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Coding mechanism

Assignee: COMPUTER CONTROL COMPANY Inc
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Filing: 1959-11-04
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Granted: 1964-02-04
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Expires: 1979-11-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Waller Robert Wyman
  • 👤 George W Cox

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 13:47
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/02; H; H03; H03M; H03M1/00; H03M1/12; H03M1/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
A CODING DEVICE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CODE BARS, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID CODE BARS TO PERMIT RECIPROCATORY MOTION, EACH OF SAID CODE BARS HAVING NOTCHES THEREIN PROVIDING INCLINED SURFACES, A LARGER PLURALITY OF KEYS, EACH OF SAID KEYS REPRESENTING A DIFFERENT VALUE IN A NUMERIC SYSTEM, EACH OF SAID KEYS HAVING A STEM EXTENDING ACROSS SAID CODE BARS, EACH OF SAID KEYS UPON BEING ACTUATED CAUSING ITS STEM TO MOVE INTO A NOTCH IN EACH OF SAID CODE BARS, SAID CODE BARS BEING DISPOSED RELATIVE TO ONE AN-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 88 words
A CODING DEVICE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CODE BARS, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID CODE BARS TO PERMIT RECIPROCATORY MOTION, EACH OF SAID CODE BARS HAVING NOTCHES THEREIN PROVIDING INCLINED SURFACES, A LARGER PLURALITY OF KEYS, EACH OF SAID KEYS REPRESENTING A DIFFERENT VALUE IN A NUMERIC SYSTEM, EACH OF SAID KEYS HAVING A STEM EXTENDING ACROSS SAID CODE BARS, EACH OF SAID KEYS UPON BEING ACTUATED CAUSING ITS STEM TO MOVE INTO A NOTCH IN EACH OF SAID CODE BARS, SAID CODE BARS BEING DISPOSED RELATIVE TO ONE AN-

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-02-03 1967-08-05 1968-02-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-02-03 1971-08-05 1972-02-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-02-03 1975-08-05 1976-02-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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