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US3290659A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Content addressable memory apparatus

Assignee: Bunker Ramo Corp
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Filing: 1963-12-30
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1983-12-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard H Fuller
  • 👤 Robert N Mellott

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 17:31
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C15/00; G11C15/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A CONTENT COHERENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY INCLUDING MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPARING A SEARCH DATA WORD WITH STORED DATA WORDS TOGETHER WITH A SELECTION DEVICE INCLUDING N BINARY STAGES, EACH STAGE BEING RESPONSIVE TO A MISMATCH COMPARISON BETWEEN SAID SEARCH DATA WORD AND A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID STORED DATA WORDS FOR SWITCHING FROM A FIRST TO A SECOND INFORMATION STATE; MEANS FOR PERIODICALLY MODIFYING SAID SEARCH DATA WORD AND FOR SHIFTING THE INFORMATION STATE STORED IN EACH OF SAID BINARY STAGES TO AN IMMEDIATELY SUBSEQUENT BINARY STAGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 89 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A CONTENT COHERENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY INCLUDING MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPARING A SEARCH DATA WORD WITH STORED DATA WORDS TOGETHER WITH A SELECTION DEVICE INCLUDING N BINARY STAGES, EACH STAGE BEING RESPONSIVE TO A MISMATCH COMPARISON BETWEEN SAID SEARCH DATA WORD AND A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID STORED DATA WORDS FOR SWITCHING FROM A FIRST TO A SECOND INFORMATION STATE; MEANS FOR PERIODICALLY MODIFYING SAID SEARCH DATA WORD AND FOR SHIFTING THE INFORMATION STATE STORED IN EACH OF SAID BINARY STAGES TO AN IMMEDIATELY SUBSEQUENT BINARY STAGE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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