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US3281806A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pulse width modulation representation of paired binary digits

Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1962-12-21
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1982-12-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard B Lawrance
  • 👤 Jr John E Mekota

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/38; H04L25/40; H04L25/49; H04L25/4906; G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/14; G11B20/1403; G11B20/1423; G11B20/1426

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A STORAGE RECORD FOR BINARY DIGITAL INFORMATION COMPRISING A MAGNETIC MEDIUM HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL CELLS DISPOSED SERIALLY ADJACENT EACH OTHER, MAGNETIC INDICIA RECORD IN EACH OF SAID CELLS EACH REPRESENTATIVE OF ONE OF FOUR POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS OF A PAIR OF BINARY DIGITS, EACH OF SAID MAGNETIC INDICIA INCLUDING A FIRST SIGNIFICANT POLARITY REVERSAL TO DEFINE THE BEGINING FO THE CORRESPONDING CELL AND A SECOND SIGNIFICANT POLARITY REVERSAL OF OPPOSITE POLARITY FROM SAID FIRST SIGNIFICANT REVERSAL AND SPACED THEREFROM BY A DISTANCE WHICH IS CHARACTERISTICALLY DIFFERENT FOR EACH OF SAID FOUR DIGIT COMBINATIONS REPRESENTED, THE POSITION OF SAID POLARITY REVERSALS WITHIN EACH CELL BEING CHOSEN TO DEFINE PALINDROMIC PAIRS OF SAID FOUR CHARACTERISTICALLY DIFFERENT MAGNETIC INDICIA.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 118 words
A STORAGE RECORD FOR BINARY DIGITAL INFORMATION COMPRISING A MAGNETIC MEDIUM HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL CELLS DISPOSED SERIALLY ADJACENT EACH OTHER, MAGNETIC INDICIA RECORD IN EACH OF SAID CELLS EACH REPRESENTATIVE OF ONE OF FOUR POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS OF A PAIR OF BINARY DIGITS, EACH OF SAID MAGNETIC INDICIA INCLUDING A FIRST SIGNIFICANT POLARITY REVERSAL TO DEFINE THE BEGINING FO THE CORRESPONDING CELL AND A SECOND SIGNIFICANT POLARITY REVERSAL OF OPPOSITE POLARITY FROM SAID FIRST SIGNIFICANT REVERSAL AND SPACED THEREFROM BY A DISTANCE WHICH IS CHARACTERISTICALLY DIFFERENT FOR EACH OF SAID FOUR DIGIT COMBINATIONS REPRESENTED, THE POSITION OF SAID POLARITY REVERSALS WITHIN EACH CELL BEING CHOSEN TO DEFINE PALINDROMIC PAIRS OF SAID FOUR CHARACTERISTICALLY DIFFERENT MAGNETIC INDICIA.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1969-10-24 1970-04-25 1970-10-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-24 1974-04-25 1974-10-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-24 1978-04-25 1978-10-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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