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US2676487A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Detection of flaws in rigid articles

Assignee: De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd
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Filing: 1950-08-03
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Granted: 1954-04-27
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Expires: 1970-08-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Clarke Kenneth William

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 11:37
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/84; G01N21/88; G01N21/91; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S252/00; Y10S252/96

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 76 words
A PROCESS FOR THE DETECTION OF FLAWS IN ARTICLES WHICH HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO A MECHANICAL OPERATION, WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES TREATING THE SURFACE OF THE ARTICLE AFTER THE SAID OPERATION WITH A WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION IN WHICH THE CONTINUOUS PHASE IS A WATER-IMMISCIBLE OIL CONTAINING AN EMULSIFYING AGENT, RISING THE EMULSION FROM THE SURFACE OF THE ARTICLE WITH WATER, DRYING THE SURFACE, AND DUSTING THEREON A FINELY-DIVIDED LIGHT COLORED POWDER CONTAINING DISPERSED THEREIN AN OIL-SOLUBLE WATER-INSOLUBLE DYESTUFF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 76 words
A PROCESS FOR THE DETECTION OF FLAWS IN ARTICLES WHICH HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO A MECHANICAL OPERATION, WHICH PROCESS COMPRISES TREATING THE SURFACE OF THE ARTICLE AFTER THE SAID OPERATION WITH A WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION IN WHICH THE CONTINUOUS PHASE IS A WATER-IMMISCIBLE OIL CONTAINING AN EMULSIFYING AGENT, RISING THE EMULSION FROM THE SURFACE OF THE ARTICLE WITH WATER, DRYING THE SURFACE, AND DUSTING THEREON A FINELY-DIVIDED LIGHT COLORED POWDER CONTAINING DISPERSED THEREIN AN OIL-SOLUBLE WATER-INSOLUBLE DYESTUFF.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1957-04-26 1957-10-26 1958-04-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1961-04-26 1961-10-26 1962-04-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1965-04-26 1965-10-26 1966-04-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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