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Photocopy machine having an input feed control

Assignee: ICP Inc
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Filing: 1968-07-18
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Granted: 1971-01-26
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Expires: 1988-07-18
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Abstract

Abstract A COPY PAPER MACHINE FOR REPRODUCING INCREMENTS OF A MOVING ORIGINAL DOCUMENT ONTO A SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING SINGLE SHEET OF COPY PAPER. TWO PAPER-SENSING SWITCHES WIRED IN PARALLEL, ONE IN THE DOCUMENT PATH AND ONE IN THE COPY PATH, CONTROL THE COPY SHEET FEEDING. THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT COMMENCES ITS MOVEMENT AFTER THE SHEET OF COPY PAPER IS FED INTO THE MACHINE. INITIALLY, A ROLLER MEANS ADVANCES THE COPY PAPER INTO THE COPY PAPER PATHWAY A FIRST PREDETERMINED DISTANCE, AND THEN STOPS. THEN, THE ORIGINAL BEGINS INS MOVEMENT ACROSS THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT PATHWAY, AND AFTE MOVING A SECOND PREDETERMINED DISTANCE, THE ROLLER MEANS RESTARTS AND AGAIN ADVANCES THE COPY PAPER. A SECOND SHEET OF COPY PAPER MAY BE ADVANCED BY THE ROLLER MEANS FOR AT LEAST SAID FIRST DISTANCE AFTER THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE COPY PAPER MOVES PAST THE FIRST DISTANCE OR BEFORE THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE ORIGINAL MOVES PAST THE SECOND DISTANCE.

Inventors

  • 👤 Karl M Murgas
  • 👤 Burton Greenberg
  • 👤 Otto A Clark

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CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/22; G03G15/28

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-01-25 1974-07-27 1975-01-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-01-25 1978-07-27 1979-01-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-01-25 1982-07-27 1983-01-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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