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US3469354A
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Servo-system and multiple-use building including the same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-11-18
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Granted: 1969-09-30
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Expires: 1986-11-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Grover C Meetze Jr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:53
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/99; E04B1/994; A; A63; A63J; A63J1/00; G; G05; G05D; G05D3/00; G05D3/12; G05D3/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
297 words
IN A BUILDING HAVING MULTIPLE USES AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF ACCESSORIES EACH MOVABLE TO A PLURALITY OF PREDETERMINED POSITIONS TO VARY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID BUILDING TO ADAPT THE SAME TO ITS MULTIPLE USES AND A PLURALITY OF MOTIVE MEANS EACH CONNECTED TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID ACCESSORIES FOR MOVING THE SAME TO ITS VARIOUS POSITIONS; THE COMBINATION THEREWITH OF AN ELECTRICAL SERVO-SYSTEM INCLUDING A MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR HAVING A POSITIONALLY ADJUSTABLE MEMBER EFFECTIVE TO VARY THE RESISTANCE OF SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR UPON POSITION ADJUSTMENT THEREOF AND HAVING THE VARIOUS POSITIONAL ADJUSTMENT RELATED TO THE POSITIONS TO WHICH SAID ACCESSORIES MAY BE MOVED, A PLURALITY OF SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR EACH HAVING A POSITIONALLY MOVABLE MEMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID ACCESSORIES FOR CORRELATED MOVEMENT THEREWITH AND BEING EFFECTIVE TO VARY THE RESISTANCE OF SAID SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR UPON POSITIONAL MOVEMENT THEREOF. SELECTOR MEANS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR AND TO EACH OF SAID VARIABLE RESISTORS FOR SELECTIVELY ELECTRICALLY INTERCONNECTING SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR WITH EACH OF SAID SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR ONE AT A TIME AND INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER, MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR AND SAID SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO A DEVIATION FROM A PREDETERMINED CORRELATED POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POSITIONALLY ADJUSTABLE MEMBER OF SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR AND THE POSITIONALLY MOVABLE MEMBER OF A SELECTED ONE OF SAID SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID GENERATED ELECTRICAL SIGNAL FOR ENERGIZING THE MOTIVE MEANS CONNECTED TO THE ACCESSORY CORRESPONDING TO SAID SELECTED SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR TO MOVE THE ACCESSORY AND THE POSITIONALLY MOVABLE MEMBER OF SAID SELECTED SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR CONNECTED THERETO INTO SAID PREDETERMINED CORRELATED POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID POSITIONALLY ADJUSTABLE MEMBER OF SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
297 words
IN A BUILDING HAVING MULTIPLE USES AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF ACCESSORIES EACH MOVABLE TO A PLURALITY OF PREDETERMINED POSITIONS TO VARY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID BUILDING TO ADAPT THE SAME TO ITS MULTIPLE USES AND A PLURALITY OF MOTIVE MEANS EACH CONNECTED TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID ACCESSORIES FOR MOVING THE SAME TO ITS VARIOUS POSITIONS; THE COMBINATION THEREWITH OF AN ELECTRICAL SERVO-SYSTEM INCLUDING A MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR HAVING A POSITIONALLY ADJUSTABLE MEMBER EFFECTIVE TO VARY THE RESISTANCE OF SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR UPON POSITION ADJUSTMENT THEREOF AND HAVING THE VARIOUS POSITIONAL ADJUSTMENT RELATED TO THE POSITIONS TO WHICH SAID ACCESSORIES MAY BE MOVED, A PLURALITY OF SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR EACH HAVING A POSITIONALLY MOVABLE MEMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID ACCESSORIES FOR CORRELATED MOVEMENT THEREWITH AND BEING EFFECTIVE TO VARY THE RESISTANCE OF SAID SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR UPON POSITIONAL MOVEMENT THEREOF. SELECTOR MEANS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR AND TO EACH OF SAID VARIABLE RESISTORS FOR SELECTIVELY ELECTRICALLY INTERCONNECTING SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR WITH EACH OF SAID SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR ONE AT A TIME AND INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER, MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR AND SAID SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO A DEVIATION FROM A PREDETERMINED CORRELATED POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POSITIONALLY ADJUSTABLE MEMBER OF SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR AND THE POSITIONALLY MOVABLE MEMBER OF A SELECTED ONE OF SAID SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID GENERATED ELECTRICAL SIGNAL FOR ENERGIZING THE MOTIVE MEANS CONNECTED TO THE ACCESSORY CORRESPONDING TO SAID SELECTED SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR TO MOVE THE ACCESSORY AND THE POSITIONALLY MOVABLE MEMBER OF SAID SELECTED SLAVE VARIABLE RESISTOR CONNECTED THERETO INTO SAID PREDETERMINED CORRELATED POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID POSITIONALLY ADJUSTABLE MEMBER OF SAID MASTER VARIABLE RESISTOR.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1972-09-29 | 1973-03-31 | 1973-09-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1976-09-29 | 1977-03-31 | 1977-09-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1980-09-29 | 1981-03-31 | 1981-09-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |