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US3260478A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method and means for controlling travel motion of an object in dependence upon the position of another object

Assignee: Siemens Schweiz AG
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Filing: 1963-08-20
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Granted: 1966-07-12
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Expires: 1983-08-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Welti Arno

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 23:52
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41G; F41G5/00; F41G5/08; F41G7/00; F41G7/20; F41G7/30; G; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/48; G06G7/78; G11; G11B; G11B25/00; G11B25/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 147 words
THE METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE TRAVEL OF A FIRST OBJECT IN DEPENDENCE UPON THE POSITION OF A SECOND OBJECT BY MEANS OF A REGULATOR HAVING A TRAVEL CONTROL MEMBER FOR THE FIRST OBJECT, WHICH COMPRISES SUPPLYING THE REGULATOR WITH THE POSITIONAL INFORMATION (RZ, AZ, $Z) OF THE SECOND OBJECT AS REFERENCE MAGNITUDE AND WITH THE POSITIONA INFORMATION (RF, AE, $F) OF THE SECOND OBJECT AS THE PILOT MAGNITUDE, EACH OF SAID POSITIONAL INFORMATIONS BEING COMPOSED OF A DISTANCE MAGNITUDE AND TWO ANGULAR COORDINATES; DELAYING AT LEAST ONE OF THE POSITIONAL INFORMATIONS IN DEPENDENCE UPON A TIMING INTERVAL PROPORTIONAL TO THE TIME-DEPENDENT CHANGE OF THE QUOTIENT OF THE DISTANCE MAGNITUDES (RZ, RF) OF THE RESPECTIVE BODIES; AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAKING FROM THE REGULATOR AS OUTPUT MAGNITUDE THE TIME DIFFERENTIAL OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ANGULAR COORDINATES OF THE SECOND OBJECT AND THE RESPECTIVE ANGULAR-COORDINATE CHANGES OF THE FIRST OBJECT
Claim 2
Independent Claim 147 words
THE METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE TRAVEL OF A FIRST OBJECT IN DEPENDENCE UPON THE POSITION OF A SECOND OBJECT BY MEANS OF A REGULATOR HAVING A TRAVEL CONTROL MEMBER FOR THE FIRST OBJECT, WHICH COMPRISES SUPPLYING THE REGULATOR WITH THE POSITIONAL INFORMATION (RZ, AZ, $Z) OF THE SECOND OBJECT AS REFERENCE MAGNITUDE AND WITH THE POSITIONA INFORMATION (RF, AE, $F) OF THE SECOND OBJECT AS THE PILOT MAGNITUDE, EACH OF SAID POSITIONAL INFORMATIONS BEING COMPOSED OF A DISTANCE MAGNITUDE AND TWO ANGULAR COORDINATES; DELAYING AT LEAST ONE OF THE POSITIONAL INFORMATIONS IN DEPENDENCE UPON A TIMING INTERVAL PROPORTIONAL TO THE TIME-DEPENDENT CHANGE OF THE QUOTIENT OF THE DISTANCE MAGNITUDES (RZ, RF) OF THE RESPECTIVE BODIES; AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAKING FROM THE REGULATOR AS OUTPUT MAGNITUDE THE TIME DIFFERENTIAL OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ANGULAR COORDINATES OF THE SECOND OBJECT AND THE RESPECTIVE ANGULAR-COORDINATE CHANGES OF THE FIRST OBJECT

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-11 1970-01-10 1970-07-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-07-11 1974-01-10 1974-07-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-11 1978-01-10 1978-07-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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