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Class 434
EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATION
Class Definition:
This is the generic class for apparatus and processes not
elsewhere classifiable for: providing instruction about a
subject or means; testing or grading a person's knowledge,
skill, discipline, or mental or physical ability; displaying
for purpose of comparison contrast, or demonstration;
demonstrating characteristics and advantages of apparatus,
objects, or processes; and cryptography apparatus.
REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting, for means to display
cards, pictures, and signs of both a fixed and changeable
nature. Class 40 contains devices which are directed to the
general purpose of conveying information by displaying words
or the like (e.g.., alpha-numeric indicia). This class
contains devices limited to the specific purposes of
comparing, contrasting, or demonstrating the qualities of
objects, machinery, and materials.
54, Harness, 71 for breaking and training harness.
73, Measuring and Testing, appropriate subclasses for
physical measuring and testing.
84, Music, 470 for devices and methods of teaching music.
116, Signals and Indicators, for signals and indicators which
may be used for educational purposes, especially 306 for
hand set indicators which indicate some fact or information.
119, Animal Husbandry, 712 for animal breaking and training,
and subclass 905 for a breaking and training method.
177, Weighing Scales, appropriate subclasses for a weigher
not limited to mere teaching or demonstrating.
250, Radiant Energy, appropriate subclasses for testing
objects or materials by invisible radiation.
273, Amusement Devices: Games, for a game which tests the
skill of a person in accomplishing some sought result or for
a means by which a contest of skill or chance may be engaged
in among two or more players.
324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing, for general
electric testing.
345, Computer Graphics Processing, Operator Interface
Processing, and Selective Visual Display Systems, subclasses
326 for operator interfaces.
356, Optics: Measuring and Testing, for the testing of
visible light or material by means of visible light or
optical principles, particularly subclass 51 for the testing
of materials by optical means by means of ultraviolet or
infrared radiation.
358, Facsimile and Static Presentation Processing, subclasses
1.1-1.18 for methods or apparatus for processing data for
static presentation (hard copy).
436, Chemistry: Analytical and Immunological Testing, 1 for
chemical analytical processes.
446, Amusement Devices: Toys, appropriate subclasses for a
device whose purpose is for amusement rather than education.
An amusement device having a specific modification in its
design or operation to effect instruction of the individual
is classified originally in Class 434.
472, Amusement Devices, for an amusement device proper
therefor which may simulate an actual event or apparatus or
provide an environment in which physical training may occur.
473, Games Using Tangible Projectile, for an amusement game
or sport device adapted to be used in a competitive and
amusing contest of skill or chance between two or more
participants, whereby the results of the contest can be
indicated according to rules defined for the game or sport,
which device may also have an educational effect, benefit, or
value. Class 473 contains devices which are to be used for
practice by, or for perfecting the skill of, a person who
already knows how to play the game, sport, or the like.
Class 434 contains devices which are to be used for
instructing an unknowledgeable person in some aspect of the
game, sport, or the like. A device which is used for both
instruction and practice or perfecting game skills is
classifiable in Class 434 and cross-referenced into Class
473.
482, Exercise Devices, for an exercise device proper therefor
which may involve training a human user in an exercise
activity.
707, Data Processing: Database and File Management, Data
Structures, or Document Processing, subclasses 500-542 for
document processing performed by a computer for
presentation.
SUBCLASSES
Subclass:
1
DETECTION OR RANGE DETERMINATION OF DISTANT OBJECT BY
APPARATUS USING SENSOR OF ELECTROMAGNETIC OR SOUND ENERGY:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to teaching or demonstrating the
operation or characteristics of a means for locating, or
finding the distance to, a remote object (e.g.., an enemy
aircraft, etc.) by use of electromagnetic or sound energy
detecting means.
(1) Note. Instruction can be done by any means, actual or
simulated; however, when using actual means the input signal
representing the remote object is a simulated signal.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
340, Communications: Electrical, 850 for underwater
systems.
343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas, subclass 17.7 for
devices which use a simulated signal for testing or
calibrating equipment.
367, Communication, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and
Devices, 87 for echo systems.
701, Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative
Location, 207 for equipment which determines position.
Subclass:
2
Radar:
This subclass is indented under subclass 1. Subject matter
relating to teaching or demonstrating the operation or
characteristics of radar.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas, 5 for radio wave
energy object detecting and ranging systems.
Subclass:
3
Cathode ray screen display simulated by light means (e.g..,
light spot projected onto screen, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 2. Subject matter
wherein light is used to provide a display that looks like a
blip or sweeping line seen on the face of a cathode ray
tube.
Subclass:
4
Optical means (e.g.., image projector, etc.) or light or
sound sensor (e.g.., television camera, microphone, etc.)
included in a simulator:
This subclass is indented under subclass 2. Subject matter
wherein an apparatus simulating a radio wave sensing means
includes some optical device (e.g.., a lens, etc.), a light
detector, or a sound detector.
Subclass:
5
Interference simulation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 2. Subject matter
relating to the limitation of means or conditions interfering
with detection of reflected radio waves, such as pieces of
metallic material dropped into the atmosphere (chaff or
window), interfering radio waves transmitted by an enemy
(jamming), or natural electrical disturbances of the
atmosphere.
Subclass:
6
Sonar:
This subclass is indented under subclass 1. Subject matter
relating to teaching or demonstrating the operation or
characteristics of sonar.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
340, Communications: Electrical, 850 for underwater
systems.
367, Communication, Electrical: Acoustic Wave Systems and
Devices, subclass 1 for sonar counter-measure apparatus; and
subclasses 87+ for echo systems.
Subclass:
7
Interference simulation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 6. Subject matter
relating to the limitation of means or conditions interfering
with the detection of reflected sound waves, such as water
turbulence or propeller sound associated with a ship carrying
a sound-sensing means.
Subclass:
8
Simulation of doppler shift of echo:
This subclass is indented under subclass 6. Subject matter
relating to an imitation of the effect of the direction of
movement of a distant object upon the frequency of sound
waves reflected therefrom.
Subclass:
9
Simulation of plural detector system:
This subclass is indented under subclass 6. Subject matter
relating to an imitation of apparatus using multiple means
for sensing sound.
Subclass:
10
Simulation by use of sound recording:
This subclass is indented under subclass 6. Subject matter
relating to an imitation of sound produced by object
detecting apparatus by employing a sound recording, e.g.., a
magnetic tape or a phonos:graphic disk.
Subclass:
11
ORGANIZED ARMED OR UNARMED CONFLICT OR SHOOTING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to conducting wars between nations
and states, to tactics employed by a military, police, or
like unit, or to the discharging of firearms or other
ordnance.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
42, Firearms, subclass 1 for dummy guns.
89, Ordnance, for means used in waging war.
124, Mechanical Guns and Projectors, subclass 28 for devices
converting a firearm into a mere target masking device for
practicing aiming.
273, Amusement Devices: Games, 348 for targets, per se.
348, Television, 121 for training devices utilizing
television systems to simulate conditions relating to
activities in war.
352, Optics: Motion Pictures, subclass 39 and 95 for motion
picture methods and apparatus used in marksmanship training.
Subclass:
12
Self-propelled projectile:
This subclass is indented under subclass 11. Subject matter
relating to a missile that is moved by some means contained
therein.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
89, Ordnance, 1.8 for rocket-launching means.
Subclass:
13
Launched underwater:
This subclass is indented under subclass 12. Subject matter
wherein the missile is released from a carrier below the
surface of a body of water.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
114, Ships, 238 for torpedo-launching means.
235, Registers, subclass 403 for computers used in torpedo
direction.
Subclass:
14
Aerial warfare:
This subclass is indented under subclass 11. Subject matter
relating to conflict involving an aircraft or means carried
thereby.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
235, Registers, 400 for computers associated with ordnance
or weapon systems.
273, Amusement Devices: Games, 360 for airplane-towed
targets.
343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas, subclass 18 for
targets with radio wave absorbing, reflecting, or countering
features.
Subclass:
15
Bombing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 14. Subject matter
relating to attacking an enemy target with an explosive or
incendiary device dropped from an aircraft.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
235, Registers, 401 for computers associated with bombing
apparatus.
Subclass:
16
Gunnery:
This subclass is indented under subclass 11. Subject matter
relating to the effective use of guns.
Subclass:
17
Gunfire spotting:
This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Subject matter
relating to training in observation of the impact of
projectiles, generally for the purpose of supplying
information to a gun crew from an observation point.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
27 for means for teaching the proper use of range-finding
apparatus.
Subclass:
18
Gun recoil simulation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Subject matter
relating to an imitation of the kickback of a gun when it is
fired.
Subclass:
19
Gun aiming:
This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Subject matter
relating to pointing a gun toward something intended to be
hit by a projectile discharged therefrom.
(1) Note. Devices which are used to instruct an
unknowledgeable person in the use of a gun are classified in
this subclass and subclasses indented hereunder. Devices
which are used for practice by a person who already knows how
to use a gun are classified elsewhere. (See the search notes
below). Devices which are used for both instruction and
practice are classified in this subclass and indented
subclasses and cross-referenced into Class 463, appropriate
subclasses.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
42, Firearms, subclass 1 for gun-sighting devices.
235, Registers, 404 for computers used in gun-aiming
apparatus.
273, Amusement Devices: Games, 348 for combinations of
targets with projectile projecting or aiming devices used for
amusement.
463, Amusement Devices: Games, 2 and 49+ for a simulated
projectile game.
Subclass:
20
Cinematos:graphic or cathode ray screen display:
This subclass is indented under subclass 19. Subject matter
wherein a motion picture film or a cathode ray tube presents
a representation of an object or scene to a person.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
352, Optics: Motion Pictures, appropriate subclasses for
motion picture methods and apparatus.
Subclass:
21
Training apparatus using beam of infrared, visible light, or
ultraviolet radiation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 19. Subject matter
wherein apparatus for instructing a person in pointing a gun
uses a beam of electromagnetic radiation having a wave
frequency in the range of infrared, visible light, or
ultraviolet energy.
Subclass:
22
Beam sensor included in apparatus:
This subclass is indented under subclass 21. Subject matter
including means for detecting the electromagnetic radiation.
Subclass:
23
Means (e.g.., target, terrain model, etc.) marked or pierced
to simulate projectile impact point:
This subclass is indented under subclass 19. Subject matter
wherein the place where a projectile contacts a target or
other surface is represented by applying something (e.g.., an
ink spot) to, or puncturing, an object (e.g.., a simulated
target or a terrain model used as a background for a
target).
(1) Note. This subclass does not include a projectile such
as a frangible ball that contains a dye or the like for
marking a target at the point of impact of the projectile,
since a projectile of this type actually strikes the target
and there is no simulation of an impact of the type included
in apparatus herein.
Subclass:
24
Gun loading or projectile preparation (e.g.., fuse setting,
etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 16. Subject matter
relating to making a projectile ready for use or placing a
projectile in a gun.
Subclass:
25
Water warfare:
This subclass is indented under subclass 11. Subject matter
relating to conflict waged on or below the surface of a body
of water.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
13 for training means relating to torpedoes.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
114, Ships, 1 for warships.
Subclass:
26
Periscope view simulation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 25. Subject matter
including means for presenting to a viewer an imitation of a
scene observed through the tube used for viewing a seascape
from an underwater combat vehicle.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
114, Ships, subclass 340 for actual submersible vessels
having periscopes.
359, Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements,
402 for periscopes.
Subclass:
27
Range finding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 11. Subject matter
relating to determining the distance between an object such
as an enemy target and a second point such as a gun site.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
235, Registers, subclass 414 for computers used in range
finding.
Subclass:
28
AIRCRAFT WIND DRIFT SIMULATION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to means for imitating the effect of
wind upon the path of an aircraft.
Subclass:
29
VEHICLE OPERATOR INSTRUCTION OR TESTING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to controlling a conveyance during
its movement or operation preparatory thereto.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
348, Television, 121 for television systems utilized in a
vehicle simulator.
472, Amusement Devices, particularly subclass 27 and 28 for
an amusement roundabout having a carriage which may simulate
a vehicle, subclasses 59+ for a device for causing a person
to experience an illusion of being in motion, e.g.., travel
simulating, etc., subclasses 88+ for a surface for a wheeled
or gliding vehicle which may be used to simulate travel,
e.g.., skiing, skating, etc., and subclass 130 for an
amusement device for simulating an aircraft or space vehicle
or the movement thereof.
701, Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative
Location, 1 for vehicle operation or guidance involving data
processing or calculating techniques.
Subclass:
30
Flight vehicle:
This subclass is indented under subclass 29. Subject matter
relating to an aircraft-type conveyance.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
244, Aeronautics, subclass 229 for dual control aircraft
used for student instruction.
446, Amusement Devices: Toys, subclass 7 for a toy
simulation of an aircraft cockpit; and subclasses 30+ for
remotely controlled tethered toy aircraft.
472, Amusement Devices, particularly subclass 130 for an
amusement device for simulating an aircraft or space vehicle
or the movement thereof used primarily for entertainment.
701, Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative
Location, 120 for traffic control of aircraft.
Subclass:
31
Automatic pilot:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
relating to means for automatically directing the course of
the conveyance.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
701, Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative
Location, 1 for computers used in vehicle guidance.
Subclass:
32
Model viewed and maneuvered by trainee from point remote
therefrom:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
including a miniature or model of a conveyance, the movement
of which is controlled by a student or examinee watching the
conveyance from a location spaced therefrom.
Subclass:
33
Helicopter:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
wherein the conveyance is supported by blades rotating in a
substantially horizontal plane and located above its
passenger-carrying fuselage or framework.
Subclass:
34
Outer space vehicle:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
wherein the conveyance is a type that travels outside the
atmosphere of the earth.
Subclass:
35
In flight:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
wherein a real conveyance that flies through the atmosphere
without restriction of its path is used for instruction.
Subclass:
36
With simulation of night or reduced visibility flight:
This subclass is indented under subclass 35. Subject matter
wherein travel in darkness, or under conditions which
restrict a pilot's view, is imitated.
Subclass:
37
Aircraft, aircraft simulator, or means connected thereto
travelling on ground or water during simulated flight
training:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
wherein a real aircraft, a representation of such a vehicle,
or something connected to the aircraft or representation
(e.g.., a boat or truck attached to an airplane by a
universally pivoting boom, etc.) travels in any desired
direction on land or water during simulated flight training.
Subclass:
38
Simulation of view from aircraft:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
relating to an imitation of the scene observed by a person
looking out from the conveyance.
Subclass:
39
View simulating means located on belt or cylinder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 38. Subject matter
including a continuous flexible band or a barrel-like element
on which a drawing, painting, print, photograph, or other
s:graphic scene imitation (e.g.., a terrain model, etc.) is
carried.
Subclass:
40
View simulating means located on element having spherical
surface:
This subclass is indented under subclass 38. Subject matter
including a means having a surface all points on which are
equidistant from a point (e.g.., a hemisphere) and on which a
drawing, painting, print, photograph, or other s:graphic
scene imitation (e.g.., a terrain model, etc.) is carried.
Subclass:
41
Simulation of night or reduced visibility flight:
This subclass is indented under subclass 38. Subject matter
wherein travel in darkness, or under conditions which
restrict a pilot's view, is imitated.
Subclass:
42
Runway outlining or approach lights simulated:
This subclass is indented under subclass 41. Subject matter
including an imitation of a light source used to show the
limits of an airfield landing strip or the path leading
thereto.
Subclass:
43
View simulated by cathode ray screen display:
This subclass is indented under subclass 38. Subject matter
wherein the scene is imitated by a cathode ray tube.
Subclass:
44
View simulated by projected image:
This subclass is indented under subclass 38. Subject matter
wherein the scene to be viewed is contained on a film slide,
or the like, and is projected upon a viewing surface.
Subclass:
45
Simulation of feel of control means (e.g.., flight control
stick, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
wherein touch-perceived handling characteristics of means for
operating the conveyance are imitated.
Subclass:
46
Ground trainer agitated to simulate rough air buffeting or
engine induced vibration of aircraft:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
wherein movement imparted to an aircraft by turbulent air or
engine vibration is imitated.
Subclass:
47
Display or recordation of simulated flight path of ground
trainer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
including an earth supported representation of the conveyance
and means for exhibiting or recording the path that would be
followed by the conveyance if maneuvered in accordance with a
trainee's handling of its control means.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
340, Communications: Electrical, subclass 24 for means for
plotting the position of a vehicle.
346, Recorders, subclass 8 for means for recording the
course of a vehicle.
Subclass:
48
Aircraft sound simulation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
including an imitation of noise made by an aircraft.
Subclass:
49
Aircraft or ambient condition simulated electrically or
indicated by instrument or alarm:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
wherein the functioning of an aircraft or a characteristic of
the environment in which an aircraft is operated is imitated
by electrical apparatus or is indicated by a dial, audible
warning, or other informative means.
Subclass:
50
Takeoff or preparation therefor:
This subclass is indented under subclass 49. Subject matter
wherein departure of an aircraft from the ground, or
preparation therefor is imitated.
Subclass:
51
Aircraft attitude (e.g.., roll, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 49. Subject matter
wherein the condition simulated or indicated is roll, pitch,
or yaw of an aircraft during its maneuvers.
Subclass:
52
Ice formation or aircraft weight:
This subclass is indented under subclass 49. Subject matter
including means for imitating (a) an accumulation of ice on
an aircraft, e.g.., on its wings or in a fuel tank, or (b)
the weight of such a conveyance.
Subclass:
53
Pressure:
This subclass is indented under subclass 49. Subject matter
including a means for showing force per unit of area in some
component of an aircraft.
Subclass:
54
Propulsion means or accessory:
This subclass is indented under subclass 49. Subject matter
relating to apparatus for moving an aircraft, e.g.., an
engine or the fuel supply means associated therewith.
Subclass:
55
Tiltable or turntable ground trainer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
wherein an earth supported representation of the conveyance
is mounted so that it can be inclined or pivoted to imitate
roll, pitch, yaw, or turning movement during flight.
Subclass:
56
With fan or simulated propeller:
This subclass is indented under subclass 55. Subject matter
wherein a spinning blade is mounted on or associated with the
representation of the conveyance.
Subclass:
57
With means for stabilizing trainer when idle:
This subclass is indented under subclass 55. Subject matter
including apparatus for preventing movement of the
representation of the conveyance when it is not being used.
Subclass:
58
By fluid actuated piston/cylinder ram:
This subclass is indented under subclass 55. Subject matter
wherein the representation of the conveyance is moved by a
fluid driven means comprising a piston slidable in a
cylinder.
Subclass:
59
Simulation of flight generated force applied to aircraft
occupant:
This subclass is indented under subclass 30. Subject matter
relating to an imitation of a force exerted upon a person by
motion of an aircraft, e.g.., the force exerted upon a pilot
when his aircraft is pulled out of a dive.
Subclass:
60
Sail-equipped vehicle:
This subclass is indented under subclass 29. Subject matter
relating to a conveyance having a panel against which wind
force is exerted to propel the conveyance.
Subclass:
61
Bicycle or motorcycle:
This subclass is indented under subclass 29. Subject matter
relating to a conveyance having only two wheels and propelled
either by a person or an engine.
Subclass:
62
Automobile or truck:
This subclass is indented under subclass 29. Subject matter
relating to a powered nontrack land conveyance commonly known
as an automobile or truck.
Subclass:
63
Model viewed and maneuvered by trainee from point remote
therefrom:
This subclass is indented under subclass 62. Subject matter
including a miniature or model of a conveyance the movement
of which is controlled by a student or examinee watching from
a location spaced therefrom.
Subclass:
64
Driver's skill measured by time or vehicle travel distance:
This subclass is indented under subclass 62. Subject matter
wherein the ability of a person in controlling operation of
the conveyance is appraised in terms of time lapsed or
distance travelled by the conveyance during the performance
of a task (e.g.., stopping the conveyance, etc.).
Subclass:
65
Recordation of driver's performance:
This subclass is indented under subclass 62. Subject matter
including apparatus for making a record of the manner in
which a student or examinee controls the conveyance.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
340, Communications: Electrical, subclass 24 for means for
plotting the position of a vehicle.
346, Recorders, subclass 8 for means for recording the
course of a vehicle.
Subclass:
66
Real vehicle used in instruction or testing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 62. Subject matter
wherein an actual conveyance is controlled by a student or
examinee.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
180, Motor Vehicles, 321 for dual control motor vehicles
used for student instruction.
Subclass:
67
Vehicle positioned on rollers, belt, or platform:
This subclass is indented under subclass 66. Subject matter
wherein the conveyance is supported upon (a) rotatable
cylinders, wheels, or the like (b) a continuous flexible
band, or (c) a generally planar man-made structure.
Subclass:
68
Obstacle or other means contacted by improperly driven
vehicle:
This subclass is indented under subclass 66. Subject matter
wherein a conveyance not correctly controlled by a student or
examinee contacts some object located on or near a path or
parking position of the conveyance.
Subclass:
69
Simulation of view from vehicle:
This subclass is indented under subclass 62. Subject matter
relating to an imitation of the scene observed by a person
looking out from a conveyance of the aforesaid type.
Subclass:
70
View simulating means located on belt or cylinder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 69. Subject matter
including a continuous flexible band or a roller-like element
on which a drawing, painting, print, photograph, or other
s:graphic scene imitation (e.g.., a terrain model) is
carried.
Subclass:
71
Manipulation of gear shift lever or clutch pedal:
This subclass is indented under subclass 62. Subject matter
relating to operation of a lever or clutch pedal used for
controlling the drive shaft power transmission of the
conveyance.
Subclass:
72
ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DECORATION, OR INDUSTRIAL PLANT
LAYOUT:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to design or construction of a
building, design or furnishings of the interior of a
building, or layout of machines or other equipment used in an
industrial facility.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
52, Static Structures (e.g.., Buildings), for various types
of buildings.
Subclass:
73
Magnet included in display or demonstration:
This subclass is indented under subclass 72. Subject matter
wherein an exhibiting means therefor includes a magnet.
Subclass:
74
Brick, tile, roofing, or siding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 72. Subject matter
relating to small ceramic blocks used for forming a wall or
floor surface, a material such as asphalt shingles for
sheathing a roof, or a material such as aluminum or wood
strips for sheathing the exterior of a building.
Subclass:
75
Curtain or wall, ceiling, or floor cover:
This subclass is indented under subclass 72. Subject matter
relating to a material such as cloth used to cover a window
or form a space divider, or any material used to cover a
wall, ceiling, or floor of a house or building.
Subclass:
76
Light, mirror, or image projector included in display or
demonstration:
This subclass is indented under subclass 75. Subject matter
wherein an exhibiting means therefor includes a source of
illumination, a polished means such as silvered glass for
reflecting an image, or a means for projecting an image upon
a viewing surface.
Subclass:
77
Roller-mounted belt or strip included in display or
demonstration:
This subclass is indented under subclass 75. Subject matter
wherein an exhibiting means therefor includes a rotatable
cylinder on which a continuous flexible band or elongate
sheet is mounted.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
426 for similar belt or reel devices used for other
purposes.
Subclass:
78
Plaque (e.g.., disk, etc.) turntable relative to index
(e.g.., window in card, etc.) to selectively align different
points on plaque therewith:
This subclass is indented under subclass 75. Subject matter
including a stiff sheet or board pivotal relative to a
pointer, an aperture in a second stiff sheet or board, or
other indexing means so that various points on the first
sheet or board can be brought into register with said
pointer, aperture in said second sheet or board, or other
indexing means as desired.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
198 and 404, for similar devices used for other purposes.
Subclass:
79
Building or room interior represented pictorially or by
model:
This subclass is indented under subclass 75. Subject matter
wherein the appearance of a roofed structure or a room
therein is exhibited by a picture or a miniature structure.
Subclass:
80
Representation of furniture, bathroom or kitchen accessory,
or cabinet placeable in different locations on representation
of room interior:
This subclass is indented under subclass 72. Subject matter
including a facsimile or illustration of (a) an item used in
a house or building to support a person or an object (e.g..,
a bed, chair, or table), or (b) an accessory used in a
kitchen or bathroom (e.g.., a sink or dishwasher), the
facsimile or illustration being movable to different places
on a picture, model, or other exhibit of the inside of a room
for the purpose of showing different arrangements of the
furnishings.
Subclass:
81
VISUAL ART OR CRAFT, ARTISTIC ADORNMENT, OR COLOR TRAINING OR
DEMONSTRATION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to (a) a visually aesthetic object
(e.g.., a painting), (b) a personal beautifying means, (c) a
craft involving artistic skill, or (d) color training or
exhibiting means.
(1) Note. To be included in this subclass as related to a
color training or demonstrating means, or in subclasses
indented thereunder, a patent must disclose means for
teaching color recognition or must demonstrate color for its
aesthetic effect. A means using color for identification or
other subsidiary purpose is classified in another subclass
according to the primary subject matter involved.
(2) Note. Included in this subclass or subclasses indented
hereunder are certain aids for making an artistic object,
e.g.., a support framework for modeling clay used in a statue
or a device for facilitating creation of a perspective
drawing.
(3) Note. Mechanical drawing is considered an artistic
craft for purpose of this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
33, Geometrical Instruments, appropriate subclasses for
drafting instruments.
248, Supports, 441.1 for an easel, book, or music score
holder.
Subclass:
82
Sculpture or craft involving manual carving or shaping:
This subclass is indented under subclass 81. Subject matter
relating to an artistic object or work involving cutting or
molding by use of the hands.
Subclass:
83
Shape defined by filament (e.g.., string, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 81. Subject matter
relating to an artistic form delineated by a cord, wire, or
like tenuous material.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclass 32
for an article having ornamentally wound or woven strands.
Subclass:
84
Color application (e.g.., painting, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 81. Subject matter
involving placement of color on a surface.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
427, Coating Processes, 256 for processes of forming a
nonuniform coating on a substrate.
Subclass:
85
Drawing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 81. Subject matter
involving production of a likeness or impression by making
lines on a surface.
Subclass:
86
Animal or human body model having movable parts:
This subclass is indented under subclass 85. Subject matter
relating to an animal or human body model having limb
representations or other parts which can be adjusted to
different positions.
(1) Note. Models included in this subclass are used by
artists drawing the body of a human being or other animal in
different positions.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
267 for anatomical representations used in medical
training.
295 for artificial body parts used in taxidermy or specimen
displays.
Subclass:
87
Stencil:
This subclass is indented under subclass 85. Subject matter
relating to a masking plaque having therein a perforation
through which a marking implement or material can be applied
to a surface underlying the plaque.
Subclass:
88
Tracing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 85. Subject matter
involving creation of a drawing by moving a pencil or other
marking means over a path viewed through a transparent
sheet.
Subclass:
89
Model support:
This subclass is indented under subclass 85. Subject matter
relating to a means for supporting a subject while it is
being drawn.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
248, Supports, 441 for an easel.
Subclass:
90
Grid included in drawing aid or scene viewer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 85. Subject matter
relating to a means for facilitating creation of a drawing or
a device through which a scene or object to be drawn is
viewed, the means or device including a network of lines,
usually to aid in proportioning the drawing.
Subclass:
91
Perspective:
This subclass is indented under subclass 85. Subject matter
relating to a drawing which gives the impression that parts
thereof are at different distances from the viewer.
Subclass:
92
Orthogonal projection:
This subclass is indented under subclass 85. Subject matter
relating to drawing an object by projecting lines
representing its shape onto mutually perpendicular planes.
Subclass:
93
Flower arranging or landscaping:
This subclass is indented under subclass 81. Subject matter
relating to the artistic arrangement of a collection of
flowers or the decorative features of a tract of land.
Subclass:
94
Hair or wig styling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 81. Subject matter
relating to the artistic arrangement of (a) a person's hair,
or (b) a representation thereof.
Subclass:
95
Decorative sewing, needlework, weaving, or textile
designing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 81. Subject matter
relating to the artistic creation of items with a needle and
thread, forming fabric by interlacing strands, or creating
textile patterns.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
26, Textiles: Cloth Finishing, subclass 69 for ornamental
textiles.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, appropriate
subclasses for a textile fabric of single or plural layers
which may have an ornamental design or indicia thereon, see
especially 175, 187, 190, 193+, and 196+.
Subclass:
96
Design formed of identical or complementary elements:
This subclass is indented under subclass 81. Subject matter
relating to the creation of an artistic arrangement of
elements which are the same or which cooperate with each
other with respect to shape, color, or other design feature.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
subclass 63 for laminating processes combined with manually
arranging different element to form a design.
Subclass:
97
Strips:
This subclass is indented under subclass 96. Subject matter
wherein said elements are narrow, flat pieces of material.
Subclass:
98
Color display:
This subclass is indented under subclass 81. Subject matter
relating to a means for showing color or presenting color
characteristics, e.g.., a chart naming harmonious colors.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
356, Optics: Measuring and Testing, 421 for an effective
multicolor chart or standard.
Subclass:
99
Personal appearance or wearing apparel:
This subclass is indented under subclass 98. Subject matter
relating to color of an item or material worn to cover a
person's body or to enhance appearance.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
377 for means for demonstrating characteristics of beauty
aids not involving color.
Subclass:
100
Cosmetic or nail polish:
This subclass is indented under subclass 99. Subject matter
relating to color of a material applied to the face or
nails.
Subclass:
101
Produced by spinning means (e.g.., plural rotating color
disks, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 98. Subject matter
including a rapidly rotating means for producing color.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
104 for rotatably mounted color disks which are stationary
when viewed.
Subclass:
102
Display produced by superposed color filters:
This subclass is indented under subclass 98. Subject matter
including color filters which are disposed in layers to
produce a color.
Subclass:
103
Including mixing receptacle or holder for color material:
This subclass is indented under subclass 98. Subject matter
which includes a means for holding a color material while it
is being mixed or until it is used.
Subclass:
104
Including relatively rotatable elements (e.g..,
concentrically mounted color disks, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 98. Subject matter
including parts which turn relative to each other.
Subclass:
105
Automobile:
This subclass is indented under subclass 98. Subject matter
relating to the color of an automobile.
Subclass:
106
ASTROLOGY:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to the divination of the supposed
influence of the stars or planets upon human affairs and
terrestrial events by their positions and aspects.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
284 for teaching means relating to astronomy.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
273, Amusement Devices: Games, subclass 161 for
fortune-telling devices.
Subclass:
107
BUSINESS OR ECONOMICS:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to activities involved with managing
a commercial or industrial enterprise or to analysis of
factors involved with production, distribution, and
consumption of goods and services.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
219 for occupational training.
365 for means for demonstrating or displaying an item of
manufacture or an industrial operation.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
283, Printed Matter, subclass 115 for s:graphic charts for
illustrating statistical information; subclass 54 for
insurance; subclass 56 for advertising; subclass 57 for
banking; and subclasses 66.1+ for accounting forms, books and
sheets.
705, Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice,
Management, or Cost/price Determination, 1 for business or
financial management data processing.
Subclass:
108
Work schedule:
This subclass is indented under subclass 107. Subject matter
relating to means for exhibiting a plan for, or the status
of, labor or production matters of a commercial or industrial
enterprise.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
705, Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice,
Management, or Cost/price Determination, subclass 5 for a
work or task assignment data processing system; and subclass
32 for a time accounting data processing system.
Subclass:
109
Record keeping:
This subclass is indented under subclass 107. Subject matter
relating to a means for maintaining information about finance
or other concerns of a commercial or industrial enterprise,
such as records of income or expenses of operation.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
705, Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice,
Management, or Cost/price Determination, 30 for an
accounting data processing system.
Subclass:
110
Coin or currency identification or counterfeit detection:
This subclass is indented under subclass 107. Subject matter
relating to instruction in the relative value of different
denominations of money or in recognizing bogus currency.
Subclass:
111
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to the use of a star for determining
an object's position, course, or distance traveled in
relation to a reference such as the surface of the earth.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
186 for means for instructing in the use of magnetic or gyro
compasses.
239 for means for instructing the use of radio navigation
apparatus.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
701, Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative
Location, subclass 200 for electrical navigation equipment.
Subclass:
112
COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR THE HANDICAPPED:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to devices which enable a handicapped
person to communicate with another person.
(1) Note. Excluded from this class and subclass are devices
which merely give a signal to the handicapped person upon
detection of an obstacle in the person's path.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
116, Signals and Indicators, digest 17 for tactile signalling
devices.
340, Communications: Electrical, 407.1 for tactile signals
in electrical communication apparatus.
348, Television, 62 for television aids for the blind.
704, Data Processing: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics,
Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression,
258 for speech synthesis.
Subclass:
113
Tactile reading aid (e.g.., braille, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 112. Subject matter
wherein information is given to the handicapped person in
tactile form.
(1) Note. Included here are tactile alphabets.
Subclass:
114
Converting information to tactile output:
This subclass is indented under subclass 113. Subject matter
wherein the information is initially in another sensory
medium (e.g.., Visual, Aural, etc.) and is changed to a
tactile output.
Subclass:
115
Braille writing slate:
This subclass is indented under subclass 113. Subject matter
relating to a surface having protrusions or depressions
arranged in a particular form, selected ones of which can be
pressed against paper or the like to form tactile characters
thereon.
Subclass:
116
Converting information to sound:
This subclass is indented under subclass 112. Subject matter
wherein information is initially in another medium (e.g..,
visual, tactile, etc.) and is changed to sound output.
Subclass:
117
Writing guide for the blind:
This subclass is indented under subclass 112. Subject matter
relating to devices having guide means for a writing
instrument, whereby handwriting by a blind person is
facilitated.
Subclass:
118
COMPUTER LOGIC, OPERATION, OR PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to instruction in the operation of a
computer, the logic involved in its operation, or the
technique of programming a computer.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
700, Data Processing: Generic Control Systems or Specific
Applications, appropriate subclasses for particular computer
applications.
Subclass:
126
FLUID FLOW OR WAVE MOTION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to movement of a fluid.
(1) Note. Included in this subclass are patents dealing
with the demonstration of pipeline networks, water waves, the
simulation of sound waves by mechanical analogy, and devices
which use fluid mechanics or hydraulics to demonstrate a
machine or the like, regardless of whether the machine itself
demonstrates a principle of fluid flow or wave motion.
Subclass:
127
FOOD:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to an edible substance.
(1) Note. Included in this subclass are devices relating to
dieting, nutrition, cooking, etc.
Subclass:
128
GAME, BOARD OR TABLE TYPE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to an amusement of the type played on
a surface of limited area, e.g., chess or checkers.
Subclass:
129
Using playing card:
This subclass is indented under subclass 128. Subject matter
relating to an amusement using small pasteboard type cards
with indicia thereon commonly referred to as playing cards.
(1) Note. Actual playing cards need not be used. A hand to
be played may be displayed on a surface such as a disk,
slide, or the like.
Subclass:
130
GEOGRAPHY:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to the study of features of an area
of the earth.
Subclass:
131
Terrestrial globe or accessory therefor:
This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Subject matter
relating to an earth-representing sphere or spherelike body
or to means associated therewith to facilitate the use
thereof.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
284 for astronomy teaching apparatus including a
representation of the earth which is not intended to
illustrate geos:graphic features thereof.
287 for a celestial globe.
Subclass:
132
Relief globe:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
relating to a globe which represents the positions and
varying elevations of different land masses.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
appropriate subclasses for making spherical articles by
laminating processes.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, appropriate subclasses for methods of shaping or
molding plastic materials within the class definition.
Subclass:
133
Having diverse use (e.g.., pencil box, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
wherein the sphere or like body is also useable for a purpose
not involved with study of the earth.
Subclass:
134
Having magnet associated therewith:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
wherein a magnet is used in combination with the sphere or
like body.
Subclass:
135
Having plural planar or curved surfaces (e.g.., flat or
frustoconical surfaces, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
relating to a spherelike body having multiple planar or
curved surfaces.
Subclass:
136
Rotated by mechanical drive:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
wherein the sphere or like body is turned by mechanical means
(e.g.., belt, gears, etc.) about an axis passing
therethrough.
Subclass:
137
Collapsible or arranged for convenient assembly, disassembly,
or storage:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
wherein the sphere or like body can be collapsed or is
designed so that elements thereof can easily be put together,
taken apart, or stowed.
Subclass:
138
Inflatable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 137. Subject matter
wherein the sphere or like body can be distended from a
collapsed state to a taut state by introducing fluid
therein.
Subclass:
139
With means representing vehicle movement relative to earth:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
including a representation of a conveyance movable relative
to the sphere or like body.
Subclass:
140
Space vehicle:
This subclass is indented under subclass 139. Subject matter
wherein a conveyance travelling outside the atmosphere of the
earth is represented.
Subclass:
141
With means indicating distance between points on earth:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
including means giving the distance between two locations on
the earth.
Subclass:
142
With means indicating time at different points on earth:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
including means giving the relative time at various locations
on the earth.
Subclass:
143
With means demonstrating solar illumination of earth:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
including means representing sunlight striking the earth.
Subclass:
144
With means demonstrating wind currents over earth:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
including means representing flow of atmospheric air streams
relative to the surface of the earth.
Subclass:
145
With internal light:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
including a source of light located inside the sphere or like
body.
Subclass:
146
With means to facilitate finding or reading indicia thereon:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
including means for helping a user locate or read markings,
printing, or other indicia on the surface of the sphere or
like body, e.g.., a magnifying lens or a pointer movable
relative to the surface of a globe.
Subclass:
147
With map segments attachable thereto (e.g.., continent,
nation, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
including a plaque representing a portion of the surface of
the earth and mountable on the sphere or like body.
Subclass:
148
With suspension type support:
This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Subject matter
including a cord or other means from which the sphere or like
body is suspended.
Subclass:
149
Means indicating time at different points on earth:
This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Subject matter
including means giving the relative time at various locations
on the earth.
Subclass:
150
Map or terrain model:
This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Subject matter
relating to a representation of an area of the earth on a
generally flat surface.
(1) Note. The maps in this and indented subclasses are
limited to instruction in geography.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
149 for maps including means giving the time at various
locations on the earth.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
283, Printed Matter, 34 for maps of general utility which
merely delineate geos:graphical features.
Subclass:
151
With model or sample of natural or man-made item associated
therewith:
This subclass is indented under subclass 150. Subject matter
relating to a generally flat representation or
three-dimensional model of an area of land combined with a
model or sample of something occurring in nature (e.g..,
animal, plant, etc.) or made by man at a particular place.
Subclass:
152
Relief:
This subclass is indented under subclass 150. Subject matter
relating to a map or model having an irregular surface which
represents the positions and varying elevations of different
land masses.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
subclass 59 for processes of making relief representations
of three-dimensional surfaces.
Subclass:
153
Means for facilitating location of different points on map:
This subclass is indented under subclass 150. Subject matter
including a device for helping a person find various points
on a generally flat representation of an area of land.
Subclass:
154
HISTORY OR GENEALOGY:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to the recordation or explanation of
significant facts or events of the past, or to the descent of
a person, family, or group from an ancestor.
Subclass:
155
IDENTIFICATION OF PERSON OR HANDWRITING ANALYSIS:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to aids for identifying an
individual, or for determining information concerning a
person whose handwriting is being studied.
(1) Note. Included are devices comprising a plurality of
elements, each bearing a portion of a facial characteristic
of a person, such as eyes, nose, chin, etc., which can be
selectively assembled to form a composite picture of an
individual, and devices for facilitating the identification
of fingerprints.
Subclass:
156
LANGUAGE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to instruction in language skills.
(1) Note. Crossword puzzle aids, because they involve
spelling and reading devices, because they involve word
recognition, are indented under subclass 167, spelling,
phonics, work recognition, or sentence formation.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
222 for devices relating to instruction in code
communication.
307 308+ and 319+, for use of audio means for teaching a
subject other than language.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
283, Printed Matter, subclass 46 for printed sheets of
language characters.
704, Data Processing: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics,
Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression, 1
for linguistics and subclasses 200+ for speech signal
processing.
Subclass:
157
Foreign:
This subclass is indented under subclass 156. Subject matter
relating to a language not generally used in a student's
native country.
Subclass:
158
Shorthand:
This subclass is indented under subclass 156. Subject matter
relating to writing in which characters, abbreviations, or
symbols are substituted for letters, words, or phrases.
Subclass:
159
Alphabet letter formation, recognition, or sequencing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 156. Subject matter
relating to instruction in forming, recognizing, or
sequentially arranging letters of the alphabet.
Subclass:
160
Letter formed by segments:
This subclass is indented under subclass 159. Subject matter
wherein an alphabet letter is formed by assembling selected
ones of a set of pieces, such as short of long, straight or
curved elements, in the shape of the letter.
Subclass:
161
Letter displayed upon manipulation of mechanism:
This subclass is indented under subclass 159. Subject matter
wherein some mechanism, such as a key having an alphabet
letter associated therewith is manipulated (e.g.., depressed)
and as a result, a letter-bearing member is brought into
viewable position.
Subclass:
162
Writing or printing by hand:
This subclass is indented under subclass 156. Subject matter
relating to instruction in formation of letters or words with
a hand-held means such as a pen or pencil.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
248, Supports, subclass 118.5 for a hand or arm rest movable
with the hand of a writer during writing.
Subclass:
163
Tracing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Subject matter
wherein a trainee moves some means over an exhibited path
(e.g.., a writing sample, etc.) to learn proper movement of
his hand in writing or printing.
Subclass:
164
Slotted or grooved path:
This subclass is indented under subclass 163. Subject matter
wherein the path is a slot or groove.
Subclass:
165
Writing sample included in teaching means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Subject matter
including an exhibit of a properly written or printed letter
or word.
Subclass:
166
Mechanical means for teaching proper position of body part
while writing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 162. Subject matter
including a mechanical structure for teaching a person how a
body part should be placed during writing, e.g.., a means
which holds fingers in proper gripping position on a pen or
pencil.
Subclass:
167
Spelling, phonics, word recognition, or sentence formation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 156. Subject matter
relating to instruction in the way letters are arranged in
words, the sound of letters, groups of letters, or words, the
meanings of words, or the way in which sentences are
correctly formed.
Subclass:
168
Magnet included in teaching means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Subject matter
having a magnet in the instructing means.
Subclass:
169
Electrical component included in teaching means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Subject matter
having an electrical part in the instructing means.
Subclass:
170
Color used in teaching means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Subject matter
including color in the instructing means.
Subclass:
171
Letter or word bearing elements (e.g.., cards, blocks, etc.)
with interfitting surface configurations:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Subject matter
including components having letters or words thereon and
shaped so that surfaces thereof interfit.
(1) Note. Including are devices to ensure that the
components must be properly arranged relative to each other
to form a word or sentence.
Subclass:
172
Letter-bearing elements (e.g.., cards, blocks, etc.)
selectively aligned to form word or sentence:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Subject matter
including components which have letters thereon and which are
selectively placed in order to form a word or sentence.
Subclass:
173
Letter-bearing belt or reel-mounted strip:
This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Subject matter
wherein a letter-bearing component consists of a strip formed
into a loop or wound on a reel.
Subclass:
174
Rotatably mounted letter bearing element:
This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Subject matter
wherein a letter-bearing component is arranged to turn about
an axis passing therethrough.
Subclass:
175
Letter-bearing elements slidable between different grooves:
This subclass is indented under subclass 172. Subject matter
including letter-bearing components slidable from one groove
to another groove associated therewith, e.g.., blocks
disposed in grooves in the shape of a T and slidable from the
horizontal portion of the T into the vertical stem portion or
vice versa.
Subclass:
176
Display of word or picture upon correct manipulation of
teaching means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Subject matter
wherein a word or picture is exhibited when an instructing
means is properly manipulated, e.g.., a keyboard arranged to
display a word when its keys are depressed in proper sequence
or plaques bearing portions of a picture and words which when
placed in proper alignment complete the picture.
Subclass:
177
Crossword puzzle aid:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Subject matter
relating to aids for creating or working on a crossword
puzzle.
Subclass:
178
Reading:
This subclass is indented under subclass 167. Subject matter
relating to instruction in reading.
Subclass:
179
Speed:
This subclass is indented under subclass 178. Subject matter
relating to devices used to train a person to read rapidly.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
351, Optics: Eye Examining, Vision Testing and Correcting,
237 for tachistoscope type vision testing apparatus. See
also (1) Note under this subclass for the distinction between
the tachistoscope type instruments as classified in Classes
351 and 434.
Subclass:
180
Projected image of reading matter:
This subclass is indented under subclass 179. Subject matter
wherein the matter to be read is contained on a film, slide,
or the like and is projected upon a viewing surface.
Subclass:
181
Apertured mask moved past reading matter carrier:
This subclass is indented under subclass 179. Subject matter
wherein a member having a viewing opening therein passes
between reading matter and a viewer, the latter attempting to
read the matter during the time it is exposed through the
viewing opening.
Subclass:
182
Reading matter carrier moved past viewing position:
This subclass is indented under subclass 179. Subject matter
wherein the matter to be read is located on a carrier such as
a sheet or roll and is moved past a viewing position.
Subclass:
183
Pacer moved down reading matter carrier:
This subclass is indented under subclass 179. Subject matter
wherein an element such as a bar passes down reading matter
at a controlled rate, the viewer attempting to read at the
speed of the moving element.
Subclass:
184
Directionality training (e.g.., for dyslexics, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 178. Subject matter
relating to training a person to correctly read from left to
right, and including aids for training a person to recognize
or distinguish between letters which are mirror images of
each other, such as "b" and "d" or "p" and "q".
Subclass:
185
Speech:
This subclass is indented under subclass 156. Subject matter
relating to instruction in proper speech, including public
speaking and corrective training for persons with speech
impediments.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
600, Surgery, subclass 590 for a diagnostic device placed in
a person's mouth to detect the locations where a person's
tongue touches the palate during speech in order to determine
abnormal speech patterns.
704, Data Processing: Speech Signal Processing, Linguistics,
Language Translation, and Audio Compression/Decompression,
200 for speech signal processing.
Subclass:
186
MAGNETIC OR GYRO COMPASS:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to a device for determining
directions by means of (a) a magnetic needle turning freely
on a pivot and pointing to the magnetic north, or (b) a
direction indicator controlled by a gyroscope.
Subclass:
187
MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH OR VOLUME:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to determination of (a) the distance
between points, or (b) volume.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
116, Signals and Indicators, digest 47 for scale conversion
means.
Subclass:
188
MATHEMATICS:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to the science of numbers and their
operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations,
and abstractions, and of space configurations and their
structure, measurement, transformations, and
generalizations.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
283, Printed Matter, subclass 44 for printed sheets of
mathematical values.
Subclass:
189
Base conversion or use of base other than ten:
This subclass is indented under subclass 188. Subject matter
relating to a set of numbers based on calculations with any
number except ten, or to transformation between bases.
Subclass:
190
Magnet included in teaching means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 188. Subject matter
including a magnet.
Subclass:
191
Arithmetic:
This subclass is indented under subclass 188. Subject matter
relating to computations with real numbers.
Subclass:
192
Chalkboard or equivalent means having readily erasable
surface:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including a panel having a surface from which marks made by
chalk or other means can easily be erased.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
408 for chalkboards and equivalent readily erasable means.
Subclass:
193
Manually manipulated numeral shaped elements:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including pieces handled by hand and having the form of a
symbol which represents a number.
Subclass:
194
Numeric value represented by weight placed on balance:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including a weight which represents a numeric value and which
is placed on a balance to illustrate a mathematical
relationship.
Subclass:
195
Manually manipulated elements having size proportional to
numeric value:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including pieces handled by hand and sized according to their
numeric value.
Subclass:
196
Fraction representing elements:
This subclass is indented under subclass 195. Subject matter
wherein the pieces represent two numbers whose quotient is to
be determined, e.g.., 3/4.
Subclass:
197
Indicia-bearing belt or reel-mounted strip:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including indicia such as numbers located on a continuous
flexible band or on a web wound on a reel.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
426 for similar devices not used for teaching mathematics.
Subclass:
198
Plaque (e.g.., disk, etc.) turntable relative to index
(e.g.., window in card, etc.) to selectively align different
points on plaque therewith:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including a first stiff sheet or board pivotal relative to a
pointer, an aperture in a second stiff sheet or board, or
other indexing means so that various points on the first
sheet or board can be brought into register with said
pointer, aperture in said second sheet or board, or other
indexing means as desired.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
78 and 404, for similar devices not used for teaching
mathematics.
Subclass:
199
Plaque slidable relative to index (e.g.., window in card,
etc.) to selectively align different points on plaque
therewith:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including a first stiff sheet or board translatable relative
to a pointer, an aperture in a second stiff sheet or board,
or other indexing means so that various points on the first
sheet or board can be brought into register with said
pointer, aperture in said second sheet or board, or other
indexing means as desired.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
405 for similar devices not used for teaching mathematics.
Subclass:
200
Manually manipulated pin or peg:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including an elongate member inserted by hand into a hole or
a material.
Subclass:
201
Electric component included in teaching means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including an electrical part.
Subclass:
202
Keyboard or like manually manipulated array (e.g.., slides,
levers, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including an assemblage of systematically arranged keys,
slidable or turntable members, or the like by means of which
a machine is caused to function.
Subclass:
203
Apertured elements threaded on elongate means (e.g.., abacus,
etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including apertured pieces through all of which a wire, a
rod, or the like extends.
Subclass:
204
Elements manually placed on or removed from elongate means
during use:
This subclass is indented under subclass 203. Subject matter
wherein the apertured pieces are placed by hand on the wire,
rod, or like means during instruction of a student.
Subclass:
205
Means having number of marks (e.g.., dots, etc.) or
associated physical units (e.g.., sticks, indentations, etc.)
corresponding to numeric value:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including teaching means with a collection of marks or
physical elements equal in number to a particular numeric
value, e.g.., a block representing the number 10 and having
ten dots or ten notches on a surface thereof, or a bundle of
five sticks representing the number 5.
Subclass:
206
Rotatable wheel-shaped element (e.g.., ring, disk, cylinder,
etc.) having indicia on perimeter thereof:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including indicia such as numbers located on the
circumference of a means having a circular cross section.
Subclass:
207
Color used in teaching means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
wherein color is employed to relate to a specific number or
set of numbers.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
98 for color training devices or charts.
Subclass:
208
Ball, block, or disk:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
including a sphere, a generally cubical element, or a thin
circular object.
Subclass:
209
Division or multiplication:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
relating to dividing or multiplying one number by another.
Subclass:
210
Place value relative to decimal point:
This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Subject matter
relating to the value of a number according to its position
relative to a decimal point, e.g.., a number located two
places to the left of a decimal point represents units valued
at 10 each.
Subclass:
211
Geometry, trigonometry, or physical mathematical model
structure:
This subclass is indented under subclass 188. Subject matter
relating to the branches of mathematics that deal with (a)
the measurement, properties, and relationships of points,
lines, angles, surfaces, and solids, (b) the study of
trigonometric functions and their applications, or (c)
relating to a physical representation of some mathematical
relationship, e.g.., a model of a parabola.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
33, Geometrical Instruments, appropriate subclasses for
geometrical instruments.
708, Electrical Computers: Arithmetic Processing and
Calculating, 811 for the evaluation of trigonometric
functions by analog computations.
Subclass:
212
Pythagorean theorem:
This subclass is indented under subclass 211. Subject matter
relating to the theorem stating that for a right-angled
triangle the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of
the squares of the other sides.
Subclass:
213
Property of sphere or spheroid:
This subclass is indented under subclass 211. Subject matter
relating to characteristics of a globular body or an
ellipsoid of revolution.
Subclass:
214
Property of circle or ellipse:
This subclass is indented under subclass 211. Subject matter
relating to characteristics of a closed plane curve every
point of which is equidistant from a fixed point within the
curve, or characteristics of a closed plane curve generated
about two points in such a way that the sums of its distances
from two fixed points is a constant.
Subclass:
215
Demonstration means using relatively turnable elements:
This subclass is indented under subclass 211. Subject matter
demonstrated by a means including elements that turn relative
to each other.
Subclass:
216
Demonstration means using filament (e.g.., string, etc.) to
define geometric shape:
This subclass is indented under subclass 211. Subject matter
demonstrated by means including a strand such as string or
wire which delineates a geometric form.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclass 32
for an article having ornamentally wound or woven strands.
Subclass:
217
METEOROLOGY:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to atmospheric conditions, weather,
or weather forecasting.
Subclass:
218
NUCLEAR ENERGY OR RADIOACTIVE RADIATION DETECTION OR
SIMULATION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to energy released by atomic fission
or fusion, or to sensing or representing radiation released
from atoms.
Subclass:
219
OCCUPATION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to a vocation.
Subclass:
220
Air traffic control:
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Subject matter
relating to guidance of airplanes along airways and during
takeoff and landing.
Subclass:
221
Audiometry:
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Subject matter
relating to the skill of determining a patient's hearing
ability, e.g.., instruction in the use of an audiometer.
Subclass:
222
Code communication:
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Subject matter
relating to a system such as Morse code signals for
transmitting information.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
116, Signals and Indicators, appropriate subclasses for
mechanical signalling apparatus.
178, Telegraphy, subclass 113 for telegraph codes; and
subclass 115 for electrical learner's instruments.
246, Railway Switches and Signals, appropriate subclasses for
operative railway signals.
340, Communications: Electrical, for miscellaneous electric
signalling.
Subclass:
223
Visual signalling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Subject matter
relating to a system such as semaphore using signals that can
be seen.
Subclass:
224
Electricity or electronics:
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Subject matter
relating to the assembly or connection of resistors,
capacitors, or other electrical components in one or more
ways to complete an electrical circuit for training,
demonstration, or experimental purposes.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
234 for devices for teaching soldering, wherein electricity
or an electrical component is only nominally disclosed.
Subclass:
225
Dairying, farming, ranching, or other occupation involving
care of plants or animals:
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Subject matter
relating to operation of a dairy, farm, or ranch, or to any
other occupation involving cultivation or care of plants or
animals.
Subclass:
226
Fire fighting:
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Subject matter
relating to the art of extinguishing fires.
(1) Note. Included in this subclass are devices for
simulating a fire or for simulating fire-fighting equipment
(e.g.., a pumper, etc.).
Subclass:
227
Keyboard operation (e.g.., typing, key punching, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Subject matter
relating to the proper technique of operating the keyboard of
a machine.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
84, Music, 465 and 470+ for teaching keyboard musical
instruments.
199, Type Casting, for lino-type machines. 234, Selective
Cutting (e.g.., Punching), appropriate subclasses, and
particularly subclass 123 for keyboard means in a card or
tape punch.
235, Registers, for registers and calculators.
276, Typesetting, appropriate subclasses for machines
pertinent to that class.
346, Recorders, appropriate subclasses for recorders.
400, Typewriting Machines, 472 for a keyboard of a
typewriter.
Subclass:
228
Means for selectively illuminating character on simulated
keyboard:
This subclass is indented under subclass 227. Subject matter
including a replica (such as a display panel) of an actual
keyboard, with a light associated with each key or
representation so that a character can be illuminated to
indicate that it is to be typed.
Subclass:
229
Means for selectively rendering key operable or inoperable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 227. Subject matter
including means to lock one or more keys of a keyboard in an
inoperable position and means to release a selected key so
that it can be depressed.
Subclass:
230
Means for selectively producing sound of character:
This subclass is indented under subclass 227. Subject matter
including means having the sounds of characters recorded
thereon, and means for reproducing the sound of a selected
character either before or after the key therefor is
depressed.
Subclass:
231
Practice keyboard having individually depressible keys:
This subclass is indented under subclass 227. Subject matter
wherein the training is performed on a dummy keyboard having
individual keys each of which can be depressed without
affecting another key.
Subclass:
232
With means to display character upon depression of key:
This subclass is indented under subclass 231. Subject matter
including means which will cause a character to be displayed
when the key bearing the corresponding character is
depressed.
Subclass:
233
Means on hand or finger for indicating finger to be used:
This subclass is indented under subclass 227. Subject matter
including structure to be worn on the hand or finger of a
trainee, the structure having characters thereon associated
with individual fingers to indicate to the trainee which
finger is to be used to strike a selected character.
Subclass:
234
Soldering or welding:
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Subject matter
relating to welding or soldering, including devices for
simulating the "puddle" created by a welding torch.
Subclass:
235
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to the proper conduction of a meeting
or the like according to recognized rules of order.
Subclass:
236
PSYCHOLOGY:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to the behavioral characteristics of
an individual or group.
Subclass:
237
Cooperation of plural pupils:
This subclass is indented under subclass 236. Subject matter
involving interaction between two or more persons.
Subclass:
238
Behavior or performance display (e.g.., board for showing
completed chores, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 236. Subject matter
wherein a record of a person's diligence in completing a
chore or a student's academic success is displayed.
Subclass:
239
RADIO NAVIGATION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to teaching or demonstrating the
operation or characteristics of a means for determining
position, course, or distance traveled by use of radio
waves.
(1) Note. Instruction can be done by any means, actual or
simulated, however, when using actual means the input signal
representing position, course, or distance is a simulated
signal.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
343, Communications: Radio Wave Antennas, 385 for radio
wave energy directive beacons for guiding aircraft along a
course or on a glide path in landing operations; and
subclasses 417+ for direction finding receivers.
346, Recorders, subclass 8 for recorders responsive to the
direction and/or extent of motion of a translating member or
vehicle.
701, Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative
Location, subclass 200 for electrical navigation equipment.
Subclass:
240
Light sensor included in simulator of radio navigation
equipment:
This subclass is indented under subclass 239. Subject matter
wherein an imitation of radio navigating apparatus includes a
means for detecting light.
(1) Note. Light is usually substituted for the radio wave.
Subclass:
241
Simulation of upwardly directed airfield or landing approach
marker radio beam:
This subclass is indented under subclass 239. Subject matter
including an imitation of a vertically directed radio beam
used to designate the location of an airport or the path to
be followed by an aircraft landing thereon.
Subclass:
242
Simulated radio signal generated by use of data storage
means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 239. Subject matter
wherein an imitation of a radio signal is produced by means
of information storing apparatus such as an electronic
computer.
Subclass:
243
Simulated bearing or position of vehicle relative to radio
transmitter or directional beam indicated to trainee by
instrument:
This subclass is indented under subclass 239. Subject matter
wherein an imitation of the heading or location of a
conveyance with respect to a radio station or directed radio
beam is exhibited to a trainee by a dial indicator or other
instrument used in navigation.
Subclass:
244
Simulation of radio directional beam carrying morse code
signal:
This subclass is indented under subclass 239. Subject matter
including an imitation of a directed radio beam modulated by
a signal used in transmitting Morse code, generally signals
for the letters A and N.
Subclass:
245
RELIGION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to the worship of God or the
supernatural, or to personal or institutionalized moral
attitude, belief, or practice.
Subclass:
246
Rosary:
This subclass is indented under subclass 245. Subject matter
relating to a string of beads used to count prayers.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
235, Registers, subclass 68 for ball calculators.
Subclass:
247
PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to teaching a physical activity
engaged in for pleasure, or to instruction, discipline,
drill, or evaluation of the body or its use.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
73, Measuring and Testing, 379.01 for devices for measuring
muscular strength.
473, Amusement Devices: Games, 131 for golf equipment and
devices used in practicing the game of golf and subclasses
422+ for a practice or training device for a playing field or
court game such as baseball, basketball, football, soccer,
tennis, etc..
482, Exercise Devices, for a muscle conditioning or
developing exercising device which is selftraining or which
may be used in practicing an athletic activity appropriate
therefor, e.g.., track or field sports, gymnastics, etc.
Subclass:
248
Basketball:
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
relating to a court game in which each of two teams tries to
toss a ball through a raised hoop.
Subclass:
249
Bowling:
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
relating to a game in which balls are rolled on a green or
down an alley at an object or group of objects.
Subclass:
250
Dancing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
relating to a rhythmic and patterned succession of bodily
movements usually performed to music.
Subclass:
251
Football, soccer, or rugby:
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
relating to a game played on a rectangular field by two teams
whose objects is to get a ball over opposite ends of the
field or between goal posts located thereon solely by the use
of hands or feet, without the use of clubs or the like.
Subclass:
252
Golf:
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
relating to a game whose object is to advance toward and sink
a ball into each of a series of holes on a course with a club
by using as few strokes as possible and avoiding various
obstacles.
Subclass:
253
Skiing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
relating to the art of sliding and jumping on one or two
narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic, either on land or
water.
Subclass:
254
Swimming:
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
relating to the art of propelling the body through water by
use of the limbs.
Subclass:
255
Traversing ground (e.g.., crawling, running, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
relating to movement of the body over a surface by use of the
limbs.
Subclass:
256
Body model with articulated parts:
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
including a physical representation of the body having
pivotally joined segments, e.g.., a cardboard representation
of the body the torso of which includes parts pivotal
relative to each other for illustrating good or bad posture.
Subclass:
257
Picture or image of body included in display or
demonstration:
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
including a drawing, painting, or photos:graphic image of the
body.
Subclass:
258
Developing or testing coordination:
This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Subject matter
relating to teaching, or determining ability in, control of
the body.
(1) Note. A patent which discloses utility both as a
coordination testing device and as a diagnostic device is
classified in this class and cross-referenced into Class 128
unless there is one or more claims directed solely to the use
as a diagnostic device, in which case, the patent is
classified in Class 128 and cross-referenced into this
class.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
273, Amusement Devices: Games, 440 for a reaction timer
used as, or in conjunction with, an amusement device or
game.
600, Surgery, 300 for a device for diagnosing an abnormal
physical condition wherein the diagnosis involves a response
to a stimulus.
Subclass:
259
Associating dissimilar objects with apertures or pegs having
matching size, shape, or color:
This subclass is indented under subclass 258. Subject matter
wherein elements of different size, shape, or color are
respectively placed by an examinee or trainee in holes or on
pegs which are identified by the same or different colors or
which have corresponding size or shape.
Subclass:
260
Manipulation of tool or fastener (e.g.., zipper, shoelaces,
etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 258. Subject matter
wherein an examinee or trainee manually handles a work
implement or a means for securing elements together.
Subclass:
261
Tracing:
This subclass is indented under subclass 258. Subject matter
wherein an examinee or trainee attempts to move a stylus or
the like over or along a defined path.
Subclass:
262
ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT, OR SURGERY
RELATING TO HUMAN BEING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to human anatomy or physiology,
treatment of the human body to cure some disease or disorder,
or a cutting operation on the human body to correct some
improper condition.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
446, Amusement Devices: Toys, 268 for a figure toy (e.g..,
doll) or a portion thereof which is intended for amusement
only.
Subclass:
263
Dentistry:
This subclass is indented under subclass 262. Subject matter
relating to care of the teeth.
Subclass:
264
Means mounting upper and lower tooth models for relative
movement:
This subclass is indented under subclass 263. Subject matter
including means supporting upper and lower tooth facsimiles
so that they can move toward or away from each other.
Subclass:
265
Cardiac massage or artificial respiration:
This subclass is indented under subclass 262. Subject matter
relating to manipulation of the heart to revive its beat or
to assistance of breathing by any means.
Subclass:
266
Simulation of body sound:
This subclass is indented under subclass 262. Subject matter
relating to an imitation of a noise made by the body.
Subclass:
267
Anatomical representation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 262. Subject matter
including a facsimile of body structure.
Subclass:
268
Simulation of flow of body liquid:
This subclass is indented under subclass 267. Subject matter
relating to an imitation of movement of a liquid in or from
the body, e.g.., simulation of blood circulation in the body
or blood flow from a wound.
Subclass:
269
Including superposed sheets respectively depicting different
body parts:
This subclass is indented under subclass 267. Subject matter
including thin panels placeable one on top of another and
respectively picturing diverse portions of the body.
Subclass:
270
Head or part thereof:
This subclass is indented under subclass 267. Subject matter
including a facsimile of the portion of the body that
contains the brain, chief sense organs, and mouth.
Subclass:
271
Eye:
This subclass is indented under subclass 270. Subject matter
including a facsimile of the visual organ or a portion
thereof.
Subclass:
272
Internal organ, blood vessel, or nerve:
This subclass is indented under subclass 267. Subject matter
including a facsimile of: (a) one of the assemblages of body
tissue which perform particular functions (e.g.., the heart
or liver); or (b) a body conduit for carrying blood or a
neural impulse.
Subclass:
273
Female genital:
This subclass is indented under subclass 272. Subject matter
including a facsimile of a reproductive organ of a female.
Subclass:
274
Skeleton or bone:
This subclass is indented under subclass 267. Subject matter
including a facsimile of the rigid framework which supports
soft tissue of the body, or a portion of such framework.
Subclass:
275
Palpation or manual force application (e.g.., chiropractic
adjustment, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 274. Subject matter
relating to feeling a bone to detect an abnormal condition
thereof, or to exerting force against a bone for any purpose,
e.g.., to adjust the position of a vertebra in the spinal
column.
Subclass:
276
SCIENCE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to the systematic study of matter,
energy, and their interrelations and transformations, or to
objectively measurable phenomena of nature.
Subclass:
277
Crystal structure model or display having discrete element
(e.g.., geometric shape, light, etc.) representing atom:
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Subject matter
relating to a representation of the lattice arrangement of
atoms of a crystal and including a separate means such as a
ball or light bulb which serves as a representation of an
atom.
Subclass:
278
Molecular model or display having discrete element
representing atom or radical:
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Subject matter
relating to a representation of the arrangement of atoms of a
molecule and including a separate means which serves as a
representation of an atom or a group of atoms that act as a
unit in a chemical reaction.
Subclass:
279
Model having helical chain of elements (e.g.., dna model,
etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 278. Subject matter
including a helical string of atom representing elements,
e.g.., a model of a molecule of deoxyribo nucleic acid.
Subclass:
280
Atom or radical represented by element formed of sheet
material:
This subclass is indented under subclass 278. Subject matter
wherein an atom or radical is simulated by a means formed of
a thin, flat material such as cardboard.
Subclass:
281
Model or display demonstrating structure or property of atom
or radical:
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Subject matter
relating to a representation of the arrangement or
characteristics of an atom or group of atoms that act as a
unit in a chemical reaction.
Subclass:
282
Indicia chart (e.g.., periodic table, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 281. Subject matter
including a sheet presenting information in tabular form,
e.g.. an arrangement of the elements bases on Mendeleev's
periodic law.
Subclass:
283
Means demonstrating physical property (e.g.., osmotic
pressure, solubility, etc.) of substance:
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Subject matter
illustrating a physical characteristic of a material, e.g..,
the tendency of a substance to diffuse through a
semipermeable membrane or the amount of a substance that will
dissolve in a given amount of another substance.
Subclass:
284
Astronomy:
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Subject matter
relating to celestial bodies or material and their
magnitudes, motions, and constitution.
Subclass:
285
Representation of light generating celestial body:
This subclass is indented under subclass 284. Subject matter
including representation of celestial body which produces
light.
(1) Note. A representation may comprise a physical object
such as a ball, or a dot or an aperture on a surface.
Subclass:
286
Light spot:
This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Subject matter
wherein the body is simulated by a dot of light on a
surface.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
353, Optics: Image Projectors, subclass 62 for projection
of an image of a stencil in the sky or on a cloud.
Subclass:
287
Celestial globe:
This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Subject matter
wherein a simulation of the body is situated on a surface,
all points on which are equidistant from a point (e.g.., a
sphere).
Subclass:
288
And earth representation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 287. Subject matter
including a simulation of the earth.
Subclass:
289
Finding or identifying aid:
This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Subject matter
including means for locating or naming the body.
Subclass:
290
Simulation of sun and earth:
This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Subject matter
including representations of the sun and the earth.
Subclass:
291
Simulation of motion of earth and another major planet around
sun:
This subclass is indented under subclass 290. Subject matter
including an imitation of the movement of the earth and one
of the other major bodies moving around the sun.
Subclass:
292
And moon:
This subclass is indented under subclass 290. Subject matter
including a representation of the natural satellite orbiting
the earth.
Subclass:
293
Moon model moved around earth model by mechanical or
electrical means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 292. Subject matter
wherein the satellite representation orbits the earth
representation without being touched by a person.
Subclass:
294
By belt drive:
This subclass is indented under subclass 293. Subject matter
wherein the satellite representation is moved by a continuous
flexible band.
Subclass:
295
Biology or taxidermy:
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Subject matter
relating to the branch of knowledge that deals with organisms
and vital processes, and the preparation, stuffing and
mounting of animal skins.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
8, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical
Modification of Textiles and Fibers, subclass 94.11 for
reactive treatment of biological specimens.
27, Undertaking, subclass 22 for manipulative methods of
embalming or preserving corpses.
119, Animal Husbandry, 712 and 905 for training animals.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, 271 for processes wherein a body or element is
embedded in or surrounded by shaped material in which said
body or element may be a plant, flower, or a biological
specimen.
424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions,
subclass 3 for a composition for preparing animal (including
human) tissue for pathological examination including the
staining and fixing of a histological tissue specimen.
425, Plastic Article or Earthenware Shaping or Treating:
Apparatus, subclass 2 for a plastic product manufacturing
apparatus employing an anatomical body portion as a shaping
surface.
427, Coating Processes, subclass 4 for processes of coating
a plant member or animal specimen.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, 15 for a
three-dimensional imitation or "treated" natural product
(e.g.., imitation flower, natural Christmas tree with
coating, replica of an animal, etc.).
446, Amusement Devices: Toys, subclass 389 and 392 for an
artificial eye for taxidermy use.
Subclass:
296
Specimen display:
This subclass is indented under subclass 295. Subject matter
relating to means for exhibiting a sample of an organism.
(1) Note. Included are forms for use in taxidermy.
Subclass:
297
Specimen enclosure:
This subclass is indented under subclass 296. Subject matter
including means for closing in the sample.
Subclass:
298
Chemistry or metallurgy:
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Subject matter
relating to the science dealing with the composition,
structure, and properties of substances such as chemicals or
metals and the transformations that they undergo.
Subclass:
299
Geology:
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Subject matter
relating to the history of the earth and its life, as
recorded in rock or other mineral deposit.
Subclass:
300
Physics:
This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Subject matter
relating to the study of matter and energy.
Subclass:
301
Electricity or magnetism:
This subclass is indented under subclass 300. Subject matter
relating to the phenomena of electrically or magnetically
charged particles, the interrelationship therebetween, the
fields produced by charged particles, the flow of electrons
in a circuit, or electrical waveforms.
Subclass:
302
Statics or dynamics:
This subclass is indented under subclass 300. Subject matter
relating to the phenomena of mechanical energy or force, or
the effect they produce on a physical body.
Subclass:
303
Optics:
This subclass is indented under subclass 300. Subject matter
relating to light, its genesis or propagation, or the effect
that it undergoes or produces when propagated through a
substance or object (e.g.., a lens or prism.
Subclass:
304
TELLING TIME OR CALENDAR READING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to devices used to teach people how
to tell time or read calendars.
(1) Note. Included herein are simulated watches and clocks
whose hands may be manually turned.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
154 for educational devices wherein events are listed in
chronological order.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting, 107 for calendars,
per se.
368, Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices,
particularly subclass 45 for actual operative watches and
clocks; and subclasses 28+ for calendar indicators combined
with clocks.
Subclass:
305
VEHICLE MOVEMENT OR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OR CONDITION:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter wherein the movement of a vehicle through or
over a pathway is demonstrated, e.g.., by the use of a model,
or wherein a vehicle representation is positioned on a
support surface (e.g.., a board) in simulation of a traffic
situation or accident.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting, particularly 584 for
support surfaces for displaying general information.
Subclass:
306
VOTING MACHINE OR BALLOT MARKING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to the structure or operation of a
ballot recording device.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
235, Registers, 51 for voting machines.
Subclass:
307
CATHODE RAY SCREEN DISPLAY AND AUDIO MEANS:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter wherein visual and sound information is
presented by means including a cathode ray tube.
(1) Note. This subclass includes cathode ray screen
displays which originate from wireless broadcasts, closed
circuit systems, and videotape.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
323 for cathode ray screen displays which present a question
or problem for eliciting a response from an examinee.
Subclass:
308
AUDIO RECORDING AND VISUAL MEANS:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter wherein instruction is presented both audibly
from a sound recording and visually.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
156 for an audio recording used in language instruction.
319 for subject matter wherein instruction is presented only
from an audio recording, with no visual presentation.
322 for visual means for presenting a question or problem
for eliciting a response from an examinee, with no audio
recording.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
352, Optics: Motion Pictures, 1 for motion pictures with
sound accompaniment where the invention relates to the film
and/or projector structure even though the intellectual
content may be educational.
353, Optics: Image Projectors, 15 for slide projectors with
film accompaniment.
Subclass:
309
Common carrier for visual means and audio recording:
This subclass is indented under subclass 308. Subject matter
wherein both visual and sound information are included on the
same carrier structure.
Subclass:
310
Carrier used with image projector:
This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Subject matter
wherein the visual information is projected by optical means
from an image carrier onto a viewing screen.
Subclass:
311
Card, sheet, or block:
This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Subject matter
wherein the carrier structure is a card, sheet, block or the
like.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
360, Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval,
subclass 2 for cards having sound information recorded
thereon where the information recorded thereon is of a
noninstructional nature.
Subclass:
312
Reading head moved past stationary audio track:
This subclass is indented under subclass 311. Subject matter
wherein the sound information is reproduced by moving a
reproducing head past an audio track on a stationary card,
sheet, or block.
Subclass:
313
Manually:
This subclass is indented under subclass 312. Subject matter
wherein the reproducing head is moved by hand.
Subclass:
314
Image projector:
This subclass is indented under subclass 308. Subject matter
wherein the visual information is projected by optical means
from an image carrier onto a viewing screen.
Subclass:
315
With code on image carrier for controlling operation of
apparatus:
This subclass is indented under subclass 314. Subject matter
wherein the visual information carrier carries a code (e.g..,
light or opaque area, notch, aperture, etc.) to control the
operation of the devices.
Subclass:
316
With code on audio carrier for controlling operation of
apparatus:
This subclass is indented under subclass 314. Subject matter
wherein the sound information carrier carries a code (e.g..,
a tone of selected frequency, etc.) to control the operation
of the device.
Subclass:
317
Visual information in book form:
This subclass is indented under subclass 308. Subject matter
wherein the visual information carrier is a book or the
like.
(1) Note. Included herein are devices commonly known as
"talking books".
Subclass:
318
Audio recording on disk:
This subclass is indented under subclass 308. Subject matter
wherein the sound information carrier is a circular plaque
(e.g.., a phonograph record, etc.).
Subclass:
319
AUDIO RECORDING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter wherein instruction is reproduced from an
audio carrier such as a magnetic tape or a phonograph
record.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
156 for an audio recording used in language instruction.
308 for subject matter wherein instruction is presented from
both an audio recording and a visual means.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
360, Dynamic Magnetic Information Storage or Retrieval,
appropriate subclasses for audio reproduction from a magnetic
recording.
369, Dynamic Information Storage or Retrieval, 84 for audio
reproducing devices in general.
Subclass:
320
Listener's voiced response recorded:
This subclass is indented under subclass 319. Subject matter
wherein a listener makes a voice recording in response to the
sound information.
Subclass:
321
Operation of apparatus controlled by listener's response to
question or problem:
This subclass is indented under subclass 319. Subject matter
including means for receiving a listener's response (e.g..,
an input key) and the quality of the response (e.g..,
correct) causes the audio carrier to move to a new location
to present new information.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
327 for devices for visually presenting a question or
problem for eliciting a response from an examinee, with no
audio recording, and the correctness of the response causes a
new question or problem to be presented.
Subclass:
322
QUESTION OR PROBLEM ELICITING RESPONSE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter wherein a question or problem concerning an
academic subject is presented to an examinee to obtain his or
her response.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
156 188+, and other appropriate subclasses for devices
presenting a problem specific to these subjects.
308 for devices which present a question or problem in both
audio and visual form.
319 for devices which present a question or problem in audio
form.
365 for devices for presenting educational subject matter
not in question or problem form.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
273, Amusement Devices: Games, 429 for a problem eliciting
game response which is based on the participant's existing
knowledge.
Subclass:
323
Cathode ray screen display included in examining means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 322. Subject matter
wherein the question or problem is presented by use of a
cathode ray tube.
(1) Note. This subclass includes cathode ray screen
presentations which originate from wireless broadcasts,
closed circuit systems, and videotape.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
307 for cathode ray screen displays accompanied by audio
information.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
348, Television, for television, per se.
Subclass:
324
Image projector included in examining means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 322. Subject matter
wherein the question or problem is projected by optical means
from an image carrier onto a viewing screen.
(1) Note. Excluded from this subclass are devices wherein
the question or problem is directly viewed through a
magnifying lens.
Subclass:
325
And light detector:
This subclass is indented under subclass 324. Subject matter
wherein the examining means includes a light sensing means
(e.g.., photocell, etc.).
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
337 for light detectors in examining means which do not have
an image projector included therein.
Subclass:
326
Mark transfer sheet (e.g.., carbon paper, etc.) included in
examining means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 322. Subject matter
including a first surface for receiving an examinee's marked
or written response and means transferring it to a second
surface.
(1) Note. The first and second surfaces may be the obverse
and reverse surfaces of single sheet or they may be a first,
upper, visible sheet and a second, underlying, hidden sheet.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
462, Books, Strips, and Leaves for Manifolding, subclass 78
for leaves with mark transfer means, per se.
503, Record Receiver Having Plural Leaves or a Colorless
Color Former, Method of Use, or Developer Therefor, subclass
201 for leaves with mark transfer means, per se.
Subclass:
327
Correctness of response indicated to examinee by
self-operating or examinee-actuated means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 322. Subject matter
wherein after an examinee has responded to a presented
question or problem, such as by manipulation of some means
(e.g.., key, etc.), an indication of the correctness of the
response is given.
(1) Note. The indication may be direct, such as by
illumination of a green light, or indirect, such as by
presentation of a new question, or it may be a negative
indication, for example, the illumination of a red light or
the failure to present a new question after an incorrect
response.
Subclass:
328
Involving heat or chemical reaction:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein the correctness of the examinee's response is
revealed by means of thermal energy or a chemical
transformation.
Subclass:
329
Involving fluid flow:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein the correctness of the examinee's response is
revealed by means involving movement of a fluid.
Subclass:
330
Involving magnetic attraction:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein the correctness of the examinee's response involves
the attraction of magnetic materials.
Subclass:
331
By optical element (e.g.., mirror, color filter, lens,
etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein the correctness of an examinee's response is
indicated by optical means.
Subclass:
332
Reward dispensed for correct answer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein the correctness of an examinee's response is
indicated by a means which dispenses a tangible reward.
Subclass:
333
Picture or pattern completed by examinee placing plaques
bearing portions thereof in correct relation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein an examinee places a plurality of response-bearing
elements (e.g.., blocks, tiles, etc.) in an array, the
location of each element being suggested by a question or
problem, each element bearing a portion of a design, drawing,
or the like, and the complete, uninterrupted design or
illustration being revealed if all elements are correctly
placed.
Subclass:
334
Hand-held element insertable to different depths in apertures
respectively representing right and wrong answers:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein a question or answer carrier has means (e.g..,
recesses, etc.) of differing depths, the degree of depth of
manual insertion of an element into the carrier indicating
the correctness of the examinee's response (e.g.., a recess
associated with a correct answer choice being deeper than a
recess associated with an incorrect answer choice).
Subclass:
335
By means including electrical component:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein correctness of the examinee's response is revealed by
means including an electrical part, e.g.., means wherein an
electric circuit is completed by means manipulated by an
examinee in the process of making a response.
Subclass:
336
Response of plural examinees communicated to monitor or
recorder by electrical signals:
This subclass is indented under subclass 335. Subject matter
wherein the response of a plurality of examinees are
electrically transmitted to an examiner's station or to a
recording means.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
350 for similar devices where there is no means to indicate
correctness of response to the examinee.
Subclass:
337
Light detector:
This subclass is indented under subclass 335. Subject matter
wherein the examining means includes a light detecting means
(e.g.., photocell, etc.).
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
325 for light detectors in examining means which also have
an image projector.
Subclass:
338
Part of electric circuit completed when examinee places end
of flexible lead, or means connected thereto (e.g.., plug,
etc.), in contact with another element:
This subclass is indented under subclass 335. Subject matter
wherein an elongated electrical conductor (e.g.., wire,
etc.), or something attached thereto, such as a probe, is
manually placed in contact with another element associated
with an answer choice to thereby complete an electric
circuit.
Subclass:
339
Part of electric circuit completed when examinee depresses
portion of sheet having electric conductor associated
therewith:
This subclass is indented under subclass 335. Subject matter
arranged so that when an examinee depresses a sheet at a
correct answer location thereon an electric circuit is
completed.
Subclass:
340
Part of electric circuit completed when examinee places free
element in contact with another element:
This subclass is indented under subclass 335. Subject matter
wherein a freely movable element (e.g.., a conductive disk)
causes an electric circuit to be completed if placed at a
correct answer location on some element.
(1) Note. The manually placed element may be either
conductive or nonconductive.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
338 manually placed elements having a conductive lead wire
attached thereto.
Subclass:
341
Correct answer indicator lamp carried by free element:
This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Subject matter
wherein the free element includes an indicator lamp as a part
thereof, the lamp being illuminated upon the closing of the
electric circuit to thereby indicate a correct response.
Subclass:
342
Question or problem located on endless belt or reel mounted
strip:
This subclass is indented under subclass 335. Subject matter
including a question or problem carrier in the form of a
flexible loop or a strip supported at least in part by a
reel.
Subclass:
343
Size or shape of, or aperture in, free element controls
indication of response correctness:
This subclass is indented under subclass 335. Subject matter
wherein a freely movable element (e.g.., card, etc.) has a
distinctive configuration, a perforation, or other physical
characteristic which is indicative of the correct response to
a question or problem.
(1) Note. The "free" element is not directly connected to
other means in an examining device. It may be manually
placed in position on some other means to actuate the same or
it may be loosely contained in a housing and moved into
position by a mechanical means.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
345 for similar devices which do not include an electrical
component.
Subclass:
344
Correct answer illuminated:
This subclass is indented under subclass 335. Subject matter
wherein the correct answer to a question or problem is
present on a carrier surface but is not visible to an
examinee until the correct response is selected, at which
time the correct answer is illuminated and revealed.
Subclass:
345
Size or shape of, or aperture in, free element controls
indication of response correctness:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein a freely movable element (e.g.., a card, etc.) has a
distinctive configuration, a perforation, or other physical
characteristic which is indicative of the correct response to
a question or problem.
(1) Note. The element is not directly connected to other
means in an examining device. It may be manually placed in
position on some other means to actuate the same or it may be
loosely contained in a housing and moved into position by a
mechanical means.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
343 for similar devices which include an electrical
component.
Subclass:
346
Correctness of response indicated when examinee physically
alters element other than by marking it:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein the examinee responds to a question or problem by
altering an element in some way other than by marking it
(e.g.., by abrading, erasing, puncturing, etc.) and the
correctness of the response is revealed as the result of such
alteration.
Subclass:
347
Correct answer displayed on side of element opposite side
displaying question or problem:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein a question or problem is presented on one side of an
element (e.g.., a sheet, etc.) and the correct answer appears
on the reverse side of the element.
Subclass:
348
Correct answer hidden until examinee moves element:
This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Subject matter
wherein the correct answer is revealed after the examinee
moves some element.
(1) Note. The movement may be manual or through a mechanism
of some type.
Subclass:
349
Means for receiving examinee's written response:
This subclass is indented under subclass 348. Subject matter
including a writing surface on which an examinee may enter a
response prior to moving the aforesaid element to reveal the
correct answer.
Subclass:
350
Response of plural examinee's communicated to monitor or
recorder by electrical signals:
This subclass is indented under subclass 322. Subject matter
wherein the responses of a plurality of examinees are
electrically transmitted to an examiner's station or a
recording means.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
336 for similar devices which also include means for
indicating correctness of response to the examinee.
Subclass:
351
Wireless signals:
This subclass is indented under subclass 350. Subject matter
wherein the responses are communicated by wireless means
(e.g.., radio, etc.).
Subclass:
352
With means for indicating first examinee to respond:
This subclass is indented under subclass 350. Subject matter
including means to identify the first examinee to respond.
(1) Note. This subclass includes structure such as "lockout
circuits" which prevents subsequent responses to be record or
identified.
Subclass:
353
Grading or response form:
This subclass is indented under subclass 322. Subject matter
wherein the examinee's response is graded.
Subclass:
354
Comparison of response form with standard answer form:
This subclass is indented under subclass 353. Subject matter
including a standard form having correct answer locations
indicated thereon, and an examinee's response form having
response choices marked thereon is compared with the standard
form to determine which of the examinee's choices are
correct.
Subclass:
355
Light detector sensing response:
This subclass is indented under subclass 354. Subject matter
wherein the examinee's response is detected by light
sensitive means (e.g.., a photocell, etc.)
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
358 for similar devices which do not include a standard
answer form.
Subclass:
356
Electrical means sensing conductive mark representing
response:
This subclass is indented under subclass 354. Subject matter
wherein the examinee's response is in the form of a mark
(e.g.., a pencil mark, etc.) which is conductive and which
completes an electrical circuit by bridging electrical
means.
Subclass:
357
Means sensing aperture representing response:
This subclass is indented under subclass 354. Subject matter
including means for detecting an aperture made in a means
(e.g.., a sheet, etc.) by an examinee to indicate his
response.
Subclass:
358
Light detector sensing response:
This subclass is indented under subclass 353. Subject matter
wherein the examinee's response is detected by light
sensitive means (e.g.., a photocell, etc.)
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
355 for similar devices which include a standard answer
form.
Subclass:
359
Electrical means sensing conductive mark representing
response:
This subclass is indented under subclass 353. Subject matter
wherein the examinee's response is in the form of a mark
(e.g.., a pencil mark, etc.) which is conductive and which
completes an electric circuit by bridging electrical means.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
356 for similar means including a standard answer form.
Subclass:
360
Means sensing aperture representing response:
This subclass is indented under subclass 353. Subject matter
including means for detecting an aperture made in a means
(e.g.., a sheet, etc.) by an examinee to indicate his
response.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
357 for similar devices which include a standard answer
form.
Subclass:
361
Means perforating response form at correct answer location:
This subclass is indented under subclass 353. Subject matter
including means used by an examiner for placing a hole
through a student test paper at a position corresponding to
that of the correct answer to a question, the coincidence or
lack thereof between the hole and the examinee's response
then being compared.
Subclass:
362
Electrical means for recording examinee's response:
This subclass is indented under subclass 322. Subject matter
wherein an examinee's response is recorded by means including
a electrical circuit or component.
Subclass:
363
Card or sheet for receiving examinee's written, marked, or
punched response:
This subclass is indented under subclass 322. Subject matter
relating to a cord or sheet having areas thereon for
receiving an examinee's response as indicated by writing, a
mark, or a punched hole.
Subclass:
364
With apertured overlay:
This subclass is indented under subclass 363. Subject matter
including a template having openings at positions
corresponding to possible examinee responses to better enable
an examinee to accurately locate a response by placing a
marking instrument through a selected opening in the
overlay.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
33, Geometrical Instruments, subclass 174 for templates, per
se.
Subclass:
365
MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING APPARATUS, PRODUCT, OR SURFACE
CONFIGURATION, OR FOR DISPLAYING EDUCATION MATERIAL OR
STUDENT'S WORK:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter for showing the working of, or exhibiting: (a)
any manufactured apparatus, (b) a natural or manufactured
product, (c) the shape of a surface, or (d) instructional
subject matter or the work done by a student.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
73, Measuring and Testing, appropriate subclasses for testing
the quality of articles.
Subclass:
366
Means for simulating abnormal condition:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
wherein a malfunction is simulated in an apparatus or
simulated apparatus in order to enable a trainee to recognize
the malfunction and return the apparatus to its proper
operating condition.
Subclass:
367
Means for comparing characteristics of plural articles or
materials:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
wherein two or more similar articles or materials are
displayed so that differences in quality or characteristics
can be recognized.
Subclass:
368
Superposed indicia bearing sheets, one depicting interior
view:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including a plurality of sheets, each bearing indicia showing
a portion of an item of manufacture, one or more of the
sheets showing an interior view and the sheets being
superposed to thereby give the viewer a composite view of the
exterior and interior of the item.
Subclass:
369
Means for displaying article at various stages of
manufacturer or treatment:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
wherein an article is shown in several stages (such as stock
material, intermediate product, and finished article) or two
or more copies of the same article are shown, each copy being
in a different stage of manufacture.
Subclass:
370
Transparent means permitting interior view:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
wherein an interior view of an article is obtained by forming
at least a portion of the article of transparent material.
Subclass:
371
Mirror for displaying something (e.g.., apparel, hair style,
etc.) as it would appear when associated with viewer:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
wherein a mirror is used in conjunction with an article or
other means so that a person may view his or her image and
the article or means in apparent close relation.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
472, Amusement Devices, particularly subclass 58 for an
amusement illusion device which superimposes images by means
of a transparent reflector.
Subclass:
372
Aircraft, spacecraft, or component thereof:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to an aircraft or spacecraft, or any of its
mechanical or electrical parts.
Subclass:
373
Land or water vehicle (e.g.., automobile, boat, etc.) or
component thereof:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to a land or water vehicle or any of its mechanical
or electrical parts.
Subclass:
374
Servicing aid (e, g, lubrication chart, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 373. Subject matter
including means for showing the proper servicing of an
automobile or component thereof.
Subclass:
375
Shock absorber or spring:
This subclass is indented under subclass 373. Subject matter
relating to a resilient means for absorbing shock applied to,
or for resiliently supporting a land vehicle.
Subclass:
376
Tire, wheel, or brake:
This subclass is indented under subclass 373. Subject matter
relating to (a) a circular means on which an automobile or
truck rolls, or (b) a means for stopping the motion of such a
vehicle.
Subclass:
377
Beauty aid or perfume:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to perfume, a cosmetic, or means other than clothing
for enhancing the physical allurement of a person.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
395 for means for exhibiting wearing apparel.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
132, Toilet, for toilet articles and methods.
424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions,
particularly subclasses 59-74 for a composition for
treating or changing the appearance of the body, e.g.., face
rouge or lipstick, etc.
512, Perfume Compositions, subclasses 1-27.
Subclass:
378
Burial means or grave marker:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to a means for interring the remains of a deceased
person or for indicating the location of such interment.
Subclass:
379
Demonstration or display of electrical apparatus or
component:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to electrical machinery, circuitry of electrical
apparatus, or a component of such equipment.
Subclass:
380
Motor or generator:
This subclass is indented under subclass 379. Subject matter
relating to a motor or generator, e.g.., a device
demonstrating a magnetic flux pattern, electrical waveform,
or proper winding connection of a motor or generator.
Subclass:
381
Fluid filter:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to a device for filtering impurities from a fluid.
Subclass:
382
Household equipment:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to devices and apparatus generally used in a home.
Subclass:
383
Refrigerator or air conditioner:
This subclass is indented under subclass 382. Subject matter
relating to a cooling unit for food or a dwelling unit.
Subclass:
384
Vacuum cleaner:
This subclass is indented under subclass 382. Subject matter
relating to apparatus for cleaning by removal of dirt by air
suction.
Subclass:
385
Insulation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to material that impedes heat transfer.
Subclass:
386
Jewelry or monogram:
Subject matter under subclasses 365 relating to a ring,
bracelet, buckle, or the like adornment, or to monogram
letters, e.g.., means for representing the appearance of
monogram letters as if applied to silverware or similar
articles.
Subclass:
387
Lock or safe:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to a locking mechanism or a means for the
safekeeping of valuables.
Subclass:
388
Lubricant or lubrication:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to oil, grease, or like friction-reducing material.
Subclass:
389
Mechanical power source (e.g.., engine, windmill, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to the structure or operation of mechanical means
for producing or harnessing power.
Subclass:
390
Mining:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to a mining operation including subsurface mining
means such as a tunnel or ventilator shaft.
Subclass:
391
Pen or pencil:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to a writing instrument.
Subclass:
392
Sport equipment:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to the demonstration of sport apparatus.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
247 for instructional means for sport.
Subclass:
393
Toy:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to devices which demonstrate the operation of a
toy.
Subclass:
394
Timepiece or component thereof:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to a device for telling time, or a part thereof.
Subclass:
395
Wearing apparel:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to an article worn on the body.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
206, Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 458 for a
receptacle with means to simulate wearing of the content.
223, Apparel Apparatus, 66 for garment display forms.
Subclass:
396
Displayed on doll or manikin:
This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Subject matter
wherein the wearing apparel is displayed on a support
simulating a human figure.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
223, Apparel Apparatus, 66 for manikins, per se.
Subclass:
397
Footwear:
This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Subject matter
relating to a boot, shoe, or other item worn on the foot.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
12, Boot and Shoe Making, subclass 1 for last pullovers
intended to show how a shoe will look.
Subclass:
398
Hose:
This subclass is indented under subclass 397. Subject matter
relating to a fabric cover worn on the foot.
Subclass:
399
Headwear:
This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Subject matter
relating to an item worn on the head.
Subclass:
400
Neckwear:
This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Subject matter
relating to a tie or other item worn on or around the neck.
Subclass:
401
Machine mechanism:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
relating to the structure or operation of an element or
subassembly of machinery.
Subclass:
402
Rotatable element having indicia or picture on perimeter
thereof:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including indicia or a picture located on the circumference
of a means having a circular cross section.
Subclass:
403
Block or like manually manipulatable object having indicia or
picture on face thereof, or three-dimensional form for
demonstrating shape:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including (a) a generally cubical element which can be
handled by hand and which has a picture or letters, numbers,
or the like thereon, or (b) a three-dimensional form (e.g..,
an assemblage of connectable parts, etc.) for demonstrating
shape.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
52, Static Structures (e.g.., Building), subclass 105 for
building or building component with indicia and other
appropriate subclasses for components which in use are part
of a building or other units so structurally similar thereto
as to be classified therewith, e.g.., panels of general
application.
84, Music, subclass 476 for cards and blocks for teaching
music.
273, Amusement Devices: Games, 292 for card or tile games
which may have an educational benefit, and see especially
subclasses 299, 300, 302, and 308 thereof.
446, Amusement Devices: Toys, 85 for a construction toy
(e.g.., blocks) intended for amusement only.
Subclass:
404
Plaque (e.g.., disk, etc.) turntable relative to index
(e.g.., window in card, etc.) to selectively align different
points on plaque therewith:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including a stiff sheet or board pivotal relative to a
pointer, an aperture in a second stiff sheet or board, or
some other indexing means so that various points on first
mentioned sheet or board can be brought into register with
said pointer, said aperture in said second sheet or board, or
other indexing means as desired.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
78 and 198, for similar devices used for teaching
architecture and mathematics, respectively.
Subclass:
405
Plaque slidable relative to index (e.g.., window in card,
etc.) to selectively align different points on plaque
therewith:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including a stiff board or sheet translatable relative to a
pointer, an aperture in a second stiff sheet or board, or
some other indexing means so that various points on the first
mentioned sheet or board can be brought into register with
said pointer, said aperture in said second sheet or board, or
other indexing means as desired.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
199 for similar devices used for teaching mathematics.
Subclass:
406
Jigsaw elements having indicia thereon:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including irregularly cut pieces that fit together and have
markings such as letters or numbers thereon.
Subclass:
407
Manually manipulated pin or peg inserted into display board:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including an exhibiting means wherein an elongate member is
inserted by hand into a hole or a material.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
200 for similar devices used for teaching mathematics.
Subclass:
408
Chalkboard or equivalent means having easily erasable
surface:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including a panel having a surface from which marks made by
chalk or other means can easily be erased.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
211 for similar devices used for teaching mathematics.
Subclass:
409
Mark formed by magnetic attraction between materials (e.g..,
particles in sheet made visible by movement of magnet over
sheet, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
wherein a mark is made on the panel by means involving
attraction of one magnetic material to another.
Subclass:
410
Mark formed by bonding sheet to underlying surface with
pressure-applying stylus (e.g.., magic slate, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
wherein the panel comprises a transparent or translucent
sheet and an underlying surface, a mark being made by
applying pressure against the top surface of the sheet with a
pen-shaped instrument to thereby cause the sheet to stick to
the underlying surface along the path traced by said
instrument, the line of bonding being visible.
Subclass:
411
Erasable surface on endless belt:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
wherein the erasable surface is on a continuous flexible
band.
Subclass:
412
Erasable surface on reel-mounted sheet:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
wherein the erasable surface is on a thin, flexible panel
wound on a reel.
Subclass:
413
Separate elements having erasable surfaces:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
including multiple erasable panels.
Subclass:
414
Relatively swingable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 413. Subject matter
wherein the panels can be pivoted relative to each other.
Subclass:
415
With pencil holder or sharpener:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
including means for holding or putting a point on a pencil.
Subclass:
416
With chart, illustration, or indicia:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
including a sheet giving information in s:graphic or tabular
form, a picture or diagram of something, or markings such as
letters or numbers.
Subclass:
417
Chalkboard cleaning means, chalk or eraser holder, or chalk
dust receiver:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
including means for removing markings from the panel, means
for holding chalk or an eraser, or means for catching chalk
powder.
Subclass:
418
With ruler, straight edge, or holder therefor:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
including a strip used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing
lines or for measuring, or a means for holding a strip of
such type.
Subclass:
419
Pivotal about horizontal axis:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
wherein the panel is turnable about a line parallel with the
surface of the earth.
Subclass:
420
Vertically adjustable:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
wherein the panel can be moved up or down.
Subclass:
421
Attached to wall:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
wherein the panel is secured to a vertical partition of a
building structure.
Subclass:
422
Hand-carried school slate:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
wherein the panel can be held in a student's hand as he goes
to or from school classrooms.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
415 for a hand-carried school slate having a pencil holder
or sharpener associated therewith.
Subclass:
423
With rigid corner cap or separate means holding slate frame
elements together:
This subclass is indented under subclass 422. Subject matter
including a stiff means which covers a point where edging
members for the panel meet or a means which secures such
edging members together.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
403, Joints and Connections, appropriate subclasses for means
for securing frame elements together.
Subclass:
424
With cushion or noise muffler attached to slate frame:
This subclass is indented under subclass 422. Subject matter
including a means for protecting an edging for the panel or a
means for reducing the sound made by the edging when it
strikes another object.
Subclass:
425
Artificial slate formed of plural constituents:
This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Subject matter
wherein the panel is man-made and includes multiple
materials.
Subclass:
426
Endless belt or reel-mounted strip having indicia thereon:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including indicia such as numbers or letters located on a
continuous flexible band or on a web wound on a reel.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
197 for similar devices used for teaching mathematics.
Subclass:
427
Apertured mask placed over information bearing surface:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including an opaque screen having a hole or holes therein so
that it can be laid on a sheet or board having information
thereon to thereby reveal certain data and cover irrelevant
data.
Subclass:
428
Pictorial demonstration or display:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
wherein an exhibiting means includes a picture.
Subclass:
429
Demonstration or display means combined with storage or
collection means (e.g.., receptacle, scoop, etc.):
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including a container for holding exhibiting means, or a
device for gathering such means.
Subclass:
430
Display panel, chart, or graph:
This subclass is indented under subclass 365. Subject matter
including a sheet giving information in s:graphic or tabular
form, a diagram that represents the variation of a variable,
or a panel for displaying indicia, an apparatus or a
product.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
305 for a panel or chart for depicting a traffic accident or
condition.
Subclass:
431
Showing seat or desk location:
This subclass is indented under subclass 430. Subject matter
which exhibits the placement of one or more seats or desks.
Subclass:
432
DESK, TABLE, OR STUDY BOOTH:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter relating to structure for facilitating study
by at least partially shielding a person from surrounding
objects or persons, or for supporting study material.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
297, Chairs and Seats, 135 for a chair with a desk, i.e.,
school desk.
312, Supports: Cabinet Structure, appropriate subclasses for
cabinet structures.
Subclass:
433
MISCELLANEOUS:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Subject matter not provided for in any previous subclass.
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Last Modified: 6 October 2000