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Hamming magnitude determinator using binary threshold logic elements

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1965-08-13
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Granted: 1967-08-15
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Expires: 1985-08-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John R Lindaman
  • 👤 Cohn Marius

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 11:51
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/60; G06F7/607

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 124 words
A HAMMING MAGNITUDE DETERMINATOR FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL, H1, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NUMBER OF "ONE''S" CONTAINED IN A BINARY WORD OF THE FORM AN...A1...A1, COMPRISING: N STAGES, S1, I=1, 2... N, EACH OF SAID STAGES, SI, I=1, 2...N-1, COUPLED ONLY TO THE NEXT HIGHER ORDER STAGE, SI+1, FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HI, COMPRISING; A FIRST THRESHOLD CIRCUIT MEANS FOR RECEIVING SIGNAL REPRESENTATIONS OF AN ... AI ...A1 AND GENERATINNG AN OUTPUT SIGNAL, AND A SECOND THRESHOLD CIRCUIT MEANS RECEIVING SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL AND A SIGNAL REPRESENTATION OF THE LOGICAL FUNCTION AN **I+1 ... AI**I+1 A1 GENERATED BY THE FIRST BINARY THRESHOLD ELEMENT OF THE NEXT HIGHER ORDER STAGE, SI**1, AND GENERATING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HI IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOGICAL FUNCTION,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 124 words
A HAMMING MAGNITUDE DETERMINATOR FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL, H1, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NUMBER OF "ONE''S" CONTAINED IN A BINARY WORD OF THE FORM AN...A1...A1, COMPRISING: N STAGES, S1, I=1, 2... N, EACH OF SAID STAGES, SI, I=1, 2...N-1, COUPLED ONLY TO THE NEXT HIGHER ORDER STAGE, SI+1, FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HI, COMPRISING; A FIRST THRESHOLD CIRCUIT MEANS FOR RECEIVING SIGNAL REPRESENTATIONS OF AN ... AI ...A1 AND GENERATINNG AN OUTPUT SIGNAL, AND A SECOND THRESHOLD CIRCUIT MEANS RECEIVING SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL AND A SIGNAL REPRESENTATION OF THE LOGICAL FUNCTION AN **I+1 ... AI**I+1 A1 GENERATED BY THE FIRST BINARY THRESHOLD ELEMENT OF THE NEXT HIGHER ORDER STAGE, SI**1, AND GENERATING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HI IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOGICAL FUNCTION,

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3091392A Cited
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-08-14 1971-02-13 1971-08-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-14 1975-02-13 1975-08-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-14 1979-02-13 1979-08-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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