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Assignee: Olivetti SpA
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Filing: 1964-10-02
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1984-10-02
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Perotto Pier Giorgio
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 02:15
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C3/00; B07C3/003; B07C3/006; B07C3/02; B65; B65H; B65H29/00; B65H29/58; B65H29/60; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S209/00; Y10S209/933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A DOCUMENT SORTER COMPRISING: (A) A READING STATION FOR READING INTELLIGENCE ON DOCUMENTS, (B) A BRANCHED SORTING PATH DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS, EACH ONE INCLUDING AT LEAST A PORTION OF ONE OR MORE BRANCHES AND HAVING ASSOCIATED THEREWITH A DISTINCT MEMORY FOR STORING INTELLIGENCE, (C) A PLURALITY OF POCKETS LOCATED ALONG SAID PATH, EACH ONE HAVING AN ENTRANCE FROM SAID PATH, (D) A POCKET DEFLECTOR LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF SAID POCKET, (E) MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID POCKET DEFLECTOR FOR DIRECTING DOCUMENTS FROM SAID PATH INTO SAID POCKET, (F) A BRANCH DEFLECTOR LOCATED AT EACH POINT OF SAID SORTING PATH WHERE TWO OR MORE BRANCHES DIVERGE FROM A PRECEDING BRANCH, (G) MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID BRANCH DEFLECTOR FOR DIRECTING DOCUMENTS FROM SAID PRECEDING BRANCH INTO ONE OF SAID DIVERGING BRANCHES, (H) MEANS FED BY SAID MEMORY FOR SELECTIVELY OPERATING THE ACTUATING MEANS OF THE DEFLECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATED SECTION ACCORDING TO THE INTELLIGENCE STORED IN SAID MEMORY, (I) MEANS FOR CONVEYING DOCUMENTS ALONG SAID SORTING PATH, (J) AND MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING SAID READ INTELLIGENCE FROM SAID READING STATION INTO SAID MEMORY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A DOCUMENT SORTER COMPRISING: (A) A READING STATION FOR READING INTELLIGENCE ON DOCUMENTS, (B) A BRANCHED SORTING PATH DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS, EACH ONE INCLUDING AT LEAST A PORTION OF ONE OR MORE BRANCHES AND HAVING ASSOCIATED THEREWITH A DISTINCT MEMORY FOR STORING INTELLIGENCE, (C) A PLURALITY OF POCKETS LOCATED ALONG SAID PATH, EACH ONE HAVING AN ENTRANCE FROM SAID PATH, (D) A POCKET DEFLECTOR LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF SAID POCKET, (E) MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID POCKET DEFLECTOR FOR DIRECTING DOCUMENTS FROM SAID PATH INTO SAID POCKET, (F) A BRANCH DEFLECTOR LOCATED AT EACH POINT OF SAID SORTING PATH WHERE TWO OR MORE BRANCHES DIVERGE FROM A PRECEDING BRANCH, (G) MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID BRANCH DEFLECTOR FOR DIRECTING DOCUMENTS FROM SAID PRECEDING BRANCH INTO ONE OF SAID DIVERGING BRANCHES, (H) MEANS FED BY SAID MEMORY FOR SELECTIVELY OPERATING THE ACTUATING MEANS OF THE DEFLECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATED SECTION ACCORDING TO THE INTELLIGENCE STORED IN SAID MEMORY, (I) MEANS FOR CONVEYING DOCUMENTS ALONG SAID SORTING PATH, (J) AND MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING SAID READ INTELLIGENCE FROM SAID READING STATION INTO SAID MEMORY.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-09-05 | 1970-03-07 | 1970-09-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-09-05 | 1974-03-07 | 1974-09-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-09-05 | 1978-03-07 | 1978-09-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |