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US3129418A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electronic keyboard

Assignee: Teledyne Inc
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Filing: 1960-08-04
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Granted: 1964-04-14
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Expires: 1980-08-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tour Roger Boy De La

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 21:02
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/94; H03K17/965; H03K17/97; H03K17/972

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
AN ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY OPERABLE KEY MEANS, EACH KEY MEANS INCLUDING: A KEY MEMBER; A MAGNET MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID KEY MEMBER, AN INDUCTANCE INCLUDING A MAGNETIZABLE CORE STATIONARILY POSITIONED ADJACENT TO SAID SECOND POSITION; BARRIER MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID MAGNET AND INDUCTANCE PREVENTING PHYSICAL CONTACT OF SAID MAGNET WITH SAID INDUCTANCE; AND AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT INCLUDING MEANS FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRIC SIGNAL, AND INCLUDING SAID INDUCTANCE, SAID CIRCUIT HAVING AN OUTPUT, SAID INDUCTANCE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 88 words
AN ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY OPERABLE KEY MEANS, EACH KEY MEANS INCLUDING: A KEY MEMBER; A MAGNET MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID KEY MEMBER, AN INDUCTANCE INCLUDING A MAGNETIZABLE CORE STATIONARILY POSITIONED ADJACENT TO SAID SECOND POSITION; BARRIER MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID MAGNET AND INDUCTANCE PREVENTING PHYSICAL CONTACT OF SAID MAGNET WITH SAID INDUCTANCE; AND AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT INCLUDING MEANS FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRIC SIGNAL, AND INCLUDING SAID INDUCTANCE, SAID CIRCUIT HAVING AN OUTPUT, SAID INDUCTANCE

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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) 1967-04-14 1967-10-14 1968-04-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-04-14 1971-10-14 1972-04-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-04-14 1975-10-14 1976-04-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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