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US3119919A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for the removal of portions of deposited metal films

Assignee: Daystrom Inc
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Filing: 1961-01-30
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Granted: 1964-01-28
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Expires: 1981-01-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William W Pratt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 01:47
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K11/00; B23K11/22; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49082; Y10T29/49099; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/30; Y10T409/30084; Y10T409/301176; Y10T409/301232

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
IN AN ELECTRICAL ENGRAVING COPYING SYSTEM OF THE TYPE WHICH INCLUDES A PROBE OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR MOVEMENT OVER THE FILM OF AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FILM-TYPE RESISTOR FOR REMOVAL OF THE FILM UPON PASSAGE OF AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT THROUGH THE PROBE, THE MOVEMENT OF THE PROBE CORRESPONDING TO THE MOVEMENT OF A STYLUS MECHANICALLY COUPLED THERETO WHICH STYLUS IS ADAPTED FOR MOVEMENT ALONG A GROOVE IN A MASTER ENGRAVING PLATE; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A MASTER ENGRAVING PLATE OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL AND HAVING AN INSULATING FILM THEREOVER, MEANS FORMING A GROOVE THROUGH THE INSULATING FILM INTO THE PLATE, A STYLUS OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL ADAPTED TO ELECTRICALLY CONTACT THE PLATE WITHIN THE GROOVE THEREIN, AND A SOURCE OF POTENTIAL CONNECTED BETWEEN THE PROBE AND THE FILM OF THE RESISTOR THROUGH THE SAID CONDUCTING STYLUS AND PLATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 135 words
IN AN ELECTRICAL ENGRAVING COPYING SYSTEM OF THE TYPE WHICH INCLUDES A PROBE OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR MOVEMENT OVER THE FILM OF AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FILM-TYPE RESISTOR FOR REMOVAL OF THE FILM UPON PASSAGE OF AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT THROUGH THE PROBE, THE MOVEMENT OF THE PROBE CORRESPONDING TO THE MOVEMENT OF A STYLUS MECHANICALLY COUPLED THERETO WHICH STYLUS IS ADAPTED FOR MOVEMENT ALONG A GROOVE IN A MASTER ENGRAVING PLATE; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A MASTER ENGRAVING PLATE OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL AND HAVING AN INSULATING FILM THEREOVER, MEANS FORMING A GROOVE THROUGH THE INSULATING FILM INTO THE PLATE, A STYLUS OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL ADAPTED TO ELECTRICALLY CONTACT THE PLATE WITHIN THE GROOVE THEREIN, AND A SOURCE OF POTENTIAL CONNECTED BETWEEN THE PROBE AND THE FILM OF THE RESISTOR THROUGH THE SAID CONDUCTING STYLUS AND PLATE.

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