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US3339191A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Core driver test apparatus

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1958-09-29
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Granted: 1967-08-29
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Expires: 1978-09-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Cornelius F Weiss

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 00:49
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/02; G11C11/06; G11C11/06007

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 158 words
IN A CORE SELECTION SYSTEM, MEANS INCLUDING DRIVING CIRCUITS FROM WHICH DRIVING CURRENTS ARE SELECTIVELY PRODUCED AD A SET CIRCUIT FROM WHICH A SET CURRENT IS PRODUCED FOR SUCCESSIVELY OPERATING THE SYSTEM, AND ADDITIONAL BISTABLE MAGNETIC TEST CORE, FIRST WINDING MEANS ON SAID TEST CORE COUPLED TO ALL OF SAID DRIVING CIRCUITS FOR CONDUCTING EACH DRIVING CURRENT THROUGH THE TEST CORE IN ONE DIRECTION, SECOND WINDING MEANS ON SAID TEST CORE COUPLED TO SAID SET CIRCUIT FOR CONDUCTING THE SET CURRENT THROUGH THE TEST CORE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE RESPECTIVE COUPLING STRENGTHS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND WINDING MEANS BEING SUCH THAT SAID TEST CORE IS CHANGED FROM ONE STABLE STATE TO ANOTHER ONLY UPON OPERATION OF A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF SAID DRIVING CURRENTS COINCIDENTLY WITH OPERATION OF SAID SET CIRCUIT, AND MEANS FOR SENSING A CHANGE OF MAGNETIC STATE OF SAID TEST CORE AS AN INDICATION OF THE CHARACTER OF OPERATION OF SAID CORE SELECTION SYSTEM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 158 words
IN A CORE SELECTION SYSTEM, MEANS INCLUDING DRIVING CIRCUITS FROM WHICH DRIVING CURRENTS ARE SELECTIVELY PRODUCED AD A SET CIRCUIT FROM WHICH A SET CURRENT IS PRODUCED FOR SUCCESSIVELY OPERATING THE SYSTEM, AND ADDITIONAL BISTABLE MAGNETIC TEST CORE, FIRST WINDING MEANS ON SAID TEST CORE COUPLED TO ALL OF SAID DRIVING CIRCUITS FOR CONDUCTING EACH DRIVING CURRENT THROUGH THE TEST CORE IN ONE DIRECTION, SECOND WINDING MEANS ON SAID TEST CORE COUPLED TO SAID SET CIRCUIT FOR CONDUCTING THE SET CURRENT THROUGH THE TEST CORE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE RESPECTIVE COUPLING STRENGTHS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND WINDING MEANS BEING SUCH THAT SAID TEST CORE IS CHANGED FROM ONE STABLE STATE TO ANOTHER ONLY UPON OPERATION OF A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF SAID DRIVING CURRENTS COINCIDENTLY WITH OPERATION OF SAID SET CIRCUIT, AND MEANS FOR SENSING A CHANGE OF MAGNETIC STATE OF SAID TEST CORE AS AN INDICATION OF THE CHARACTER OF OPERATION OF SAID CORE SELECTION SYSTEM.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2889540A Cited
US2904780A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-08-28 1971-02-27 1971-08-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-28 1975-02-27 1975-08-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-28 1979-02-27 1979-08-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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