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US3320594A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Associative computer

Assignee: Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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Filing: 1964-03-10
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Granted: 1967-05-16
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Expires: 1984-03-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul M Davies

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 19:29
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C15/00; G11C15/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 147 words
A PLURALITY OF MEMORY CELLS, EACH MEMORY CELL COMPRISING A CONTROL MODULE, AND A DATA MODULE, WRITING MEANS IN THE CONTROL MODULE OF EACH CELL FOR GENERATING A WRITING SIGNAL, MEANS IN EVERY DATA MODULE FOR GENERATING A MATCH INDICATING SIGNAL FOR DETERMINING THE EXISTENCE OF A MATCH BETWEEN STORED INFORMATION IN SAID CELL AND INFORMATION FROM A COMMUNICATING REGISTER, MEANS FOR FEEDING THE MATCH INDICATING SIGNAL GENERATED IN THE DATA MODULE OF EACH MEMORY CELL TO THE CONTROL MODULE OF THAT CELL, MEANS FOR FEEDING THE MATCH INDICATING SIGNAL GENERATED IN THE DATA MODULE TO THE CONTROL MODULE OF AN ADJACENT CELL, MEANS WITHIN EACH CONTROL MODULE RESPONSIVE TO MATCH INDICATING SIGNALS FED TO THAT CONTROL MODULE FOR CONTROLLING SAID WRITING MEANS, EACH OF SAID DATA MODULE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF BIT POSITIONS EACH INDIVIDUALLY COMMUNICATING WITH A CORRESPONDING BIT POSITION OF SAID COMMUNICATING REGISTER, AND

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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) 1970-05-15 1970-11-14 1971-05-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-05-15 1974-11-14 1975-05-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-05-15 1978-11-14 1979-05-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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