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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:
Sep. 10, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Gunderson, Buena Park, CA (US);
Aftab H Kapadya, Brea, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sanders Associates, Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ; B43L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3461 / ; 33 1 / ;
Abstract
A pen for use in a graphics plotter employing a turret head with optical scanning of the pens. The upper portion of a cylindrical pen body having a centrally located guide ridge for positioning the pen in the gripping arms is provided with a retaining ridge, a support ridge, and a stop shoulder over which a sleeve is removably snap fit. The sleeve is provided with a reflective tape outer surface heat-bonded to the sleeve.