Patents Assigned to Gessner A.G.
  • Jacquard card to magnetic tape archives storage and retrieval system
    Patent number: 4004135
    Abstract: A Jacquard card is placed in information-transfer relationship with an optical reader. Weave information, including an identification number and number of picks, is placed in a computer. The weave pattern is read row by row and pick by pick and stored on magnetic tape. To retrieve the weave pattern, the magnetic tape is searched and the information is output on paper tape. The paper tape is then used to produce a Jacquard card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1977
    Assignees: Viable Systems, Inc., Gessner A.G.
    Inventors: Gottfried Maurer, Emil Meier