US3290511A
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High speed asynchronous computer
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1960-08-19
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1980-08-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr John C Sims
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 19:42
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/30; G06F9/38; G06F9/3867; G06F9/3869; G06F15/00; G06F15/76; G06F15/78
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A FIRST AND SECOND LINE, EACH ADAPTED TO CARRY THEREON ONE OF TWO VOLTAGE LEVELS, A THIRD AND FOURTH LINE, EACH ADAPTED TO CARRY THEREON ONE OF SAID TWO VOLTAGE LEVELS WHEREIN A HIGH VOLTAGE LEVEL ON HIGH FIRST AND SECOND LINES REPRESENTS A FIRST BINARY DIGIT, A LOW VOLTAGE LEVEL ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND LINES REPRESENT A SECOND BINARY DIGIT, A LOW AND A HIGH LEVEL ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND LINES REPRESENT AN ABSENCE OF INFORMATION, AND A HIGH AND A LOW LEVEL ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND LINES REPRESENT AN EXCLUDED CONDITION, AND WHEREIN CORRESPONDING VOLTAGE LEVELS ON SAID THIRD AND FOURTH LINES REPRESENT CORRESPONDING DESIGNATIONS, A FIRST BUFFER-INVERTER COUPLED TO SAID FIRST AND THIRD LINES, A SECOND BUFFER-INVERTER COUPLED TO SAID SECOND AND FOURTH LINES, A FIFTH LINE COUPLED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID SECOND BUFFER-INVERTER, AND A SIXTH LINE COUPLED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID FIRST BUFFER-INVERTER, WHEREBY ALL THE VOLTAGE LEVELS ON SAID FIFTHE AND SIXTH LINES ARE EACH HIGH WHEN ALL THE VOLTAGE LEVELS ON SAID FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH LINES ARE EACH LOW.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A FIRST AND SECOND LINE, EACH ADAPTED TO CARRY THEREON ONE OF TWO VOLTAGE LEVELS, A THIRD AND FOURTH LINE, EACH ADAPTED TO CARRY THEREON ONE OF SAID TWO VOLTAGE LEVELS WHEREIN A HIGH VOLTAGE LEVEL ON HIGH FIRST AND SECOND LINES REPRESENTS A FIRST BINARY DIGIT, A LOW VOLTAGE LEVEL ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND LINES REPRESENT A SECOND BINARY DIGIT, A LOW AND A HIGH LEVEL ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND LINES REPRESENT AN ABSENCE OF INFORMATION, AND A HIGH AND A LOW LEVEL ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND LINES REPRESENT AN EXCLUDED CONDITION, AND WHEREIN CORRESPONDING VOLTAGE LEVELS ON SAID THIRD AND FOURTH LINES REPRESENT CORRESPONDING DESIGNATIONS, A FIRST BUFFER-INVERTER COUPLED TO SAID FIRST AND THIRD LINES, A SECOND BUFFER-INVERTER COUPLED TO SAID SECOND AND FOURTH LINES, A FIFTH LINE COUPLED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID SECOND BUFFER-INVERTER, AND A SIXTH LINE COUPLED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID FIRST BUFFER-INVERTER, WHEREBY ALL THE VOLTAGE LEVELS ON SAID FIFTHE AND SIXTH LINES ARE EACH HIGH WHEN ALL THE VOLTAGE LEVELS ON SAID FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH LINES ARE EACH LOW.
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