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Instructional reading material

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-11-21
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Granted: 1965-02-23
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Expires: 1980-11-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Janko P Kovacevich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 06:01
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B17/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 82 words
INSTRUCTIONAL READING MATTER CONSISTING OF A SET OF DISPLAY MEANS ARRANGED AS A UNIT WITH PARALLELLY ORIENTED FACES, EACH OF SOME OF SAID DISPLAY MEANS HAVING THEREON DIFFERENT WORDS OF AT LEAST THREE LETTERS WITH THE LETTERS IN A GENERALLY UPRIGHT POSITION AND CORRECTLY ARRANGED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BUT IN A GENERALLY CONFUSED PATTERN DIFFERENT FROM THE PATTERN ON OTHER DISPLAY MEANS OF THE SET, WITH THE NEXT ADJACENT LETTERS OF DIFFERENT COLORS AND WITH THE TERMINAL LETTERS THE SAME COLOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 82 words
INSTRUCTIONAL READING MATTER CONSISTING OF A SET OF DISPLAY MEANS ARRANGED AS A UNIT WITH PARALLELLY ORIENTED FACES, EACH OF SOME OF SAID DISPLAY MEANS HAVING THEREON DIFFERENT WORDS OF AT LEAST THREE LETTERS WITH THE LETTERS IN A GENERALLY UPRIGHT POSITION AND CORRECTLY ARRANGED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BUT IN A GENERALLY CONFUSED PATTERN DIFFERENT FROM THE PATTERN ON OTHER DISPLAY MEANS OF THE SET, WITH THE NEXT ADJACENT LETTERS OF DIFFERENT COLORS AND WITH THE TERMINAL LETTERS THE SAME COLOR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-02-23 1968-08-24 1969-02-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-02-23 1972-08-24 1973-02-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-02-23 1976-08-24 1977-02-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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