US3104369A
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Assignee: RABINOW ENGINEERING CO Inc
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Filing: 1960-05-31
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Granted: 1963-09-17
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Expires: 1980-05-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Rabinow Jacob
- 👤 Arthur W Holt
- 👤 Fischer William
- 👤 Lyle W Mader
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:32
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C3/00; B07C3/10; B07C3/14; D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/10; D06M13/12; D06M13/127; G; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/10; G06V10/12; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/14; G06V30/146; G06V30/148; G06V30/19; G06V30/192; G06V30/195
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
CHARACTER RECOGNITION MEANS COMPRISING MEANS FOR ILLUMINATING THE AREA OF A CHARACTER TO BE RECOGNIZED, MEANS FOR DIVIDING SAID AREA INTO A PLURALITY OF ELEMENTAL AREAS; PHOTO-SENSITIVE MEANS FOR SCANNING SAID ELEMENTAL AREAS TO PRODUCE A SEPARATE SIGNAL FOR EACH AREA, WHICH SIGNAL IS A FUNCTION OF THE OPTICAL QUALITY OF ITS AREA; CONVERSION MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING THE SIGNALS FROM A FIRST SELECTED CONFIGURATION OF SAID ELEMENTAL AREAS AND CONVERTING SAID SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVED SIGNALS INTO A UNIQUE SET OF VALUES CORRESPONDING TO SAID CONFIGURATIONS; FURTHER CONVERSION MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE SIGNALS FROM FURTHER SELECTED CONFIGURATIONS OF SAID ELEMENTAL AREAS TO PRODUCE OTHER UNIQUE SETS OF VALUES; AND COMPARISON MEANS FOR COMPARING SAID SETS OF VALUES TO DETERMINE WHICH SET CORRESPONDS MOST CLOSELY TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE CHARACTER TO BE RECOGNIZED, AND FOR PRODUCING A UNIQUE OUTPUT SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF THE CHARACTER THUS DETERMINED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
CHARACTER RECOGNITION MEANS COMPRISING MEANS FOR ILLUMINATING THE AREA OF A CHARACTER TO BE RECOGNIZED, MEANS FOR DIVIDING SAID AREA INTO A PLURALITY OF ELEMENTAL AREAS; PHOTO-SENSITIVE MEANS FOR SCANNING SAID ELEMENTAL AREAS TO PRODUCE A SEPARATE SIGNAL FOR EACH AREA, WHICH SIGNAL IS A FUNCTION OF THE OPTICAL QUALITY OF ITS AREA; CONVERSION MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING THE SIGNALS FROM A FIRST SELECTED CONFIGURATION OF SAID ELEMENTAL AREAS AND CONVERTING SAID SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVED SIGNALS INTO A UNIQUE SET OF VALUES CORRESPONDING TO SAID CONFIGURATIONS; FURTHER CONVERSION MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE SIGNALS FROM FURTHER SELECTED CONFIGURATIONS OF SAID ELEMENTAL AREAS TO PRODUCE OTHER UNIQUE SETS OF VALUES; AND COMPARISON MEANS FOR COMPARING SAID SETS OF VALUES TO DETERMINE WHICH SET CORRESPONDS MOST CLOSELY TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE CHARACTER TO BE RECOGNIZED, AND FOR PRODUCING A UNIQUE OUTPUT SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF THE CHARACTER THUS DETERMINED.
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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 |