The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 11, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1980
Louis M Moyroud, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Michel Bongard, Saint Sulpice, CH;
Paul A Vernez, Chavannes, CH;
Michel Moulin, Lausanne, CH;
Autologic, S.A., Bussigny-pres-Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
Character matrices are stored in and retrieved from a magazine automatically. The matrices can be complete discs or pie-shaped 'petals' which are assembled to form a disc. A single pivotably-mounted support arm is used to support the spinning disc, and to move it for selection of concentric arrays on the disc, as well as for storage and retrieval of matrices. A reversed zoom lens is used to magnify the characters. The character spacing carriage can move continuously in order to increase the speed of operation. Proper location of the characters can be done by simply altering the carriage speed between projections, or by using a shuttling lens for character spacing compensation, together with flash delay and carriage deceleration.