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Method for the automatic identification of characters, in particular printed characters

Assignee: International Standard Electric Corp
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Filing: 1958-05-22
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Granted: 1963-09-17
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Expires: 1978-05-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Steinbuch Karl

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 22:18
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C19/00; G11C19/02; G11C19/04; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/10; G06V10/20; G06V10/40; G06V10/44; G06V10/88; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/14; G06V30/144; G06V30/146; G06V30/18; G06V30/184; G06V30/19; G06V30/19007; G06V30/19013; G06V30/1902; G06V30/20; G06V30/22; G06V30/224

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 73 words
APPARATUS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF CHARACTERS COMPRISING A PLATE OF INSULATING MATERIAL, MEANS FOR IMAGING A CHARACTER TO BE IDENTIFIED ON SAID PLATE, A PLURALITY OF DISCRETE ELONGATED ELEMENTS OF PHOTORESISTIVE MATERIAL IRREGULARLY DISPOSED ON SAID PLATE, EACH SAID ELEMENT EXTENDING IN TRANSVERSE RELATION TO CORRESPONDING LINE PORTIONS OF CERTAIN ONES OF THE CHARACTERS IMAGED THEREON BY SAID IMAGING MEANS, AND MEANS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO ALL OF SAID PHOTORESISTIVE ELEMENTS AND RESPONSIVE TO

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-09-16 1967-03-18 1967-09-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-09-16 1971-03-18 1971-09-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-09-16 1975-03-18 1975-09-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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