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Ii TD UBI'l'ED STATES PATEN! omcz 

In re application of 

William P. lrledman, 

Serial lo. 682,09&, 

Piled JuJ.7 251 19331 

Orntographic S,at• 

J>lT. u. Room 6897 .• 

Jul~ 2. 1935. 

BOD. C--111o:aer of Patents, 

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Bespone!ve to Patent Ottlce Action dated January 301 1935. 

In the apec{fice.tion, P869 2, line 1, cancel ·" Cl"J'Ptoi'rapba" 

a.n4 81lbatltute - - Ol'Jl)tographlo a71t811\1 - ~ 

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Page 31 liiles ~ and 4 cancel " take the fo1'11l of a set of " ·,\.: 

and substitute - - comprise tra.nalatiJJB devices l!IUCb as the - -

Line 4 after " or " insert - - the tranalating dadcea may take the tom of - -

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Pace 3, line 16 before " one " insert - - a aeaalng mechani• 

It la desired to .-.incorporate the- following adcli tional claims 1 

35. In combinat1~n a set ot oharfl.Cter elements constituting a 

ke1bo&r.d.l1aswitch11141Tidual to.each element and operable thereby; a correspond.lna mmbar of translating device-a operable by sa14· elements; a wiring 

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IQ'Bt• interposed between aa14 awl ~ches and said translating dev1-ces rendering 
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available a multiplicit7 of electrical paths between said awitchee and said 

devices ; and means operable ln response to ee.ch key operation tor selecting 

a group of said paths, said last named meana comprising a variabl1 operable 

eenairJg mechanism. 

86. In com'binatlon a set of aharaoter elements consti tu.Ung a 

ke7board; a awl tch 1nd1TI.4\1Al to eaoh element and operable thereby; a corresponding number or translating devices operable bJ eaid element11 a wlri:ng 

a7stem interposed betweELn said ewi tebes and said translating devices rendering 

· available a multlplioity ot electrical paths between said ew!tchea and aa14 

devices whereb7 each switch may become aaaoctated with ~ one at a plura.11"7 

ot said translatiJJg devices, aaid. system comprising a4Ji,atabl1 mow.bl& connectors whereb~ the wiring system may be given an initial aettill6 providing 

one electrical path ror each ewi toh1 and means operable in response to each 

ka7 operation for changing such eetting. 

37. '?he combination set forth in claim 36, in which the last 

named means comprisea a senairg mechanism operable ~ a perforated element. 

38 •. The combination ·set tortb in claim 36, in Which the laat 

named means com.priaea a plurality ot relays corresponding in number to tbe 

rmmber of movable co:nnactores and a sensing mecbaniam operable 'bJ am alement perforated in accordance with a plurel unit character code. 

Z9. In combination a set of cbaracter elements constituting 

a te1'board; a switch indirldual to each element and operable thereby1 a 

correspondiafr DUllber ot translAting devices operable bJ said elements; a 

wiring system interposed between said switches and said translating devicea 

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:rn.del'ing aval.lab1e·a mul.tlpllcit7 of elec11r1cal paths between aa:t.d swltchesand aa14 dev!cee wben._ eaah •itch~ became aaaoolatet •Uh aiq one ot 

a plU:ra.11'7 of -e:ail tranalatlng d••lcee, eal4 s1etaai comprlalng a plurallt7 

of a~tiena17 amml.ar c-.mtator elements and. rotatable azmular c0111111tator 

lll8Jllbera .lnte~oee4 laetwean eaoh pair et fixed oonna:.ta\or elements, .aa14 mem.bara 

b&~ a "' et aont&ete on each ta.ca 'thereof 1 ceoperat1ng w1 th tha aontacta . . 

ot "he adJac•t atatioilar1 element, said .member• al.SD having random cross 

oeaneat2;ona between the co:atacta on tbe oppealng ra.aea th~reot, where\7 the 

wlrlng -91stem 1111q be gl Yen an lnl t~al sett.big at will ; a.ad raaana operable 

la respoJUJe to each ka7 operatien for changtns ~h aetti!tg. 

BEK.ARKS 

Applicant's f'ile record ta 1n agreement wit~. the Patent Oftlce 

tlte· .., to the claims remalnlng 111 this case. · 

Ae to clalme 11 &DC1 131 the Examiner :le correat 1n noting tbat 

'both ot sa14 claims were canaelle41 theae two cla1"3B having been 1.nclude4 1D 

the reqt1aet ter reco~slderatlon tbroUBh 11184Yertence. 

A group ot additional claiae Jhmabere 35 to 39 inclusive are nbmitteA for action and in lnq)POrt of the terml110l08'7 of said claims, amendman~a 

haw been 41rectec1 on page 5 or the irpeo1ficat1on to eetablilh the identlt)r 

et the a.laments recited ln aatd claims under the·· '91'1118 tranalatbJf devt.cea 

and eena1Df meehanim • The bank or 1.Ddioa'tl:ag or s1gnall1ng elements whoa . . . 

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in Fig. 1 and generallJ designated by the numeral 2 answers tbe term ·. ''.. 

translating devices ao.d correaponde in number to the character elemanta 

of ~he ke1 'board ganara·1~1 desigBate4 by the maaral 1. IJ!ha '\ena 

senBiDf mecb&ni• iB annered_ by the tape tranmi tter 8 and in the tom 

shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the aenalng mechanim comprehenda a nltiple. arr&!lg8Dlent ot tape tran1RDittera. Aa to the other elements ot the n~ cl&Smll 

36 to 39, 1t lB believed that there will be JlO 41tf1oultJ in olearly read-

· lag aaid claims on the disclosure , ao that it ls ti.ought mmeceaeaq to 

appl7 each ot the .elements. since the structure •ill be tull7 \lDClerstood 

'Q the Examiner, and the operation aa wall aa the structure aa 4ef1ne4 in 

said claim• ,rtAJ be clea.rl7 apprehended bJ reference to tha deeorip·Uon 

beg1nn1DB on. pace 7, lan paragraph ot said page and continuing through 

· to the end or P8B• e. 

The nn claims are thought to be patentablJ' clear ot the ari 

tor reasons brought out in -pre"t'iO\\B arguments and particularly ln that each 

ot edd clai•r.a recites tranelo.ting de.,1oee for which no correapond1ng alemanta will be found in the.art ot :record. 

It 1.s noted that the Elcam1ner adheres to his rejection ot 

method claims 26 to M, 1nolua1Te. :Referring in this connect:lon to the 

crit1otan tound in the last para.graph, page 2 ot the ~fficial letter, tbe 

wort. a7a1'i•, as toimcl. in claim 26 aa well aa in other method claim.a waa 

used to comprehend both the terms method a.n4 apparatu • 

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As previoue(y pointed ou.t, 1 t we.s r.011sidered neceBBnry in drafting 

these claims to set tortb in the preemblee thereof a.n antecedent recital 

of struetura in the ln.tereet . of cleameH ,...nd intelligibilit1·1 but 

without d&JQ'i:DC the proposition the.t the 1natrar.iente.lities wOlll.d be 

IUS~epti)l- ot aonaider~bla variation. since it cannot be conceded 

that in tha present 1nste.n~e the method oteps recited in t'ii.id cl&ims are 

merel7 the obVioue and intended function of the apparat'U.8 coTered in said 

claims. 

In r.equeat1ng reconsidarRtion of the ~ethod clnir.ls in thie c~r-e 

Pl•bers 26 to 34, applice.nt cs.n onl7 confirm. bis p1:>a1 tion and reiterate 

the argument a pre,1eus11 eubm1tte4 in bis behalf. It la clesil'ed to s4d 

to the record another deo1e1on of the Sqpreme Court of th~ United States . . 

dated Jumar7 '11 1936 which 1• ci<te4 aa tollowe1· &nith Ts. Snow et al 

411 o.a. Bo. 3 , 48? C 193& > • 

It 1a noted that claimc l - ~O • 12, and 14 - 26 are coneide~ed 

allowable. 

F&vorab•e consideration la requeoted of the new olaime 

lfambere 36 to 59 inclusive in the light of the foregoing. 

Ree:pftctful!.y submitted, 

William ~. F~iedman, 

Attorneys 

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