US3118679A
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Dictation recording and reproducing apparatus
Assignee: SoundScriber Corp
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Filing: 1960-07-05
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1980-07-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William H Lyon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:53
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B17/00; G11B17/02; G11B17/022; G11B17/028; G11B17/0284; G11B19/00; G11B19/20; G11B25/00; G11B25/04; G11B25/043; G11B3/00; G11B3/02; G11B3/06; G11B3/08; G11B3/085; G11B3/08503; G11B3/08519; G11B3/08529; G11B3/10; G11B3/34; G11B3/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
IN INFORMATION RECORDING OR REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT, A TRAVERSING DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A TRANSDUCER SUPPORT MEMBER MOVABLY MOUNTED ON A FRAME COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A THREADED DRIVE SCREW JOURNALED IN SAID FRAME, A THREADED CONTROL SCREW JOURNALED IN SAID FRAME AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID DRIVE SCREW, SEPARATE DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SCREWS, A CARRIAGE SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FOR TRAVERSING MOVEMENT SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID DRIVE SCREW, MEANS CONNECTING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND SAID CARRIAGE, AND A TOOTHED PINION ENGAGED WITH BOTH OF SAID SCREWS AND ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIAGE, WHEREBY TRAVERSING MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE IN A PRESELECTED DIRECTION AND AT A PRESELECTED RATE MAY BE ACHIEVED TO PROVIDE NORMAL FEED MOVEMENT AND SCANNING OVERDRIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID TRANSDUCER SUPPORT MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
IN INFORMATION RECORDING OR REPRODUCING EQUIPMENT, A TRAVERSING DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A TRANSDUCER SUPPORT MEMBER MOVABLY MOUNTED ON A FRAME COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A THREADED DRIVE SCREW JOURNALED IN SAID FRAME, A THREADED CONTROL SCREW JOURNALED IN SAID FRAME AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID DRIVE SCREW, SEPARATE DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SCREWS, A CARRIAGE SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FOR TRAVERSING MOVEMENT SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID DRIVE SCREW, MEANS CONNECTING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND SAID CARRIAGE, AND A TOOTHED PINION ENGAGED WITH BOTH OF SAID SCREWS AND ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIAGE, WHEREBY TRAVERSING MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE IN A PRESELECTED DIRECTION AND AT A PRESELECTED RATE MAY BE ACHIEVED TO PROVIDE NORMAL FEED MOVEMENT AND SCANNING OVERDRIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID TRANSDUCER SUPPORT MEMBER.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-01-20 | 1971-07-22 | 1972-01-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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