OPTICAL BUSINESS MACHINES has a total of 29 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1972. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and France. Its main competitors in its focus markets computer technology, textiles and paper and electrical machinery and energy are SCHIMMERLING M, LEI HUANG and WELL CAT KK.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
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#1 | United States | 6 | |
#2 | Canada | 5 | |
#3 | France | 5 | |
#4 | United Kingdom | 5 | |
#5 | Austria | 1 | |
#6 | Belgium | 1 | |
#7 | Switzerland | 1 | |
#8 | Germany | 1 | |
#9 | Denmark | 1 | |
#10 | Ireland | 1 | |
#11 | Italy | 1 | |
#12 | Norway | 1 |
# | Industry | |
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#1 | Computer technology | |
#2 | Textiles and paper | |
#3 | Electrical machinery and energy |
# | Technology | |
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#1 | Data recognition and presentation | |
#2 | Typewriters | |
#3 | Magnets and transformers |
# | Name | Total Patents |
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#1 | Macneill John H | 6 |
#2 | Holmes Thomas G | 4 |
#3 | Lidkea Harrison B | 4 |
#4 | Seib Kenneth L | 3 |
#5 | Willey Ronald R | 3 |
#6 | Bellinger | 1 |
#7 | Macneill J | 1 |
#8 | Neill John H Mac | 1 |
#9 | James E | 1 |
#10 | Willey R | 1 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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GB2065562A | Solid character printer | |
US4066998A | Method and apparatus for discriminating between characters in character recognition systems | |
US3944977A | Adaptive and programmed threshold level detection arrangement | |
GB1454813A | Method and apparatus for recognising handwritten characters in an optical character recognition machine | |
CH581867A5 | Character reader scanning system - uses line of light whose length corresponds to max. length of characters and of given width | |
IE38315B1 | Improved optical scan arrangement for optical character recognition | |
US3848228A | Visual display of unrecognizable characters in optical character recognition machines | |
US3872433A | Optical character recognition system | |
US3812459A | Opticscan arrangement for optical character recognition systems |