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US3230512A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Memory system

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1959-08-28
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1979-08-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Robert R Seeber
  • 👤 Jr Arthur J Scriver

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 18:58
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/44; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/22; G06F7/24; G11C15/00; G11C15/06; G06F2207/00; G06F2207/22; G06F2207/226; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/825; Y10S505/829

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 95 words
IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, APPARATUS COMPRISING STORAGE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF STORAGE LOCATIONS, EACH LOCATION FOR STORING SIGNALS REPRESENTING A UNIT OF INFORMATION, CONTROL MEANS FOR CONDITIONING SAID STORAGE MEANS TO STORE SIGNALS REPRESENTING UNITS OF INFORMATION IN SAID STORAGE LOCATIONS IN A PREDETERMINED ORDER BASED UPON AN ASSIGNMENT OF RANK TO EACH UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INFORMATION CONTENT IN A PORTION OF THE UNIT, AND RETRIEVAL MEANS OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO SAID CONTROL MEANS FOR SUCCESSIVELY EXTRACTING SIGNALS REPRESENTING A UNIT OF INFORMATION FROM SAID STORAGE MEANS IN THE PREDETERMINED ORDER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 95 words
IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, APPARATUS COMPRISING STORAGE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF STORAGE LOCATIONS, EACH LOCATION FOR STORING SIGNALS REPRESENTING A UNIT OF INFORMATION, CONTROL MEANS FOR CONDITIONING SAID STORAGE MEANS TO STORE SIGNALS REPRESENTING UNITS OF INFORMATION IN SAID STORAGE LOCATIONS IN A PREDETERMINED ORDER BASED UPON AN ASSIGNMENT OF RANK TO EACH UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INFORMATION CONTENT IN A PORTION OF THE UNIT, AND RETRIEVAL MEANS OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO SAID CONTROL MEANS FOR SUCCESSIVELY EXTRACTING SIGNALS REPRESENTING A UNIT OF INFORMATION FROM SAID STORAGE MEANS IN THE PREDETERMINED ORDER.

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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) 1969-01-17 1969-07-19 1970-01-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-01-17 1973-07-19 1974-01-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-01-17 1977-07-19 1978-01-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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