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US3155000A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Visual aid-association identification device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-07-02
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Granted: 1964-11-03
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Expires: 1982-07-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Gnatt Moshe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 19:57
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10G; G10G1/00; G10G1/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 513 words
PORTABLE AND COMPACT VISUAL AID IDENTIFICATION DEVICE FOR LEARNING WITHOUT SUPERVISION THE FUNDAMENTAL POSITIONAL CORRELATION BETWEEN RESPECTIVE NOTES OF A MUSICAL STAFF AND CORRESPONDING KEYS OF A PIANO FOR SOUNDING SUCH NOTES WHEN THE PIANO IS PLAYED, WHICH COMPRISES A PANEL BOARD HAVING A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF A MUSICAL STAFF WITH INDIVIDUAL NOTES DEPICTED THEREON ON ONE FACE OF THE PANEL BOARD AND A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF A PIANO KEYBOARD WITH SIMULATED INDIVIDUAL PIANO KEYS FOR ACHIEVING SUCH NOTES DEPICTED THEREON ON SAID FACE, AN ENERGIZABLE CIRCUIT MEANS CONTAINING AN ELECTRICALLY OPERABLE SIGNAL MEANS THEREIN AND HAVING A PAIR OF CONTACT TERMINAL LEADS FOR CLOSING SAID CIRCUIT MEANS TO OPERATE SAID SIGNALS MEANS, A PLURALITY OF MUSICAL STAFF CONTACT POSITIONS FOR ONE OF SAID LEADS EACH DISPOSED ON SAID FACE AT A CORRESPONDING NOTE AND A PLURALITY OF PIANO KEY CONTACT POSITIONS FOR THE OTHER OF SAID LEADS EACH DISPOSED ON SAID FACE AT A CORRESPONDING SIMULATED PIANO KEY, AND A PLURALITY OF SUB-CIRCUIT MEANS EACH CONNECTING A RESPECTIVE MUSICAL STAFF NOTE CONTACT POSITION WITH THE CORRESPONDING PIANO KEY CONTACT POSITION FOR CLOSING THE CIRCUIT MEANS TO SAID SIGNAL MEANS ONLY WHEN ONE OF THE LEADS IS PLACED AT A RESPECTIVE MUSICAL STAFF NOTE CONTACT POSITION AND THE OTHER OF THE LEADS IS PLACED SIMULTANEOUSLY AT A CORRESPONDING COUNTER-PART PIANO KEY CONTACT POSITION CONNECTED BY THE SAME SUB-CIRCUIT MEANS, SAID MUSICAL STAFF INCLUDING AN UPPER HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED TREBLE STAFF PORTION DEPICTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN ASCENDING ORDER THE RESPECTIVE NOTES MIDDLE C, D, E, F, G, A, B, AND HIGH C, AS WELL AS A LOWER HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED BASS STAFF PORTION CORRESPONDINGLY POSITIONED DIRECTLY BELOW SAID UPPER TREBLE STAFF PORTION IN PARALLEL RELATION THEREWITH AND DEPICTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN DESCENDING ORDER THE RESPECTIVE NOTES MIDDLE C, B, A, G, F, E, D, AND LOW C, AND SAID PIANO KEYBOARD INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF PIANO KEYS DEPICTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN ORDINAL SEQUENCE BY DESIGNATING INDICIA THE RESPECTIVE COUNTER-PART PIANO SCALE NOTES LOW C, D, E, F, G, A, B, MIDDLE C, D, E, F, G, A, B, AND HIGH C, SAID KEYBOARD BEING HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED DIRECTLY BELOW SAID STAFF IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION THERETO, THE CONTACT POSITIONS OF THE PIANO KEY SCALE NOTES OF THE SEQUENCE LOW C, D, E, F, G, A AND B BEING SERIES CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY BY SEPARATE SUB-CIRCUIT MEANS WITH THE CORRESPONDING CONTACT POSITIONS OF THE COUNTER-PART LOWER STAFF NOTES OF THE SEQUENCE LOW C, D, E, F, G, A AND B, THE CONTACT POSITIONS OF THE PIANO KEY SCALE NOTES OF THE SEQUENCE D, E, F, G, A, B AND HIGH C BEING SERIES CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY BY SEPARATE SUB-CIRCUIT MEANS WITH THE CORRESPONDING CONTACT POSITIONS OF THE COUNTER-PART UPPER STAFF NOTES OF THE SEQUENCE D, E, F, G, A, B AND HIGH C, AND THE CONTACT POSITION OF THE PIANO KEY SCALE NOTE MIDDLE C BEING SERIES CONNECTED BY A COMMON SUB-CIRCUIT MEANS WITH THE CORRESPONDING CONTACT POSITIONS OF BOTH THE COUNTER-PART LOWER AND UPPER STAFF NOTES MIDDLE C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 513 words
PORTABLE AND COMPACT VISUAL AID IDENTIFICATION DEVICE FOR LEARNING WITHOUT SUPERVISION THE FUNDAMENTAL POSITIONAL CORRELATION BETWEEN RESPECTIVE NOTES OF A MUSICAL STAFF AND CORRESPONDING KEYS OF A PIANO FOR SOUNDING SUCH NOTES WHEN THE PIANO IS PLAYED, WHICH COMPRISES A PANEL BOARD HAVING A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF A MUSICAL STAFF WITH INDIVIDUAL NOTES DEPICTED THEREON ON ONE FACE OF THE PANEL BOARD AND A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF A PIANO KEYBOARD WITH SIMULATED INDIVIDUAL PIANO KEYS FOR ACHIEVING SUCH NOTES DEPICTED THEREON ON SAID FACE, AN ENERGIZABLE CIRCUIT MEANS CONTAINING AN ELECTRICALLY OPERABLE SIGNAL MEANS THEREIN AND HAVING A PAIR OF CONTACT TERMINAL LEADS FOR CLOSING SAID CIRCUIT MEANS TO OPERATE SAID SIGNALS MEANS, A PLURALITY OF MUSICAL STAFF CONTACT POSITIONS FOR ONE OF SAID LEADS EACH DISPOSED ON SAID FACE AT A CORRESPONDING NOTE AND A PLURALITY OF PIANO KEY CONTACT POSITIONS FOR THE OTHER OF SAID LEADS EACH DISPOSED ON SAID FACE AT A CORRESPONDING SIMULATED PIANO KEY, AND A PLURALITY OF SUB-CIRCUIT MEANS EACH CONNECTING A RESPECTIVE MUSICAL STAFF NOTE CONTACT POSITION WITH THE CORRESPONDING PIANO KEY CONTACT POSITION FOR CLOSING THE CIRCUIT MEANS TO SAID SIGNAL MEANS ONLY WHEN ONE OF THE LEADS IS PLACED AT A RESPECTIVE MUSICAL STAFF NOTE CONTACT POSITION AND THE OTHER OF THE LEADS IS PLACED SIMULTANEOUSLY AT A CORRESPONDING COUNTER-PART PIANO KEY CONTACT POSITION CONNECTED BY THE SAME SUB-CIRCUIT MEANS, SAID MUSICAL STAFF INCLUDING AN UPPER HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED TREBLE STAFF PORTION DEPICTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN ASCENDING ORDER THE RESPECTIVE NOTES MIDDLE C, D, E, F, G, A, B, AND HIGH C, AS WELL AS A LOWER HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED BASS STAFF PORTION CORRESPONDINGLY POSITIONED DIRECTLY BELOW SAID UPPER TREBLE STAFF PORTION IN PARALLEL RELATION THEREWITH AND DEPICTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN DESCENDING ORDER THE RESPECTIVE NOTES MIDDLE C, B, A, G, F, E, D, AND LOW C, AND SAID PIANO KEYBOARD INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF PIANO KEYS DEPICTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN ORDINAL SEQUENCE BY DESIGNATING INDICIA THE RESPECTIVE COUNTER-PART PIANO SCALE NOTES LOW C, D, E, F, G, A, B, MIDDLE C, D, E, F, G, A, B, AND HIGH C, SAID KEYBOARD BEING HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED DIRECTLY BELOW SAID STAFF IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION THERETO, THE CONTACT POSITIONS OF THE PIANO KEY SCALE NOTES OF THE SEQUENCE LOW C, D, E, F, G, A AND B BEING SERIES CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY BY SEPARATE SUB-CIRCUIT MEANS WITH THE CORRESPONDING CONTACT POSITIONS OF THE COUNTER-PART LOWER STAFF NOTES OF THE SEQUENCE LOW C, D, E, F, G, A AND B, THE CONTACT POSITIONS OF THE PIANO KEY SCALE NOTES OF THE SEQUENCE D, E, F, G, A, B AND HIGH C BEING SERIES CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY BY SEPARATE SUB-CIRCUIT MEANS WITH THE CORRESPONDING CONTACT POSITIONS OF THE COUNTER-PART UPPER STAFF NOTES OF THE SEQUENCE D, E, F, G, A, B AND HIGH C, AND THE CONTACT POSITION OF THE PIANO KEY SCALE NOTE MIDDLE C BEING SERIES CONNECTED BY A COMMON SUB-CIRCUIT MEANS WITH THE CORRESPONDING CONTACT POSITIONS OF BOTH THE COUNTER-PART LOWER AND UPPER STAFF NOTES MIDDLE C.

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