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US3166206A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Stacking printed products

Assignee: R Hoe and Co Inc
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Filing: 1962-07-24
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Granted: 1965-01-19
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Expires: 1982-07-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Clive H Porter
  • 👤 John J Mcdonald
  • 👤 Richard C Woessner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 16:34
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H33/00; B65H33/06; B65H33/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 147 words
METHOD OF STACKING PRINTED PRODUCTS WHICH COMPRISES FORMING A MOVING STREAM OF OVERLAPPING PRODUCTS, SEPARATING THE SAID STREAM INTO A SUCCESSION OF BATCHES, DIRECTING ALTERNATE BATCHES OF THE SAID SUCCESSION TO A STACK BY ONE PATH AND THE REMAINING BATCHES TO THE SAME STACK BY A SECOND PATH, TURNING BATCHES IN THE SECOND PATH IN THEIR OWN PLANES SUCCESSIVELY THROUGH TWO QUARTER TURNS WHILE DELIVERING TWO BATCHES FROM THE FIRST SAID PATH ALONG WITH INTERSPERSED PRECEDING BATCHES FROM THE SECOND PATH OF THE STACK AND THEN DELIVERING BATCHES FROM THE SECOND SAID PATH TO THE STACK IN ALTERNATION WITH THOSE OF THE FIRST SAID PATH, WHEREBY THE BATCHES FROM THE SECOND SAID PATH ARE RETARDED IN THE STACK BY RELATION TO THEIR POSITION IN THE SAID SUCCESSION OF BATCHES, EACH SUCH BATCH FROM THE SECOND PATH NOW FOLLOWING THE BATCH WHICH FOLLOWED IT IN THE SAID SUCCESSION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 147 words
METHOD OF STACKING PRINTED PRODUCTS WHICH COMPRISES FORMING A MOVING STREAM OF OVERLAPPING PRODUCTS, SEPARATING THE SAID STREAM INTO A SUCCESSION OF BATCHES, DIRECTING ALTERNATE BATCHES OF THE SAID SUCCESSION TO A STACK BY ONE PATH AND THE REMAINING BATCHES TO THE SAME STACK BY A SECOND PATH, TURNING BATCHES IN THE SECOND PATH IN THEIR OWN PLANES SUCCESSIVELY THROUGH TWO QUARTER TURNS WHILE DELIVERING TWO BATCHES FROM THE FIRST SAID PATH ALONG WITH INTERSPERSED PRECEDING BATCHES FROM THE SECOND PATH OF THE STACK AND THEN DELIVERING BATCHES FROM THE SECOND SAID PATH TO THE STACK IN ALTERNATION WITH THOSE OF THE FIRST SAID PATH, WHEREBY THE BATCHES FROM THE SECOND SAID PATH ARE RETARDED IN THE STACK BY RELATION TO THEIR POSITION IN THE SAID SUCCESSION OF BATCHES, EACH SUCH BATCH FROM THE SECOND PATH NOW FOLLOWING THE BATCH WHICH FOLLOWED IT IN THE SAID SUCCESSION.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-01-19 1968-07-20 1969-01-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-01-19 1972-07-20 1973-01-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-01-19 1976-07-20 1977-01-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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