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Switching matrix

Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1963-01-10
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1983-01-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Rolf B Lochinger

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 05:22
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03M; H03M7/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 132 words
IN A DECODER MATRIX, NXM OUTPUT LINES ARRANGED IN N FIRST GROUPS OF M LINES EACH, WHERE M IS AN INTEGER GREATER THAN 1 AND NOT GREATER THAN 10 AND N IS AN INTEGER GREATER THAN 1; N FIRST SWITCHING MEANS, ONE PER FIRST GROUP OF LINES, EACH SWITCHING MEANS, WHEN CLOSED, APPLYING A DRIVE CURRENT TO ALL LINES IN ITS GROUP; MXN UNIDIRECTIONALLY CONDUCTING ELEMENTS; AND M SECOND SWITCHING MEANS, EACH CONNECTED TO A DIFFERENT GROUP OF N LINES THROUGH N OF N OF SAID ELEMENTS, RESPECTIVELY, AND EACH LINE IN A GROUP OF N LINES BEING IN A DIFFERENT FIRST GROUP, EACH SECOND SWITCHING MEANS, WHEN CLOSED, PROVIDING A LOW IMPEDANCE PATH VIA THE UNIDIRECTIONALLY CONDUCTING ELEMENTS COUPLED THERETO FOR DRIVE CURRENT APPEARING ON LINES TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 132 words
IN A DECODER MATRIX, NXM OUTPUT LINES ARRANGED IN N FIRST GROUPS OF M LINES EACH, WHERE M IS AN INTEGER GREATER THAN 1 AND NOT GREATER THAN 10 AND N IS AN INTEGER GREATER THAN 1; N FIRST SWITCHING MEANS, ONE PER FIRST GROUP OF LINES, EACH SWITCHING MEANS, WHEN CLOSED, APPLYING A DRIVE CURRENT TO ALL LINES IN ITS GROUP; MXN UNIDIRECTIONALLY CONDUCTING ELEMENTS; AND M SECOND SWITCHING MEANS, EACH CONNECTED TO A DIFFERENT GROUP OF N LINES THROUGH N OF N OF SAID ELEMENTS, RESPECTIVELY, AND EACH LINE IN A GROUP OF N LINES BEING IN A DIFFERENT FIRST GROUP, EACH SECOND SWITCHING MEANS, WHEN CLOSED, PROVIDING A LOW IMPEDANCE PATH VIA THE UNIDIRECTIONALLY CONDUCTING ELEMENTS COUPLED THERETO FOR DRIVE CURRENT APPEARING ON LINES TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2853693A Cited
US2747023A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-03-06 1970-09-05 1971-03-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-03-06 1974-09-05 1975-03-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-03-06 1978-09-05 1979-03-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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