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Magnetic memory

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1961-12-29
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1981-12-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 James C Suits

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 18:57
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/02; G11C11/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
A DATA STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING, A FIRST AND A SECOND PLANAR MAGNETIC ELEMENT, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS MADE OF UNIAXIAL ANISOTROPIC METALLIC MAGNETIC MATERIAL HAVING AN EASY AXIS OF REMANENT FLUX ORIENTATION ANGULARLY DISPLACED WITH RESPECT TO A GIVEN AXIS IN THE PLANE OF THE ELEMENT, SAID ELEMENTS POSITION ONE OVER THE OTHER IN FIELD COUPLING PROXIMITY, MEANS FOR COINCIDENTLY PASSING IN A COMMON DIRECTION A FIRST CURRENT IMPULSE THROUGH SAID FIRST ELEMENT ALONG THE GIVEN AXIS THERETO TO PRODUCE A MAGNETIC FIELD IN SAID SECOND ELEMENT AND A SECOND CURRENT IMPULSE THROUGH SAID SECOND ELEMENT TO PRODUCE A MAGNETIC FIELD IN SAID FIRST ELEMENT FOR SWITCHING BOTH SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELEMENTS FROM AN INITIAL REMANENT ORIENTATION STATE TO AN OPPOSITE ORIENTATION STATE AND MEANS FOR SENSING THE ORIENTATION STATES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 131 words
A DATA STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING, A FIRST AND A SECOND PLANAR MAGNETIC ELEMENT, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS MADE OF UNIAXIAL ANISOTROPIC METALLIC MAGNETIC MATERIAL HAVING AN EASY AXIS OF REMANENT FLUX ORIENTATION ANGULARLY DISPLACED WITH RESPECT TO A GIVEN AXIS IN THE PLANE OF THE ELEMENT, SAID ELEMENTS POSITION ONE OVER THE OTHER IN FIELD COUPLING PROXIMITY, MEANS FOR COINCIDENTLY PASSING IN A COMMON DIRECTION A FIRST CURRENT IMPULSE THROUGH SAID FIRST ELEMENT ALONG THE GIVEN AXIS THERETO TO PRODUCE A MAGNETIC FIELD IN SAID SECOND ELEMENT AND A SECOND CURRENT IMPULSE THROUGH SAID SECOND ELEMENT TO PRODUCE A MAGNETIC FIELD IN SAID FIRST ELEMENT FOR SWITCHING BOTH SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELEMENTS FROM AN INITIAL REMANENT ORIENTATION STATE TO AN OPPOSITE ORIENTATION STATE AND MEANS FOR SENSING THE ORIENTATION STATES.

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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) 1969-11-28 1970-05-30 1970-11-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-11-28 1974-05-30 1974-11-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-11-28 1978-05-30 1978-11-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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