US3341928A
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Apparatus for testing, sorting and assembling articles
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1965-08-03
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Granted: 1967-09-19
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Expires: 1985-08-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry K Naumann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 20:15
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/06; H10P72/0611; B; B07; B07C; B07C5/00; B07C5/34; B07C5/344; H10P72/04; H10P72/0438; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S414/00; Y10S414/10; Y10S414/12; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53039; Y10T29/53043; Y10T29/53061; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/53191
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
APPARATUS FOR TESTING A SERIES OF ARTICLES, SORTING THEM INTO GROUPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEST RESULTS, AND THEN ASSEMBLING TOGETHER ONE ARTICLE FROM EACH GROUP, WHICH COMPRISES: MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SUCCESSIVE ARTICLES TO A WORK POSITION; MEANS FOR ELEVATING AN ARTICLE AT THE WORK POSITION TO SEPARATE THAT ARTICLE FROM THE SUPPLY AND, AFTER A PAUSE, FOR RELEASING THAT ARTICLE; TRANSPORTING MEANS, VERTICALLY ALIGNED WITH THE ELEVATING MEANS, FOR RECEIVING THE ARTICLE FROM THE ELEVATING MEANS AND FOR RELEASING THE ARTICLE; THE ARTICLE BEING SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE ELEVATING MEANS AND THE TRANSPORTING MEANS DURING THE PAUSE; MEANS, OPERABLE DURING THE PAUSE, FOR TESTING THE ARTICLE TO DETERMINE IN WHICH OF THE GROUPS IT BELONGS; MEANS FOR MOVING THE TRANSPORTING MEANS TO A SELECTED ONE OF AT LEAST TWO RECEIVING LOCATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESULTS OF THE TEST, THE TRANSPORTING MEANS RELEASING THE ARTICLE AT THE SELECTED RECEIVING LOCATION TO SORT THE ARTICLES INTO GROUPS; AND MEANS FOR REMOVING ONE ARTICLE FROM EACH GROUP AND ASSEMBLING THE ARTICLES TOGETHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
APPARATUS FOR TESTING A SERIES OF ARTICLES, SORTING THEM INTO GROUPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEST RESULTS, AND THEN ASSEMBLING TOGETHER ONE ARTICLE FROM EACH GROUP, WHICH COMPRISES: MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SUCCESSIVE ARTICLES TO A WORK POSITION; MEANS FOR ELEVATING AN ARTICLE AT THE WORK POSITION TO SEPARATE THAT ARTICLE FROM THE SUPPLY AND, AFTER A PAUSE, FOR RELEASING THAT ARTICLE; TRANSPORTING MEANS, VERTICALLY ALIGNED WITH THE ELEVATING MEANS, FOR RECEIVING THE ARTICLE FROM THE ELEVATING MEANS AND FOR RELEASING THE ARTICLE; THE ARTICLE BEING SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE ELEVATING MEANS AND THE TRANSPORTING MEANS DURING THE PAUSE; MEANS, OPERABLE DURING THE PAUSE, FOR TESTING THE ARTICLE TO DETERMINE IN WHICH OF THE GROUPS IT BELONGS; MEANS FOR MOVING THE TRANSPORTING MEANS TO A SELECTED ONE OF AT LEAST TWO RECEIVING LOCATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESULTS OF THE TEST, THE TRANSPORTING MEANS RELEASING THE ARTICLE AT THE SELECTED RECEIVING LOCATION TO SORT THE ARTICLES INTO GROUPS; AND MEANS FOR REMOVING ONE ARTICLE FROM EACH GROUP AND ASSEMBLING THE ARTICLES TOGETHER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-09-18 | 1971-03-20 | 1971-09-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-09-18 | 1975-03-20 | 1975-09-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-09-18 | 1979-03-20 | 1979-09-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |