Abstract: A high density memory for use with integrated circuit technology is disclosed. The memory comprises one or more memory cells including a word line conductor, a via having a first resistive state and a second resistive state, and a bit line conductor. The bit line conductor has high conductance in a first state and low conductance in a second state. The via has high resistance in a first state and low resistance in a second state. The state of the via may be user-programmable. There maybe a plurality of word lines and bit lines arranged in overlying relationship with a plurality of vias disposed at the intersections of the word and bit lines. Because the memory cells do not rely on transistors formed in the substrate of the integrated circuit, multiple layers of word lines, vias, bit lines may be arranged to increase density.
Abstract: Meat food product having minimal shrinkage upon cooking is prepared by treating meat with an aqueous solution of an edible chloride salt present at at least about 0.2 molal. The solution is first electrolyzed by passage of a direct current through it until at least 25 coulombs per liter of solution have passed. The meat and electrolyzed solution are then combined and maintained in contact until moisturized meat is formed, and the moisturized meat then recovered. The minimally shrinking meat food product and an apparatus for its production are also disclosed.
Abstract: An electronic game is provided for replacing and substituting for from one to four human players in the car game of bridge. The game receives the value and suit of cards for each hand or position it plays for receives bids from human players and calculates and responds with a responding bid for each hand that it plays on behalf of. It also receives values and suits of cards played by other players in each trick and responds with a responding card value and suit for each hand it plays on behalf of.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 4, 1980
Date of Patent:
February 15, 1983
Assignee:
Fidelity Electronics, Ltd.
Inventors:
Ronald C. Nelson, Richard L. Merrick, Jr.
Abstract: A switching control button structure is provided for selectively actuating a plurality of resilient dome momentary contact switches. The momentary contact switches are mounted on a support surface and arranged generally about the circumference of a circle. A pivot pin extends from the center of the circle and supports a key adapted to tilt about the pivot pin. The key has wings extending over the switches and is normally upwardly biased by the switches to a neutral, non-switching position so that a switch can be selectively actuated by applying force to the key anywhere along a line extending from the center of the key through a point generally over the switch. The key has a central circular serrated region by which rapid and successive actuation of the switches can be achieved by applying forces on the serrated region in the direction of the selected switches.