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US3221646A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Screen printing apparatus

Assignee: Fritz Buser AG Maschinenfabrik
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Filing: 1961-10-24
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1981-10-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Charles D Hardy
  • 👤 Jeronimus Frederick

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 15:19
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41F; B41F15/00; B41F15/08; B41F15/0831; B41F15/0845; B41F15/085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 204 words
A SILK SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE FOR PRINTING ON MATERIAL COMPRISING A PRINT TABLE HAVING A STATIONARY AND A MOVABLE PORTION, VACUUM MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID TABLE TO PROVIDE A VACUUM TO HOLD SAID MATERIAL TO SAID TABLE, POWER MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO SAID MOVABLE PORTION OF SAID TABLE TO IMPART A LINEAR EXCURSION TO SAID MOVABLE PORTION, RETURN SWITCHING MEANS AT THE BEGINNING OF SAID EXCURSION TO PROVIDE A RETURN CONTROL SIGNAL, ADVANCE SWITCHING MEANS AT THE END OF SAID EXCURSION TO PROVIDE AN ADVANCE CONTROL SIGNAL, POWER REVERSER MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO SAID POWER MEANS AND RESPONSIVE TO SAID RETURN CONTROL SIGNAL AND TO ADVANCE CONTROL SIGNAL TO SWITCH THE DIRECTION OF MOTION OF SAID MOVABLE PORTION OF SAID TABLE, OVERADVANCE SWITCHING MEANS AT A POINT INTERMEDIATE BETWEEN THE BEGINNING AND END OF SAID EXCURSION TO PROVIDE AN OVERADVANCE CONTROL SIGNAL ON THE RETURN PORTION OF SAID LINEAR EXCURSION AND VACUUM REVERSER MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO SAID VACUUM HOLDING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID ADVANCE CONTROL SIGNAL TO SWITCH SAID VACUUM FROM SAID MOVABLE PORTION OF SAID STATIONARY PORTION OF SAID TABLE AND RESPONSIVE TO SAID OVERADVANCE CONTROL SIGNAL TO SWITCH SAID VACUUM FROM SAID STATIONARY PORTION OF SAID MOVABLE PORTION OF SAID TABLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 204 words
A SILK SCREEN PRINTING MACHINE FOR PRINTING ON MATERIAL COMPRISING A PRINT TABLE HAVING A STATIONARY AND A MOVABLE PORTION, VACUUM MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID TABLE TO PROVIDE A VACUUM TO HOLD SAID MATERIAL TO SAID TABLE, POWER MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO SAID MOVABLE PORTION OF SAID TABLE TO IMPART A LINEAR EXCURSION TO SAID MOVABLE PORTION, RETURN SWITCHING MEANS AT THE BEGINNING OF SAID EXCURSION TO PROVIDE A RETURN CONTROL SIGNAL, ADVANCE SWITCHING MEANS AT THE END OF SAID EXCURSION TO PROVIDE AN ADVANCE CONTROL SIGNAL, POWER REVERSER MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO SAID POWER MEANS AND RESPONSIVE TO SAID RETURN CONTROL SIGNAL AND TO ADVANCE CONTROL SIGNAL TO SWITCH THE DIRECTION OF MOTION OF SAID MOVABLE PORTION OF SAID TABLE, OVERADVANCE SWITCHING MEANS AT A POINT INTERMEDIATE BETWEEN THE BEGINNING AND END OF SAID EXCURSION TO PROVIDE AN OVERADVANCE CONTROL SIGNAL ON THE RETURN PORTION OF SAID LINEAR EXCURSION AND VACUUM REVERSER MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO SAID VACUUM HOLDING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID ADVANCE CONTROL SIGNAL TO SWITCH SAID VACUUM FROM SAID MOVABLE PORTION OF SAID STATIONARY PORTION OF SAID TABLE AND RESPONSIVE TO SAID OVERADVANCE CONTROL SIGNAL TO SWITCH SAID VACUUM FROM SAID STATIONARY PORTION OF SAID MOVABLE PORTION OF SAID TABLE.

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