(under subclass 14) Apparatus comprising more than one implement support means, each mounted in a distinct device which recognizes both the implement and the workpiece and which brings them into operative engagement (i.e., "machine tool").
(1) Note. Included herein are patents to apparatus having means to transfer the implement or workpiece between machine tools.
(2) Note. A single device having a common support structure for more than one implement support means (e.g., a ganged or combination machine tool, etc.) is not considered to be a "plural machine tools".
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32, for a rotary spindle machine tool with means to transfer a tool head, which may comprise means for supporting plural implements.
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29, Metal Working,
563+, for means to intermittently feed work from one work station to another in plural, diverse manufacturing apparatus. 364, Electrical Computers and Data Processing Systems,
474.11, for a supervisory control for multiple tools.
