Title :
The ENIAC file wrapper
Author :
Hunter, Robert D.
Author_Institution :
Texas Instrum., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
A brief overview is presented of the ´file wrapper´, which is the documentation of the patent application in the US Patent Office for the ENIAC (electronic numerical integrator and computer). The author provides personal reminiscences along with a quick summary of major patent claims made and interferences that resulted in an 18-year pendency for the application before the granting of a patent in 1964.<>
Keywords :
computers; industrial property; legislation; ENIAC file wrapper; ENIAC patent; US Patent Office; electronic numerical integrator; major patent claims; patent application documentation; pendency; Application software; Contracts; Differential equations; Documentation; Interference; Laboratories; Modems; Motion analysis; Patent law; Projectiles;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE