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US3284772A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Data correlation apparatus employing cathode-ray tube input and variable resistance data storage and comparison

Assignee: Space-General Corp
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Filing: 1961-11-22
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Granted: 1966-11-08
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Expires: 1981-11-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert M Stewart

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 03:47
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/19; G06V30/192; G06V30/195

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 117 words
A DATA CORRELATION SYSTEM WHEREIN AN UNKNOWN BIT OF DATA IS IDENTIFIED BY COMPARISON WITH KNOW BITS OF DATA, SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING: APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING AN ELECTRON-BEAM IN A PATTERN THAT CORRESPONDS TO AN UNKNOWN BIT OF DATA; A MEMORY IN WHICH THE KNOWN BITS OF DATA ARE STORED AS VARIABLE CONDUCTIVITY PATTERNS; MEANS FOR APPLYING THE SAME POSITIVE POTENTIAL TO ALL OF SAID VARIABLE CONDUCTIVITY PATTERNS; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID VARIABLE-CONDUCTIVITY PATERNS IN PARALLEL TO SAID PROJECTED ELECTRON-BEAM PATTERNS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPARE SAID STORED PATTERNS WITH SAID PROJECTED PATTERN, WHERE DIFFERNET AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASS THROUGH SAID STORED PATTERNS WITH THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CURRENT PASSING THROUGH WHEREAT THE CONDUCTIVITY PATTERN AND THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 117 words
A DATA CORRELATION SYSTEM WHEREIN AN UNKNOWN BIT OF DATA IS IDENTIFIED BY COMPARISON WITH KNOW BITS OF DATA, SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING: APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING AN ELECTRON-BEAM IN A PATTERN THAT CORRESPONDS TO AN UNKNOWN BIT OF DATA; A MEMORY IN WHICH THE KNOWN BITS OF DATA ARE STORED AS VARIABLE CONDUCTIVITY PATTERNS; MEANS FOR APPLYING THE SAME POSITIVE POTENTIAL TO ALL OF SAID VARIABLE CONDUCTIVITY PATTERNS; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID VARIABLE-CONDUCTIVITY PATERNS IN PARALLEL TO SAID PROJECTED ELECTRON-BEAM PATTERNS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPARE SAID STORED PATTERNS WITH SAID PROJECTED PATTERN, WHERE DIFFERNET AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASS THROUGH SAID STORED PATTERNS WITH THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CURRENT PASSING THROUGH WHEREAT THE CONDUCTIVITY PATTERN AND THE

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-11-07 1970-05-09 1970-11-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-11-07 1974-05-09 1974-11-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-11-07 1978-05-09 1978-11-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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