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Machine control devices

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1960-08-26
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Granted: 1965-07-27
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Expires: 1980-08-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Seibel Robert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 21:54
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J5/00; B41J5/08; B41J5/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2142; Y10T74/2144; Y10T74/2147

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 98 words
AN APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A MANUALLY-OPERABLE ACTUATOR FOR PROVIDING A MECHANICAL OUTPUT DISPLACEMENT; A MECHANICAL DIFFERENTIATOR HAVING ITS INPUT CONNECTED TO THE ACTUATOR FOR GENERATING AN OUTPUT DISPLACEMENT DEPENDENT UPON THE VELOCITY OF MOVEMENT OF THE ACTUATOR; CONTROL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENTIATION OF SAID MECHANICAL DIFFERENTIATOR DEPENDENT UPON SAID VELOCITY; MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID FIRST-NAMED CONTROL MEANS BY RELATIVE POSITIONING THEREOF; AND OUTPUT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ACTUATOR OUTPUT DISPLACEMENT AND THE DIFFERENTIATOR OUTPUT DISPLACEMENT, WHEN A FUNCTION OF THESE DISPLACEMENTS EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT FOR GENERATING A FIXED OUTPUT FORCE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 98 words
AN APPARATUS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A MANUALLY-OPERABLE ACTUATOR FOR PROVIDING A MECHANICAL OUTPUT DISPLACEMENT; A MECHANICAL DIFFERENTIATOR HAVING ITS INPUT CONNECTED TO THE ACTUATOR FOR GENERATING AN OUTPUT DISPLACEMENT DEPENDENT UPON THE VELOCITY OF MOVEMENT OF THE ACTUATOR; CONTROL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENTIATION OF SAID MECHANICAL DIFFERENTIATOR DEPENDENT UPON SAID VELOCITY; MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAID FIRST-NAMED CONTROL MEANS BY RELATIVE POSITIONING THEREOF; AND OUTPUT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ACTUATOR OUTPUT DISPLACEMENT AND THE DIFFERENTIATOR OUTPUT DISPLACEMENT, WHEN A FUNCTION OF THESE DISPLACEMENTS EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT FOR GENERATING A FIXED OUTPUT FORCE.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-07-26 1969-01-25 1969-07-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-07-26 1973-01-25 1973-07-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-07-26 1977-01-25 1977-07-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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