US3176141A
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Information reading circuit network
Assignee: Commonwealth Engineering Company of Ohio
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Filing: 1961-02-24
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Granted: 1965-03-30
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Expires: 1981-02-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Siegemund Ralf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:33
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
AN INPUT DEVICE FOR DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS COMPRISING: A CONTINUOUSLY MOVING CARRIER FOR ENCODED INFORMATION DEFINED BY SIMILARLY SHAPED PATTERNS OF COLORED DOTS THEREON, THE COLORS THEREOF BEING SELECTED FROM A GROUP OF PREDETERMINED COLORS; A FIRST PERMANENTLY ENABLED LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS SCANNING THE EXTENSONS OF EACH PATTERN IN THE DIRECTION OF CARRIER MOVEMENT AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO LIGHT REFLECTION AND OCCURRENCE FROM ONE PARTICULAR DOT OF EACH PATTERN; SECOND, NORMALLY DISABLED LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS DETECTING THE COLOR OF THE OTHER DOTS OF THE SAME PATTERN; A LOGIC "AND" CIRCUIT NETWORK CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS AND GOVERNING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
AN INPUT DEVICE FOR DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS COMPRISING: A CONTINUOUSLY MOVING CARRIER FOR ENCODED INFORMATION DEFINED BY SIMILARLY SHAPED PATTERNS OF COLORED DOTS THEREON, THE COLORS THEREOF BEING SELECTED FROM A GROUP OF PREDETERMINED COLORS; A FIRST PERMANENTLY ENABLED LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS SCANNING THE EXTENSONS OF EACH PATTERN IN THE DIRECTION OF CARRIER MOVEMENT AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO LIGHT REFLECTION AND OCCURRENCE FROM ONE PARTICULAR DOT OF EACH PATTERN; SECOND, NORMALLY DISABLED LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS DETECTING THE COLOR OF THE OTHER DOTS OF THE SAME PATTERN; A LOGIC "AND" CIRCUIT NETWORK CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST AND SAID SECOND LIGHT SENSITIVE MEANS AND GOVERNING
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-03-29 | 1968-09-28 | 1969-03-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-03-29 | 1972-09-28 | 1973-03-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-03-29 | 1976-09-28 | 1977-03-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |