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US3226482A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Selective transmission of priority coded message signals

Assignee: International Standard Electric Corp
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Filing: 1961-09-21
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Granted: 1965-12-28
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Expires: 1981-09-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Wright Esmond Philip Goodwin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 16:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/06; H04M11/064; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/16; H04J3/1682

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
A TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEX SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS DEFINED BY RECURRING TIME SLOTS, A PLURRALITY OF SOURCES OF INTELLIGENCE SIGNALS HAVING EITHER HIGH OR LOW PRIORITY STATUS, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SOURCES FOR PROVIDING PULSE SIGNAL SAMPLES MODULATED ACCORDING TO SAID INTELLIGENCE AND CODED ACCORDING TO THE PRIORITY OF THE SIGNAL SOURCE, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID PRIORITY SIGNALS FOR DEVELOPING A CRITERIA SIGNAL WHICH RISES OR FALLS TO REPRESENT THE GENERAL LEVEL OF PRIORITY STATUS OF THE SAMPLES BEING PRESENTED FOR TRANSMISSION, MEANS FOR NORMALLY ASSIGNING SAID CHANNELS TO THE TRANSMISSION OF THE HIGH PRIORITY SAMPLES, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE FALL OF SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 106 words
A TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEX SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS DEFINED BY RECURRING TIME SLOTS, A PLURRALITY OF SOURCES OF INTELLIGENCE SIGNALS HAVING EITHER HIGH OR LOW PRIORITY STATUS, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SOURCES FOR PROVIDING PULSE SIGNAL SAMPLES MODULATED ACCORDING TO SAID INTELLIGENCE AND CODED ACCORDING TO THE PRIORITY OF THE SIGNAL SOURCE, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID PRIORITY SIGNALS FOR DEVELOPING A CRITERIA SIGNAL WHICH RISES OR FALLS TO REPRESENT THE GENERAL LEVEL OF PRIORITY STATUS OF THE SAMPLES BEING PRESENTED FOR TRANSMISSION, MEANS FOR NORMALLY ASSIGNING SAID CHANNELS TO THE TRANSMISSION OF THE HIGH PRIORITY SAMPLES, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE FALL OF SAID

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-12-27 1969-06-28 1969-12-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-12-27 1973-06-28 1973-12-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-12-27 1977-06-28 1977-12-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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