US3452284A
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Pulse distributor comprising n-1 counters and n-1 subtraction means having scales starting with n and decreasing in unitary steps,n being greater than 2
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1966-08-03
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Granted: 1969-06-24
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Expires: 1986-08-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Dankwart Koehler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 20:07
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K5/00; H03K5/15; H03K5/15013; H03K5/15026; H03K5/15033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A PULSE DISTRIBUTOR FOR DISTRIBUTING INCOMING PULSES SEQUENTIALLY TO A PLURALITY OF N DIFFERENT OUTPUTS, WHERE N IS A POSITIVE INTEGER GREATER THAN 2, SAID DISTRIBUTOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF (N-1) COUNTERS, SUCCESSIVE ONES OF SAID COUNTERS HAVING RESPECTIVE SCALES BEGINNING WITH N FOR THE FIRST AND DECREASING IN UNITARY STEPS TO 2 FOR THE LAST, MEANS TO SUBTRACT THE OUTPUTS OF ALL PRECEDING ONES OF SAID COUNTERS FROM THE INPUT PULSE TRAIN IN RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID SUBSTRACTION CIRCUITS AND APPLY THE RESULTING DIFFERENCE TO DRIVE EACH OF SAID COUNTERS IN SUCCESSION, AND OUTPUT MEANS CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID COUNTERS AND THE LAST OF SAID SUBTRACTION CIRCUITS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A PULSE DISTRIBUTOR FOR DISTRIBUTING INCOMING PULSES SEQUENTIALLY TO A PLURALITY OF N DIFFERENT OUTPUTS, WHERE N IS A POSITIVE INTEGER GREATER THAN 2, SAID DISTRIBUTOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF (N-1) COUNTERS, SUCCESSIVE ONES OF SAID COUNTERS HAVING RESPECTIVE SCALES BEGINNING WITH N FOR THE FIRST AND DECREASING IN UNITARY STEPS TO 2 FOR THE LAST, MEANS TO SUBTRACT THE OUTPUTS OF ALL PRECEDING ONES OF SAID COUNTERS FROM THE INPUT PULSE TRAIN IN RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID SUBSTRACTION CIRCUITS AND APPLY THE RESULTING DIFFERENCE TO DRIVE EACH OF SAID COUNTERS IN SUCCESSION, AND OUTPUT MEANS CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID COUNTERS AND THE LAST OF SAID SUBTRACTION CIRCUITS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1972-06-23 | 1972-12-23 | 1973-06-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1976-06-23 | 1976-12-23 | 1977-06-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1980-06-23 | 1980-12-23 | 1981-06-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |