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US3340765A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Projection system

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1964-07-27
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Granted: 1967-09-12
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Expires: 1984-07-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald R Herriott

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 06:37
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/132; G03B21/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S353/00; Y10S353/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
OPTICAL APPARATUS FOR FORMING AN OPTICAL IMAGE OF A TRANSPARENT SURFACE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION; A TRANSPARENT MEMBER FOR PROVIDING AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE WRITING SURFACE, MEANS FOR ILLUMINATING SAID TRANSPARENT MEMBER, FRESNEL LENS MEANS IN CONTACT WITH SAID TRANSPARENT MEMBER AND OPPOSITELY DISPOSED FROM THE ILLUMINATED SIDE OF SAID TRANSPARENT MEMBER FOR COLLIMATING THE INCIDENT LIGHT RAYS TRANSMITTED BY SAID TRANSPARENT MEMBER, REFLECTION MEANS IN CONTACT WITH SAID LENS MEANS FOR REFLECTING SAID COLLIMATED LIGHT RAYS, SAID LENS MEANS FOCUSING SAID REFLECTED COLLIMATED LIGHT RAYS IN A DIRECTION DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF SAID INCIDENT LIGHT RAYS, AND PROJECTION MEANS DISPLACED FROM SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS FOR INTERCEPTING REFLECTED COLLIMATED LIGHT RAYS FOCUSED BY SAID LENS MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
OPTICAL APPARATUS FOR FORMING AN OPTICAL IMAGE OF A TRANSPARENT SURFACE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION; A TRANSPARENT MEMBER FOR PROVIDING AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE WRITING SURFACE, MEANS FOR ILLUMINATING SAID TRANSPARENT MEMBER, FRESNEL LENS MEANS IN CONTACT WITH SAID TRANSPARENT MEMBER AND OPPOSITELY DISPOSED FROM THE ILLUMINATED SIDE OF SAID TRANSPARENT MEMBER FOR COLLIMATING THE INCIDENT LIGHT RAYS TRANSMITTED BY SAID TRANSPARENT MEMBER, REFLECTION MEANS IN CONTACT WITH SAID LENS MEANS FOR REFLECTING SAID COLLIMATED LIGHT RAYS, SAID LENS MEANS FOCUSING SAID REFLECTED COLLIMATED LIGHT RAYS IN A DIRECTION DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF SAID INCIDENT LIGHT RAYS, AND PROJECTION MEANS DISPLACED FROM SAID ILLUMINATING MEANS FOR INTERCEPTING REFLECTED COLLIMATED LIGHT RAYS FOCUSED BY SAID LENS MEANS.

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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) 1970-09-11 1971-03-13 1971-09-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-09-11 1975-03-13 1975-09-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-09-11 1979-03-13 1979-09-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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