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US3247784A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Printing and punching machines

Assignee: Bell Punch Co Ltd
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Filing: 1962-04-05
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Granted: 1966-04-26
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Expires: 1982-04-05
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Condy John Herbert
  • 👤 Sparrow Vernon Watkins

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 16:23
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41K; B41K5/00; B41K5/04; B41K5/06; B41K3/00; B41K3/36; B41K3/38; B41K5/02; B41K5/026

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 288 words
A MACHINE FOR PRINTING DATA ON A RECORD CARD AND FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PUNCHING SAID DATA IN CODED FORM ON A RECORD WEB, SAID MACHINE COMPRISING A PINTING TYPE CARRIER, A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL PRINTING TYPE CHARACTERS ON SAID TYPE CARRIER, A PLURALITY OF CODED SETS OF HOLES IN SAID TYPE CARRIER, EACH OF SAID CODED HOLES SETS BEING REPRESENTATIVE OF AND HAVING THE SAME POSITIONED RELATION ON SAID CARRIER WITH RESPECT TO A SEPARATE CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID TYPE CHARACTERS, SAID TYPE CARRIER BEING ADJUSTABLE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY POSITION ANY ONE OF SAID TYPE CHARACTERS AT A PREDETERMINED PRINTING STATION AND THE CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID CODED HOLE SETS AT A PREDETERMINED HOLE PUNCHING STATION, SAID MACHINE FURTHER COMPRISING RECORD CARD RECEIVING AND ADVANCING MEANS FOR ADVANCING A RECORD CARD IN STEP-BY-STEP FASHION PAST THE PRINTING STATION, RECORD WEB ADVANCING MEANS FOR SIMILARLY ADVANCING A RECORD WEB PAST THE HOLE PUNCHING STATION, PRESSURE MEANS FOR APPLYING PRINTING PRESSURE TO PRESS A RECORD CARD AGAINST THE TYPE CHARACTER POSITIONED AT THE PRINTING STATION, PUNCHING MEANS SELECTIVELY MOVABLE INTO COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HOLES OF THE CODED HOLE SET POSITIONED AT THE PUNCHING STATION TO PUNCH IN THE RECORD WEB A COMBINATION OF HOLES DEFINED BY THE HOLES OF THAT CODED HOLE SET, AND ACTUATING MEANS FOR SYNCHRONOUSLY OPERATING SAID RECORD CARD AND RECORD WEB ADVANCING MEANS, SAID PRESURE MEANS, AND SAID PUNCHING MEANS, WHEREBY THE TYPE CHARACTER POSITIONED AT THE PRINTING STATION IS PRINTED ON THE RECORD CARD, A COMBINATION OF HOLES CORRESPONDING TO THE CODED HOLE SET POSITIONED AT THE PUNCHING STATION IS SIMULTANEOUSLY PUNCHED IN THE RECORD WEB, AND THE RECORD CARD AND RECORD WEB ARE EACH ADVANCED ONE DATA POSITION FOR EACH OPERATION OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 288 words
A MACHINE FOR PRINTING DATA ON A RECORD CARD AND FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PUNCHING SAID DATA IN CODED FORM ON A RECORD WEB, SAID MACHINE COMPRISING A PINTING TYPE CARRIER, A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL PRINTING TYPE CHARACTERS ON SAID TYPE CARRIER, A PLURALITY OF CODED SETS OF HOLES IN SAID TYPE CARRIER, EACH OF SAID CODED HOLES SETS BEING REPRESENTATIVE OF AND HAVING THE SAME POSITIONED RELATION ON SAID CARRIER WITH RESPECT TO A SEPARATE CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID TYPE CHARACTERS, SAID TYPE CARRIER BEING ADJUSTABLE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY POSITION ANY ONE OF SAID TYPE CHARACTERS AT A PREDETERMINED PRINTING STATION AND THE CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID CODED HOLE SETS AT A PREDETERMINED HOLE PUNCHING STATION, SAID MACHINE FURTHER COMPRISING RECORD CARD RECEIVING AND ADVANCING MEANS FOR ADVANCING A RECORD CARD IN STEP-BY-STEP FASHION PAST THE PRINTING STATION, RECORD WEB ADVANCING MEANS FOR SIMILARLY ADVANCING A RECORD WEB PAST THE HOLE PUNCHING STATION, PRESSURE MEANS FOR APPLYING PRINTING PRESSURE TO PRESS A RECORD CARD AGAINST THE TYPE CHARACTER POSITIONED AT THE PRINTING STATION, PUNCHING MEANS SELECTIVELY MOVABLE INTO COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HOLES OF THE CODED HOLE SET POSITIONED AT THE PUNCHING STATION TO PUNCH IN THE RECORD WEB A COMBINATION OF HOLES DEFINED BY THE HOLES OF THAT CODED HOLE SET, AND ACTUATING MEANS FOR SYNCHRONOUSLY OPERATING SAID RECORD CARD AND RECORD WEB ADVANCING MEANS, SAID PRESURE MEANS, AND SAID PUNCHING MEANS, WHEREBY THE TYPE CHARACTER POSITIONED AT THE PRINTING STATION IS PRINTED ON THE RECORD CARD, A COMBINATION OF HOLES CORRESPONDING TO THE CODED HOLE SET POSITIONED AT THE PUNCHING STATION IS SIMULTANEOUSLY PUNCHED IN THE RECORD WEB, AND THE RECORD CARD AND RECORD WEB ARE EACH ADVANCED ONE DATA POSITION FOR EACH OPERATION OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-04-25 1977-10-25 1978-04-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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