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Light sensor matrix device consisting of photo-conductive elements

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1971-03-15
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Granted: 1972-06-06
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Expires: 1991-03-15
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Abstract

Abstract A light sensor matrix device for the static reading of punched cards and for the pattern recognition. It has groups of sandwichtype CdS photo-conductive elements arranged two-dimensionally on a printed circuit board at positions corresponding to those of holes of the punched card. The photo-conductive elements are connected in series with respective associated diodes, and the individual series circuits are connected in matrix form.

Inventors

  • 👤 Oshio Yamashita
  • 👤 Manabu Yoshisa
  • 👤 Nobuo Hasegawa
  • 👤 Saburo Kitamura

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/10544; G06K7/10821; G06K7/10841; H; H04; H04N; H04N25/00; H04N25/70; H04N25/76

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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) 1975-06-06 1975-12-06 1976-06-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-06-06 1979-12-06 1980-06-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-06-06 1983-12-06 1984-06-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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