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US3267843A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-25
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Granted: 1966-08-23
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Expires: 1983-07-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jerome H Lemelson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 11:37
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41L; B41L5/00; B41L5/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 191 words
IN A DOCUMENT PRODUCING MEANS EMPLOYING AN OBLONG PAPER SHEET WORKPIECE AND A CARD MEMBER HAVING RAISED PORTIONS IDENTIFYING SAID CARD, AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR FEEDING SAID SHEET THROUGH THE DOCUMENT PRODUCING MEANS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A HOUSING FOR SAID DOCUMENT PRODUCING MEANS; AN OPENING IN SAID HOUSING FOR REMOVABLY RECEIVING SAID CARD; MEANS FOR POSITIONING SAID SHEET ADJACENT THE CARD INSERTED INTO SAID OPENING; DRIVING MEANS, SWITCH MEANS CONTROLLED BY THE INSERTION OF SAID CARD FOR ENERGIZING SAID DRIVING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT INTO A PATH TO URGE THE INSERTED CARD AGAINST SAID SHEET TO FORM AN IMPRESSION THEREON; A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY SETTABLE MEANS, EACH HAVING A RAISED PORTION DEFINING A DISCRETE CHARACTER AND EACH BEING MOVABLY MOUNTED BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION OUT OF THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID DRIVING MEANS AND A SECOND POSITION IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID DRIVING MEANS; SAID DRIVING MEANS COMPRISING A SINGLE PLATEN MEMBER FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY URGING SAID CARD AND SELECTED ONES OF SAID MANUALLY SETTABLE MEANS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHEET WHEREIN THE RAISED PORTIONS ON SAID CARD AND ON SAID SELECTED SETTABLE MEANS CREATE AN IMPRESSION ON SAID SHEET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 191 words
IN A DOCUMENT PRODUCING MEANS EMPLOYING AN OBLONG PAPER SHEET WORKPIECE AND A CARD MEMBER HAVING RAISED PORTIONS IDENTIFYING SAID CARD, AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR FEEDING SAID SHEET THROUGH THE DOCUMENT PRODUCING MEANS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A HOUSING FOR SAID DOCUMENT PRODUCING MEANS; AN OPENING IN SAID HOUSING FOR REMOVABLY RECEIVING SAID CARD; MEANS FOR POSITIONING SAID SHEET ADJACENT THE CARD INSERTED INTO SAID OPENING; DRIVING MEANS, SWITCH MEANS CONTROLLED BY THE INSERTION OF SAID CARD FOR ENERGIZING SAID DRIVING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT INTO A PATH TO URGE THE INSERTED CARD AGAINST SAID SHEET TO FORM AN IMPRESSION THEREON; A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY SETTABLE MEANS, EACH HAVING A RAISED PORTION DEFINING A DISCRETE CHARACTER AND EACH BEING MOVABLY MOUNTED BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION OUT OF THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID DRIVING MEANS AND A SECOND POSITION IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID DRIVING MEANS; SAID DRIVING MEANS COMPRISING A SINGLE PLATEN MEMBER FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY URGING SAID CARD AND SELECTED ONES OF SAID MANUALLY SETTABLE MEANS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SHEET WHEREIN THE RAISED PORTIONS ON SAID CARD AND ON SAID SELECTED SETTABLE MEANS CREATE AN IMPRESSION ON SAID SHEET.

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