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Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-31
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Granted: 1966-02-08
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Expires: 1982-12-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert J Brown
  • 👤 Stanley A Manning

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 05:44
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F9/00; G09F9/30; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/36; G09F9/302; G09F9/40; G09F9/405; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/001; G09G3/04; H; H04; H04N; H04N3/00; H04N3/10; H04N3/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 99 words
DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR FORMING A COMPOSITE DESIGN COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF ELEMENTS EACH REPRESENTING A FRAGMENT OF AT LEAST ONE DESIGN, EACH SAID ELEMENT FORMING LESS THAN A COMPLETE DESIGN, SAID ELEMENTS BEING ARRANGED IN FOUR SECTORS, MEANS FOR SELECTING SAID ELEMENTS IN VARIOUS COMBINATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PARTICULAR DESIGN TO BE FORMED, A DISPLAY SURFACE, AND PROJECTING MEANS ADAPTED TO PROJECT IMAGES OF ALL SAID SECTORS ONTO THE DISPLAY SURFACE IN A SUPERIMPOSED MANNER WITH EACH PROJECTED SECTOR IMAGE BEING COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID DISPLAY SURFACE SUCH THAT IMAGES OF SELECTED SAID ELEMENTS FORM THE PARTICULAR COMPOSITE DESIGN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 99 words
DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR FORMING A COMPOSITE DESIGN COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF ELEMENTS EACH REPRESENTING A FRAGMENT OF AT LEAST ONE DESIGN, EACH SAID ELEMENT FORMING LESS THAN A COMPLETE DESIGN, SAID ELEMENTS BEING ARRANGED IN FOUR SECTORS, MEANS FOR SELECTING SAID ELEMENTS IN VARIOUS COMBINATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PARTICULAR DESIGN TO BE FORMED, A DISPLAY SURFACE, AND PROJECTING MEANS ADAPTED TO PROJECT IMAGES OF ALL SAID SECTORS ONTO THE DISPLAY SURFACE IN A SUPERIMPOSED MANNER WITH EACH PROJECTED SECTOR IMAGE BEING COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID DISPLAY SURFACE SUCH THAT IMAGES OF SELECTED SAID ELEMENTS FORM THE PARTICULAR COMPOSITE DESIGN.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-02-07 1969-08-09 1970-02-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-02-07 1973-08-09 1974-02-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-02-07 1977-08-09 1978-02-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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