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US2953687A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Instrument for the measurement of radioactive aerosols

Assignee: Studsvik Energiteknik AB
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Filing: 1956-06-04
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Granted: 1960-09-20
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Expires: 1976-06-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bergstedt Bengt Allan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 06:55
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01T; G01T7/00; G01T7/02; G01T7/04; G21; G21C; G21C17/00; G21C17/02; G21C17/04; G21C17/044; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 140 words
AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE ACTIVITY OF RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL DRUM ROTATABLE ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, SAID DRUM HAVING AN AXIAL SLIT IN THE PERIPHERAL WALL THEREOF, A SUPPLY REEL AND A TAKE-UP REEL POSITIONED WITHIN SAID DRUM, A DUST COLLECTING TAPE WOUND UPON SAID SUPPLY REEL, ONE END OF SAID TAPE BEING FED OUTWARDLY FROM WITHIN SAID DRUM THROUGH SAID SLIT ABOUT THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID DRUM, INTO SAID DRUM THROUGH SAID SLIT, AND BEING WOUND UPON SAID TAKE-UP REEL, AN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR POSITIONED ADJACENT THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID DRUM FOR DEPOSITING THE AEROSOL ON SAID TAPE, A DETECTOR FOR MEASURING THE DEGREE OF RADIOACTIVE RADIATION, SAID DETECTOR BEING POSITIONED ADJACENT THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID DRUM AND PERIPHERALLY SPACED FROM SAID PRECIPITATOR, AND MEANS FOR ROTATABLY DRIVING SAID DRUM AT A CONSTANT SPEED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 140 words
AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE ACTIVITY OF RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL DRUM ROTATABLE ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, SAID DRUM HAVING AN AXIAL SLIT IN THE PERIPHERAL WALL THEREOF, A SUPPLY REEL AND A TAKE-UP REEL POSITIONED WITHIN SAID DRUM, A DUST COLLECTING TAPE WOUND UPON SAID SUPPLY REEL, ONE END OF SAID TAPE BEING FED OUTWARDLY FROM WITHIN SAID DRUM THROUGH SAID SLIT ABOUT THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID DRUM, INTO SAID DRUM THROUGH SAID SLIT, AND BEING WOUND UPON SAID TAKE-UP REEL, AN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR POSITIONED ADJACENT THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID DRUM FOR DEPOSITING THE AEROSOL ON SAID TAPE, A DETECTOR FOR MEASURING THE DEGREE OF RADIOACTIVE RADIATION, SAID DETECTOR BEING POSITIONED ADJACENT THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID DRUM AND PERIPHERALLY SPACED FROM SAID PRECIPITATOR, AND MEANS FOR ROTATABLY DRIVING SAID DRUM AT A CONSTANT SPEED.

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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) 1963-09-20 1964-03-21 1964-09-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-09-20 1968-03-21 1968-09-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-09-20 1972-03-21 1972-09-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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