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US3303355A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Or-inverter

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-06-27
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Granted: 1967-02-07
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Expires: 1983-06-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John A Kolling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 16:42
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K19/00; H03K19/02; H03K19/08; H03K19/082; H03K19/084

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 189 words
A HIGH SPEED SATURATING OR-INVERTER CIRCUIT COMPRISING: AN OR-GATE NETWORK; AN INVERTER NETWORK CONNECTED TO SAID OR-GATE NETWORK; AND AN OUTPUT NETWORK CONNECTED TO SAID INVERTER NETWORK; SAID OR-GATE NETWORK COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF SWITCHING DEVICES EACH HAVING A FIRST AND A SECOND TERMINAL; SAID FIRST TERMINALS BEING CONNECTED TO TRANSMISSION LINES CARRYING LOGIC VOLTAGE PULSES; SAID SWITCHING DEVICES BEING CONNECTED IN COMMON AT THEIR RESPECTIVE SECOND TERMINALS AT A JUNCTION POINT; SAID INVERTER NETWORK COMPRISING: A SWITCHING DEVICE HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ELECTRODES; SAID FIRST ELECTRODE BEING CONNECTED TO SAID JUNCTION POINT THROUGH A FIRST ENERGY-STORING NETWORK; SAID THIRD ELECTRODE BEING CONNECTED THRU A TWO TERMINAL SWITCHING DEVICE TO A SOURCE OF VOLTAGE POTENTIAL; SAID OUTPUT NETWORK COMPRISING: AN AMPLIFYING DEVICE HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ELECTRODES; SAID THIRD ELECTRODE OF SAID SWITCHING DEVICE BEING CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST ELECTRODE OF SAID AMPLIFYING DEVICE; A SECOND ENERGY-STORING NETWORK CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID JUNCTION POINT AND A SOURCE OF VOLTAGE POTENTIAL, THE SECOND ELECTRODE OF SAID AMPLIFYING DEVICE BEING CONNECTED TO SAID VOLTAGE POTENTIAL SOURCE; AND AN OUTPUT TAKEN FROM THE SECOND AND THIRD ELECTRODES OF SAID AMPLIFYING DEVICE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 189 words
A HIGH SPEED SATURATING OR-INVERTER CIRCUIT COMPRISING: AN OR-GATE NETWORK; AN INVERTER NETWORK CONNECTED TO SAID OR-GATE NETWORK; AND AN OUTPUT NETWORK CONNECTED TO SAID INVERTER NETWORK; SAID OR-GATE NETWORK COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF SWITCHING DEVICES EACH HAVING A FIRST AND A SECOND TERMINAL; SAID FIRST TERMINALS BEING CONNECTED TO TRANSMISSION LINES CARRYING LOGIC VOLTAGE PULSES; SAID SWITCHING DEVICES BEING CONNECTED IN COMMON AT THEIR RESPECTIVE SECOND TERMINALS AT A JUNCTION POINT; SAID INVERTER NETWORK COMPRISING: A SWITCHING DEVICE HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ELECTRODES; SAID FIRST ELECTRODE BEING CONNECTED TO SAID JUNCTION POINT THROUGH A FIRST ENERGY-STORING NETWORK; SAID THIRD ELECTRODE BEING CONNECTED THRU A TWO TERMINAL SWITCHING DEVICE TO A SOURCE OF VOLTAGE POTENTIAL; SAID OUTPUT NETWORK COMPRISING: AN AMPLIFYING DEVICE HAVING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ELECTRODES; SAID THIRD ELECTRODE OF SAID SWITCHING DEVICE BEING CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST ELECTRODE OF SAID AMPLIFYING DEVICE; A SECOND ENERGY-STORING NETWORK CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID JUNCTION POINT AND A SOURCE OF VOLTAGE POTENTIAL, THE SECOND ELECTRODE OF SAID AMPLIFYING DEVICE BEING CONNECTED TO SAID VOLTAGE POTENTIAL SOURCE; AND AN OUTPUT TAKEN FROM THE SECOND AND THIRD ELECTRODES OF SAID AMPLIFYING DEVICE.

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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) 1970-02-06 1970-08-08 1971-02-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-02-06 1974-08-08 1975-02-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-02-06 1978-08-08 1979-02-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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