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Binary coded decimal counter circuits

Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-02
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1984-07-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Prieto Anthony

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 00:55
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K21/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
A STAGE OF A BINARY CODED DECIMAL COUNTER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: FOUR TWO-STATE DEVICES FOR STORING THE 20, 21, 22 AND 23 BITS, RESPECTIVELY, OF A BINARY CODED DECIMAL NUMBER; FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD LOGIC CIRCUITS, CONNECTED TO THE 21, 22 AND 23 TWO-STATE DEVICES, RESPECTIVELY, FOR APPLYING TRIGGERING SIGNALS TO SAID DEVICES, AND SAID THIRD LOGIC CIRCUITS FOR ALSO PRODUCING A CARRY SIGNAL; MEANS FOR APPLYING THE PULSES TO BE COUNTED TO THE 20 TWO-STATE DEVICE, AND THE FIRST AND SECOND LOGIC CIRCUITS; MEANS FOR APPLYING AN OUTPUT OF THE 20 TWO-STATE DEVICE TO ALL THREE LOGIC CIRCUITS; MEANS FOR APPLYING AN OUTPUT OF THE 21 TWO-STATE DEVICE TO THE SECOND LOGIC CIRCUITS; MEANS FOR APPLYING AN OUTPUT OF THE 22 TWO-STATE DEVICE TO THE THIRD LOGIC CIRCUIT; MEANS FOR APPLYING ONE OUTPUT OF THE 23 TWO-STATE DEVICE TO THE THIRD LOGIC CIRCUIT AND THE COMPLEMENT OF SAID OUTPUT TO THE FIRST LOGIC CIRCUIT; AND MEANS FOR APPLYING AN OUTPUT FROM THE SECOND LOGIC CIRCUIT TO THE THIRD LOGIC CIRCUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 171 words
A STAGE OF A BINARY CODED DECIMAL COUNTER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: FOUR TWO-STATE DEVICES FOR STORING THE 20, 21, 22 AND 23 BITS, RESPECTIVELY, OF A BINARY CODED DECIMAL NUMBER; FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD LOGIC CIRCUITS, CONNECTED TO THE 21, 22 AND 23 TWO-STATE DEVICES, RESPECTIVELY, FOR APPLYING TRIGGERING SIGNALS TO SAID DEVICES, AND SAID THIRD LOGIC CIRCUITS FOR ALSO PRODUCING A CARRY SIGNAL; MEANS FOR APPLYING THE PULSES TO BE COUNTED TO THE 20 TWO-STATE DEVICE, AND THE FIRST AND SECOND LOGIC CIRCUITS; MEANS FOR APPLYING AN OUTPUT OF THE 20 TWO-STATE DEVICE TO ALL THREE LOGIC CIRCUITS; MEANS FOR APPLYING AN OUTPUT OF THE 21 TWO-STATE DEVICE TO THE SECOND LOGIC CIRCUITS; MEANS FOR APPLYING AN OUTPUT OF THE 22 TWO-STATE DEVICE TO THE THIRD LOGIC CIRCUIT; MEANS FOR APPLYING ONE OUTPUT OF THE 23 TWO-STATE DEVICE TO THE THIRD LOGIC CIRCUIT AND THE COMPLEMENT OF SAID OUTPUT TO THE FIRST LOGIC CIRCUIT; AND MEANS FOR APPLYING AN OUTPUT FROM THE SECOND LOGIC CIRCUIT TO THE THIRD LOGIC CIRCUIT.

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