US3199078A
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Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1960-02-05
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1980-02-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr John E Gaffney
- 👤 Arthur A Kusnick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:44
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08C; G08C21/00; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/10; G06V10/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
AN APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A HANDWRITTEN CHARACTER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: MEANS FOR TRACING A CHARACTER; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE TRACING MEANS TO INDICATE THE RELATIVE POSITION OF A STROKE WITH RESPECT TO ANOTHER STROKE OF THE CHARACTER; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE TRACING MEANS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT AND SEQUENCE OF MOVEMENTS OF THE TRACING MEANS; AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE POSITION-RESPONSIVE MEANS, AND THE DIRECTION AND SEQUENCE RESPONSIVE MEANS, AND INDEPENDENT OF THE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL REGISTRATION OF THE TRACING MEANS, FOR IDENTIFYING THE CHARACTER TRACED.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
88 words
AN APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A HANDWRITTEN CHARACTER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: MEANS FOR TRACING A CHARACTER; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE TRACING MEANS TO INDICATE THE RELATIVE POSITION OF A STROKE WITH RESPECT TO ANOTHER STROKE OF THE CHARACTER; MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE TRACING MEANS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT AND SEQUENCE OF MOVEMENTS OF THE TRACING MEANS; AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE POSITION-RESPONSIVE MEANS, AND THE DIRECTION AND SEQUENCE RESPONSIVE MEANS, AND INDEPENDENT OF THE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL REGISTRATION OF THE TRACING MEANS, FOR IDENTIFYING THE CHARACTER TRACED.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-02 | 1969-02-01 | 1969-08-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-02 | 1973-02-01 | 1973-08-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-02 | 1977-02-01 | 1977-08-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |