US3238430A
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Machine control system
Assignee: Warner and Swasey Co
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Filing: 1961-09-05
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1981-09-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph H Schuman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:13
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/408; G05B19/42; G05B19/425; H; H03; H03M; H03M1/00; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/34; G05B2219/34034; G05B2219/34037; G05B2219/34072; G05B2219/35; G05B2219/35238; G05B2219/35436; G05B2219/35439; G05B2219/36; G05B2219/36383; G05B2219/36589; G05B2219/41; G05B2219/41472; G05B2219/41473; G05B2219/41474; G05B2219/42; G05B2219/42186; H03M1/12; H03M1/22; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/30; Y10T409/30084; Y10T409/302968; Y10T409/303248
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A MACHINE HAVING A MOVABLE MEMBER, A PLURALITY OF RELAY DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE MEMBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF ENERGIZATION AND DE-ENERGIZATION OF SAID DEVICES, A MEMORY FOR STORING BITS OF INFORMATION IN A BINARY CODE, MEANS FOR PROVIDING BIVALUED ELECTRICAL SIGNALS INDICATING THE CONDITION OF SAID DEVICES AT A GIVEN TIME, MEANS FOR SETTING SAID MEMORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID SIGNALS TO STORE A COMMAND FOR SUBSEQUENT USE IN CONTROLLING THE MACHINE, READ-OUT MEANS FOR READING A STORED COMMAND INCLUDING BINARY REGISTER MEANS SET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMAND, AND CIRCUIT MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID REGISTER FOR ENERGIZING SAID DEVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INFORMATION SET IN SAID REGISTER MEANS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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