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WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,266
About

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO has a total of 1,266 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1896. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Its main competitors in its focus markets digital networks, audio-visual technology and telecommunications are RADVISION LTD, ASAHI HOUSOU KK and GIRAFFIC TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COs patent filings in countries
# Country Total Patents
#1 United States 1,030
#2 Canada 152
#3 United Kingdom 43
#4 France 19
#5 Ireland 10
#6 Germany 9
#7 Austria 2
#8 Spain 1

Patent filings per year

Chart showing WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Wise Raleigh J 70
#2 Dirkes Robert F 64
#3 Ridings Garvice H 53
#4 Buckingham William D 39
#5 Milnor Joseph W 37
#6 Wheeler Evan R 35
#7 Cannon William D 32
#8 Haglund Hakon H 29
#9 Kline Bernard L 29
#10 Blanton William B 28

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US3691452A Control of ac power by a logic comparator
US3638075A Communication line relay system
US3663760A Method and apparatus for time division multiplex transmission of binary data
US3660606A Method and apparatus for time division multiplex transmission of data and voice signals
US3619649A Slow-speed bootstrap sweep circuit
US3624294A Distributed multiplexing of low-speed telegraph subscriber lines
US3581120A Schmitt trigger circuit with variable hysteresis and insensitivity to temperature change
US3495099A Polar leg adapter circuit
US3529081A Means for applying additional communications signals to existing channels
US3333569A Metering ribbon inker
US3522537A Vestigial sideband transmission system having two channels in quadrature
US3504186A Data card transmitter with card controlled gating means
US3562492A Tape reader
US3436477A Automatic dialer
US3411021A Line driver for modifying lengths of polar signals
US3400801A Reusable inking cartridge
US3461276A Reusable data card
US3341192A Automatic sheet transport means for message scanning apparatus
US3381370A Waveguide flanging method
US3366914A Solderless connector for printed board circuits