US3324364A
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Apparatus for the control of machine tools or the like
Assignee: Teledyne Inc
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Filing: 1960-08-16
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Granted: 1967-06-06
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Expires: 1980-08-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Caruthers Felix Porter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:40
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/04; G05B19/12; G05B19/14; G05B19/18; G05B19/19; G05B19/39; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/35; G05B2219/35436; G05B2219/36; G05B2219/36045; G05B2219/36366; G05B2219/37; G05B2219/37106; G05B2219/41; G05B2219/41309; G05B2219/43; G05B2219/43179; G05B2219/49; G05B2219/49134; G05B2219/50; G05B2219/50008; G05B2219/50047; G05B2219/50249; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/30; Y10T409/30084; Y10T409/302968; Y10T409/303248; Y10T82/00; Y10T82/25; Y10T82/2502; Y10T82/2506; Y10T82/2508
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
IN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE TOOL HAVING FIXED AND MOVABLE PORTIONS, TRANSDUCER MEANS HAVING RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY TO FIXED AND MOVABLE PORTIONS OF THE MACHINE TOOL, SAID TRANSDUCER MEANS INCLUDING A SERIES OF REPEATING SECTIONS IN AT LEAST ONE OF ITS RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS, CONTROL MEANS TO STORE VALUES REPRESENTATIVE OF DESIRED POSITIONS OF MOVABLE PORTIONS OF THE MACHINE TOOL, MEANS CONNECTING THE TRANSDUCER MEANS TO AFFORD A SERIES OF NULLS AS THE MACHINE TOOL IS OPERATED TO ACTUATE THE TRANSDUCER MEANS SEQUENTIALLY THROUGH ITS SERIES OF REPEATING SECTIONS, MEANS TO COUNT AND STORE INDICATIONS OF NULLS TO INDICATE DIGITALLY THE POSITION OF A MOVABLE PORTION OF THE MACHINE TOOL,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
IN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE TOOL HAVING FIXED AND MOVABLE PORTIONS, TRANSDUCER MEANS HAVING RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS CONNECTED RESPECTIVELY TO FIXED AND MOVABLE PORTIONS OF THE MACHINE TOOL, SAID TRANSDUCER MEANS INCLUDING A SERIES OF REPEATING SECTIONS IN AT LEAST ONE OF ITS RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS, CONTROL MEANS TO STORE VALUES REPRESENTATIVE OF DESIRED POSITIONS OF MOVABLE PORTIONS OF THE MACHINE TOOL, MEANS CONNECTING THE TRANSDUCER MEANS TO AFFORD A SERIES OF NULLS AS THE MACHINE TOOL IS OPERATED TO ACTUATE THE TRANSDUCER MEANS SEQUENTIALLY THROUGH ITS SERIES OF REPEATING SECTIONS, MEANS TO COUNT AND STORE INDICATIONS OF NULLS TO INDICATE DIGITALLY THE POSITION OF A MOVABLE PORTION OF THE MACHINE TOOL,
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-06-05 | 1970-12-05 | 1971-06-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-06-05 | 1974-12-05 | 1975-06-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-06-05 | 1978-12-05 | 1979-06-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |