US3128382A
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Photosensitive line tracer for industrial tools
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1962-02-27
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Granted: 1964-04-07
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Expires: 1982-02-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank J Rau
- 👤 Losch Kenneth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:11
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q35/00; B23Q35/04; B23Q35/08; B23Q35/12; B23Q35/127; B23Q35/128; G; G05; G05B; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/47; G05B2219/4711
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN OPERATION ON WORK WITH TOOL MEANS, SAID OPERATION BEING GOVERNED BY A CURVE FORMED BY A LINE ON AN AREA, SAID LINE HAVING A DIFFERENT LIGHT REFLECTING ABILITY FROM ADJACENT REGIONS OF SAID AREA, SAID CURVE BEING INTERRUPTED BY A GAP, SAID APPARATUS INCLUDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TOOL MEANS ACTUABLE FOR OPERATING SAID TOOL MEANS, PHOTOELECTRIC SCANNING MEANS COOPERATIVE WITH SAID LINE FOR SCANNING SAID LINE, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SCANNING MEANS AND RESPONSIVE THERETO FOR MOVING SAID SCANNING MEANS SO THAT SAID SCANNING MEANS FOLLOWS SAID LINE, CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID SCANNING MEANS AND SAID OPERATING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID TOOL MEANS SO THAT SAID TOOL MEANS FOLLOWS SAID SCANNING MEANS, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SCANNING MEANS AND TO SAID OPERATING MEANS AND AUTOMATICALLY RESPONSIVE TO SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR CONDITIONING SAID OPERATING MEANS TO OPERATE SO LONG AS SAID SCANNING MEANS SCANS A LINE AND FOR INTERRUPTING SAID CONDITIONING WHILE SAID SCANNING MEANS IS NOT SCANNING A LINE, AND MANUALLY ACTUABLE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CONDITIONING MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID CONDITIONING MEANS TO CONDITION AS AFORESAID WHEN SAID SCANNING MEANS DOES NOT SCAN A LINE SO LONG AS SAID MANUALLY ACTUABLE MEANS REMAINS ACTUATED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN OPERATION ON WORK WITH TOOL MEANS, SAID OPERATION BEING GOVERNED BY A CURVE FORMED BY A LINE ON AN AREA, SAID LINE HAVING A DIFFERENT LIGHT REFLECTING ABILITY FROM ADJACENT REGIONS OF SAID AREA, SAID CURVE BEING INTERRUPTED BY A GAP, SAID APPARATUS INCLUDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TOOL MEANS ACTUABLE FOR OPERATING SAID TOOL MEANS, PHOTOELECTRIC SCANNING MEANS COOPERATIVE WITH SAID LINE FOR SCANNING SAID LINE, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SCANNING MEANS AND RESPONSIVE THERETO FOR MOVING SAID SCANNING MEANS SO THAT SAID SCANNING MEANS FOLLOWS SAID LINE, CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID SCANNING MEANS AND SAID OPERATING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID TOOL MEANS SO THAT SAID TOOL MEANS FOLLOWS SAID SCANNING MEANS, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SCANNING MEANS AND TO SAID OPERATING MEANS AND AUTOMATICALLY RESPONSIVE TO SAID SCANNING MEANS FOR CONDITIONING SAID OPERATING MEANS TO OPERATE SO LONG AS SAID SCANNING MEANS SCANS A LINE AND FOR INTERRUPTING SAID CONDITIONING WHILE SAID SCANNING MEANS IS NOT SCANNING A LINE, AND MANUALLY ACTUABLE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CONDITIONING MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID CONDITIONING MEANS TO CONDITION AS AFORESAID WHEN SAID SCANNING MEANS DOES NOT SCAN A LINE SO LONG AS SAID MANUALLY ACTUABLE MEANS REMAINS ACTUATED.
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