Education and demonstration – Communication aids for the handicapped – Tactile reading aid
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-11
2007-12-11
Suhol, Dmitry (Department: 3725)
Education and demonstration
Communication aids for the handicapped
Tactile reading aid
C434S114000, C340S407100, C340S407200, C345S031000, C400S109100
Reexamination Certificate
active
10894991
ABSTRACT:
This is an entirely new type of tactile display based upon cuneiform writing concepts which is an alternative to Braille. This invention uses electromechanical components to display a tactile coding of letters, numbers and symbols using rotating linear components and pointer variations of these. These pointer parts rotate on the surface of the device. A user places fingers or skin on the surface and by feeling the direction in which the components are pointing determines the coded symbol.
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Suhol Dmitry
Temmerman Matthew J.
Temmerman Law Office
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