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US3364468A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cryogenic fault or error-detecting and correcting system having spare channel substitution

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1959-12-30
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Granted: 1968-01-16
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Expires: 1979-12-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Luther H Haibt
  • 👤 Michael O Rabin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 16:44
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/44; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/07; G06F11/16; G06F11/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 174 words
A DEVICE FOR SENDING INFORMATION SIGNALS FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER ALONG A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS, THE DEVICE INCLUDING A SENDING MECHANISM AND A RECEIVING MECHANISM, A PLURALITY OF M INFORMATION CHANNELS, PLURALITY OF K CODE CHANNLES, AND A PLURALITY OF S SPARE CHANNELS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SENDING MECHANISM AND SAID RECEIVING MECHANISM, SAID SENDING MECHANISM INCLUDING A BUFFER STORAGE REGISTER HAVING OUTPUTS COUPLED TO THE M INFORMATION CHANNELS AND K CODE CHANNELS, A FIRST DECODER COUPLED TO SAID BUFFER STORAGE REGISTER, A FIRST REPLACEMENT SWITCH DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST DECODER AND SAID M INFORMATION CHANNELS, SAID K CODE CHANNELS, AND SAID S SPARE CHANNELS, FIRST MULTI-POSITION SWITCH COUPLED TO SAID FIRST DECODER, A FIRST SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT COUPLED BETWEEN SAID FIRST REPLACEMENT SWITCH AND SAID MULTI-POSITION SWITCH, SAID RECEIVING MECHANISM INCLUDING A RECEIVING REGISTER, A SECOND DECODER COUPLED TO SAID RECEIVING REGISTER, A SECOND REPLACEMENT SWITCH DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SECOND DECODER AND SAID M INFORMATION CHANNELS, SAID K CODE CHANNELS AND SAID S SPARE CHANNELS, A SECOND MULTI-POSITION SWITCH COUPLED TO SAID SECOND
Claim 2
Independent Claim 174 words
A DEVICE FOR SENDING INFORMATION SIGNALS FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER ALONG A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS, THE DEVICE INCLUDING A SENDING MECHANISM AND A RECEIVING MECHANISM, A PLURALITY OF M INFORMATION CHANNELS, PLURALITY OF K CODE CHANNLES, AND A PLURALITY OF S SPARE CHANNELS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SENDING MECHANISM AND SAID RECEIVING MECHANISM, SAID SENDING MECHANISM INCLUDING A BUFFER STORAGE REGISTER HAVING OUTPUTS COUPLED TO THE M INFORMATION CHANNELS AND K CODE CHANNELS, A FIRST DECODER COUPLED TO SAID BUFFER STORAGE REGISTER, A FIRST REPLACEMENT SWITCH DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST DECODER AND SAID M INFORMATION CHANNELS, SAID K CODE CHANNELS, AND SAID S SPARE CHANNELS, FIRST MULTI-POSITION SWITCH COUPLED TO SAID FIRST DECODER, A FIRST SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT COUPLED BETWEEN SAID FIRST REPLACEMENT SWITCH AND SAID MULTI-POSITION SWITCH, SAID RECEIVING MECHANISM INCLUDING A RECEIVING REGISTER, A SECOND DECODER COUPLED TO SAID RECEIVING REGISTER, A SECOND REPLACEMENT SWITCH DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SECOND DECODER AND SAID M INFORMATION CHANNELS, SAID K CODE CHANNELS AND SAID S SPARE CHANNELS, A SECOND MULTI-POSITION SWITCH COUPLED TO SAID SECOND

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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) 1971-01-15 1971-07-17 1972-01-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-01-15 1975-07-17 1976-01-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-01-15 1979-07-17 1980-01-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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