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US3371349A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Remotely controlled recorder

Assignee: CINCINNATI TIME RECORDER CO
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Filing: 1965-08-30
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Granted: 1968-02-27
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Expires: 1985-08-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas J Schinner
  • 👤 Godfrey P Goode
  • 👤 Carl K Gieringer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 09:22
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01D; G01D9/00; G01D9/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 155 words
A REMOTELY CONTROLLED PRINTING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF PRINT HEADS EACH HAVING A PLURALITY OF CHARACTERS THEREON; A PLURALITY OF SIGNAL RECEIVERS EACH HAVING A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS FOR RECEIVING ONE OF PLURALITY OF TRANSMITTED CHARACTER SIGNALS, EACH OF SAID CHANNELS CORRESPONDING TO A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID CHARACTERS ON SAID POINT HEAD; DRIVE MEANS COUPLED TO SAID PRINT HEADS FOR MOVING SAID CHARACTERS PAST A PRINT STATION; A PLURALITY OF CHANNEL SCANNERS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID RECEIVERS FOR SENSING THE RECEPT OF CHARACTER SIGNALS BY SAID RECEIVERS, EACH OF SAID SCANNERS SENSING THE CHANNELS OF ITS ASSOCIATED RECEIVER IN SYNCHRONISM WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE CHARACTERS OF ITS ASSOCIATED PRINT HEAD PAST SAID PRINT STATION; AND A PLURALITY OF BRAKING MEANS RESPPNSIVE TO THE OUTPUTS OF SAID CHANNEL SCANNERS FOR STOPPING THE MOTION OF SAID PRINT HEADS WHEN THE CHARACTERS CORRESPONDING TO THE CHANNELS WHICH HAVE RECEIVED CHARACTER SIGNALS ARE AT SAID PRINT STATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 155 words
A REMOTELY CONTROLLED PRINTING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF PRINT HEADS EACH HAVING A PLURALITY OF CHARACTERS THEREON; A PLURALITY OF SIGNAL RECEIVERS EACH HAVING A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS FOR RECEIVING ONE OF PLURALITY OF TRANSMITTED CHARACTER SIGNALS, EACH OF SAID CHANNELS CORRESPONDING TO A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID CHARACTERS ON SAID POINT HEAD; DRIVE MEANS COUPLED TO SAID PRINT HEADS FOR MOVING SAID CHARACTERS PAST A PRINT STATION; A PLURALITY OF CHANNEL SCANNERS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID RECEIVERS FOR SENSING THE RECEPT OF CHARACTER SIGNALS BY SAID RECEIVERS, EACH OF SAID SCANNERS SENSING THE CHANNELS OF ITS ASSOCIATED RECEIVER IN SYNCHRONISM WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE CHARACTERS OF ITS ASSOCIATED PRINT HEAD PAST SAID PRINT STATION; AND A PLURALITY OF BRAKING MEANS RESPPNSIVE TO THE OUTPUTS OF SAID CHANNEL SCANNERS FOR STOPPING THE MOTION OF SAID PRINT HEADS WHEN THE CHARACTERS CORRESPONDING TO THE CHANNELS WHICH HAVE RECEIVED CHARACTER SIGNALS ARE AT SAID PRINT STATION.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 176 words
IN A PRINTER WHICH INCLUDES A FRAME MEMBER; A PLURALITY OF PRINT HEADS MOUNTED TO SAID FRAME MEMBER, EACH OF SAID PRINT HEADS HAVING A PLURALITY OF CHARACTERS THEREON; A PRINT STATION; AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID PRINT HEAD RELATIVE TO SAID PRINT STATION TO SELECTIVELY POSITION DIFFERENT ONES OF SAID CHARACTERS AT SAID PRINT STATION; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING; A PLURALITY OF CONCENTRIC DRIVE MEMBERS ROTATABLY MOUNTED TO SAID FRAME OPPOSITE SAID PLURALITY OF PRINT HEADS; A PLURALITY OF PLATEN WHEELS; A PLURALITY OF SUPPORT ELEMENTS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID PLURALITY OF PLATEN WHEELS, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS BEING PIVOTALLY AND ECCENTRICALLY MOUNTED ON A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID DRIVE MEMBERS; A PLURALITY OF BIASING MEANS RESPECTIVEDLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT ELEMENTS AND SAID DRIVE MEMBERS FOR BIASING SAID PLATEN WHEELS AGAINST SAID PRINT HEADS WHEN SAID DRIVE MEMBERS ROTATE; AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DRIVE MEMBERS FOR BRINGING SAID PLATEN WHEELS INTO ROLLING PRESSURE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR ASSOCIATED PRINT HEADS TO PRINT THE CHARACTERS LOCATED AT SAID PRINT STATION ONTO A RECORD SHEET INTERPOSED THEREBETWEEN.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 176 words
IN A PRINTER WHICH INCLUDES A FRAME MEMBER; A PLURALITY OF PRINT HEADS MOUNTED TO SAID FRAME MEMBER, EACH OF SAID PRINT HEADS HAVING A PLURALITY OF CHARACTERS THEREON; A PRINT STATION; AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID PRINT HEAD RELATIVE TO SAID PRINT STATION TO SELECTIVELY POSITION DIFFERENT ONES OF SAID CHARACTERS AT SAID PRINT STATION; THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING; A PLURALITY OF CONCENTRIC DRIVE MEMBERS ROTATABLY MOUNTED TO SAID FRAME OPPOSITE SAID PLURALITY OF PRINT HEADS; A PLURALITY OF PLATEN WHEELS; A PLURALITY OF SUPPORT ELEMENTS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID PLURALITY OF PLATEN WHEELS, EACH OF SAID ELEMENTS BEING PIVOTALLY AND ECCENTRICALLY MOUNTED ON A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID DRIVE MEMBERS; A PLURALITY OF BIASING MEANS RESPECTIVEDLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT ELEMENTS AND SAID DRIVE MEMBERS FOR BIASING SAID PLATEN WHEELS AGAINST SAID PRINT HEADS WHEN SAID DRIVE MEMBERS ROTATE; AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DRIVE MEMBERS FOR BRINGING SAID PLATEN WHEELS INTO ROLLING PRESSURE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR ASSOCIATED PRINT HEADS TO PRINT THE CHARACTERS LOCATED AT SAID PRINT STATION ONTO A RECORD SHEET INTERPOSED THEREBETWEEN.

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