Magnetic digital data storage system

A digital data storage element comprising:

• A. a magnetic core;
• B. a plurality of input addressing portions each comprising:
• i. a laddic-shaped input addressing element having a plurality of rungs including an input rung, at least one addressing rung, and a distal rung;
• ii. an input wire magnetically coupled to said input rung for generating an input flux signal in said addressing element having a direction related to a digital data value;
• ii. an enabling wire magnetically coupled to said distal rung and said magnetic core for coupling magnetic flux from said distal rung to said magnetic core having a direction related to said digital data value;
• iv. an input addressing wire magnetically coupled to said addressing rung for selectively controlling coupling of said input flux signal at said input rung to said distal rung for coupling by said enabling wire;
• and
• C. an output element magnetically coupled to said magnetic core that detects transitions in magnetic flux in said magnetic core.

An addressable storage device comprising:

• A. a magnetic element including a pair of sidebars and a plurality of rungs extending therebetween and magnetically coupled to said sidebars from an input end to a far end, each pair of rungs defining a window, said magnetic element including an input rung and a distal rung at opposing ends of said sidebars and addressing rungs therebetween;
• B. input means including input wire means magnetically connected to said input rung for applying an input signal to generate input magnetic flux in said input rung having a direction related to a digital data value;
• C. a plurality of address wires around separate ones of said addressing rungs from said input rung to said distal rung, said address wires being wound around said rungs and selectively receiving current to generate magnetic flux in said addressing rungs to selectively facilitate coupling of said input magnetic flux from said input end to said distal rung in response to a selected encoding of address signals applied to said address wires, the level of said current and the respective dimensions and materials of the addressing rungs, said input rung, said distal rung and said sidebars being selected so that the flux generated in the addressing rungs substantially saturates the addressing rungs, but not the input rung, the distal rung and the sidebars;
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• D. output wire means magnetically connected to said distal rung for generating an output signal in response to changes in magnetic flux in said distal rung.

A digital data storage element comprising:

• A. a magnetic core;
• B. a plurality of input addressing portions each comprising:
• i. a laddic-shaped input addressing element having a pair of sidebars and plurality of rungs including an input rung, a plurality of input addressing rungs, and a distal rung;
• ii. an input wire magnetically coupled to said input rung for generating an input flux signal in said addressing element having a direction related to a digital data value;
• iii. an input coupling means magnetically coupled to said distal rung and said magnetic core for coupling magnetic flux from said distal rung to said magnetic core having a direction reflecting said digital data value;
• iv. a plurality of input addressing wires each magnetically coupled to an input addressing rung for selectively receiving current to generate magnetic flux in said addressing rungs to control coupling of said input flux signal at said input rung to said distal rung for coupling by said input coupling means;
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• C. a plurality of output addressing portions each comprising:
• i. a laddic-shaped output addressing element having a pair of sidebars and plurality of rungs including an input rung, a plurality of output addressing rungs, and an output rung;
• ii. an output coupling means magnetically coupled to said core and to said input rung for generating in input flux signal in said input rung of said output addressing element;
• iii. an output line magnetically coupled to said output rung of said output addressing element;
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• iv. a plurality of output addressing wires each magnetically coupled to an output addressing rung for selectively receiving current to generate magnetic flux in said output addressing rungs to control coupling of said input flux signal at said input rung to said output rung for coupling by said output wire.