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Display unit for scoreboards or the like

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-02-12
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Granted: 1966-05-10
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Expires: 1983-02-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard G Bowman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 10:45
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F9/00; G09F9/30; G09F9/37; G09F9/375; A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/06; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/04; G09G3/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 132 words
A DISPLAY ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF DISPLAY ELEMENTS ADAPTED TO FORM TOGETHER ANY OF VARIOUS DIFFERENT COMPOSITE SYMBOLS, SAID INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS BEING MOVABLE IN DIFFERENT PATTERNS BETWEEN ACTIVE DISPLAY POSITIONS AND INACTIVE POSITIONS, A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SOLENOIDS FOR SEPARATELY ACTUATING SAID ELEMENTS BETWEEN SAID ACTIVE AND INACTIVE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL ARMATURES OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL ACTUATED BY SAID SOLENOIDS AND OPERABLE TO SHIFT SAID ELEMENTS RESPECTIVELY BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS, A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL MAGNETICASLLY ACTUATED REED TYPE SWITCHES FOR CLOSING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS TO DIFFERENT SOLENOIDS RESPECTIVELY, A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL TRIGGERING COILS FOR ACTUATING DIFFERENT ONES OF SAID REED SWITCHES RESPECTIVELY BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID TRIGGERING COILS TOGETHER IN A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT MULTIPLE COIL TRIGGERING CIRCUITS SELECTIVELY ENERGIZABLE TO ACTUATE SAID ELEMENTS IN SAID DIFFERENT PATTERNS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 132 words
A DISPLAY ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF DISPLAY ELEMENTS ADAPTED TO FORM TOGETHER ANY OF VARIOUS DIFFERENT COMPOSITE SYMBOLS, SAID INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS BEING MOVABLE IN DIFFERENT PATTERNS BETWEEN ACTIVE DISPLAY POSITIONS AND INACTIVE POSITIONS, A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SOLENOIDS FOR SEPARATELY ACTUATING SAID ELEMENTS BETWEEN SAID ACTIVE AND INACTIVE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL ARMATURES OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL ACTUATED BY SAID SOLENOIDS AND OPERABLE TO SHIFT SAID ELEMENTS RESPECTIVELY BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS, A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL MAGNETICASLLY ACTUATED REED TYPE SWITCHES FOR CLOSING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS TO DIFFERENT SOLENOIDS RESPECTIVELY, A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL TRIGGERING COILS FOR ACTUATING DIFFERENT ONES OF SAID REED SWITCHES RESPECTIVELY BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID TRIGGERING COILS TOGETHER IN A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT MULTIPLE COIL TRIGGERING CIRCUITS SELECTIVELY ENERGIZABLE TO ACTUATE SAID ELEMENTS IN SAID DIFFERENT PATTERNS.

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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) 1969-05-09 1969-11-08 1970-05-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-05-09 1973-11-08 1974-05-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-05-09 1977-11-08 1978-05-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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