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Assignee: Williams International Corp
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Filing: 1958-10-10
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Granted: 1963-02-12
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Expires: 1978-10-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Sam B Williams
  • 👤 Jr George T Burton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 20:41
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B83/00; A47B83/02; G; G09; G09B; G09B7/00; G09B7/06; A47B2083/025; A47B2200/00; A47B2200/0066; A47B2200/0067; A47B2200/007; A47B2200/0072

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
IN COMBINATION, MEANS FOR POSING A SERIES OF QUESTIONS TO A STUDENT, MEANS FOR RECEIVING A TEST CARD CORRESPONDING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT, A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY ACTUATABLE ELEMENTS REPRESENTING POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO A QUESTION, POWER-ACTUATED MEANS FOR MARKING SAID CARD "CORRECT" OR "INCORRECT" IN RESPONSE TO THE ACTUATION OF ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS, SIGNALING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID QUESTION POSING MEANS AND OPERABLE AFTER EACH QUESTION HAS BEEN POSED THEREBY, SAID SIGNALING MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FORMS CORRESPONDING WITH SAID PLURALITY OF MANUALLY ACTUATABLE ELEMENTS, MEANS FOR CONCEALING SAID SIGNALING MEANS FROM THE STUDENT, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID SIGNALING MEANS TO SAID MANUALLY ACTUATABLE ELEMENTS AND SAID MARKING MEANS WHEREBY SAID TEST CARD WILL BE MARKED "CORRECT" OR "INCORRECT" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STUDENT''S ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 130 words
IN COMBINATION, MEANS FOR POSING A SERIES OF QUESTIONS TO A STUDENT, MEANS FOR RECEIVING A TEST CARD CORRESPONDING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT, A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY ACTUATABLE ELEMENTS REPRESENTING POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO A QUESTION, POWER-ACTUATED MEANS FOR MARKING SAID CARD "CORRECT" OR "INCORRECT" IN RESPONSE TO THE ACTUATION OF ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS, SIGNALING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID QUESTION POSING MEANS AND OPERABLE AFTER EACH QUESTION HAS BEEN POSED THEREBY, SAID SIGNALING MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FORMS CORRESPONDING WITH SAID PLURALITY OF MANUALLY ACTUATABLE ELEMENTS, MEANS FOR CONCEALING SAID SIGNALING MEANS FROM THE STUDENT, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID SIGNALING MEANS TO SAID MANUALLY ACTUATABLE ELEMENTS AND SAID MARKING MEANS WHEREBY SAID TEST CARD WILL BE MARKED "CORRECT" OR "INCORRECT" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STUDENT''S ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION.

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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) 1966-02-11 1966-08-13 1967-02-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-11 1970-08-13 1971-02-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-11 1974-08-13 1975-02-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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