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US3343450A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic document skew adjustment for duplicating machines

Assignee: SCM Corp
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Filing: 1964-11-16
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Granted: 1967-09-26
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Expires: 1984-11-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ronald A Glaser
  • 👤 Faust Gustav

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 09:32
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/60; G03G15/602

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
A DUPLICATING MACHINE HAVING A DUPLICATING STATION, MEANS FOR CYCLICALLY ROUTING A DOCUMENT TO BE COPIED THROUGH AN EXPOSURE ZONE IN SAID DUPLICATING STATION, MEANS FOR FEEDING COPY PAPER SERIATIM THROUGH SAID DUPLICATING STATION IN TIMED RELATION WITH THE MOVEMENT OF SAID DOCUMENT THERETHROUGH TO TRANSFER AN IMAGE ON THE DOCUMENT TO SAID COPY PAPER AS IT PASSES THROUGH SAID DUPLICATING STATION, AND CHARACTERIZED BY MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED SKEWED ORIENTATION OF SAID MOVING DOCUMENT RELATIVE TO ITS DIRECTION OF TRAVEL FOR AUTOMATICALLY IMPARTING A PREDETERMINED DIFFERENT MOVEMENT TO SAID DOCUMENT THAN WOULD OTHERWISE OCCUR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 96 words
A DUPLICATING MACHINE HAVING A DUPLICATING STATION, MEANS FOR CYCLICALLY ROUTING A DOCUMENT TO BE COPIED THROUGH AN EXPOSURE ZONE IN SAID DUPLICATING STATION, MEANS FOR FEEDING COPY PAPER SERIATIM THROUGH SAID DUPLICATING STATION IN TIMED RELATION WITH THE MOVEMENT OF SAID DOCUMENT THERETHROUGH TO TRANSFER AN IMAGE ON THE DOCUMENT TO SAID COPY PAPER AS IT PASSES THROUGH SAID DUPLICATING STATION, AND CHARACTERIZED BY MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A PREDETERMINED SKEWED ORIENTATION OF SAID MOVING DOCUMENT RELATIVE TO ITS DIRECTION OF TRAVEL FOR AUTOMATICALLY IMPARTING A PREDETERMINED DIFFERENT MOVEMENT TO SAID DOCUMENT THAN WOULD OTHERWISE OCCUR.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3181418A Cited
US3196767A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-09-25 1971-03-27 1971-09-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-09-25 1975-03-27 1975-09-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-09-25 1979-03-27 1979-09-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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