US3209996A
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Assignee: SELBY INTERNATIONAL Inc
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Filing: 1962-08-28
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1982-08-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon B Carson
- 👤 Walter L Starkey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:56
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/42; G05B19/4202; G05B19/4205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
IN APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A DIGITAL RECORD CORRESPONDING TO MOVEMENTS ALONG A PATTERN, THE COMBINATION OF TRACING HEAD ADAPTED FOLLOW SAID PATTERN MEANS MOUNTING SAID TRACING HEAD FOR MOVEMENT ALONG EACH OF TWO PERPENDICULAR AXES, A RACK DISPOSED PARALLEL TO EACH OF SAID AXES, GEAR UNITS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT WITH SAID TRACING HEAD ALONG EACH OF SAID AXES, EACH OF SAID GEAR UNITS INCLUDING A PINION IN DRIVEN CONNECTION WITH SAID RACK, ELECTRICAL SIGNAL GENERATORS MECHANCALLY INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID GEAR UNITS AND ADAPTED TO PRODUCE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPONENT MOVEMENTS OF SAID TRACING HEAD ALONG EACH OF SAID AXES, MEANS CARRIED BY SAID TRACING HEAD FOR PUNCHING SAID PATTERN IN RESPONSE TO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL, AND MEANS HAVING ELECTRICAL INPUT CONNECTIONS TO SAID ELECTRICAL SIGNAL GENERATORS AND HAVING AN ELECTRICAL OUTPUT CONNECTION TO SAID PUNCHING MEANS FOR ACTUATING OUTPUT CONNECTION TO SAID EVER SAID TRACING HEAD HAS TRAVERSED A PRESELECTED LENGTH OF PATTERN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
IN APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A DIGITAL RECORD CORRESPONDING TO MOVEMENTS ALONG A PATTERN, THE COMBINATION OF TRACING HEAD ADAPTED FOLLOW SAID PATTERN MEANS MOUNTING SAID TRACING HEAD FOR MOVEMENT ALONG EACH OF TWO PERPENDICULAR AXES, A RACK DISPOSED PARALLEL TO EACH OF SAID AXES, GEAR UNITS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT WITH SAID TRACING HEAD ALONG EACH OF SAID AXES, EACH OF SAID GEAR UNITS INCLUDING A PINION IN DRIVEN CONNECTION WITH SAID RACK, ELECTRICAL SIGNAL GENERATORS MECHANCALLY INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID GEAR UNITS AND ADAPTED TO PRODUCE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPONENT MOVEMENTS OF SAID TRACING HEAD ALONG EACH OF SAID AXES, MEANS CARRIED BY SAID TRACING HEAD FOR PUNCHING SAID PATTERN IN RESPONSE TO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL, AND MEANS HAVING ELECTRICAL INPUT CONNECTIONS TO SAID ELECTRICAL SIGNAL GENERATORS AND HAVING AN ELECTRICAL OUTPUT CONNECTION TO SAID PUNCHING MEANS FOR ACTUATING OUTPUT CONNECTION TO SAID EVER SAID TRACING HEAD HAS TRAVERSED A PRESELECTED LENGTH OF PATTERN.
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