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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:
Feb. 11, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert W Kruppa, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318696 ;
Abstract
An apparatus which controls a plurality of motors and/or print heads, such as motors used in printers or the like, includes a microprocessor which outputs selection signals on one of its output pins. The signal is multiplexed through a plurality of frequency response switches to select one of the motors. Thereafter, the selected motor is energized by a common set of drivers which are activated by control signals that are outputted on other output pins of the microprocessor.