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Assignee: Libbey Owens Ford Glass Co
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Filing: 1954-03-26
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Granted: 1956-10-09
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Expires: 1974-03-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William C Levengood

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 03:22
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 64 words
THE METHOD OF DETECTING SUBMICROSCOPIC CRACKS IN A SMOOTH BODY, INCLUDING THE STEPS OF CLEANING A SURFACE OF THE BODY WITH A NONSCRATCHING CLEANING AGENT, RINSING THE CLEANSING AGENT FROM THE SUFACE, AND APPLYING A COATING OF NOT SUBSTANTIALY MORE THAN 400 ANGSTROM UNITS THICKNESS OF A SILVER SOLUTION TO THE SURFACE OF THE BODY TO RENDER THE SUBMICROSCOPIC CRACKS VISIBLE TO THE EYE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 64 words
THE METHOD OF DETECTING SUBMICROSCOPIC CRACKS IN A SMOOTH BODY, INCLUDING THE STEPS OF CLEANING A SURFACE OF THE BODY WITH A NONSCRATCHING CLEANING AGENT, RINSING THE CLEANSING AGENT FROM THE SUFACE, AND APPLYING A COATING OF NOT SUBSTANTIALY MORE THAN 400 ANGSTROM UNITS THICKNESS OF A SILVER SOLUTION TO THE SURFACE OF THE BODY TO RENDER THE SUBMICROSCOPIC CRACKS VISIBLE TO THE EYE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1959-10-09 1960-04-09 1960-10-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1963-10-09 1964-04-09 1964-10-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1967-10-09 1968-04-09 1968-10-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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