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Material handling system

Assignee: AUTOMATION DEVICES Inc
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Filing: 1962-10-24
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Granted: 1965-11-30
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Expires: 1982-10-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Floyd E Smith
  • 👤 William C Taylor
  • 👤 George J Gardner

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J9/00; H01J9/46; H01J2893/00; H01J2893/0096

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 81 words
A MATERIAL HANDLIANG SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING PARTS EACH OF WHICH HAS A HEAD PORTION AND A TAIL PORTION, THE TAIL PORTIONS BEING GENERALLY DISTORTED FROM A DESIRED CONFIGURATION, A FIRST ALIGNMENT MEANS FOR ORIENTING SAID PARTS IN A GIVEN DIRECTION WITH EITHER SAID HEAD PORTION OR SAID TAIL PORTION LEADING, A SECOND DIAL ALIGNMENT MEANS FOR COOPERATING WITH SAID FIRST ALIGNMENT MEANS TO PROVIDE A UNIFORM ORIENTATION AND RADIAL INDEXING OF EACH PART, SHAPING MEANS TANGENTIALLY ADJACENT THE DIAL ALIGNMENT MEANS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 81 words
A MATERIAL HANDLIANG SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING PARTS EACH OF WHICH HAS A HEAD PORTION AND A TAIL PORTION, THE TAIL PORTIONS BEING GENERALLY DISTORTED FROM A DESIRED CONFIGURATION, A FIRST ALIGNMENT MEANS FOR ORIENTING SAID PARTS IN A GIVEN DIRECTION WITH EITHER SAID HEAD PORTION OR SAID TAIL PORTION LEADING, A SECOND DIAL ALIGNMENT MEANS FOR COOPERATING WITH SAID FIRST ALIGNMENT MEANS TO PROVIDE A UNIFORM ORIENTATION AND RADIAL INDEXING OF EACH PART, SHAPING MEANS TANGENTIALLY ADJACENT THE DIAL ALIGNMENT MEANS

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-11-29 1969-05-31 1969-11-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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