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Time utilization monitor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-02-11
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Granted: 1975-11-18
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Expires: 1994-02-11
Abstract
Abstract An electro-mechanical monitor provides means by which information is impressed as condensed indicia upon a record and accummulated in a readout, and all of which is associated with the operation of equipment, whereby effective or ineffective time and quantity information is made permanent and immediately available on a practical basis. A timer is continuously operated to motivate an information recording scanner and a digital information accummulator and to intermittently trigger the information recording scanner for permanent graphic recordation. One or more and preferably a multiplicity of operational sources are simultaneously processed and associated on a common time basis, whereby effective operation of equipment is presented graphically as related to specific increments of time and accummulated as a percentage of the predetermined or potential time.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles F Weisgerber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:44
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C3/00; G07C3/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A time utilization monitor including; a continuously operating timer motor drive, an intermittent motion means operated by the drive and having a dwell period and a motivating period, a laterally shiftable and longitudinally advancive record member, oscillating means responsive to the intermittent motion means during said motivating period and laterally reciprocating said record member, advance means responsive to said reciprocation and incrementally advancing said record member longitudinally, at least one inditer means responsive to a condition sensor and activated thereby to mark the said record member during said lateral reciprocation thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A time utilization monitor including; a continuously operating timer motor drive, an intermittent motion means operated by the drive and having a dwell period and a motivating period, a laterally shiftable and longitudinally advancive record member, oscillating means responsive to the intermittent motion means during said motivating period and laterally reciprocating said record member, advance means responsive to said reciprocation and incrementally advancing said record member longitudinally, at least one inditer means responsive to a condition sensor and activated thereby to mark the said record member during said lateral reciprocation thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the intermittent motion means is a Geneva movement having positive dwell and motivating periods.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the record member has a columnar surface and each column aligned with an inditer to mark a record thereon.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the record member is an axially shiftable drum reciprocated by said oscillating means and incrementally rotated by said advance means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the oscillating means comprises a cam powered by the drive during said motivating period, and a follower reciprocating a carrier support for the record member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the oscillating means comprises a cam powered by the drive during said motivating period, and a follower reciprocating a carrier support for the record member, and wherein the advance means comprises a cam and follower responsive to reciprocation of the said carriage to incrementally advance the record member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the oscillating means comprises a cam powered by the drive during said motivating period, and a follower reciprocating a carrier support for the record member, and wherein the advance means comprises a cam follower rEsponsive to reciprocation of the said carriage mechanism to incrementally advance the record member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 1, wherein the continuously operating timer motor drive actuates a trigger switch during said dwell period and depression of the inditer being controlled by means responsive thereto to mark the record member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
137 words
A time utilization monitor including; a continuously operating timer motor drive, a condition sensor, an advancive readout means, a normally disengaged coupling means advancibly coupling the readout means to the motor drive, and means responsive to the condition sensor and activated thereby to engage the coupling means to advance the readout means, an intermittent motion means operated by the drive and having a dwell period and a motivating period, a laterally shiftable and longitudinally advancive record member, oscillating means responsive to the intermittent motion means during said motivating period, and laterally reciprocating said record member, advance means responsive to said reciprocation and incrementally advancing said record member longitudinally, and at least one inditer means responsive to the condition sensor and activated thereby to mark the said record member during the swell period and said lateral reciprocation thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
137 words
A time utilization monitor including; a continuously operating timer motor drive, a condition sensor, an advancive readout means, a normally disengaged coupling means advancibly coupling the readout means to the motor drive, and means responsive to the condition sensor and activated thereby to engage the coupling means to advance the readout means, an intermittent motion means operated by the drive and having a dwell period and a motivating period, a laterally shiftable and longitudinally advancive record member, oscillating means responsive to the intermittent motion means during said motivating period, and laterally reciprocating said record member, advance means responsive to said reciprocation and incrementally advancing said record member longitudinally, and at least one inditer means responsive to the condition sensor and activated thereby to mark the said record member during the swell period and said lateral reciprocation thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 9, wherein the motion means is a Geneva movement having a continuously moving member driving the moving member driving the inditer record member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
114 words
A time utilization monitor including an intermittent motion means operated by a continuously operating timer motor drive and having a dwell period and a motivating period, means comprising a sensor switch closed to a chargeable electric capacitance circuit during said dwell period, a laterally shiftable and longitudinally advancive record, oscillating means responsive to the intermittent motion means during said motivating period and laterally reciprocating said record member, advance means responsive to said reciprocation and incrementally advancing said record member longitudinally, and a triggering switch responsive to said timer motor drive for discharging said capacitance circuit during said dwell period to activate inditer means to mark said record member commensurate with the previously charged capacitance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
114 words
A time utilization monitor including an intermittent motion means operated by a continuously operating timer motor drive and having a dwell period and a motivating period, means comprising a sensor switch closed to a chargeable electric capacitance circuit during said dwell period, a laterally shiftable and longitudinally advancive record, oscillating means responsive to the intermittent motion means during said motivating period and laterally reciprocating said record member, advance means responsive to said reciprocation and incrementally advancing said record member longitudinally, and a triggering switch responsive to said timer motor drive for discharging said capacitance circuit during said dwell period to activate inditer means to mark said record member commensurate with the previously charged capacitance.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 11, wherein the sensor switch is in a low voltage high impedance control circuit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 11, wherein the capacitance circuit is a floating circuit isolated from the sensor switch circuit.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 11, wherein the sensor switch is in a low voltage high impedance control circuit responsively closing the capacitance circuit through relay means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 11, wherein the sensor switch is in a low voltage high impedance control circuit responsively closing the capacitance circuit through relay means, and wherein the capacitance circuit is a floating circuit isolated from the sensor switch circuit and intermittently discharged by said triggering switch.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
58 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 11, wherein the sensor switch is in a low voltage high impedance control circuit responsively closing the capacitance circuit through relay means, and wherein the capacitance circuit is a floating circuit isolated from the sensor switch circuit and intermittently discharged by electronic switch means controlled by said triggering switch.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
The time utilization monitor as set forth in claim 11, wherein the sensor switch is in a low voltage high impedance control circuit with a high gain amplifier to operate the responsive record means.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-11-17 | 1979-05-19 | 1979-11-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-11-17 | 1983-05-19 | 1983-11-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-11-17 | 1987-05-19 | 1987-11-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |