US3239138A
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Electronic article counting device
Assignee: Cutler Hammer Inc
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Filing: 1963-10-02
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Granted: 1966-03-08
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Expires: 1983-10-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John W Loeffler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:37
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K21/00; H03K21/02; G; G06; G06M; G06M7/00; G06M7/08; G06M7/10; G06M2207/00; G06M2207/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
AN ARTICLE COUNTING SYSTEM COMPRISING: MEANS FOR CONVEYING ARTICLES TO BE COUNTED; MEANS FOR SENSING THE PASSAGE OF ARTICLES CONVEYED AND HAVING AN ELECTRICAL OUTPUT INDICATIVE THEREOF; AN ARTICLE COUNTER OPERATED BY THE OUTPUT OF SAID SENSING MEANS; PULSING MEANS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL PULSES INDICATIVE OF GIVEN INCREMENTS OF TRAVEL OF ARTICLES CONVEYED; PULSE COUNTER MEANS RENDERED OPERATIVE BY THE COUNTING OF AN ARTICLE FOR COUNTING A SELECTED NUMBER OF PULSES PRODUCED BY SAID PULSING MEANS AND FOR SUBSEQUENTLY PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL; AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
AN ARTICLE COUNTING SYSTEM COMPRISING: MEANS FOR CONVEYING ARTICLES TO BE COUNTED; MEANS FOR SENSING THE PASSAGE OF ARTICLES CONVEYED AND HAVING AN ELECTRICAL OUTPUT INDICATIVE THEREOF; AN ARTICLE COUNTER OPERATED BY THE OUTPUT OF SAID SENSING MEANS; PULSING MEANS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL PULSES INDICATIVE OF GIVEN INCREMENTS OF TRAVEL OF ARTICLES CONVEYED; PULSE COUNTER MEANS RENDERED OPERATIVE BY THE COUNTING OF AN ARTICLE FOR COUNTING A SELECTED NUMBER OF PULSES PRODUCED BY SAID PULSING MEANS AND FOR SUBSEQUENTLY PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL; AND
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-03-07 | 1973-09-06 | 1974-03-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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