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US3721173A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for composing documents

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-12-12
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Granted: 1973-03-20
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Expires: 1989-12-12
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Abstract

Abstract Each paragraph of a document is separately typed to define a master strip. An identical distance is maintained between the printed matter and the top of each strip, and a second distance is maintained between the printed matter and the bottom of each strip. The several master strips are placed in a document carrier. The carrier is in turn placed in a composition board for visual alignment of the individual paragraphs. Static electricity is applied to maintain the master strips in alignment with each other. Copies of the composite document are then made.

Inventors

  • 👤 L Jaffe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 09:47
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F1/00; G03F1/90; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/52; G03B27/62; G03B27/6207; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S101/00; Y10S101/36

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 220 words
A document carrier assembly including, a backing sheet, a non-slip material covering one planar side of said sheet, a plurality of strips having side edges defining equal widths and each having a top edge and a bottom edge, printed matter on each of said strips spaced a fixed and identical first distance from the top edge of each of said strips and a fixed and identical second distance from the bottom edge of each of said strips, said first distance defining an underlap portion of each of said strips and said second distance defining an overlap of each of said strips, said strips disposed on said non-slip material in aligned relation with each other with the underlap underlying the overlap of its adjacent strip, a transparent sheet overlying said strips and being of a material susceptible of accepting and holding a static charge of electricity and being integral with said backing sheet, to thereby attract the said strips and hold them in place relative to each other and the transparent sheet, a composer board having means for positioning said backing sheet thereon, said board also including means for visually determining the horizontal alignment of said strips, said aligning means defined by a transparent and flexible sheet having spaced and horizontal parallel lines thereon and placed over said firstmentioned transparent sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 220 words
A document carrier assembly including, a backing sheet, a non-slip material covering one planar side of said sheet, a plurality of strips having side edges defining equal widths and each having a top edge and a bottom edge, printed matter on each of said strips spaced a fixed and identical first distance from the top edge of each of said strips and a fixed and identical second distance from the bottom edge of each of said strips, said first distance defining an underlap portion of each of said strips and said second distance defining an overlap of each of said strips, said strips disposed on said non-slip material in aligned relation with each other with the underlap underlying the overlap of its adjacent strip, a transparent sheet overlying said strips and being of a material susceptible of accepting and holding a static charge of electricity and being integral with said backing sheet, to thereby attract the said strips and hold them in place relative to each other and the transparent sheet, a composer board having means for positioning said backing sheet thereon, said board also including means for visually determining the horizontal alignment of said strips, said aligning means defined by a transparent and flexible sheet having spaced and horizontal parallel lines thereon and placed over said firstmentioned transparent sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
The document carrier of claim 1 wherein said composer board is provided with a recess for positioning said backing sheet thereon.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1976-03-19 1976-09-18 1977-03-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1980-03-19 1980-09-18 1981-03-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1984-03-19 1984-09-18 1985-03-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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