US3247941A
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Printing head with means to position head before striking movement begins
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1963-12-20
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Granted: 1966-04-26
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Expires: 1983-12-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Horace S Beattie
- 👤 John E Hickerson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:40
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J25/00; B41J25/22; B41J1/00; B41J1/22; B41J1/32; B41J1/44; B41J1/46; B41J1/50; B41J7/00; B41J7/50; B41J7/52; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A SINGLE ELEMENT PRINTING HEAD COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY DISC SHAPED PIVOTALLY MOUNTED PRINTING ANVIL HAVING A PRINTING FACE AT A REFERENCE POSITION; SAID PRINTING ANVIL HAVING ITS PERIPHERY REDUCED AT A PLURALITY OF AREAS TO FORM A PROJECTIION REDUCED AT A REDUCED AREAS, SAID PROJECTION FORMING SAID PRINTING FACE; A CYLINDRICALL SHELL SURROUNDING SAID PRINTING ANVIL; SAID SHELL HAVING A PLURALITY OF TYPE CHARACTERS ARRANGED ON ITS PERIPHERY IN PARALLEL ROWS AND PARALLEL COLUMNS; SAID PRINTING FACE HAVING A DEPTH OF AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY ONE OF THE ROWS OF SAID CHARACTERS AND LESS THAN TWO OF THE ROWS OF SAID CHARACTES; AND MEANS TO POSITION SAID SHELL WITH RESPECT TO SAID PRINTING ANVIL TO DISPOSE ONE OF SAID CHARACTERS ON SAID SHELL AT SAID REFERENCE POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A SINGLE ELEMENT PRINTING HEAD COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY DISC SHAPED PIVOTALLY MOUNTED PRINTING ANVIL HAVING A PRINTING FACE AT A REFERENCE POSITION; SAID PRINTING ANVIL HAVING ITS PERIPHERY REDUCED AT A PLURALITY OF AREAS TO FORM A PROJECTIION REDUCED AT A REDUCED AREAS, SAID PROJECTION FORMING SAID PRINTING FACE; A CYLINDRICALL SHELL SURROUNDING SAID PRINTING ANVIL; SAID SHELL HAVING A PLURALITY OF TYPE CHARACTERS ARRANGED ON ITS PERIPHERY IN PARALLEL ROWS AND PARALLEL COLUMNS; SAID PRINTING FACE HAVING A DEPTH OF AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY ONE OF THE ROWS OF SAID CHARACTERS AND LESS THAN TWO OF THE ROWS OF SAID CHARACTES; AND MEANS TO POSITION SAID SHELL WITH RESPECT TO SAID PRINTING ANVIL TO DISPOSE ONE OF SAID CHARACTERS ON SAID SHELL AT SAID REFERENCE POSITION.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-04-25 | 1969-10-25 | 1970-04-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-04-25 | 1973-10-25 | 1974-04-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-04-25 | 1977-10-25 | 1978-04-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |