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US3198514A
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Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1963-05-10
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1983-05-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank B Barbera
- 👤 William A Sugden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:57
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H3/00; B65H3/46; B65H3/52; B65H3/5246; B65H3/5253; B65H3/5269; B65H3/08; B65H3/12; B65H3/124; G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/08; G06K13/10; G06K13/107; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/30; B65H2301/32; B65H2301/321; B65H2406/00; B65H2406/30; B65H2406/32; B65H2406/322; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/10; B65H2701/19; B65H2701/1912
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
AN APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING THE FOREMOST DOCUMENT OF A STACK OF DOCUMENTS TO A TRANSPORTING MEDIUM IN RESPONSE TO A SIGNAL, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A CONTINUOUSLY ENERGIZABLE DOCUMENT ACCELERATING MEDIUM FOR ACCELERATING SAID FOREMOST DOCUMENT IN A PATH OF TRAVEL TOWARD SAID TRANSPORTING MEDIUM; MEANS URGING SAID STACK OF DOCUMENTS TOWARD SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM; A GATE MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN A FEEDING POSITION AND A NON-FEEDING POSITION, WHEREIN SAID FOREMOST DOCUMENT IS CONTACTABLE WITH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM WHEN SAID GATE MEANS IS IN SAID FEEDING POSITION AND WHEREIN SAID FOREMOST DOCUMENT IS NON-CONTACTABLE WITH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM WHEN SAID GATE MEANS IS IN SAID NON-FEEDING POSITION; GATE OPERATING MEANS NORMALLY HOLDING SAID GATE MEANS IN SAID NON-FEEDING POSITION, SAID GATE OPERATING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SIGNAL FOR MOVING SAID GATE MEANS TO SAID FEEDING POSITION AND FOR SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNING SAID GATE MEANS TO SAID NON-FEEDING POSITION; MEANS FOR URGING SAID FORERMOST DOCUMENT INTO CONTACT WITH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM; DOCUMENT REVERSE DRIVING MEANS OFFSET LATERALLY FROM SAID PATH OF TRAVEL; A MEANS FOR SEPARATING FROM SAID END DOCUMENT IN SAID PATH OF TRAVEL A SECOND DOCUMENT ADHERING TO SAID FOREMOST DOCUMENT AND FOR URGING SAID SECOND DOCUMENT INTO CONTACT WITH SAID REVERSE DRIVING MEANS; SAID REVERSE DRIVING MEANS DRIVING SAID SECOND DOCUMENT IN CONTACT THEREWITH INTO SAID STACK OF DOCUMENTS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
218 words
AN APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING THE FOREMOST DOCUMENT OF A STACK OF DOCUMENTS TO A TRANSPORTING MEDIUM IN RESPONSE TO A SIGNAL, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A CONTINUOUSLY ENERGIZABLE DOCUMENT ACCELERATING MEDIUM FOR ACCELERATING SAID FOREMOST DOCUMENT IN A PATH OF TRAVEL TOWARD SAID TRANSPORTING MEDIUM; MEANS URGING SAID STACK OF DOCUMENTS TOWARD SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM; A GATE MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN A FEEDING POSITION AND A NON-FEEDING POSITION, WHEREIN SAID FOREMOST DOCUMENT IS CONTACTABLE WITH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM WHEN SAID GATE MEANS IS IN SAID FEEDING POSITION AND WHEREIN SAID FOREMOST DOCUMENT IS NON-CONTACTABLE WITH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM WHEN SAID GATE MEANS IS IN SAID NON-FEEDING POSITION; GATE OPERATING MEANS NORMALLY HOLDING SAID GATE MEANS IN SAID NON-FEEDING POSITION, SAID GATE OPERATING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SIGNAL FOR MOVING SAID GATE MEANS TO SAID FEEDING POSITION AND FOR SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNING SAID GATE MEANS TO SAID NON-FEEDING POSITION; MEANS FOR URGING SAID FORERMOST DOCUMENT INTO CONTACT WITH SAID ACCELERATING MEDIUM; DOCUMENT REVERSE DRIVING MEANS OFFSET LATERALLY FROM SAID PATH OF TRAVEL; A MEANS FOR SEPARATING FROM SAID END DOCUMENT IN SAID PATH OF TRAVEL A SECOND DOCUMENT ADHERING TO SAID FOREMOST DOCUMENT AND FOR URGING SAID SECOND DOCUMENT INTO CONTACT WITH SAID REVERSE DRIVING MEANS; SAID REVERSE DRIVING MEANS DRIVING SAID SECOND DOCUMENT IN CONTACT THEREWITH INTO SAID STACK OF DOCUMENTS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-02 | 1969-02-01 | 1969-08-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-02 | 1973-02-01 | 1973-08-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-02 | 1977-02-01 | 1977-08-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |