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Multi-stage epicyclic printing mechanism
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-29
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1982-06-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Mathurin Edward Landais
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:14
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41K; B41K3/00; B41K3/44; B41K3/50; B41K3/02; B41K3/12; B41K3/14; B41K3/52; B41K3/54; B41K3/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A MULTI-STAGE PRINTING MECHANISM COMPRISING: AN ENCLOSING STRUCTURE DIVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF EQUAL SEGMENTS, A PLURALITY OF WORK STATIONS IN SELECTED ONES OF SAID SEGMENTS, AT LEAST ONE OF THE STATIONS BEING A PRINTING STATION A TYPE FACE ON EACH PRINTING STATION FACING INWARDLY AND DEFINING A CYLINDRICAL SURFACE, A PLATEN CARRIAGE MOUNTED WITHIN THE ENCLOSING STRUCTURE FOR COMBINED ROTATION ABOUT ITS OWN AXIS AND FOR MOVEMENT IN AN ORBIT CO-AXIALLY TO THE AXIS OF THE CYLINDRICAL TYPE-FACE-DEFINED SURFACE, A CYLINDRICALLY CURVED PLATEN MOUNTED CO-AXIALLY ON THE CARRIAGE, THE CYLINDRICAL SURFACE DEFINED BY THE PLATEN BEING INTERNALLY TANGENT TO THE CYLINDRICAL SURFACE DEFINED BY THE TYPE FACES, THE SURFACE DEFINED BY THE PLATEN BEING DIVISIBLE INTO A PLURALITY OF SEGMENTS EQUAL IN CIRCUMFERENTIAL EXTENT TO, BUT ONE LESS IN NUMBER THAN, THOSE OF THE ENCLOSING STRUCTURE, THE PLATEN BEING LOCATED IN ONE SUCH SEGMENT OF THE CARRIAGE, MEANS FOR RETAINING A SHEET OF PRINTING STOCK ON THE PLATEN, AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A MULTI-STAGE PRINTING MECHANISM COMPRISING: AN ENCLOSING STRUCTURE DIVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF EQUAL SEGMENTS, A PLURALITY OF WORK STATIONS IN SELECTED ONES OF SAID SEGMENTS, AT LEAST ONE OF THE STATIONS BEING A PRINTING STATION A TYPE FACE ON EACH PRINTING STATION FACING INWARDLY AND DEFINING A CYLINDRICAL SURFACE, A PLATEN CARRIAGE MOUNTED WITHIN THE ENCLOSING STRUCTURE FOR COMBINED ROTATION ABOUT ITS OWN AXIS AND FOR MOVEMENT IN AN ORBIT CO-AXIALLY TO THE AXIS OF THE CYLINDRICAL TYPE-FACE-DEFINED SURFACE, A CYLINDRICALLY CURVED PLATEN MOUNTED CO-AXIALLY ON THE CARRIAGE, THE CYLINDRICAL SURFACE DEFINED BY THE PLATEN BEING INTERNALLY TANGENT TO THE CYLINDRICAL SURFACE DEFINED BY THE TYPE FACES, THE SURFACE DEFINED BY THE PLATEN BEING DIVISIBLE INTO A PLURALITY OF SEGMENTS EQUAL IN CIRCUMFERENTIAL EXTENT TO, BUT ONE LESS IN NUMBER THAN, THOSE OF THE ENCLOSING STRUCTURE, THE PLATEN BEING LOCATED IN ONE SUCH SEGMENT OF THE CARRIAGE, MEANS FOR RETAINING A SHEET OF PRINTING STOCK ON THE PLATEN, AND
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-10-25 | 1973-04-26 | 1973-10-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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