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US3100296A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Superimposable card search and data storage system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-08-19
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Granted: 1963-08-06
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Expires: 1980-08-19
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jonker Frederick

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 21:45
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K21/00; G06K21/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 110 words
A RANDOM ACCESS INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, AN ELONGATED ROD-LIKE RECORD MEMBER IN EACH OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, EACH OF SAID RODS CAPABLE OF STORING INFORMATION THEREON ALONG ITS LENGTH, EACH OF SAID ROD-LIKE MEMBERS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT OUT OF AND INTO ITS COMPARTMENT, A READOUT MEANS INCLUDING A MOVABLE HEAD OUTSIDE SAID COMPARTMENTS, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID HEAD TO A POSITION ADJACENT ONE END OF ANY CHOSEN ONE OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, SAID HEAD INCLUDING SUCTION MEANS FOR INITIALLY WITHDRAWING THE ELONGATED ROD-LIKE MEMBER FROM A CHOSEN COMPARTMENT, FURTHER MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ELONGATED ROD-LIKE MEMBER PAST SAID READOUT MEANS AS IT IS BEING WITHDRAWN
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 110 words
A RANDOM ACCESS INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL APPARATUS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, AN ELONGATED ROD-LIKE RECORD MEMBER IN EACH OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, EACH OF SAID RODS CAPABLE OF STORING INFORMATION THEREON ALONG ITS LENGTH, EACH OF SAID ROD-LIKE MEMBERS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT OUT OF AND INTO ITS COMPARTMENT, A READOUT MEANS INCLUDING A MOVABLE HEAD OUTSIDE SAID COMPARTMENTS, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID HEAD TO A POSITION ADJACENT ONE END OF ANY CHOSEN ONE OF SAID COMPARTMENTS, SAID HEAD INCLUDING SUCTION MEANS FOR INITIALLY WITHDRAWING THE ELONGATED ROD-LIKE MEMBER FROM A CHOSEN COMPARTMENT, FURTHER MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ELONGATED ROD-LIKE MEMBER PAST SAID READOUT MEANS AS IT IS BEING WITHDRAWN

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2842754A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-08-05 1967-02-04 1967-08-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-08-05 1971-02-04 1971-08-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-08-05 1975-02-04 1975-08-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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