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US3196394A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Specimen identification techniques employing non-linear functions of autocorrelation functions

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1961-03-03
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1981-03-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lawrence P Horwitz
  • 👤 Jr Glenmore L Shelton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 21:59
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/40; G06V10/42; G06V10/20; G06V10/70; G06V10/74; G06V10/75

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 43 words
A SPECIMEN IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION MEANS FOR GENERATING A NON-LINEAR FUNCTION OF AN AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION OF SPECIMEN DATA LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE SPECIMEN, AND MEANS FOR COMPARING SAID FUNCTION WITH NON-LINEAR FUNCTIONS OF AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS OF REFERENCE PATTERNS, FOR IDENTIFYING THE SPECIMEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 43 words
A SPECIMEN IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION MEANS FOR GENERATING A NON-LINEAR FUNCTION OF AN AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION OF SPECIMEN DATA LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE SPECIMEN, AND MEANS FOR COMPARING SAID FUNCTION WITH NON-LINEAR FUNCTIONS OF AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS OF REFERENCE PATTERNS, FOR IDENTIFYING THE SPECIMEN.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-07-19 1969-01-18 1969-07-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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