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Sheet feeding, transporting and stacking mechanism control
Assignee: Soroban Engineering Inc
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Filing: 1964-10-05
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Granted: 1968-07-02
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Expires: 1984-10-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John H Macneill
- 👤 Silas R Halbert
- 👤 Thomas G Holmes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:54
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/08; G06K13/10; G06K13/107; A; A47; A47C; A47C4/00; A47C4/28; A47C4/32; A47C4/34; A47C4/38; G06K13/04; G06K13/103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
CONTROL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR A FEEDING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR CARDS AND SIMILAR SHEET-LIKE MATERIAL COMPRISING A CARD TRACK, MEANS FOR FEEDING CARDS ONTO SAID CARD TRACK MEANS FOR MOVING CARDS ALONG SAID CARD TRACK FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER; MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE PRECISE NUMBER OF CARDS IN TRANSIT ALONG SAID TRACK AT ANY TIME AND MEANS FOR DISABLING SAID MEANS FOR MOVING UPON DETECTION OF A NUMBER OF CARDS ALONG SAID CARD TRACK IN EXCESS OF A PREDETERMINED NUMBER WHEREBY THE NUMBER OF CARDS DAMAGED IN THE EVENT OF A CARD JAM IS LIMITED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
CONTROL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR A FEEDING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR CARDS AND SIMILAR SHEET-LIKE MATERIAL COMPRISING A CARD TRACK, MEANS FOR FEEDING CARDS ONTO SAID CARD TRACK MEANS FOR MOVING CARDS ALONG SAID CARD TRACK FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER; MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE PRECISE NUMBER OF CARDS IN TRANSIT ALONG SAID TRACK AT ANY TIME AND MEANS FOR DISABLING SAID MEANS FOR MOVING UPON DETECTION OF A NUMBER OF CARDS ALONG SAID CARD TRACK IN EXCESS OF A PREDETERMINED NUMBER WHEREBY THE NUMBER OF CARDS DAMAGED IN THE EVENT OF A CARD JAM IS LIMITED.
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