US3249065A
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Assignee: WED ENTERPRISES Inc
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Filing: 1963-04-04
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Granted: 1966-05-03
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Expires: 1983-04-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leland J Adams
- 👤 Roger E Broggie
- 👤 Robert H Gurr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 13:15
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D1/00; G05D1/02; G05D1/021; G05D1/0227; G05D1/0229; B; B61; B61B; B61B13/00; B61B13/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING A PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES OF A PLURALITY OF MOVING ARTICLES, SAID MEANS COMPRISING: PROPULSION MEANS FOR MOVING SAID ARTICLES THROUGH A RESPACING ZONE; CORRECTION MEANS OPERATIVE TO ADJUST THE SPEED OF SAID PROPULSION MEANS TO THEREBY ADJUST THE SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF ONE OF SAID ARTICLES IN SAID RESPACING ZONE; AND CONTROL MEANS IN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WITH SAID CORRECTION MEANS, AND INCLUDING SENSOR MEANS FOR DETECTING THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID ONE OF SAID ARTICLES AND AN ADJACENT ARTICLE WHEREBY SAID CONTROL MEANS OPERATES SAID CORRECTION MEANS TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF SAID PROPULSION MEANS WHEN SAID SPACING IS GREATER THAN A PREDETERMINED SPACING, AND OPERATES SAID CORRECTION MEANS TO DECREASE THE SPEED OF SAID PROPULSION MEANS WHEN SAID SPACING IS LESS THAN SAID PREDETERMINED SPACING.
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