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 7 patent(s).

U.S. Design Patent 195,303 (USD195303S)

A patent diagram depicting IBM's Bank teller terminal from a front-right perspective

Applied 15 Oct 1962

Published 28 May 1963

Expired ~1977

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Name	Bank teller terminal
Inventors	Edward R. Wiener
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 1062 Teller Terminal.

U.S. Design Patent 217,913 (USD217913S)

A patent drawing of IBM's Keypunch for document cards from a front-right perspective

Applied 9 Jul 1969

Published 30 Jun 1970

Expired ~1984

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Name	Keypunch for document cards
Inventors	Wayne L. Aderman, Douglas C. Antonelli, Dennis P. Butterbaugh, James R. Hammer, Richard J. Ullmer, Edward R. Wiener, Frank Wilkey, Jr.
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 5496 Data Recorder and its Elastic Diaphragm encoded keyboard.

U.S. Design Patent 225,645 (USD225645S)

A patent diagram of IBM's data processing ensemble from a front-left perspective

Applied 20 Jul 1970

Published 26 Dec 1972

Expired ~1986

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Name	Data processing ensemble
Inventors	Loring C. Bixler, Myron F. Davis, Francis J. Eisenman, Jr., Edward R. Wiener
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM System/3 Model 6 midrange computer with an attached 5213 Printer and Operator Keyboard Console (Elastic Diaphragm encoded keyboard).

U.S. Design Patent 223,762 (USD223762S)

A patent drawing depicting IBM's data printer keyboard console from a front-right perspective

Applied 21 Dec 1970

Published 6 Jun 1972

Expired ~1986

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Name	Data printer keyboard console
Inventors	Loring C. Bixler, Arnold M. Davis, Walter S. McCormick, Jr., Edward R. Wiener
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 3215 Console Printer-Keyboard.

U.S. Design Patent 224,682 (USD224682S)

A patent diagram of IBM's data processor from a front-left perspective

Applied 21 Dec 1970

Published 29 Aug 1972

Expired ~1986

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Name	Data processor
Inventors	Loring C. Bixler, Arnold M. Davis, Donald F. Lahey, Walter S. McCormick, Jr., Edward R. Wiener
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM System/370 Model 145 mainframe computer and an attached 3210 Model 1 Console Printer-Keyboard.

U.S. Design Patent 224,605 (USD224605S)

A patent drawing depicting IBM's printer from a front-right perspective

Applied 10 May 1971

Published 8 Aug 1972

Expired ~1986

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Name	Printer
Inventors	Loring C. Bixler, Arnold M. Davis, Walter S. McCormick, Jr., Edward R. Wiener
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 3210 Model 2 Console Printer-Keyboard.

U.S. Design Patent 246,670 (USD246670S)

A patent diagram of IBM's data processing ensemble or similar article from a front-right perspective

Applied 13 Aug 1971

Published 13 Dec 1977

Expired 13 Dec 1991

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Name	Data processing ensemble or similar article
Inventors	Loring C. Bixler, Myron F. Davis, Francis J. Eisenman, Jr., Edward R. Wiener
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM System/3 Model 6 midrange computer with an attached 2222 Printer and Operator Keyboard Console (Elastic Diaphragm encoded keyboard).