US3197752A
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Remote reading attachment for meters
Assignee: Control Data Corp
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Filing: 1962-10-02
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Granted: 1965-07-27
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Expires: 1982-10-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Rabinow Jacob
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 13:10
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F15/00; G01F15/06; G01F15/061; G01F15/063; G01R; G01R17/00; G01R17/02; G01R17/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
IN A REMOTE READING SYSTEM FOR THE INDICATOR MEMBERS OF A METER, A METER UNIT ADAPTED TO BE RETAINED IN OPTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE INDICATOR MEMBERS AND THEIR BACKGROUND, SAID UNIT INCLUDING A HOUSING, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID HOUSING ON THE EXTERIOR OF SAID METER, A PLURALITY OF MOTOR OPERATED SCANNING DISKS IN SAID HOUSING, AND MEANS TO DIRECT ILLUMINATION TOWARD SAID INDICATOR MEMBERS, EACH DISK HAVING A SCAN OPENING MEANS CONNECTING SAID DISKS FOR ROTATION, PHOTOSENSITIVE MEANS OPERABLE WITH SAID DISKS TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS IN RESPONSE TO THE SCANNING OF SAID INDICATOR MEMBERS BY SAID DISK OPENINGS, PORTABLE REMOTE READ-OUT UNIT INCLUDING A ROTARY MEMBER AND A POWER SUPPLY, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COUPLING MEANS FOR SEPARABLY COUPLING SAID POWER SUPPLU WITH SAID MOTOR OPERATED SCANNING DISKS, MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID POWER SUPPLY FOR ROTATING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
IN A REMOTE READING SYSTEM FOR THE INDICATOR MEMBERS OF A METER, A METER UNIT ADAPTED TO BE RETAINED IN OPTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE INDICATOR MEMBERS AND THEIR BACKGROUND, SAID UNIT INCLUDING A HOUSING, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID HOUSING ON THE EXTERIOR OF SAID METER, A PLURALITY OF MOTOR OPERATED SCANNING DISKS IN SAID HOUSING, AND MEANS TO DIRECT ILLUMINATION TOWARD SAID INDICATOR MEMBERS, EACH DISK HAVING A SCAN OPENING MEANS CONNECTING SAID DISKS FOR ROTATION, PHOTOSENSITIVE MEANS OPERABLE WITH SAID DISKS TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS IN RESPONSE TO THE SCANNING OF SAID INDICATOR MEMBERS BY SAID DISK OPENINGS, PORTABLE REMOTE READ-OUT UNIT INCLUDING A ROTARY MEMBER AND A POWER SUPPLY, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COUPLING MEANS FOR SEPARABLY COUPLING SAID POWER SUPPLU WITH SAID MOTOR OPERATED SCANNING DISKS, MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID POWER SUPPLY FOR ROTATING
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