US3119071A
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Digital pattern generator
Assignee: Philips North America LLC
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Filing: 1961-03-30
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1981-03-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William C Euler
- 👤 Richard C Reichelt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 21:22
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K19/00; H03K19/02; H03K19/08; H03K19/082; H03K19/084; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/02; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A DIGITAL PATTERN GENERATOR COMPRISING: A SIGNAL SOURCE PRODUCING A PULSE OUTPUT ESTABLISHING A SEQUENCE OF TIME INTERVALS; FIRST AND SECOND RING COUNTERS COUPLED TO SAID SIGNAL SOURCE, EACH OF SAID RING COUNTERS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FLIP-FLOPS AND EACH OF SAID FLIP-FLOPS HAVING AN OUTPUT CONDUCTOR COUPLED THERETO; A PLURALITY OF SWITCHES, EACH SWITCH HAVING OUTPUT MEANS, AND EACH SWITCH HAVING INPUT MEANS COUPLED TO THE OUTPUT CONDUCTOR OF ONE OF THE FLIP-FLOPS OF SAID FIRST RING COUNTER FOR SWITCHABLY COUPLING SAID FIRST RING COUNTER TO SAID OUTPUT MEANS DURING SPECIFIC DESIRED TIME INTERVALS IN A SEQUENCE OF TIME INTERVALS; CONVERTER MEANS INCLUDING GATING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID OUTPUT MEANS AND TO THE CONDUCTORS OF SAID FLIP-FLOPS OF SAID SECOND RING COUNTER, FOR CO-ORDINATING SIGNALS FROM SAID COUNTERS TO PRODUCE OUTPUT SIGNALS IN A PATTERN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SWITCHED CONDITION OF SAID SWITCHES; AND CYCLE LENGTH CONTROL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID RING COUNTERS FOR ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER OF TIME INTERVALS CONSTITUTING A PATTERN CYCLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A DIGITAL PATTERN GENERATOR COMPRISING: A SIGNAL SOURCE PRODUCING A PULSE OUTPUT ESTABLISHING A SEQUENCE OF TIME INTERVALS; FIRST AND SECOND RING COUNTERS COUPLED TO SAID SIGNAL SOURCE, EACH OF SAID RING COUNTERS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FLIP-FLOPS AND EACH OF SAID FLIP-FLOPS HAVING AN OUTPUT CONDUCTOR COUPLED THERETO; A PLURALITY OF SWITCHES, EACH SWITCH HAVING OUTPUT MEANS, AND EACH SWITCH HAVING INPUT MEANS COUPLED TO THE OUTPUT CONDUCTOR OF ONE OF THE FLIP-FLOPS OF SAID FIRST RING COUNTER FOR SWITCHABLY COUPLING SAID FIRST RING COUNTER TO SAID OUTPUT MEANS DURING SPECIFIC DESIRED TIME INTERVALS IN A SEQUENCE OF TIME INTERVALS; CONVERTER MEANS INCLUDING GATING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID OUTPUT MEANS AND TO THE CONDUCTORS OF SAID FLIP-FLOPS OF SAID SECOND RING COUNTER, FOR CO-ORDINATING SIGNALS FROM SAID COUNTERS TO PRODUCE OUTPUT SIGNALS IN A PATTERN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SWITCHED CONDITION OF SAID SWITCHES; AND CYCLE LENGTH CONTROL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID RING COUNTERS FOR ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER OF TIME INTERVALS CONSTITUTING A PATTERN CYCLE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-01-20 | 1967-07-22 | 1968-01-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-01-20 | 1971-07-22 | 1972-01-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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