- George Cogar
George R. Cogar (born 1932) was the head of the Univac 1004 electronic design team code named the "bumblebee project" and then later the "barn project", co-founder of Mohawk Data Sciences Corporation where he invented the [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3483523.pdf Data Recorder] which was introduced in 1965 and eliminated the need for punch cards by [http://www.bookrags.com/research/tabulating-machines-csci-01/ direct coding] on tape [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIVAC_1004] [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3483523.pdf] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_cards] . He was also the founder of the Cogar Corporation where he invented the intelligent terminal an early forerunner of the modern personal computer which he called the Cogar C4 or Cogar 4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Terminal] . The Cogar 4 became the Singer 1500 after Singer Business Machines acquired Cogar Corporation and then in 1976 ICL acquired Singer Business Machines then changing the name of the computer to the ICL 1500 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Corporation] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Computers_Ltd.] .
September 2 ,1983 - Cogar was [http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/1683dmbc.html last seen] when a private plane, a Britten Norman Islander, went down somewhere inBritish Columbia ,Canada [http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/1683dmbc.html] .George's grandson Jason Tallman recently started a website [http://www.georgecogar.com www.georgecogar.com] that will contain more detailed information about him and his accomplishments
Mohawk Data Sciences Corporation
Cogar Corporation
Foundations
Cogar Foundation
Cogar and his wife Ann established the Cogar Foundation for the express purpose of awarding grants and scholarships to students ofHerkimer County . [http://www.herkimer.edu/communityed/cogar/cogars.htm]Patents
[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3166715.pdf 3,166,715] Asynchronous Self Controlled Shift Register [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3166715.pdf]
[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3261003.pdf 3,261,003] TAPE ERROR INDICATION APPARATUS [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3261003.pdf]
[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3510680.pdf 3,510,680] ASYNCHRONOUS SHIFT REGISTER WITH DATA CONTROL GATING THEREFOR [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3510680.pdf]
[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3550103.pdf 3,550,103] Reverse Write and Forward Verify Read of a Variable Length Data Record [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3550103.pdf]
[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3794980.pdf 3,794,980] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SEQUENTIAL EXECUTION OF INSTRUCTIONS AND NESTING OF SUBROUTINES IN A DATA PROCESSOR [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3794980.pdf]
[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4365742.html 4,365,742] Heating System [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4365742.html]
[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4609613.html 4,609,613] Permanent reproductions and formation method therefor [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4609613.html]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3410312&id=eDNRAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1967&dq=george+cogar 3,410,312] Fluid Shift Flip-Flop [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3410312&id=eDNRAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1967&dq=george+cogar 3,410,312][http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3188621&id=ncdXAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar 3,188,621] DISPLAY PANELS WITH SELECTABLE INDICATORS [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3188621&id=ncdXAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar 3,188,621]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3239809&id=zdVPAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar 3,239,809] Skew Correction Buffer [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3239809&id=zdVPAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3426415&id=Zr1XAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar 3,426,415] Printed Circuit Assembly Apparatus [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3426415&id=Zr1XAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3283255&id=FoRYAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar&jtp=1 3,283,255] Phase Modulation System For Reading Particular Information [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3283255&id=FoRYAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar&jtp=1]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3282205&id=64lUAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar&jtp=1 3,282,205] PRINT CONTROL MEANS FOR HIGH SPEED PRINTER WITH TRAVELING PRINT BAR [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3282205&id=64lUAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar&jtp=1]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3310660&id=7HtUAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar 3,310,660] ASYNCHRONOUS COUNTING DEVICES [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3310660&id=7HtUAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3483523&id=adx0AAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar 3,483,523] DATA RECORDING AND VERIFYING MACHINE [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3483523&id=adx0AAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3807614&id=XU8tAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar 3,807,614] BACKSPACE MECHANISM FOR A TAPE HANDLING APPARATUS FOR A DATA RECORDER [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3807614&id=XU8tAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3193697&id=07pqAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar 3,193,697] SYNCHRONIZED SINGLE PULSER [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3193697&id=07pqAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3585619&id=2jMdAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar 3,585,619] MAGNETIC TAPE READOUT SYSTEM WITH MEANS TO GENERATE ARTIFICIAL SIGNALS [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3585619&id=2jMdAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3578257&id=OlMcAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar 3,578,257] TAPE HANDLING APPARATUS FOR DATA RECORDER [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3578257&id=OlMcAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3555306&id=2uQZAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&dq=george+cogar 3,555,306] KEYBOARD SPROCKET CIRCUIT [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3555306&id=2uQZAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&dq=george+cogar]
[http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3624838&id=docCAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar&jtp=1 3,624,838] ADDRESS COUNTER STAGE CIRCUITRY [http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3624838&id=docCAAAAEBAJ&dq=george+cogar&jtp=1]
ee also
References
* [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3483523.pdf Patent 3483523]
External links
* [http://www.georgecogar.com www.georgecogar.com]
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