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US3351920A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Thermoplastic computer memory storage system

Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1964-01-02
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Granted: 1967-11-07
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Expires: 1984-01-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 David C Harper
  • 👤 Raymond T Wright
  • 👤 James E Young

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 06:57
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C13/00; G11C13/04; G11C13/048; G03; G03G; G03G16/00; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/80; H04N5/82

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 198 words
A COMPUTER MEMORY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING: A LIGHT SOURCE OPERATIVE TO PRODUCE A LIGHT SPOT, MEANS FOR TRACKING SAID LIGHT SPOT IN A PREDETERMINED PATTERN, AND MEANS TO MODULATE SAID LIGHT SPOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTELLIGENCE TO BE STORED DURING A RECORD MODE, MEANS TO SET SAID LIGHT SPOT AT A FIXED HIGH INTENSITY DURING A READ MODE, A PHOTOSENSITIVE MEDIUM HAVING AN ELECTROSTATICALLY DEFORMABLE SURFACE, A FIRST LENS SYSTEM COMPRISING AN OBJECTIVE OPTICAL LENS FOR IMAGING SAID LIGHT SPOT ON SAID DEFORMABLE SURFACE, MEANS FOR FORMING ON SAID SURFACE A LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE OF SAID INTELLIGENCE, AND MEANS FOR DEFORMING SAID SURFACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE TO RETAIN SAID IMAGE; A MASK POSITIONED ON SAID OBJECTIVE LENS FOR MASKING SAID LIGHT SPOT, PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE SYSTEM OPERATIVE TO CONVERT A LIGHT BEAM INTO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS, SAID PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE INCLUDING AN APERTURE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID LIGHT, A SECOND LENS SYSTEM COMPRISING A COLLECTIVE OPTICAL LENS FOR IMAGING SAID MASK ON SAID APERTURE OF SAID PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE, SAID DEFORMED SURFACE OPERATIVE TO DIFFUSE SAID MASKED LIGHT SOURCE TO SCATTER SAID LIGHT TO SAID COLLECTIVE LENS THEREBY PERMITTING LIGHT TO ENTER THROUGH SAID APERTURE IN SAID PHOTOMULTIPLIER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 198 words
A COMPUTER MEMORY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING: A LIGHT SOURCE OPERATIVE TO PRODUCE A LIGHT SPOT, MEANS FOR TRACKING SAID LIGHT SPOT IN A PREDETERMINED PATTERN, AND MEANS TO MODULATE SAID LIGHT SPOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTELLIGENCE TO BE STORED DURING A RECORD MODE, MEANS TO SET SAID LIGHT SPOT AT A FIXED HIGH INTENSITY DURING A READ MODE, A PHOTOSENSITIVE MEDIUM HAVING AN ELECTROSTATICALLY DEFORMABLE SURFACE, A FIRST LENS SYSTEM COMPRISING AN OBJECTIVE OPTICAL LENS FOR IMAGING SAID LIGHT SPOT ON SAID DEFORMABLE SURFACE, MEANS FOR FORMING ON SAID SURFACE A LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE OF SAID INTELLIGENCE, AND MEANS FOR DEFORMING SAID SURFACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE TO RETAIN SAID IMAGE; A MASK POSITIONED ON SAID OBJECTIVE LENS FOR MASKING SAID LIGHT SPOT, PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE SYSTEM OPERATIVE TO CONVERT A LIGHT BEAM INTO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS, SAID PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE INCLUDING AN APERTURE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID LIGHT, A SECOND LENS SYSTEM COMPRISING A COLLECTIVE OPTICAL LENS FOR IMAGING SAID MASK ON SAID APERTURE OF SAID PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE, SAID DEFORMED SURFACE OPERATIVE TO DIFFUSE SAID MASKED LIGHT SOURCE TO SCATTER SAID LIGHT TO SAID COLLECTIVE LENS THEREBY PERMITTING LIGHT TO ENTER THROUGH SAID APERTURE IN SAID PHOTOMULTIPLIER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-11-06 1971-05-08 1971-11-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-11-06 1975-05-08 1975-11-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-11-06 1979-05-08 1979-11-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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