US3343481A
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Fluid-actuated translating and printing means
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1965-03-29
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Granted: 1967-09-26
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Expires: 1985-03-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George A Giannuzzi
- 👤 Donald W Haney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 08:22
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
IN APPARATUS FOR DECODING COLUMNAR CODE INDICIA CONTAINED IN A DOCUMENT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A PRINTING ELEMENT OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO A FLUID PRESSURE PULSE TRANSMITTED THERETO FOR PRINTING A DESIGNATED CHARACTER; SENSING MEANS HAVING PRESSURIZED FLUID SUPPLIED THERETO CONNECTED TO SAID PRINTING MEANS FOR GENERATING A SAID PULSE UPON DETECTING A PREDETERMINED COLUMANAR ARRANGEMENT OF SAID INDICIA ON SAID DOCUMENT; MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING SAID DOCUMENT COLUMN BY COLUMN PAST SAID SENSING MEANS; MANIFOLD MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SAID PRESSURIZED FLUID TO SAID SENSING MEANS; AND CONTROL MEANS MOVING IN SYNCHRONISM WITH SAID TRANSPORT MEANS AND SAID DOCUMENT FOR DISABLING OR ENABLING SAID SENSING MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PREDETERMINED VARIABLE FORMAT OF PRINTED CHARACTERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
IN APPARATUS FOR DECODING COLUMNAR CODE INDICIA CONTAINED IN A DOCUMENT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A PRINTING ELEMENT OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO A FLUID PRESSURE PULSE TRANSMITTED THERETO FOR PRINTING A DESIGNATED CHARACTER; SENSING MEANS HAVING PRESSURIZED FLUID SUPPLIED THERETO CONNECTED TO SAID PRINTING MEANS FOR GENERATING A SAID PULSE UPON DETECTING A PREDETERMINED COLUMANAR ARRANGEMENT OF SAID INDICIA ON SAID DOCUMENT; MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING SAID DOCUMENT COLUMN BY COLUMN PAST SAID SENSING MEANS; MANIFOLD MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SAID PRESSURIZED FLUID TO SAID SENSING MEANS; AND CONTROL MEANS MOVING IN SYNCHRONISM WITH SAID TRANSPORT MEANS AND SAID DOCUMENT FOR DISABLING OR ENABLING SAID SENSING MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PREDETERMINED VARIABLE FORMAT OF PRINTED CHARACTERS.
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| 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 |