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Assignee: Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Co Inc
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Filing: 1965-03-25
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Granted: 1967-07-11
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Expires: 1985-03-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Gilbert W King
  • 👤 David F Loeb
  • 👤 Richard A Malin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:56
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41B; B41B17/00; B41B17/04; B41B17/06; B41J; B41J3/00; B41J3/01; G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/12; G06K15/1238; G11; G11C; G11C13/00; G11C13/04; H; H04; H04N; H04N3/00; H04N3/10; H04N3/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 159 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR ENCODING ONE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS AT LEAST SOME OF WHICH HAVE FIRST AND SECOND CHARACTER PORTIONS: (A) STORAGE MEANS BEARING MANIFESTATIONS OF FAMILIES OF SAID CHARACTERS, ALL OF THE CHARACTERS IN AT LEAST SOME OF THE FAMILIES OF A FIRST GIVEN GROUP OF FAMILIES HAVING SIMILAR FIRST CHARACTER PORTIONS AND ALL OF THE CHARACTERS IN AT LEAST SOME OF THE FAMILIES OF A SECOND GIVEN GROUP OF FAMILIES HAVING SIMILAR SECOND CHARACTER PORTIONS; (B) CHARACTER PRESENTATION MEANS; (C) A DATA RETRIEVAL AREA SMALL RELATIVE TO THE AREA OF SAID STORAGE MEANS BEARING MANIFESTATIONS OF SAID FAMILIES; (D) RETRIEVAL MEANS FOR DIRECTLY READING DATA OFF OF SAID STORAGE MEANS ONLY WITHIN SAID RETRIEVAL AREA AND FOR TRANSMITTING THE READ DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT FAMILY COMMON TO BOTH OF SAID GROUPS AND OCCUPYING SAID RETRIEVAL AREA TO SAID CHARACTER PRESENTATION MEANS, WHERE THE CHARACTERS OF THE FAMILY OCCUPYING SAID RETRIEVAL AREA MAY BE MANIFESTED;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 159 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR ENCODING ONE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF CHARACTERS AT LEAST SOME OF WHICH HAVE FIRST AND SECOND CHARACTER PORTIONS: (A) STORAGE MEANS BEARING MANIFESTATIONS OF FAMILIES OF SAID CHARACTERS, ALL OF THE CHARACTERS IN AT LEAST SOME OF THE FAMILIES OF A FIRST GIVEN GROUP OF FAMILIES HAVING SIMILAR FIRST CHARACTER PORTIONS AND ALL OF THE CHARACTERS IN AT LEAST SOME OF THE FAMILIES OF A SECOND GIVEN GROUP OF FAMILIES HAVING SIMILAR SECOND CHARACTER PORTIONS; (B) CHARACTER PRESENTATION MEANS; (C) A DATA RETRIEVAL AREA SMALL RELATIVE TO THE AREA OF SAID STORAGE MEANS BEARING MANIFESTATIONS OF SAID FAMILIES; (D) RETRIEVAL MEANS FOR DIRECTLY READING DATA OFF OF SAID STORAGE MEANS ONLY WITHIN SAID RETRIEVAL AREA AND FOR TRANSMITTING THE READ DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT FAMILY COMMON TO BOTH OF SAID GROUPS AND OCCUPYING SAID RETRIEVAL AREA TO SAID CHARACTER PRESENTATION MEANS, WHERE THE CHARACTERS OF THE FAMILY OCCUPYING SAID RETRIEVAL AREA MAY BE MANIFESTED;

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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) 1970-07-10 1971-01-09 1971-07-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-07-10 1975-01-09 1975-07-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-07-10 1979-01-09 1979-07-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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