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US3177645A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Counter reset mechanism

Assignee: Veeder Industries Inc
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Filing: 1963-03-25
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1983-03-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond H Devanney

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 15:43
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04C; G04C17/00; G04C17/0075; G06; G06M; G06M1/00; G06M1/04; G06M1/14; G06M1/18; G06M1/183; G06M1/28; G06M1/283; G06M1/34; G06M1/36; G06M1/363

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 125 words
A COUNTER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF NUMBER WHEELS OF ASCENDING ORDER, ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DRIVE MEANS FOR INDIVIDUALLY ADVANCING THE NUMBER WHEELS IN STEPWISE FASHION TO A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS, ELECTRICAL POWER MEANS CONNECTED TO THE DRIVE MEANS OF THE NUMBER WHEEL OF LOWEST ORDER FOR PERIODICALLY ENERGIZING SAID NUMBER WHEEL OF LOWEST ORDER, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH NUMBER WHEEL OF LOWER ORDER FOR CONNECTING THE DRIVE MEANS OF THE NUMBER WHEEL OF NEXT HIGHER ORDER TO SAID ELECTRICAL POWER MEANS FOR PROVIDING A TRANSFER, AND ADDITIONAL MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUMBER WHEEL OF HIGHEST ORDER FOR CONNECTING THE DRIVE MEANS OF THE NUMBER WHEEL OF NEXT TO HIGHEST ORDER TO SAID ELECTRICAL POWER MEANS AT A PREDETERMINED POSITION OF THE NUMBER WHEEL OF HIGHEST ORDER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 125 words
A COUNTER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF NUMBER WHEELS OF ASCENDING ORDER, ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DRIVE MEANS FOR INDIVIDUALLY ADVANCING THE NUMBER WHEELS IN STEPWISE FASHION TO A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS, ELECTRICAL POWER MEANS CONNECTED TO THE DRIVE MEANS OF THE NUMBER WHEEL OF LOWEST ORDER FOR PERIODICALLY ENERGIZING SAID NUMBER WHEEL OF LOWEST ORDER, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH NUMBER WHEEL OF LOWER ORDER FOR CONNECTING THE DRIVE MEANS OF THE NUMBER WHEEL OF NEXT HIGHER ORDER TO SAID ELECTRICAL POWER MEANS FOR PROVIDING A TRANSFER, AND ADDITIONAL MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUMBER WHEEL OF HIGHEST ORDER FOR CONNECTING THE DRIVE MEANS OF THE NUMBER WHEEL OF NEXT TO HIGHEST ORDER TO SAID ELECTRICAL POWER MEANS AT A PREDETERMINED POSITION OF THE NUMBER WHEEL OF HIGHEST ORDER.

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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) 1968-04-12 1968-10-12 1969-04-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-04-12 1972-10-12 1973-04-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-04-12 1976-10-12 1977-04-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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