US3356993A
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Memory system
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-31
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Granted: 1967-12-05
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Expires: 1984-07-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard S Sharp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:45
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
IN A STORAGE SYSTEM FOR ARRANGING AND ACCUMULATING A SERIES OF DIGITAL BITS COMPRISING: MEMORY MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF ADDRESSABLE MEMORY LOCATIONS, THE MEMORY MEANS COMPRISING 1 THROUGH N MEMORY CELLS FOR EACH MEMORY LOCATION AND ARRANGED FOR READING OUT AND WRITING THE CONTENT OF AN ADDRESSED MEMORY LOCATION IN PARALLEL; MEANS FOR RECEIVING AN INPUT SIGNAL COMPRISING A SERIES OF N DIGITAL BITS AND CAUSING SAME TO BE WRITTEN BIT BY BIT IN MEMORY CELL 1 OF AN ADDRESSED MEMORY LOCATION; MEANS FOR REPEATEDLY ADDRESSING A MEMORY LOCATION FOR REPEATEDLY CAUSING THE READING AND WRITING THEREIN: TEMPORARY INFORMATION STORAGE MEANS; AND MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN THE MEMORY MEANS AND THE INFOMRATION STORAGE MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING THE SIGNAL CONTENT OF MEMORY CELLS 1 THROUGH N-1 WHICH IS READ OUT OF THE ADDRESSED LOCATION TO BE THE TEMPORARY STORAGE MEANS AND BACK, THE COUPLING MEANS HAVING FOR THE FLOW OF SIGNALS PARALLEL INPUT AND PARALLE OUTPUT PATHS FROM THE MEMORY MEANS TO THE TEMPORARY STORAGE MEANS WHICH ARE DISPLACED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER CAUSING THE SIGNAL CONTENT READ OUT OF AN ADDRESSED MEMORY LOCATION TO BE REWRITTEN IN THE SAME MEMORY LOCATION DISPLACED A PREFIXED NUMBER OF MEMORY CELLS FROM WHICH THE SAME IS READ AND THEREBY ACCUMULATE THE INPUT SIGNALS IN THE ADDRESSED MEMORY LOCATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
IN A STORAGE SYSTEM FOR ARRANGING AND ACCUMULATING A SERIES OF DIGITAL BITS COMPRISING: MEMORY MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF ADDRESSABLE MEMORY LOCATIONS, THE MEMORY MEANS COMPRISING 1 THROUGH N MEMORY CELLS FOR EACH MEMORY LOCATION AND ARRANGED FOR READING OUT AND WRITING THE CONTENT OF AN ADDRESSED MEMORY LOCATION IN PARALLEL; MEANS FOR RECEIVING AN INPUT SIGNAL COMPRISING A SERIES OF N DIGITAL BITS AND CAUSING SAME TO BE WRITTEN BIT BY BIT IN MEMORY CELL 1 OF AN ADDRESSED MEMORY LOCATION; MEANS FOR REPEATEDLY ADDRESSING A MEMORY LOCATION FOR REPEATEDLY CAUSING THE READING AND WRITING THEREIN: TEMPORARY INFORMATION STORAGE MEANS; AND MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN THE MEMORY MEANS AND THE INFOMRATION STORAGE MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING THE SIGNAL CONTENT OF MEMORY CELLS 1 THROUGH N-1 WHICH IS READ OUT OF THE ADDRESSED LOCATION TO BE THE TEMPORARY STORAGE MEANS AND BACK, THE COUPLING MEANS HAVING FOR THE FLOW OF SIGNALS PARALLEL INPUT AND PARALLE OUTPUT PATHS FROM THE MEMORY MEANS TO THE TEMPORARY STORAGE MEANS WHICH ARE DISPLACED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER CAUSING THE SIGNAL CONTENT READ OUT OF AN ADDRESSED MEMORY LOCATION TO BE REWRITTEN IN THE SAME MEMORY LOCATION DISPLACED A PREFIXED NUMBER OF MEMORY CELLS FROM WHICH THE SAME IS READ AND THEREBY ACCUMULATE THE INPUT SIGNALS IN THE ADDRESSED MEMORY LOCATION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-12-04 | 1971-06-05 | 1971-12-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-12-04 | 1975-06-05 | 1975-12-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-12-04 | 1979-06-05 | 1979-12-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |