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Tape velocity-fluctuation damper
Assignee: Potter Instrument Co Inc
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Filing: 1962-08-20
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Granted: 1965-04-06
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Expires: 1982-08-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E Schoeneman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 04:28
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/56; G11B15/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
IN AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, A WORKING STATION POSITIONED TO PERMIT AN ELONGATED MOVING WEB TO PASS IN JUXTAPOSITION THERETO, DRIVING MEANS TO MOVE SAID WEB AT LEAST IN ONE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO THE WORKING STATION, A FIRST WEB STORAGE MEANS ON ONE SIDE OF THE WORKING STATION TO ABSORB A PREDETERMINED WEB LENGTH DURING A START-STOP PROGRAMMING OPERATION, A SECOND WEB STORAGE MEANS ADJACENT THE FIRST STORAGE MEANS INCLUDING A VACUUM BUFFER CHAMBER TO PROVIDE WEB STORAGE HAVING INERTIA LESS THAN THE FIRST STORAGE MEANS, A V-SHAPED VACUUM RECESS SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THAN THE VACUUM BUFFER CHAMBER POSITIONED WITHIN THE VACUUM BUFFER CHAMBER TO DEVELOP A LOW INERTIA PUCKER IN SAID WEB, SAID V-SHAPED RECESS BEING LOCATED ADJACENT THE PATH OF THE WEB AS IT EXITS FROM THE SECOND STORAGE MEANS, AND WHEREBY A TENDENCY IN THE WEB TO DEVELOP A VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS IS DAMPED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
IN AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, A WORKING STATION POSITIONED TO PERMIT AN ELONGATED MOVING WEB TO PASS IN JUXTAPOSITION THERETO, DRIVING MEANS TO MOVE SAID WEB AT LEAST IN ONE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO THE WORKING STATION, A FIRST WEB STORAGE MEANS ON ONE SIDE OF THE WORKING STATION TO ABSORB A PREDETERMINED WEB LENGTH DURING A START-STOP PROGRAMMING OPERATION, A SECOND WEB STORAGE MEANS ADJACENT THE FIRST STORAGE MEANS INCLUDING A VACUUM BUFFER CHAMBER TO PROVIDE WEB STORAGE HAVING INERTIA LESS THAN THE FIRST STORAGE MEANS, A V-SHAPED VACUUM RECESS SUBSTANTIALLY SMALLER THAN THE VACUUM BUFFER CHAMBER POSITIONED WITHIN THE VACUUM BUFFER CHAMBER TO DEVELOP A LOW INERTIA PUCKER IN SAID WEB, SAID V-SHAPED RECESS BEING LOCATED ADJACENT THE PATH OF THE WEB AS IT EXITS FROM THE SECOND STORAGE MEANS, AND WHEREBY A TENDENCY IN THE WEB TO DEVELOP A VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS IS DAMPED.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-04-05 | 1968-10-05 | 1969-04-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-04-05 | 1972-10-05 | 1973-04-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-04-05 | 1976-10-05 | 1977-04-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |