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Direct access photo memory

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1959-01-12
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1979-01-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur J Critchlow

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 20:29
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J9/00; H01J9/24; H01J9/26; G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K17/00; G06K17/0003; G06K17/0012; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/02; G11B15/12; G11B15/14; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G11B7/00; G11B7/002; G11B7/0033; G11C; G11C13/00; G11C13/04; G11C13/048; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S221/00; Y10S221/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 74 words
A RANDOM ACCESS DATA STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING A CELL, A PLURALITY OF RECORD SHEETS POSITIONED IN THE CELL, A FIXED READ-WRITE STATION HAVING OPTICAL MEANS FOR RECORDING DATA ON AND REPRODUCING DATA FROM A RECORD SHEET, AND A TRANSPORT MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN THE CELL AND THE READ-WRITE STATION FOR TRANSPORTING A SELECTED RECORD SHEET FROM THE CELL TO THE READ-WRITE STATION AND FOR RETURNING THE RECORD SHEET FROM THE READ-WRITE STATION TO THE CELL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 74 words
A RANDOM ACCESS DATA STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING A CELL, A PLURALITY OF RECORD SHEETS POSITIONED IN THE CELL, A FIXED READ-WRITE STATION HAVING OPTICAL MEANS FOR RECORDING DATA ON AND REPRODUCING DATA FROM A RECORD SHEET, AND A TRANSPORT MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN THE CELL AND THE READ-WRITE STATION FOR TRANSPORTING A SELECTED RECORD SHEET FROM THE CELL TO THE READ-WRITE STATION AND FOR RETURNING THE RECORD SHEET FROM THE READ-WRITE STATION TO THE CELL.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-09-22 1968-03-23 1968-09-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-09-22 1972-03-23 1972-09-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-09-22 1976-03-23 1976-09-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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