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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1975
Ihor Kulbida, Fairport, NY (US);
Robert E Kalvitis, Fairport, NY (US);
Robert C Hurst, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Control apparatus for a xerographic type copying machine which enables the service technician to give the machine operator or user, as the operator's experience and training progresses, increased control over, and responsibility for, critical machine operating settings. The control apparatus includes a master lock to prevent unauthorized tampering with the machine settings by anyone except the authorized service technician. Individual locks, accessible only to the service technician, are provided for controls which it is expected that the operator or user, with training and experience, can ultimately handle. To nevertheless restrict and control the degree of operator responsibility and involvement in adjusting machine operating settings, means are provided with each control to enable the amount of adjustment that can be made limited.