US3103355A
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Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1962-04-18
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Granted: 1963-09-10
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Expires: 1982-04-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leo J Hubbard
- 👤 Gerald J Heckel
- 👤 Billy M Leyland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:41
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H3/00; B65H3/02; B65H3/04; B65H3/045; G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/06; G06K13/067; G06K13/08; G06K13/10; G06K13/107; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/10; B65H2701/19; B65H2701/1912
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A DEVICE FOR FEEDING THE END DOCUMENT OF A STACK OF DOCUMENTS INTO A TRANSPORT MEDIUM IN RESPONSE TO A COMMAND SIGNAL, COMPRISING AN ACCELERATING MEDIUM, MEANS FOR URGING THE END DOCUMENT OF A STACK OF DOCUMENTS INTO CONTACT WITH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM, GATE MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID END DOCUMENT AND SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM, SAID GATE MEANS BEING ROTATABLE BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION IN WHICH SAID GATE MEANS IS POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM AND SAID END DOCUMENT AND A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM IS POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID GATE MEANS AND SAID END DOCUMENT, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A COMMAND SIGNAL FOR ROTATING SAID GATE MEANS FROM ITS FIRST TO ITS SECOND POSITION FOR BRINGING SAID END DOCUMENT INTO DRIVING RELATION WITH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM AND FOR FEEDING IT INTO SAID TRANSPORT MEDIUM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
A DEVICE FOR FEEDING THE END DOCUMENT OF A STACK OF DOCUMENTS INTO A TRANSPORT MEDIUM IN RESPONSE TO A COMMAND SIGNAL, COMPRISING AN ACCELERATING MEDIUM, MEANS FOR URGING THE END DOCUMENT OF A STACK OF DOCUMENTS INTO CONTACT WITH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM, GATE MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID END DOCUMENT AND SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM, SAID GATE MEANS BEING ROTATABLE BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION IN WHICH SAID GATE MEANS IS POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM AND SAID END DOCUMENT AND A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM IS POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID GATE MEANS AND SAID END DOCUMENT, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A COMMAND SIGNAL FOR ROTATING SAID GATE MEANS FROM ITS FIRST TO ITS SECOND POSITION FOR BRINGING SAID END DOCUMENT INTO DRIVING RELATION WITH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM AND FOR FEEDING IT INTO SAID TRANSPORT MEDIUM.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-09-09 | 1967-03-11 | 1967-09-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-09-09 | 1971-03-11 | 1971-09-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-09-09 | 1975-03-11 | 1975-09-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |