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US3085469A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Optical information-processing apparatus and method

Assignee: NCR Voyix Corp
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Filing: 1959-10-12
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Granted: 1963-04-16
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Expires: 1979-10-12
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Carl O Carlson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 11:30
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C5/00; G03C5/08; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/42; G02B27/46; G02B5/00; G02B5/20; G02B5/22; G02B5/23; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/72; G03C1/00; G03C1/685; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/88; H; H04; H04B; H04B10/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 73 words
AN OPTICAL INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM COMPRISING: FIRST MEANS, INCLUDING A LIGHT-SOURCE MEANS, FOR PRODUCING AN INFORMATION-CONTAINING BEAM OF LIGHT; SECOND MEANS, DISPOSED IN THE PATH OF SAID INFORMATION-CONTAINING BEAM AND INCLUDING OPTICAL IMAGING MEANS, FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL IMAGE REPRESENTATIVE OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A BEAM OF LIGHT SUPPLIED THERETO; AND THIRD MEANS, INCLUDING VARIABLE METACHROMATIC OPTICAL-MEANS, OPTICALLY INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST MEANS AND SAID SECOND MEANS AND EFFECTIVE TO VARIABLY MODIFY SAID IN-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 73 words
AN OPTICAL INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM COMPRISING: FIRST MEANS, INCLUDING A LIGHT-SOURCE MEANS, FOR PRODUCING AN INFORMATION-CONTAINING BEAM OF LIGHT; SECOND MEANS, DISPOSED IN THE PATH OF SAID INFORMATION-CONTAINING BEAM AND INCLUDING OPTICAL IMAGING MEANS, FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL IMAGE REPRESENTATIVE OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A BEAM OF LIGHT SUPPLIED THERETO; AND THIRD MEANS, INCLUDING VARIABLE METACHROMATIC OPTICAL-MEANS, OPTICALLY INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST MEANS AND SAID SECOND MEANS AND EFFECTIVE TO VARIABLY MODIFY SAID IN-

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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) 1966-04-15 1966-10-15 1967-04-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-15 1970-10-15 1971-04-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-15 1974-10-15 1975-04-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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