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Microprocessor controlled d.c. motor and application therefor

CA 1232011 A · Owner: Pitney Bowes Inc. · Inventors: Lorenzo, John L.; Pollak, Philip, Jr.; Schubert, Keith E.

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MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED D.C. MOTOR, AND APPLICATION THEREFOR ABSTRACT, An improvement in combination with a postage meter including a rotary drum having a periphery adapted for feeding a sheet in a path of travel. The improvement comprises: a first device for sensing a time interval during which a sheet is linearly displaced a predetermined distance in the path of travel; a d.c. motor coupled to the drum for rotation of the drum; a second device for sensing angular displacement of the drum; and a computer coupled to the first and second sensing devices and to the d.c. motor; wherein the computer responds to the first sensing device for providing respective amounts representative of …

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  • Granted January 26, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 26, 2005.
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FiledOctober 9, 1985
GrantedJanuary 26, 1988
Term endedJanuary 26, 2005
Patent numberCA 1232011 A
Classification (IPC)G07B17/02

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