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US3120762A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Machine control

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-10-21
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Granted: 1964-02-11
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Expires: 1980-10-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Iii Edward P Bullard
  • 👤 Iv Edward P Bullard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 21:40
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q15/00; G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/19; G05B19/39; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/37; G05B2219/37103; G05B2219/50; G05B2219/50313; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/30; Y10T409/30084; Y10T409/300896; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19219; Y10T74/19377; Y10T74/19414; Y10T74/19419; Y10T74/19423; Y10T74/19428; Y10T74/19437; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2101; Y10T74/2102

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A MEMBER; MEANS FOR MOVING SAID MEMBER IN EITHER DIRECTION ALONG A PLURALITY OF PATHS OF MOVEMENT; PROGRAMMING MEANS INCLUDING TAPE MEANS HAVING BLOCKS OF COMMAND DATA THEREON FOR SELECTING THE PATH, SPEED AND EXTENT OF MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER ALONG SAID PATH; MEANS FOR INDEXING SAID TAPE IN A STEP-BY-STEP FASHION; ELECTRONIC DISTANCE DETERMINING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO COMMAND DATA ON SAID TAPE MEANS AND THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER FOR DETERMINING THE DISTANCE SAID MEMBER MOVES ALONG ITS PATH OF MOTION; MECHANICALLY ADJUSTABLE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO DATA ON SAID TAPE AND THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBER FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE SAID MEMBER MOVES ALONG ITS PATH OF MOTION; AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID MEMBER MOVING THROUGHOUT SAID PREDETERMINED DISTANCE ALONG ITS PATH OF MOTION FOR RENDERING EFFECTIVE SAID INDEXING MEANS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-02-10 1975-08-12 1976-02-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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