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 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 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).

U.S. Design Patent 244,464 (USD244464S)

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

Applied 19 Apr 1976

Published 24 May 1977

Expired 24 May 1991

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Name	Data display console
Inventors	Myron F. Davis, Jr.
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 4979 Display Console with its 4979 type Model B keyboard.

U.S. Design Patent 289,292 (USD289292S)

Applied 17 Jan 1984

Published 14 Apr 1987

Expired 14 Apr 2001

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Name	Transportable computer
Inventors	Daniel F. Ansell, Thomas A. Anzelone, Myron F. Davis, John Greenfield, Robert L. Syler, Harold D. Yeaw
Assignees	IBM
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM 5155 Portable Personal Computer and the Portable Personal Computer Keyboard (Model F).

U.S. Design Patent 290,360 (USD290360S)

Applied 20 Jun 1984

Published 16 Jun 1987

Expired 16 Jun 2001

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Name	Keyboard for a personal computer
Inventors	Thomas A. Anzelone, Raymond F. Cotton, Myron F. Davis, Pedro D. del Sol, Robert M. Ewart, Jr., Frederick E. Goetz
Assignees	IBM Information Products
Description	An ornamental design depicting an IBM Personal Computer AT Keyboard (Model F).

U.S. Design Patent 292,801 (USD292801S)

Applied 18 Mar 1985

Published 17 Nov 1987

Expired 17 Nov 2001

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Name	Keyboard for a computer
Inventors	Myron F. Davis, Jr., Ted F. Kelley, Jr.
Assignees	IBM Information Products
Description	An ornamental design depicting a first-generation, PC-compatible IBM Enhanced Keyboard (Model M).