US3115234A
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Feeding and orienting apparatus
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1962-08-27
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Granted: 1963-12-24
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Expires: 1982-08-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael P Eleftherion
- 👤 Gerard A Frank
- 👤 Robert K Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:40
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K13/00; H05K13/02; H05K13/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
APPARATUS FOR FEEDING AND ORIENTING ARTICLES WITH RESPECT TO AN ARTICLE HOLDING DEVICE, WHICH COMPRISES: MEANS FOR FEEDING THE ARTICLES, MEANS FOR INDIVIDUALLY RECEIVING AN ARTICLE FROM THE FEEDING MEANS, MOVABLE MAGNETIC MEANS FOR ATTRACTING AND TRANSPORTING THE ARTICLE FROM THE RECEIVING MEANS TOWARDS THE ARTICLE HOLDING DEVICE, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE MAGNETIC MEANS, STOP MEANS LOCATED NEAR THE MAGNETIC MEANS TO STOP THE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE ARTICLE AT A DESIRED ORIENTED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE ARTICLE HOLDING DEVICE DURING ROTATION OF THE MAGNETIC MEANS, AND MEANS FOR DEMAGNETIZING THE MAGNETIC MEANS TO RELEASE THE ORIENTED ARTICLE INTO THE ARTICLE HOLDING DEVICE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
APPARATUS FOR FEEDING AND ORIENTING ARTICLES WITH RESPECT TO AN ARTICLE HOLDING DEVICE, WHICH COMPRISES: MEANS FOR FEEDING THE ARTICLES, MEANS FOR INDIVIDUALLY RECEIVING AN ARTICLE FROM THE FEEDING MEANS, MOVABLE MAGNETIC MEANS FOR ATTRACTING AND TRANSPORTING THE ARTICLE FROM THE RECEIVING MEANS TOWARDS THE ARTICLE HOLDING DEVICE, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE MAGNETIC MEANS, STOP MEANS LOCATED NEAR THE MAGNETIC MEANS TO STOP THE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE ARTICLE AT A DESIRED ORIENTED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE ARTICLE HOLDING DEVICE DURING ROTATION OF THE MAGNETIC MEANS, AND MEANS FOR DEMAGNETIZING THE MAGNETIC MEANS TO RELEASE THE ORIENTED ARTICLE INTO THE ARTICLE HOLDING DEVICE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
CA627441A
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US2724484A
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-12-23 | 1967-06-24 | 1967-12-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-12-23 | 1971-06-24 | 1971-12-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-12-23 | 1975-06-24 | 1975-12-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |