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Flying spot pattern storage system

CA 1086878 A · Owner: Magnaflux Corporation · Inventors: Strauts, Eric J.; Flaherty, John J.

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Abstract of the Disclosure, A storage system is provided in which digital numbers are read into a memory by periodically sampling a pair of analog input signals and in which the memory is scanned in timed relation to the signal sampling and also in timed relation to the scanning of a cathode ray tube screen in a raster pattern, the scanning spot being brightened when a stored digital number is detected. A pair of digital-to-analog converters are used both in sampling and for raster scanning. In sampling the, outputs thereof are compared with the input signals to control analog-to-digital logic circuits and the inputs thereof are connected through multiplexers to the output of the …

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  • Granted September 30, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 30, 1997.
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FiledOctober 2, 1978
GrantedSeptember 30, 1980
Term endedSeptember 30, 1997
Patent numberCA 1086878 A
Classification (IPC)G01R13/00

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedOct 2, 1978Patent grantedSep 30, 1980Term endedSep 30, 1997

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