US3272354A
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Assignee: Spra-Con Co
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Filing: 1965-06-03
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1985-06-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter G Harrison
- 👤 Leo A Gary
- 👤 Allan C Audet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 12:38
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/34; B65G47/46; B65G47/48; B07; B07C; B07C3/00; B07C3/003; B65G47/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A PLURALITY OF CODES AND FOR GENERATING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL ELECTRICAL SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO SAID CODES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY MOVABLE CODE RECEIVING MEANS WITH EACH OF SAID RECEIVING MEANS CARRYING A PLURALITY OF MEMBERS ADAPTED TO SELECTIVELY RETAIN SAID CODES, A FIRST STATION AND ACTUATING MEANS LOCATED AT SAID STATION FOR TRANSFEREING SAID CODES TO SAID MEMBES, MEANS FOR MOVING CODED RECEIVING MEANS TO A SECOND STATION, MEANS AT SAID SECOND STATION FOR HOLDING SAID RECEIVING MEANS AND FOR READING SAID CODES, SAID READING MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS ADAPTED TO INITIATE OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS FOR GENERATING SAID SIGNALS, SAIE ELEMENTS BEING LOCATED IN A POSITION CORRESPONDING TO THE POSITIONS OF SAID MEMBERS CARRIED BY SAID RECEIVING MEANS WHEREBY SAID ELEMENTS GENERATE SAID SIGNALS DEPENDING UPON WHICH OF SAID RECEIVING MEANS HAS BEEN ACTUATED TO CARRY A CODE, AND MEANS FOR RELEASING SAID RECEIVING MEANS AT SAID SECOND STATION TO EFFECT READING OF SAID CODES, SAID HOLDING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO HOLD A PLURALITY OF SAIDD RECEIVING MEANS AND OPERATING TO RELEASE SAID RECEIVING MEANS ONE AT A TIME FOR READING OF SAID CODES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A PLURALITY OF CODES AND FOR GENERATING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL ELECTRICAL SIGNALS CORRESPONDING TO SAID CODES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY MOVABLE CODE RECEIVING MEANS WITH EACH OF SAID RECEIVING MEANS CARRYING A PLURALITY OF MEMBERS ADAPTED TO SELECTIVELY RETAIN SAID CODES, A FIRST STATION AND ACTUATING MEANS LOCATED AT SAID STATION FOR TRANSFEREING SAID CODES TO SAID MEMBES, MEANS FOR MOVING CODED RECEIVING MEANS TO A SECOND STATION, MEANS AT SAID SECOND STATION FOR HOLDING SAID RECEIVING MEANS AND FOR READING SAID CODES, SAID READING MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS ADAPTED TO INITIATE OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS FOR GENERATING SAID SIGNALS, SAIE ELEMENTS BEING LOCATED IN A POSITION CORRESPONDING TO THE POSITIONS OF SAID MEMBERS CARRIED BY SAID RECEIVING MEANS WHEREBY SAID ELEMENTS GENERATE SAID SIGNALS DEPENDING UPON WHICH OF SAID RECEIVING MEANS HAS BEEN ACTUATED TO CARRY A CODE, AND MEANS FOR RELEASING SAID RECEIVING MEANS AT SAID SECOND STATION TO EFFECT READING OF SAID CODES, SAID HOLDING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO HOLD A PLURALITY OF SAIDD RECEIVING MEANS AND OPERATING TO RELEASE SAID RECEIVING MEANS ONE AT A TIME FOR READING OF SAID CODES.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-09-12 | 1970-03-14 | 1970-09-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-09-12 | 1974-03-14 | 1974-09-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-09-12 | 1978-03-14 | 1978-09-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |