US3213429A
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Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1963-05-24
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Granted: 1965-10-19
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Expires: 1983-05-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick A Schwertz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:30
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/80; H04N5/82; G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/22; G03G15/32; G03G15/321; G03G15/325; G03G16/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
INTELLIGENCE APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) SUPPORT MEANS SUPPORTING A WEB ON WHICH INTELLIGENCE IS TO BE RCORDED, SAID WEB COMPRISING A NORMALLY SOLID, ELECTRICALLY INSULATING THERMOPLASTIC LAYER 2 TO 5 MICRONS IN THICKNESS CAPABLE OF BEING PHYSICALLY DEFORMED ON A SURFACE INTO OPTICALLY DISCERNIBLE PATTERNS IN RESPONSE TO A HIGH VOLTAGE FROM A CLOSELY SPACED ELECTRODE; (B) DRIVE MEANS TO ADVANCE SAID WEB AT A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM RATE; (C) ELECTRODE RECORDING MEANS COMPRISING A LINEAR ARRAY OF INDIVIDUAL ELECTRODES SPACED UP TO 0.005 INCH FROM AND A GROUNDING ELECTRODE ALIGNED OPPOSITE TO THE SURFACE OF SAID WEB AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY IN A LINE TRANSVERSE TO THE PATH OF WEB MOVEMENT AS TO BE ADAPTED FOR LINE-AT-A-TIME RECORDING; (D) MEANS TO ELECTRICALLY PULSE THE INDIVIDUAL ELECTRODES OF SAID RECORDING MEANS TO DEPOSITE A NONSPARKING, ELECTRODE SHAPED CHARGE LINE-BY-LINE ON THE WEB IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTELLIGENCE TO BE RECORDED; (E) A HIGH ENERGY LINEAR EXTENDING HEAT EMISSION MEANS ARRANGED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID ELECTRODE RECORDING MEANS JUXTAPOSED TO THE WEB SURFACE AND TO
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
INTELLIGENCE APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) SUPPORT MEANS SUPPORTING A WEB ON WHICH INTELLIGENCE IS TO BE RCORDED, SAID WEB COMPRISING A NORMALLY SOLID, ELECTRICALLY INSULATING THERMOPLASTIC LAYER 2 TO 5 MICRONS IN THICKNESS CAPABLE OF BEING PHYSICALLY DEFORMED ON A SURFACE INTO OPTICALLY DISCERNIBLE PATTERNS IN RESPONSE TO A HIGH VOLTAGE FROM A CLOSELY SPACED ELECTRODE; (B) DRIVE MEANS TO ADVANCE SAID WEB AT A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM RATE; (C) ELECTRODE RECORDING MEANS COMPRISING A LINEAR ARRAY OF INDIVIDUAL ELECTRODES SPACED UP TO 0.005 INCH FROM AND A GROUNDING ELECTRODE ALIGNED OPPOSITE TO THE SURFACE OF SAID WEB AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY IN A LINE TRANSVERSE TO THE PATH OF WEB MOVEMENT AS TO BE ADAPTED FOR LINE-AT-A-TIME RECORDING; (D) MEANS TO ELECTRICALLY PULSE THE INDIVIDUAL ELECTRODES OF SAID RECORDING MEANS TO DEPOSITE A NONSPARKING, ELECTRODE SHAPED CHARGE LINE-BY-LINE ON THE WEB IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTELLIGENCE TO BE RECORDED; (E) A HIGH ENERGY LINEAR EXTENDING HEAT EMISSION MEANS ARRANGED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID ELECTRODE RECORDING MEANS JUXTAPOSED TO THE WEB SURFACE AND TO
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