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 6 patent(s).

U.S. Design Patent 190,232 (USD190232S)

A patent diagram of IBM's Data transmitter from a front-right perspective

Applied 5 Jul 1960

Published 2 May 1961

Expired ~1975

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Name	Data transmitter
Inventors	Frank Wilkey, Jr.
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 1001 Data Transmission 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 233,043 (USD233043S)

A patent diagram of IBM's Data-entry station for automatic data processing

Applied 22 Mar 1973

Published 1 Oct 1974

Expired ~1988

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Name	Data-entry station for automatic data processing
Inventors	Charles A. Pycha, Frank Wilkey, Jr.
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 3742 Dual Data Station and its 374X type Model B keyboard.

U.S. Design Patent 233,759 (USD233759S)

A patent diagram of IBM's data entry station for automatic data processing from a front-right perspective

Applied 27 Mar 1973

Published 26 Oct 1974

Expired ~1988

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Name	Data entry station for automatic data processing
Inventors	Charles A. Pycha, Frank Wilkey, Jr.
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 3741 Data Station and its 374X type Model B keyboard.

U.S. Design Patent 243,460 (USD243460S)

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

Applied 7 Aug 1975

Published 22 Feb 1977

Expired 22 Feb 1991

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Name	Portable personal computer
Inventors	John Greenfield, Collan B. Kneale, Frank Wilkey, Jr.
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 5100 Portable Computer and its 5100 type Model B keyboard.

U.S. Design Patent 258,826 (USD258826S)

A patent diagram of IBM's 64-key point-of-sale terminal from a front-right perspective

Applied 29 Sep 1978

Published 7 Apr 1981

Expired 7 Apr 1995

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Name	Point-of-sale terminal
Inventors	Wayne L. Aderman, Mark C. Agnew, Frank Wilkey, Jr.
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 5265 or 5266 POS Terminal with 34 or 64 keys.