US3172989A
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Electron beam cutting control
Assignee: RTX Corp
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Filing: 1962-07-27
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Granted: 1965-03-09
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Expires: 1982-07-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon E Nelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 18:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J37/00; H01J37/30; H01J37/302; H01J37/3023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
APPARATUS FOR CAUSING AN ENERGIZED BEAM TO REPRODUCE A REMOTELY LOCATED PATTERN COMPRISING: MEANS FOR GENERATING AN ENERGIZED BEAM, MEANS FOR DEFLECTING SAID BEAM IN A FIRST DIRECTION, MEANS FOR DEFLECTING SAID BEAM IN A SECOND DIRECTION NORMAL TO SAID FIRST DIRECTION, MEANS SPATIALLY DISPLACED FROM SAID BEAM GENERATING MEANS AND CARRYING A PATTERN TO BE REPRODUCED BY SAID BEAM, PATTERN SCANNING MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID PATTERN CARRYING MEANS, SCANNING SIGNAL GENERATOR MEANS COUPLED TO SAID PATTERN SCANNING MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID PATTERN SCANNING MEANS TO SCAN THE PATTERN IN RESPONSE TO GENERATED SCANNING SIGNALS, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE SCANNING OF THE PATTERN FOR GENERATING SIGNALS COMMENSURATE WITH THE APPEARANCE OF INDICIA THEREON, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID INDICIA OCCURENCE SIGNALS AND SAID SCANNING SIGNALS FOR GENERATING CONTROL SIGNALS VARYING IN AMPLITUDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ELAPSED TIME BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF A SCAN OF THE PATTERN AND THE GENERATION OF AN INDICIA OCCURENCE SIGNAL, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SAID CONTROL SIGNALS TO SAID MEANS FOR DEFLECTING THE BEAM IN A FIRST DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
APPARATUS FOR CAUSING AN ENERGIZED BEAM TO REPRODUCE A REMOTELY LOCATED PATTERN COMPRISING: MEANS FOR GENERATING AN ENERGIZED BEAM, MEANS FOR DEFLECTING SAID BEAM IN A FIRST DIRECTION, MEANS FOR DEFLECTING SAID BEAM IN A SECOND DIRECTION NORMAL TO SAID FIRST DIRECTION, MEANS SPATIALLY DISPLACED FROM SAID BEAM GENERATING MEANS AND CARRYING A PATTERN TO BE REPRODUCED BY SAID BEAM, PATTERN SCANNING MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID PATTERN CARRYING MEANS, SCANNING SIGNAL GENERATOR MEANS COUPLED TO SAID PATTERN SCANNING MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID PATTERN SCANNING MEANS TO SCAN THE PATTERN IN RESPONSE TO GENERATED SCANNING SIGNALS, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE SCANNING OF THE PATTERN FOR GENERATING SIGNALS COMMENSURATE WITH THE APPEARANCE OF INDICIA THEREON, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID INDICIA OCCURENCE SIGNALS AND SAID SCANNING SIGNALS FOR GENERATING CONTROL SIGNALS VARYING IN AMPLITUDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ELAPSED TIME BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF A SCAN OF THE PATTERN AND THE GENERATION OF AN INDICIA OCCURENCE SIGNAL, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SAID CONTROL SIGNALS TO SAID MEANS FOR DEFLECTING THE BEAM IN A FIRST DIRECTION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-03-08 | 1968-09-07 | 1969-03-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-03-08 | 1972-09-07 | 1973-03-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-03-08 | 1976-09-07 | 1977-03-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |