US3323718A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-08-26
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Granted: 1967-06-06
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Expires: 1985-08-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis A Warner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:35
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G1/00; G06G1/02; G06G1/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A COMPUTER FOR USE IN DETERMINING THE DECIMAL POINT LOCATION IN THE SOLUTION OF MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS COMPRISING: A BODY PORTION AND A SLIDE PORTION SLIDABLY AFFIXED THERETO, A REFERENCE INDEX ON SAID SLIDE PORTION, A ZERO POINT AND A PAIR OF SCALES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID ZERO POINT ON SAID BODY PORTION, EACH OF SAID PAIR OF SCALES INCREASING IN VALUE IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID ZERO POINT, ONE OF SAID PAIR OF SCALES REPRESENTING A POSITIVE CORRECTION FACTOR AND THE OTHER ONE OF SAID PAIR OF SCALES REPRESENTING A NEGATIVE CORRECTION FACTOR, INDEXING MEANS FOR SHIFTING SAID SLIDE PORTION RELATIVE TO SAID BODY PORTION IN EITHER DIRECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDICIA OF SAID PAIR OF SCALES TO REGISTER SAID REFERENCE INDEX WITH THE INDICIA OF THE SCALE REPRESENTING THE POSITIVE CORRECTION FACTOR TO BE APPLIED TO A NUMBER WHEN A POSITIVE CORRECTION FACTOR IS APPLIED TO SAID COMPUTER AND TO REGISTER THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A COMPUTER FOR USE IN DETERMINING THE DECIMAL POINT LOCATION IN THE SOLUTION OF MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS COMPRISING: A BODY PORTION AND A SLIDE PORTION SLIDABLY AFFIXED THERETO, A REFERENCE INDEX ON SAID SLIDE PORTION, A ZERO POINT AND A PAIR OF SCALES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID ZERO POINT ON SAID BODY PORTION, EACH OF SAID PAIR OF SCALES INCREASING IN VALUE IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID ZERO POINT, ONE OF SAID PAIR OF SCALES REPRESENTING A POSITIVE CORRECTION FACTOR AND THE OTHER ONE OF SAID PAIR OF SCALES REPRESENTING A NEGATIVE CORRECTION FACTOR, INDEXING MEANS FOR SHIFTING SAID SLIDE PORTION RELATIVE TO SAID BODY PORTION IN EITHER DIRECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDICIA OF SAID PAIR OF SCALES TO REGISTER SAID REFERENCE INDEX WITH THE INDICIA OF THE SCALE REPRESENTING THE POSITIVE CORRECTION FACTOR TO BE APPLIED TO A NUMBER WHEN A POSITIVE CORRECTION FACTOR IS APPLIED TO SAID COMPUTER AND TO REGISTER THE
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-06-05 | 1970-12-05 | 1971-06-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-06-05 | 1974-12-05 | 1975-06-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-06-05 | 1978-12-05 | 1979-06-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |