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US3293971A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-06-23
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Granted: 1966-12-27
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Expires: 1985-06-23
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Robert S Kuss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 20:38
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D28/00; B21D28/24; B21D28/26; B21D28/265; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/21; Y10T408/55; Y10T408/561; Y10T408/5617; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/647; Y10T83/654; Y10T83/6563; Y10T83/6568; Y10T83/849; Y10T83/853; Y10T83/855; Y10T83/856; Y10T83/857; Y10T83/858; Y10T83/859
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
APPARATUS COMPRISING A TABLE, A FRAME, SAID TABLE BEING MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, WAYS ON SAID TABLE, A CARRIAGE, SAID WAYS SLIDABLY SUPPORTING SAID CARRIAGE, A CROSS SLIDE RECIPROCALLY SUPPORTED BY SAID CARRIAGE, A FIRST LEAD SCREW COUPLED TO SAID CARRIAGE, A SECOND LEAD SCREW COUPLED TO SAID CROSS SLIDE, SAID SECOND LEAD SCREW BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST LEAD SCREW, A SLOT IN SAID TABLE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID WAYS, SAID SECOND LEAD SCREW BEING MECHANICALLY COUPLED TO A MEMBER EXTENDING IN SAID SLOT, SAID MEMBER BEING COUPLED TO A GEAR SLIDABLY DISPOSED ON A SHAFT AND COUPLED TO THE SHAFT IN A MANNER TO FACILITATE TRANSMISSION OF ROTARY MOTION FROM SAID SHAFT TO SAID MEMBER, A SEPARATE DIGITAL ENCODER COUPLED TO EACH LEAD SCREW FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NUMBER OF ROTATIONS OF THE SCREW FROM A ZERO POINT TO THEREBY INDICATE THE POSITION OF THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
APPARATUS COMPRISING A TABLE, A FRAME, SAID TABLE BEING MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, WAYS ON SAID TABLE, A CARRIAGE, SAID WAYS SLIDABLY SUPPORTING SAID CARRIAGE, A CROSS SLIDE RECIPROCALLY SUPPORTED BY SAID CARRIAGE, A FIRST LEAD SCREW COUPLED TO SAID CARRIAGE, A SECOND LEAD SCREW COUPLED TO SAID CROSS SLIDE, SAID SECOND LEAD SCREW BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST LEAD SCREW, A SLOT IN SAID TABLE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID WAYS, SAID SECOND LEAD SCREW BEING MECHANICALLY COUPLED TO A MEMBER EXTENDING IN SAID SLOT, SAID MEMBER BEING COUPLED TO A GEAR SLIDABLY DISPOSED ON A SHAFT AND COUPLED TO THE SHAFT IN A MANNER TO FACILITATE TRANSMISSION OF ROTARY MOTION FROM SAID SHAFT TO SAID MEMBER, A SEPARATE DIGITAL ENCODER COUPLED TO EACH LEAD SCREW FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NUMBER OF ROTATIONS OF THE SCREW FROM A ZERO POINT TO THEREBY INDICATE THE POSITION OF THE
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-12-26 | 1970-06-27 | 1970-12-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-12-26 | 1974-06-27 | 1974-12-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-12-26 | 1978-06-27 | 1978-12-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |