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Threshold logic circuit with quasilinear current summing

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1964-06-25
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Granted: 1967-08-08
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Expires: 1984-06-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas B Horgan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 13:20
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K19/00; H03K19/02; H03K19/08; H03K19/0813

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
IN A MAJORITY LOGIC CIRCUIT, A CURRENT SENSOR, A PLURALITY OF INPUT TERMINALS, MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING DIFFERENT ONES OF SAID TERMINALS TO TWO DIFFERENT VOLTAGE LEVELS OF A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, A FIRST IMPEDANCE MEANS CONNECTING A FIRST ONE OF SAID TERMINALS TO SAID SENSOR, A FIRST DIODE MEANS CONNECTED IN ONE SENSE IN SERIES WITH SAID FIRST IMPEDANCE MEANS AND ITS ASSOCIATED TERMINAL TO BLOCK THE FLOW OF CURRENT WHEN THE ASSOCIATED TERMINAL IS CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID VOLTAGE LEVELS, A SECOND IMPEDANCE MEANS CONNECTING A SECOND ONE OF SAID TERMINALS TO SENSOR, A SECOND DIODE MEANS CONNECTED IN THE OPPOSITE SENSE IN SERIES WITH SAID SECOND IMPEDANCE MEANS AND SAID SENSOR, A THIRD IMPEDANCE MEANS CONNECTING A THIRD ONE OF SAID TERMINALS TO SAID SENSOR, SAID THIRD IMPEDANCE MEANS COMPRISING TWO RESISTORS OF DIFFERENT VALUES CONNECTED IN PARALLEL CIRCUIT RELATION WITH EACH OTHER, AND A THIRD DIODE MEANS CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH ONE OF SAID RESISTORS IN SAID PARALLEL CIRCUIT RELATION.

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

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