US3120800A
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Binary printer with decimal display
Assignee: National Computer Systems Inc
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Filing: 1962-06-22
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Granted: 1964-02-11
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Expires: 1982-06-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harlan R Ward
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:06
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41K; B41K3/00; B41K3/02; B41K3/04; B41K3/10; B41K3/102; G; G06; G06K; G06K1/00; G06K1/12; G06K1/121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A BINARY PRINTER WITH DECIMAL DISPLAY COMPRISING: (A) A FIRST SET OF INDIVIDUALLY POSITIONABLE PRINTING WHEELS HAVING BINARY REPRESENTATIONS DISPOSED AT VARIOUS ANGULAR LOCATIONS THEREABOUT; (B) A SECOND SET OF INDIVIDUALLY POSITIONABLE PRINTING WHEELS HAVING DECIMAL REPRESENTATIONS DISPOSED AT VARIOUS ANGULAR LOCATIONS THEREABOUT HAVING A DIFFERENT ANGULAR SPACING FROM SAID FIRST-MENTIONED ANGULAR LOCATIONS; (C) MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY ADVANCING THROUGH SUCCESSIVE ORDERS SAID FIRST SET OF WHEELS FROM ONE ANGULAR POSITION TO THE NEXT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPACING OF SAID FIRST-MENTIONED ANGULAR LOCATIONS TO PRODUCE AT A PRINTING STATION PROGRESSIVE BINARY COUNTS IN WHICH EACH COUNT DIFFERS FROM THE PRECEDING COUNT BY ONE BINARY DIGIT; AND (D) MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY ADVANCING THROUGH SUCCESSIVE ORDERS SAID SECOND SET OF WHEELS FROM ONE ANGULAR POSITION TO THE NEXT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPACING OF SAID SECOND-MENTIONED ANGULAR LOCATIONS TO PRODUCE DECIMAL COUNTS AT A SECOND PRINTING STATION WHICH DECIMAL COUNTS ALWAYS CORRESPOND IN VALUE TO SAID BINARY COUNTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A BINARY PRINTER WITH DECIMAL DISPLAY COMPRISING: (A) A FIRST SET OF INDIVIDUALLY POSITIONABLE PRINTING WHEELS HAVING BINARY REPRESENTATIONS DISPOSED AT VARIOUS ANGULAR LOCATIONS THEREABOUT; (B) A SECOND SET OF INDIVIDUALLY POSITIONABLE PRINTING WHEELS HAVING DECIMAL REPRESENTATIONS DISPOSED AT VARIOUS ANGULAR LOCATIONS THEREABOUT HAVING A DIFFERENT ANGULAR SPACING FROM SAID FIRST-MENTIONED ANGULAR LOCATIONS; (C) MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY ADVANCING THROUGH SUCCESSIVE ORDERS SAID FIRST SET OF WHEELS FROM ONE ANGULAR POSITION TO THE NEXT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPACING OF SAID FIRST-MENTIONED ANGULAR LOCATIONS TO PRODUCE AT A PRINTING STATION PROGRESSIVE BINARY COUNTS IN WHICH EACH COUNT DIFFERS FROM THE PRECEDING COUNT BY ONE BINARY DIGIT; AND (D) MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY ADVANCING THROUGH SUCCESSIVE ORDERS SAID SECOND SET OF WHEELS FROM ONE ANGULAR POSITION TO THE NEXT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPACING OF SAID SECOND-MENTIONED ANGULAR LOCATIONS TO PRODUCE DECIMAL COUNTS AT A SECOND PRINTING STATION WHICH DECIMAL COUNTS ALWAYS CORRESPOND IN VALUE TO SAID BINARY COUNTS.
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