Reversible binary-coded counter using solid-state devices

Claim 2

A CIRCUIT FOR COUNTING ELECTRICAL IMPULSE SIGNALS FROM A SOURCE COMPRISING; A PLURALITY OF MORE THAN TWO NOR FLIP-FLOP LOGIC CIRCUITS EACH ARRANGED TO EXIST IN EITHER OF TWO STABLE STATES AND TO SUPPLY AN OUTPUT SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF ITS STATE, A TRANSFER CIRCUIT HAVING AN INPUT ARRANGED TO RECEIVE IMPULSE SIGNALS FROM THE SOURCE AND AN OUTPUT CONNECTED TO ONE OF THE NOR FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS FOR CHANGING THE STATE OF THE SAID ONE FLIP-FLOP CIRCUIT FROM ONE STABLE STATE TO THE OTHER STABLE STATE IN RESPONSE TO A CHANGE IN THE IMPULSE SIGNAL, A PLURALITY OF MORE THAN TWO MULTIPLE GATED STORAGE NETWORKS, EACH OF SAID NETWORKS HAVING AT LEAST ONE INPUT CONNECTED TO RECEIVE SIGNALS FROM THE IMPULSE SIGNAL SOURCE AND AN INPUT CONNECTED TO RECEIVE THE OUTPUT SIGNAL OF SAID ONE FLIP-FLOP CIRCUIT AND ANOTHER INPUT CONNECTED TO RECEIVE AN OUTPUT FROM ANOTHER OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID NETWORKS HAVING AN OUTPUT CONNECTED TO MORE THAN ONE AND LESS THAN OF SAID OTHER FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS AND OPERATIVE TO CHANGE THE STATE OF SAID OTHER FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS TWO WHICH SAID OUTPUT IS CONNECTED IN RESPONSE TO A CHANGE IN THE SIGNAL FROM SAID IMPULSE SIGNAL SOURCE.

Claim 3

IN A COUNTER CIRCUIT FOR ADDING THE NUMBER OF IMPULSE SIGNALS RECEIVED FROM ONE SIGNAL SOURCE AND SUBTRACTING THE NUMBER OF IMPULSE SIGNALS RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER SIGNAL SOURCE, A PLURALITY OF MORE THAN TWO NOR-FLIP-FLOP LOGIC CIRCUITS EACH ARRANGED TO EXIST IN EITHER OF TWO STATES AND TO SUPPLY AN OUTPUT SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF ITS STATE, A FIRST TRANSFER CIRCUIT HAVING AN INPUT ARRANGED TO RECEIVE IMPULSE SIGNALS FROM SAID ONE SIGNAL SOURCE, A SECOND TRANSFER CIRCUIT HAVING AN INPUT ARRANGED TO RECEIVED IMPULSE SIGNALS FROM SAID ANOTHER SIGNAL SOURCE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSFER CIRCUITS EACH HAVING AN OUTPUT CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS FOR CHANGING THE STATE OF SAID ONE FLIPFLOP CIRCUIT IN RESPONSE TO A CHANGE IN THE IMPULSE SIGNAL FROM EITHER OF SAID SOURCES, A FIRST PLURALITY OF MORE THAN TWO MULTIPLE GATED STORAGE CIRCUITS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS AND EACH HAVING A FIRST INPUT CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO AN IMPULSE SIGNAL FROM SAID ONE SIGNAL SOURCE AND A SECOND INPUT CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO AN OUTPUT OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS, AND A SECOND PLURALITY OF MORE THAN TWO MULTIPLE GATED STORAGE NETWORKS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS AND EACH HAVING A FIRST INPUT CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO AN IMPULSE SIGNAL FROM SAID ANOTHER SIGNAL SOURCE AND A SECOND INPUT CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO AN OUTPUT OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES AT LEAST TWO OF SAID NETWORKS OF SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF NETWORKS HAVING THEIR RESPECTIVE FIRST INPUTS CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO IMPULSE SIGNALS FROM SAID ONE SIGNAL SOURCE AND HAVING THEIR RESPECTIVE OUTPUTS CONNECTED TO CHANGE THE STATE OF MORE THAN ONE OF SAID OTHER FILP-FLOP CIRCUITS IN RESPONSE TO A CHANGE IN THE SIGNAL AT SAID ONE SIGNAL SOURCE, AND AT LEAST TWO OF SAID NETWORKS OF SAID SECOND PLURALITY OF NETWORKS HAVING THEIR FIRST INPUTS CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO IMPULSE SIGNALS FROM SAID ANOTHER SIGNAL SOURCE AND HAVING THEIR RESPECTIVE OUTPUTS CONNECTED TO CHANGE THE STATE OF MORE THAN ONE OF SAID OTHER FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS IN RESPONSE TO A CHANGE IN THE SIGNAL AT SAID ANOTHER SIGNAL SOURCE.

Claim 4

IN A COUNTER CIRCUIT FOR ADDING THE NUMBER OF IMPULSE SIGNALS RECEIVED FROM ONE SIGNAL SOURCE AND SUBTRACTING THE NUMBER OF IMPULSE SIGNALS RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER SIGNAL SOURCE, A PLURALITY OF MORE THAN TWO NOR-FLIP-FLOP LOGIC CIRCUITS EACH ARRANGED TO EXIST IN EITHER OF TWO STATES AND TO SUPPLY AN OUTPUT SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF ITS STATE, A FIRST TRANSFER CIRCUIT HAVING AN INPUT ARRANGED TO RECEIVE IMPULSE SIGNALS FROM SAID ONE SIGNAL SOURCE, A SECOND TRANSFER CIRCUIT HAVING AN INPUT ARRANGED TO RECEIVED IMPULSE SIGNALS FROM SAID ANOTHER SIGNAL SOURCE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSFER CIRCUITS EACH HAVING AN OUTPUT CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS FOR CHANGING THE STATE OF SAID ONE FLIPFLOP CIRCUIT IN RESPONSE TO A CHANGE IN THE IMPULSE SIGNAL FROM EITHER OF SAID SOURCES, A FIRST PLURALITY OF MORE THAN TWO MULTIPLE GATED STORAGE CIRCUITS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS AND EACH HAVING A FIRST INPUT CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO AN IMPULSE SIGNAL FROM SAID ONE SIGNAL SOURCE AND A SECOND INPUT CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO AN OUTPUT OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS, AND A SECOND PLURALITY OF MORE THAN TWO MULTIPLE GATED STORAGE NETWORKS EQUAL IN NUMBER TO THE NUMBER OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS AND EACH HAVING A FIRST INPUT CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO AN IMPULSE SIGNAL FROM SAID ANOTHER SIGNAL SOURCE AND A SECOND INPUT CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO AN OUTPUT OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES AT LEAST TWO OF SAID NETWORKS OF SAID FIRST PLURALITY OF NETWORKS HAVING THEIR RESPECTIVE FIRST INPUTS CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO IMPULSE SIGNALS FROM SAID ONE SIGNAL SOURCE AND HAVING THEIR RESPECTIVE OUTPUTS CONNECTED TO CHANGE THE STATE OF MORE THAN ONE OF SAID OTHER FILP-FLOP CIRCUITS IN RESPONSE TO A CHANGE IN THE SIGNAL AT SAID ONE SIGNAL SOURCE, AND AT LEAST TWO OF SAID NETWORKS OF SAID SECOND PLURALITY OF NETWORKS HAVING THEIR FIRST INPUTS CONNECTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO IMPULSE SIGNALS FROM SAID ANOTHER SIGNAL SOURCE AND HAVING THEIR RESPECTIVE OUTPUTS CONNECTED TO CHANGE THE STATE OF MORE THAN ONE OF SAID OTHER FLIP-FLOP CIRCUITS IN RESPONSE TO A CHANGE IN THE SIGNAL AT SAID ANOTHER SIGNAL SOURCE.