US3311892A
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Sorting system with two-line sorting switch
Assignee: General Precision Inc
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Filing: 1963-09-30
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Granted: 1967-03-28
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Expires: 1983-09-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel G O'connor
- 👤 Raymond J Nelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 09:50
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/22; G06F7/24; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99937
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A SORTING MEANS FOR SORTING RANDOMLY ARRANGED RECORDS WHEREIN A CERTAIN PORTION OF SUCH RECORD MAY BE CHARACTERIZED AS A CONTROL FIELD, COMPRISING REPETITIVE SWITCHING NETWORK MEANS WITH FIRST AND SECOND INPUT TERMINALS AND FIRST AND SECOND OUTPUT TERMINALS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING TWO RECORDS, ARRANGED IN DESCENDING ORDER OF SIGNIFICANCE, SAID SWITCHING NETWORK MEANS COMPRISING DECISION MAKING MEANS COUPLED TO RECEIVE BOTH CONTROL FIELDS OF THE RECORDS AND BEING OPERABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THE RECORDS APPEARING AT SAID FIRST AND SECOND INPUT TERMINALS HAS PRECEDENCE OVER THE OTHER, GATING MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN THE INPUT TERMINALS AND THE OUTPUT TERMINALS FOR ARBITRARILY DIRECTING THE RECORDS TO THE OUTPUT TERMINALS PRIOR TO THE DETERMINATION OF PRECEDENCE BY THE SWITCHING NETWORK, SAID GATING MEANS RESPONSIVELY COUPLED TO SAID DECISION MAKING MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE RECORD WHICH TAKES PRECEDENCE TO SAID FIRST OUTPUT TERMINAL AND THE OTHER RECORD TO SAID SECOND OUTPUT TERMINAL SUBSEQUENT TO THE DETERMINATION OF PRECEDENCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A SORTING MEANS FOR SORTING RANDOMLY ARRANGED RECORDS WHEREIN A CERTAIN PORTION OF SUCH RECORD MAY BE CHARACTERIZED AS A CONTROL FIELD, COMPRISING REPETITIVE SWITCHING NETWORK MEANS WITH FIRST AND SECOND INPUT TERMINALS AND FIRST AND SECOND OUTPUT TERMINALS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING TWO RECORDS, ARRANGED IN DESCENDING ORDER OF SIGNIFICANCE, SAID SWITCHING NETWORK MEANS COMPRISING DECISION MAKING MEANS COUPLED TO RECEIVE BOTH CONTROL FIELDS OF THE RECORDS AND BEING OPERABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THE RECORDS APPEARING AT SAID FIRST AND SECOND INPUT TERMINALS HAS PRECEDENCE OVER THE OTHER, GATING MEANS COUPLED BETWEEN THE INPUT TERMINALS AND THE OUTPUT TERMINALS FOR ARBITRARILY DIRECTING THE RECORDS TO THE OUTPUT TERMINALS PRIOR TO THE DETERMINATION OF PRECEDENCE BY THE SWITCHING NETWORK, SAID GATING MEANS RESPONSIVELY COUPLED TO SAID DECISION MAKING MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE RECORD WHICH TAKES PRECEDENCE TO SAID FIRST OUTPUT TERMINAL AND THE OTHER RECORD TO SAID SECOND OUTPUT TERMINAL SUBSEQUENT TO THE DETERMINATION OF PRECEDENCE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2935732A
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-03-27 | 1970-09-26 | 1971-03-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-03-27 | 1974-09-26 | 1975-03-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-03-27 | 1978-09-26 | 1979-03-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |