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US3412838A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Printing means for sorting and routing system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-11-29
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Granted: 1968-11-26
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Expires: 1986-11-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jovis Arthur

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 13:26
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C3/00; B07C3/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 213 words
A WRITING MACHINE COMPRISING: FIRST MEANS TO PRINT A LINE OF INFORMATION IN NORMAL TYPE; A SECOND MEANS TO PRINT SIMULTANEOUSLY A LINE OF CORRESPONDING INFORMATION IN MAGNETIC INK TYPE; SAID MACHINE HAVING A PLATEN, FIRST RIBBON, AND A SECOND RIBBON CARRYING INK WITH MAGNETIC PARTICLES THEREIN; SAID FIRST MEANS HAVING A FIRST SET OF TYPE POSITIONED TO STRIKE SAID FIRST RIBBON; SAID SECOND MEANS HAVING A SECOND SET OF TYPE POSITIONED TO STRIKE SAID SECOND RIBBON; SAID FIRST AND SECOND RIBBONS BEING SPACED FROM EACH OTHER; SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO PRINT EITHER A CHARACTER FROM SAID FIRST SET OF TYPE OR BOTH A CHARACTER FROM SAID FIRST SET AND SAID SECOND SET OF TYPE BY ACTUATION OF A SINGLE KEY OF A KEY MEANS CONSISTING OF ONLY TWO KEYS; A FIRST KEY TO MOVE AN INDIVIDUAL TYPE IN THE FIRST SET OF TYPE INDEPENDENT OF SAID SECOND MEANS TO PRINT, SAID FIRST KEY HAVING A PROJECTION; AND A SECOND KEY TO MOVE AN INDIVIDUAL TYPE IN THE SECOND SET OF TYPE, SAID SECOND KEY HAVING A MEMBER WHICH IS UNI-DIRECTIONALLY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID PROJECTION; WHEREBY SAID SECOND KEY ACTUATES SAID FIRST KEY, THEREBY PRODUCING A SHIPPING LABEL WITH A VISIBLE ADDRESS AND A SCANNABLE ADDRESS FOR MAIL PROCESSING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 213 words
A WRITING MACHINE COMPRISING: FIRST MEANS TO PRINT A LINE OF INFORMATION IN NORMAL TYPE; A SECOND MEANS TO PRINT SIMULTANEOUSLY A LINE OF CORRESPONDING INFORMATION IN MAGNETIC INK TYPE; SAID MACHINE HAVING A PLATEN, FIRST RIBBON, AND A SECOND RIBBON CARRYING INK WITH MAGNETIC PARTICLES THEREIN; SAID FIRST MEANS HAVING A FIRST SET OF TYPE POSITIONED TO STRIKE SAID FIRST RIBBON; SAID SECOND MEANS HAVING A SECOND SET OF TYPE POSITIONED TO STRIKE SAID SECOND RIBBON; SAID FIRST AND SECOND RIBBONS BEING SPACED FROM EACH OTHER; SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEANS BEING OPERABLE TO PRINT EITHER A CHARACTER FROM SAID FIRST SET OF TYPE OR BOTH A CHARACTER FROM SAID FIRST SET AND SAID SECOND SET OF TYPE BY ACTUATION OF A SINGLE KEY OF A KEY MEANS CONSISTING OF ONLY TWO KEYS; A FIRST KEY TO MOVE AN INDIVIDUAL TYPE IN THE FIRST SET OF TYPE INDEPENDENT OF SAID SECOND MEANS TO PRINT, SAID FIRST KEY HAVING A PROJECTION; AND A SECOND KEY TO MOVE AN INDIVIDUAL TYPE IN THE SECOND SET OF TYPE, SAID SECOND KEY HAVING A MEMBER WHICH IS UNI-DIRECTIONALLY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID PROJECTION; WHEREBY SAID SECOND KEY ACTUATES SAID FIRST KEY, THEREBY PRODUCING A SHIPPING LABEL WITH A VISIBLE ADDRESS AND A SCANNABLE ADDRESS FOR MAIL PROCESSING.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-11-26 1972-05-27 1972-11-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-11-26 1976-05-27 1976-11-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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