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Editing system for electronic recordings

Assignee: Ampex Corp
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Filing: 1960-05-16
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Granted: 1963-06-25
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Expires: 1980-05-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Roizen Joseph

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 09:40
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/78; G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/022; G11B27/024

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
APPARATUS FOR MONITORING INFORMATION MAGNETICALLY RECORDED ALONG A PLURALITY OF SUCCESSIVE TRACKS SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSE TO THE LENGTH OF A MAGNETIC TAPE COMPRISING: A DRUM; A PLURALITY OF MAGNETIC TRANSDUCERS MOUNTED ON AND SPACED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE DRUM IN LATERAL OFF-SET RELATION WITH THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL SPACING BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TRANSDUCERS BEING EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF THE RECORDED TRACKS AND WITH THE LATERAL OFF-SET BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TRANSDUCERS BEING EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN CENTER LINES OF SUCCESSIVE RECORDED TRACKS; MEANS FOR ROTATING THE DRUM TO BRING THE TRANSDUCERS IN SEQUENCE INTO SCANNING POSITION WITH RESPECTIVE SEQUENTIAL TRACKS OF A SELECTED STATIONARY PORTION OF THE TAPE; MEANS FOR DISPLAYING THE INFORMATION OF THE SCANNED TRACKS; AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING THE TAPE LONGITUDINALLY PAST THE DRUM BETWEEN STATIONARY SCANNING POSITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 129 words
APPARATUS FOR MONITORING INFORMATION MAGNETICALLY RECORDED ALONG A PLURALITY OF SUCCESSIVE TRACKS SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSE TO THE LENGTH OF A MAGNETIC TAPE COMPRISING: A DRUM; A PLURALITY OF MAGNETIC TRANSDUCERS MOUNTED ON AND SPACED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE DRUM IN LATERAL OFF-SET RELATION WITH THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL SPACING BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TRANSDUCERS BEING EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF THE RECORDED TRACKS AND WITH THE LATERAL OFF-SET BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TRANSDUCERS BEING EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN CENTER LINES OF SUCCESSIVE RECORDED TRACKS; MEANS FOR ROTATING THE DRUM TO BRING THE TRANSDUCERS IN SEQUENCE INTO SCANNING POSITION WITH RESPECTIVE SEQUENTIAL TRACKS OF A SELECTED STATIONARY PORTION OF THE TAPE; MEANS FOR DISPLAYING THE INFORMATION OF THE SCANNED TRACKS; AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING THE TAPE LONGITUDINALLY PAST THE DRUM BETWEEN STATIONARY SCANNING POSITIONS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-06-24 1966-12-24 1967-06-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-06-24 1970-12-24 1971-06-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-06-24 1974-12-24 1975-06-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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