Keyboard Patents

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A gallery of patents that describe technologies or illustrate designs relating to IBM and family keyboards, typewriters and keypunches. This includes keyswitch/actuator designs, ornamental designs (overall appearance), integrated pointing devices such as TrackPoints, and host systems such as PCs, laptops, terminals, consoles and electronic typewriters. All illustrations provided are from the patents themselves, which are believed to be within the public domain. A total of 112 patents have been recorded. The patent list is currently filtered to 2 patent(s).

U.S. Design Patent 185,960 (USD185960S)

A patent diagram depicting IBM's Computer inquiry station from a front-right perspective

Applied 19 Feb 1958

Published 25 Aug 1959

Expired ~1973

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Name	Computer inquiry station
Inventors	David G. Moore, George F. Fahringer
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design appearing to depict an IBM 838 Inquiry Station.

U.S. Design Patent 189,186 (USD189186S)

A patent drawing of IBM's computer console from a front-left perspective

Applied 23 Mar 1960

Published 8 Nov 1960

Expired ~1974

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Name	Computer console
Inventors	Jack W. Stringer, Walter Furlani, David G. Moore
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting the IBM 7150 Console Typewriter & Operating Keyboard.