US3106696A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-12-27
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Granted: 1963-10-08
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Expires: 1980-12-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Foley Daniel Elmore
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/02; H04L12/16; H04L12/18; H04L12/1804; G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
THE COMBINATION OF A SERIAL TO PARALLEL CONVERTER HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONTACT MAKERS SELECTIVELY RESPONSIVE TO TIME SPACED CODED SIGNALS, SAID CONVERTER HAVING A CONTROL CONTACT RESPONSIVE TO EACH SAID CODE OF SIGNALS TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF CODES RECEIVED BY SAID CONVERTER, SAID CONVERTER BEING LOCATED AT A FIRST GIVEN LOCATION AND A BANK OF A PLURALITY OF READOUT DEVICES AT A DISTANT LOCATION, EACH SAID READOUT DEVICE CONSISTING OF A GIVEN NUMBER OF DISPLAY AREAS HAVING A DISPLAY PRODUCING MEANS FOR EACH SAID AREA, AN ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY OPERATING EACH SAID DISPLAY PRODUCING MEANS, AN OPERATING CONDUCTOR CONNECTED TO EACH SAID ELECTRICAL MEANS, THE SAID OPERATING CONDUCTORS OF A PLURLITY OF SAID READOUT DEVICES BEING CONNECTED IN MULTIPLE AND CONSTITUTING A PLURAL WIRE MULTIPLE, SAID PLURAL WIRE MULTIPLE CONTAINING IN ADDITION TO SAID OPERATING CONDUCTORS ALSO CONTROL CONDUCTORS CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL CONTACTS OF SAID CONVERTER AT SAID FIRST LOCATION, SAID PLURAL WIRE MULTIPLE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID TWO LOCATIONS, SAID SERIAL TO PARALLEL CONVERTER HAVING AS A PART THEREOF A 1 TO N CONVERTER CONNECTED BETWEEN EACH OF SAID CONTACT MAKERS AND A DIFFERENT PLURALITY OF SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
THE COMBINATION OF A SERIAL TO PARALLEL CONVERTER HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONTACT MAKERS SELECTIVELY RESPONSIVE TO TIME SPACED CODED SIGNALS, SAID CONVERTER HAVING A CONTROL CONTACT RESPONSIVE TO EACH SAID CODE OF SIGNALS TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF CODES RECEIVED BY SAID CONVERTER, SAID CONVERTER BEING LOCATED AT A FIRST GIVEN LOCATION AND A BANK OF A PLURALITY OF READOUT DEVICES AT A DISTANT LOCATION, EACH SAID READOUT DEVICE CONSISTING OF A GIVEN NUMBER OF DISPLAY AREAS HAVING A DISPLAY PRODUCING MEANS FOR EACH SAID AREA, AN ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY OPERATING EACH SAID DISPLAY PRODUCING MEANS, AN OPERATING CONDUCTOR CONNECTED TO EACH SAID ELECTRICAL MEANS, THE SAID OPERATING CONDUCTORS OF A PLURLITY OF SAID READOUT DEVICES BEING CONNECTED IN MULTIPLE AND CONSTITUTING A PLURAL WIRE MULTIPLE, SAID PLURAL WIRE MULTIPLE CONTAINING IN ADDITION TO SAID OPERATING CONDUCTORS ALSO CONTROL CONDUCTORS CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL CONTACTS OF SAID CONVERTER AT SAID FIRST LOCATION, SAID PLURAL WIRE MULTIPLE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID TWO LOCATIONS, SAID SERIAL TO PARALLEL CONVERTER HAVING AS A PART THEREOF A 1 TO N CONVERTER CONNECTED BETWEEN EACH OF SAID CONTACT MAKERS AND A DIFFERENT PLURALITY OF SAID
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-10-07 | 1971-04-08 | 1971-10-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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