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System for compensating for tape skew and gap scatter

Assignee: NCR Voyix Corp
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Filing: 1961-10-23
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1981-10-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard K Gerlach

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 22:27
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 158 words
A SYSTEM FOR CONCURRENT REPRODUCTION OF PARALLEL SIGNALS COMPRISING: PARALLEL SIGNAL CHANNELS INCLUDING MEANS FOR RECEIVING MISALIGNED PARALLEL SIGNALS, EACH OF SAID SIGNAL CHANNELS INCLUDING DELAY CIRCUIT MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN ADJUSTABLE TIME PERIOD OF DELAY FOR SIGNALS IN THE RESPECTIVE SIGNAL CHANNEL ACCORDING THE TIME PERIOD OF SET PULSE; AND CONTROL CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLED TO EACH OF SAID PARALLEL SIGNAL CHANNELS TO BE RESPONSIVE TO EACH OF SAID MISALIGNED PARALLEL SIGNALS FOR PRODUCING INDIVIDUAL SET PULSES FOR SAID SIGNAL CHANNELS, SAID SET PULSES HAVING RESPECTIVE TIME PERIODS CORRESPONDING TO THE RELATIVE TIME DISPLACEMENT OF THE MISALIGNED PARALLEL SIGNALS; AND MEANS APPLYING SAID SET PULSES TO RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID ADJUSTABLE DELAY CIRCUIT MEANS, SAID DELAY CIRCUIT MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO SAID SET PULSES TO SET CONSTANT TIME PERIODS OF DELAY FOR SIGNALS IN THE RESPECTIVE SIGNAL CHANNELS ACCORDING TO THE TIME DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SET PULSES APPLED THERETO TO PROVIDE CONCURRENT OUTPUTS OF SAID PARALLEL SIGNALS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 158 words
A SYSTEM FOR CONCURRENT REPRODUCTION OF PARALLEL SIGNALS COMPRISING: PARALLEL SIGNAL CHANNELS INCLUDING MEANS FOR RECEIVING MISALIGNED PARALLEL SIGNALS, EACH OF SAID SIGNAL CHANNELS INCLUDING DELAY CIRCUIT MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN ADJUSTABLE TIME PERIOD OF DELAY FOR SIGNALS IN THE RESPECTIVE SIGNAL CHANNEL ACCORDING THE TIME PERIOD OF SET PULSE; AND CONTROL CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLED TO EACH OF SAID PARALLEL SIGNAL CHANNELS TO BE RESPONSIVE TO EACH OF SAID MISALIGNED PARALLEL SIGNALS FOR PRODUCING INDIVIDUAL SET PULSES FOR SAID SIGNAL CHANNELS, SAID SET PULSES HAVING RESPECTIVE TIME PERIODS CORRESPONDING TO THE RELATIVE TIME DISPLACEMENT OF THE MISALIGNED PARALLEL SIGNALS; AND MEANS APPLYING SAID SET PULSES TO RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID ADJUSTABLE DELAY CIRCUIT MEANS, SAID DELAY CIRCUIT MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE TO SAID SET PULSES TO SET CONSTANT TIME PERIODS OF DELAY FOR SIGNALS IN THE RESPECTIVE SIGNAL CHANNELS ACCORDING TO THE TIME DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SET PULSES APPLED THERETO TO PROVIDE CONCURRENT OUTPUTS OF SAID PARALLEL SIGNALS.

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