Typeface or type font

- IBM
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Description

FIGS. 1 through 3 illustrate a first embodiment of the typeface or type font, including primary and alternate characters and symbols, in regular style;

FIGS. 4 through 6 illustrate a second embodiment of the typeface or type font, shown in italics; and,

FIGS. 7 through 9 illustrate a third embodiment of the typeface or type font, shown in bold.

The exemplary alphabet sentences shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 9 illustrate the claimed typeface or type font in use. The words and phrases shown form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a typeface or type font, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D824994
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 2017
Date of Patent: Aug 7, 2018
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (New York, NY)
Inventors: Mike J. Abbink (New York, NY), Paul van der Laan (The Hague), Pieter van Rosmalen (The Hague)
Primary Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Application Number: 29/601,575
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Type Or Type Face (D18/24)