELEMENT AND TO THE THIRD BINARY ELEMENT FOR CONTROL BY THE LATTER TO EFFECT ROUTING OF INPUT PULSES TO THE FIRST BINARY WLEMENT WHEN THE THIRD BINARY ELEMENT IS IN ITS RESET STATE, AND MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND SWITCHING MEANS TO THE THIRD BINARY ELEMENT FOR CONTROL THEREBY AND ALSO TO THE THIRD BINARY ELEMENT TO EFFECT ROUTING OF PULSES THERETO WHEN THE THIRD BINARY ELEMENT IS IN ITS STATE OTHER THAN ITS RESET STATE TO EFFECT ITS REVERSION TO ITS RESET STATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 131 words
A COUNTER COMPRISING FOUR BINARY ELEMENTS EACH HAVING TWO STABLE STATES, ONE OF WHICH IS A RESET STEATE, AND OPERABLE BY INPUT PULSES, SAID ELEMENTS BEING A CASCADE, FIRST AND SECOND SWITCHING MEANS ARRANGED TO RECEIVE INPUT PULSES, MEANS CONNECTING THE FIRST SWITCHING MEANS TO THE FIRST BINARY ELEMENT AND TO THE THIRD BINARY ELEMENT FOR CONTROL BY THE LATTER TO EFFECT ROUTING OF INPUT PULSES TO THE FIRST BINARY WLEMENT WHEN THE THIRD BINARY ELEMENT IS IN ITS RESET STATE, AND MEANS CONNECTING THE SECOND SWITCHING MEANS TO THE THIRD BINARY ELEMENT FOR CONTROL THEREBY AND ALSO TO THE THIRD BINARY ELEMENT TO EFFECT ROUTING OF PULSES THERETO WHEN THE THIRD BINARY ELEMENT IS IN ITS STATE OTHER THAN ITS RESET STATE TO EFFECT ITS REVERSION TO ITS RESET STATE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2828071A Cited
US3219805A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-24 1970-04-25 1970-10-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-24 1974-04-25 1974-10-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-24 1978-04-25 1978-10-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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