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US2882214A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Contact pulley assembly for wire plating apparatus

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1955-09-22
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Granted: 1959-04-14
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Expires: 1975-09-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William J Summers
  • 👤 Henry P Hasell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 06:14
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25D; C25D7/00; C25D7/06; C25D7/0607

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
A POSITIVE CONTACT ASSEMBLY BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF WIRES TO BE PLATED AND A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND COMPRISING MOUNTING AND SUPPORTING MEANS, A RESERVOIR ON SAID MOUNTING AND SUPPORTING MEANS, MERCURY IN SIAD RESERVOIR AND COVERED WITH A PROTECTIVE FILM OF WATER TO PREVENT OXIDATION OF SAID MERCURY AND THE ESCAPE OF VAPORS THEREFROM AND FOR COOLING SAID MERCURY TO PREVENT ENHANCED VAPORIZATION THEREFROM, A PULLEY SHAFT IN SAID MOUNTING AND SUPPORTING MEANS ABOVE SAID RESERVOIR, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING CONTACT FIG-01 PULLEYS ON SIAD SHAFT, EACH OF SAID PULLEYS BEING IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF SIAD WIRES AND SAID MERCURY AND MEANS ON SAID SUPPORTING AND MOUNTING MEANS FOR WASHING SAID PULLEYS AND SAID WIRES AND PROVIDING SAID PROTECTIVE FILM ON SIAD MERCURY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 127 words
A POSITIVE CONTACT ASSEMBLY BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF WIRES TO BE PLATED AND A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND COMPRISING MOUNTING AND SUPPORTING MEANS, A RESERVOIR ON SAID MOUNTING AND SUPPORTING MEANS, MERCURY IN SIAD RESERVOIR AND COVERED WITH A PROTECTIVE FILM OF WATER TO PREVENT OXIDATION OF SAID MERCURY AND THE ESCAPE OF VAPORS THEREFROM AND FOR COOLING SAID MERCURY TO PREVENT ENHANCED VAPORIZATION THEREFROM, A PULLEY SHAFT IN SAID MOUNTING AND SUPPORTING MEANS ABOVE SAID RESERVOIR, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING CONTACT FIG-01 PULLEYS ON SIAD SHAFT, EACH OF SAID PULLEYS BEING IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF SIAD WIRES AND SAID MERCURY AND MEANS ON SAID SUPPORTING AND MOUNTING MEANS FOR WASHING SAID PULLEYS AND SAID WIRES AND PROVIDING SAID PROTECTIVE FILM ON SIAD MERCURY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1962-04-13 1962-10-13 1963-04-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1966-04-13 1966-10-13 1967-04-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1970-04-13 1970-10-13 1971-04-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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