US3173431A
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Assignee: Universal Match Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-07
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Granted: 1965-03-16
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Expires: 1982-12-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth J Chichester
- 👤 William F Clarke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:29
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D1/00; G07D1/02; G07D3/00; G07D3/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
AN ARTICLE DISPENSING SYSTEM COMPRISING PRIMARY MEANS FOR STROING A PLURALITY OF EACH OF A GIVEN NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARTICLES IN A RANDOM, INTERMIXED RELATIONSHIP; MEANS FOR SORTING THE DIFFERENT ARTICLES BY TYPE; MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING A RANDOM SEQUENCE OF THE ARTICLES FROM SAID PRIMARY STORING MEANS TO SAID SORTING MEANS; INTERMEDIATE MEANS FOR STORING A PREDETERMINED QUANTITY RESPECTIVELY OF EACH TYPE OF ARTICLES BY TYPE AND FOR REJECTING AND SURPLUSAGE OVER EACH PREDETERMINED QUANTITY OF EACH TYPE OF ARTICLE; MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING THE SORTED ARTICLES BY TYPE TO SAID INTERMEDIATE STORING MEANS; MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING THE REJECTED SURPLUSAGE OF EACH TYPE OF ARTICLE OF SAID PRIMARY STORAGE MEANS; AND MEANS FOR EFFECTING THE DISPENSATION OF A PREDETERMINED QUANTITY RESPECTIVELY FROM THE PREDETERMINED QUANTITY OF EACH TYPE OF ARTICLE WHICH HAS BEEN STORED BY SAID INTERMEDIATE STORING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
AN ARTICLE DISPENSING SYSTEM COMPRISING PRIMARY MEANS FOR STROING A PLURALITY OF EACH OF A GIVEN NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARTICLES IN A RANDOM, INTERMIXED RELATIONSHIP; MEANS FOR SORTING THE DIFFERENT ARTICLES BY TYPE; MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING A RANDOM SEQUENCE OF THE ARTICLES FROM SAID PRIMARY STORING MEANS TO SAID SORTING MEANS; INTERMEDIATE MEANS FOR STORING A PREDETERMINED QUANTITY RESPECTIVELY OF EACH TYPE OF ARTICLES BY TYPE AND FOR REJECTING AND SURPLUSAGE OVER EACH PREDETERMINED QUANTITY OF EACH TYPE OF ARTICLE; MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING THE SORTED ARTICLES BY TYPE TO SAID INTERMEDIATE STORING MEANS; MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING THE REJECTED SURPLUSAGE OF EACH TYPE OF ARTICLE OF SAID PRIMARY STORAGE MEANS; AND MEANS FOR EFFECTING THE DISPENSATION OF A PREDETERMINED QUANTITY RESPECTIVELY FROM THE PREDETERMINED QUANTITY OF EACH TYPE OF ARTICLE WHICH HAS BEEN STORED BY SAID INTERMEDIATE STORING MEANS.
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