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US3357115A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Psychomotor performance testing apparatus

Assignee: DUNLAP AND ASSOCIATES Inc
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Filing: 1966-04-25
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Granted: 1967-12-12
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Expires: 1986-04-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles R Kelley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 02:40
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/16; A61B5/18; G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 174 words
A PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE TESTING APPARATUS COMPRISING A MOVABLE HAND CONTROLLER HAVING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN AT LEAST ONE PLANE; A SIGNAL CHANNEL, ONE FOR EACH PLANE OF MOVEMENT, EACH CHANNEL TRANSMITTING SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE POSITION OF SAID HAND CONTROLLER IN A RESPECTIVE PLANE; A FORCING FUNCTION GENERATOR GENERATING DISTURBANCE SIGNALS OF CONTROLLABLE CHARACTERISTIC; MEANS COMBINING SAID DISTURBANCE SIGNALS INTO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SIGNAL CHANNELS TO OBTAIN A DERIVED SIGNAL; AT LEAST ONE INDICATOR FOR EACH OF SAID PLANES OF FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT TO INDICATE DEVIATION OF APPLIED SIGNALS FROM A PREDETERMINED DATUM, SAID INDICATORS BEING RESPONSIVE TO SAID DERIVED SIGNALS AND DISPLAYING DEVIATIONS OF SAID DERIVED SIGNALS FROM SAID DATUM; MEANS MEASURING A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DEVIATION FROM SAID DATUM OF EACH INDICATOR AND DERIVING AT LEAST ONE DEVIATION SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE THEREOF; AND MEANS APPLYING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID DEVIATION SIGNALS TO SAID FORCING GENERATOR TO CONTROL SAID FORCING FUNCTION GENERATOR TO CHANGE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID DISTURBANCE SIGNAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DEVIATION FROM SAID DATUM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 174 words
A PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE TESTING APPARATUS COMPRISING A MOVABLE HAND CONTROLLER HAVING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN AT LEAST ONE PLANE; A SIGNAL CHANNEL, ONE FOR EACH PLANE OF MOVEMENT, EACH CHANNEL TRANSMITTING SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE POSITION OF SAID HAND CONTROLLER IN A RESPECTIVE PLANE; A FORCING FUNCTION GENERATOR GENERATING DISTURBANCE SIGNALS OF CONTROLLABLE CHARACTERISTIC; MEANS COMBINING SAID DISTURBANCE SIGNALS INTO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SIGNAL CHANNELS TO OBTAIN A DERIVED SIGNAL; AT LEAST ONE INDICATOR FOR EACH OF SAID PLANES OF FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT TO INDICATE DEVIATION OF APPLIED SIGNALS FROM A PREDETERMINED DATUM, SAID INDICATORS BEING RESPONSIVE TO SAID DERIVED SIGNALS AND DISPLAYING DEVIATIONS OF SAID DERIVED SIGNALS FROM SAID DATUM; MEANS MEASURING A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DEVIATION FROM SAID DATUM OF EACH INDICATOR AND DERIVING AT LEAST ONE DEVIATION SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE THEREOF; AND MEANS APPLYING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID DEVIATION SIGNALS TO SAID FORCING GENERATOR TO CONTROL SAID FORCING FUNCTION GENERATOR TO CHANGE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID DISTURBANCE SIGNAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DEVIATION FROM SAID DATUM.

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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) 1970-12-11 1971-06-12 1971-12-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-12-11 1975-06-12 1975-12-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-12-11 1979-06-12 1979-12-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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