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US3086154A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic control of machine tools

Assignee: EMI Ltd
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Filing: 1958-02-27
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Granted: 1963-04-16
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Expires: 1978-02-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lowther Robert Ramsey
  • 👤 Sell Peter Laurence

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 16:53
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/19; G05B19/33; G05B19/37; G05B19/371; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/34; G05B2219/34466; G05B2219/42; G05B2219/42326; G05B2219/49; G05B2219/49241; G05B2219/50; G05B2219/50019; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/30; Y10T409/30084; Y10T409/300896

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 110 words
AUTOMATIC CONTROL MECHANISM CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING RELATIVE DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN TWO RELATIVELY MOVABLE MEMBERS, COMPRISING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD MEANS FOR PRODUCING RELATIVE DISPLACEMENTS BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS IN EACH OF THREE CO-ORDINATE DIRECTIONS, MEANS FOR READING A RECORD, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES REPRESENTATIONS OF DISCRETE VALUES OF ONE OF SAID CO-ORDINATES, STORAGE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID READING MEANS FOR STORING SAID DISCRETE VALUES IN SUCCESSION, AN OUTPUT CIRCUIT FOR SAID STORAGE MEANS PRODUCING A FIRST CONTROL SIGNAL REPRESENTING SAID DISCRETE VALUES ONLY, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID RECORD FOR DERIVING TWO FURTHER CONTROL SIGNALS VARIABLE IN SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS MANNER, MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID FIRST CONTROL SIGNAL UNCHANGED DURING INTERVALS OF VARIATION OF SAID

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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) 1966-04-15 1966-10-15 1967-04-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-15 1970-10-15 1971-04-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-15 1974-10-15 1975-04-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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