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Time pulse distributor

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1959-05-29
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Granted: 1964-01-28
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Expires: 1979-05-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William N Carroll
  • 👤 Donald J Hinkein

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 03:04
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 164 words
A PULSE DISTRIBUTOR HAVING A GROUP OF STAGES WITH EACH STAGE INCLUDING A CONDENSER, A FIRST TRANSISTOR CONNECTED ACROSS THE CONDENSER, A SECOND TRANSISTOR CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH THE CONDENSER, A SOURCE OF OPERATING POTENTIAL, A TRANSFORMER HAVING A PRIMARY WINDING CONNECTED BETWEEN THE SECOND TRANSISTOR AND THE SOURCE OF OPERATING POTENTIAL, THE TRANSFORMER HAVING A SECONDARY WINDING CONNECTED TO AN OUTPUT TERMINAL, A FIRST DELAY UNIT CONNECTED BETWEEN THE OUTPUT TERMINAL AND THE FIRST TRANSISTOR OF THE SUCCEEDING STAGE, A SOURCE OF CLOCK PULSES COUPLED TO THE SECOND TRANSISTOR AND SERVING TO OPERATE THE SECOND TRANSISTOR AND DEVELOP A PULSE ON THE OUTPUT TERMINAL TO A LOAD DEVICE WHENEVER THE CONDENSER IS DISCHARGED, THE OUTPUT PULSE BEING FURTHER APPLIED TO THE DELAY UNIT AND BEING DELAYED THEREIN UNTIL THE CLOCK PULSE APPLIED TO THE SECOND TRANSISTOR TERMINATES AFTER WHICH THE DELAYED PULSE IS APPLIED TO THE FIRST TRANSISTOR OF THE NEXT STAGE TO OPERATE THIS TRANSISTOR AND DISCHARGE THE CONDENSER OF THAT STAGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 164 words
A PULSE DISTRIBUTOR HAVING A GROUP OF STAGES WITH EACH STAGE INCLUDING A CONDENSER, A FIRST TRANSISTOR CONNECTED ACROSS THE CONDENSER, A SECOND TRANSISTOR CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH THE CONDENSER, A SOURCE OF OPERATING POTENTIAL, A TRANSFORMER HAVING A PRIMARY WINDING CONNECTED BETWEEN THE SECOND TRANSISTOR AND THE SOURCE OF OPERATING POTENTIAL, THE TRANSFORMER HAVING A SECONDARY WINDING CONNECTED TO AN OUTPUT TERMINAL, A FIRST DELAY UNIT CONNECTED BETWEEN THE OUTPUT TERMINAL AND THE FIRST TRANSISTOR OF THE SUCCEEDING STAGE, A SOURCE OF CLOCK PULSES COUPLED TO THE SECOND TRANSISTOR AND SERVING TO OPERATE THE SECOND TRANSISTOR AND DEVELOP A PULSE ON THE OUTPUT TERMINAL TO A LOAD DEVICE WHENEVER THE CONDENSER IS DISCHARGED, THE OUTPUT PULSE BEING FURTHER APPLIED TO THE DELAY UNIT AND BEING DELAYED THEREIN UNTIL THE CLOCK PULSE APPLIED TO THE SECOND TRANSISTOR TERMINATES AFTER WHICH THE DELAYED PULSE IS APPLIED TO THE FIRST TRANSISTOR OF THE NEXT STAGE TO OPERATE THIS TRANSISTOR AND DISCHARGE THE CONDENSER OF THAT STAGE.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-01-27 1967-07-29 1968-01-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-01-27 1971-07-29 1972-01-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-01-27 1975-07-29 1976-01-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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