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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elon Gasper, Redmond, WA (US);
Nedra Goedert, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Bright Star Technology, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
434159 ; 400466 ; 434 88 ; 434113 ; 434167 ; 434178 ; D18 / ; D18 / ;
Abstract
A set of characters is provided wherein each character is formed by arranging a number of relatively small like characters in a pattern that presents a filled-in outline of the character. Each of the small like characters are printed by a thermographic process to provide a character which protrudes slightly from the media surface thus providing tactile feedback when the character is touched or traced with a finger.