US3247929A
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Article supplying system
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-11-21
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Granted: 1966-04-26
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Expires: 1981-11-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence W Langley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:31
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G1/00; B65G1/02; B65G1/04; B65G1/137; B65G1/1373; B65G1/1376
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING ARTICLES FROM A PLURALITY OF SPACED SOURCES TO AT LEAST TWO INTERMEDIATE CONVEYORS WHICH IN TURN SUPPLY SAID ARTICLES TO A COMMON CONVEYOR, THE COMBINATION OF: (A) MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SIGNALS INDICATIVE OF THE KIND OF SAID ARTICLES TO BE SUPPLIED FROM SAID SOURCES, (B) MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SIGNAL SUPPLYING MEANS FOR CONVEYING SAID SIGNALS AT A SPEED HAVING A RELATION TO THE SPEED OF SAID COMMON ARTICLE CONVEYOR, (C) A PLURALITY OF SPACED MEANS FOR DERIVING SAID CONVEYED SIGNALS FROM SAID SIGNAL CONVEYING MEANS, (D) AND MEANS FOR COUPLING EACH ONE OF SAID DERIVING MEANS TO A RESPECTIVE ONE OF EACH OF SAID ARTICLE SOURCES AND FOR CAUSING SAID ARTICLE SOURCES TO SUPPLY SAID ARTICLES TO SAID INTERMEDIATE CONVEYORS IN RESPONSE TO DERIVED SIGNALS, (E) EACH OF SAID DERIVING MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO CONVEYED SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO THE ARTICLE SOURCE TO WHICH SAID DERIVING MEANS IS RESPECTIVELY COUPLED AND SAID DERIVING MEANS HAVING AN EFFECTIVE SPACING HAVING SAID RELATION TO THE SPACING OF SAID ARTICLE SOURCES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
IN A SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING ARTICLES FROM A PLURALITY OF SPACED SOURCES TO AT LEAST TWO INTERMEDIATE CONVEYORS WHICH IN TURN SUPPLY SAID ARTICLES TO A COMMON CONVEYOR, THE COMBINATION OF: (A) MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SIGNALS INDICATIVE OF THE KIND OF SAID ARTICLES TO BE SUPPLIED FROM SAID SOURCES, (B) MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SIGNAL SUPPLYING MEANS FOR CONVEYING SAID SIGNALS AT A SPEED HAVING A RELATION TO THE SPEED OF SAID COMMON ARTICLE CONVEYOR, (C) A PLURALITY OF SPACED MEANS FOR DERIVING SAID CONVEYED SIGNALS FROM SAID SIGNAL CONVEYING MEANS, (D) AND MEANS FOR COUPLING EACH ONE OF SAID DERIVING MEANS TO A RESPECTIVE ONE OF EACH OF SAID ARTICLE SOURCES AND FOR CAUSING SAID ARTICLE SOURCES TO SUPPLY SAID ARTICLES TO SAID INTERMEDIATE CONVEYORS IN RESPONSE TO DERIVED SIGNALS, (E) EACH OF SAID DERIVING MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO CONVEYED SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO THE ARTICLE SOURCE TO WHICH SAID DERIVING MEANS IS RESPECTIVELY COUPLED AND SAID DERIVING MEANS HAVING AN EFFECTIVE SPACING HAVING SAID RELATION TO THE SPACING OF SAID ARTICLE SOURCES.
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