US3243181A
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Sheet handling device
Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc
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Filing: 1963-12-23
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Granted: 1966-03-29
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Expires: 1983-12-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lyman Brooks
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 06:24
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/08; G06K13/10; G06K13/107; B; B65; B65G; B65G51/00; B65G51/02; B65G51/03; B65H; B65H29/00; B65H29/24; B65H29/245; B65H29/58; G06K13/07; G06K13/073; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/30; B65H2301/32; B65H2301/321
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A GATING APPARATUS FOR SHEET HANDLING DEVICES; COMPRISING A BASE; A PLURALITY OF GUIDE MEMBERS MOUNTED ON SAID BASE, AN UPSTREAM PORTION OF SAID GUIDE MEMBERS BEING ARRANGED TO DEFINE A COMMON UPSTREAM SHEET FEED PATH; SAID GUIDE MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY HAVING ELONGATED GUIDE SURFACES FORMED THEREON WHICH DEFINE FIRST AND SECOND SHEET FEED PATHS WHICH DIVERGE FROM SAID COMMON UPSTREAM FEED PATH; SAID GUIDE SURFACES BEING MUTUALLY ARRANGED SO THAT SAID DIVERGENT FIRST AND SECOND FEED PATHS ARE REDIRECTED SO AS TO INTERSECT AT A CROSS-OVER POINT, SAID FIRST AND SECOND FEED PATHS BEING SEPARATED AND LATERALLY SPACED APART ON BOTH THE IMMEDIATE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM SIDES OF SAID CROSS-OVER POINT; AND SELECTIVELY OPERABLE PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING A SHEET ALONG A SELECTED ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHEET FEED PATHS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-03-28 | 1969-09-27 | 1970-03-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-03-28 | 1973-09-27 | 1974-03-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-03-28 | 1977-09-27 | 1978-03-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |