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Oil well torpedo

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1949-05-21
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Granted: 1954-01-26
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Expires: 1969-05-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Burrows Lawton Arthur
  • 👤 Cook Melvin Alonzo

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 15:10
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06B; C06B25/00; C06B25/10; C06B25/12; C06B25/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 83 words
AN OIL WELL TORPEDO OF REDUCED SENSITIVITY. COMPRISING A CONTAINER ADAPTED TO HOLD A LIQUID EXPLOSIVE CHARGE, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CONTAINER FOR LOWERING THE SAME INTO THE OIL WELL, MEANS ON SAID CONTAINER FOR ATTACHING ANOTHER CONTAINER BELOW THE FIRST CONTAINER IN THE WELL, AND IN SAID FIRST CONTAINER, A LIQUID EXPLOSIVE CHARGE COMPRISING FROM 50 TO 80% BY WEIGHT OF NITROGLYCERIN AND DISSOLVED THEREIN A BLEND OF DINITROTOLUENE AND TRINITROTOLUENE IN A RATIO BETWEEN 1 TO 1 AND 4 TO 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 83 words
AN OIL WELL TORPEDO OF REDUCED SENSITIVITY. COMPRISING A CONTAINER ADAPTED TO HOLD A LIQUID EXPLOSIVE CHARGE, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CONTAINER FOR LOWERING THE SAME INTO THE OIL WELL, MEANS ON SAID CONTAINER FOR ATTACHING ANOTHER CONTAINER BELOW THE FIRST CONTAINER IN THE WELL, AND IN SAID FIRST CONTAINER, A LIQUID EXPLOSIVE CHARGE COMPRISING FROM 50 TO 80% BY WEIGHT OF NITROGLYCERIN AND DISSOLVED THEREIN A BLEND OF DINITROTOLUENE AND TRINITROTOLUENE IN A RATIO BETWEEN 1 TO 1 AND 4 TO 1.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1957-01-25 1957-07-27 1958-01-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1961-01-25 1961-07-27 1962-01-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1965-01-25 1965-07-27 1966-01-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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