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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:
Mar. 03, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrew H McMillan, Wayne, MI (US);
Assignee:
Burroughs Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250561 ; 271215 ;
Abstract
A plurality of pockets of a document sorter are controlled by a time-division multiplexed controller, in order to insure that the bottom and leading edges of documents within each pocket are aligned. The controller utilizes a programmed microcomputer in a time-division multiplexed arrangement in order to increase hardware efficiency.