Patent US2984895A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US2984895A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method for reconditioning worn pistons

Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
•
Filing: 1958-10-08
•
Granted: 1961-05-23
•
Expires: 1978-10-08
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Clarence F Griffin
  • 👤 Noel W Barnhill

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 07:16
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J1/00; F16J1/02; B; B23; B23P; B23P15/00; B23P15/10; B23P15/105; B23P6/00; B23P6/02; C; C09; C09D; C09D163/00; F05; F05C; F05C2253/00; F05C2253/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49229; Y10T29/49249; Y10T29/4925; Y10T29/49256; Y10T29/49263; Y10T29/49718; Y10T29/49732; Y10T29/49734; Y10T29/49737; Y10T29/49746

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 98 words
A METHOD FOR RECONDITIONING A WORN, GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL PISTON COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING STEPS: APPLYING TO THE CURVED, CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF THE PISTON A SUBSTANCE COMPRISING UP TO 5% BY WEIGHT OF MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE, APPROXIMATELY 50% BY WEIGHT OF PARTICLE MATERIAL HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME TENSILE AND COMPRESSIONAL STRENGTHS AS THE MATERIAL OF THE PISTON, AND 45% BY WEIGHT OF A LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT, NORMALLY LIQUID EPOXY RESIN AND A CATALYTIC HARDENING AGENT ADAPTED TO HARDEN THE RESIN AT TEMPERATURES NOT GREATER THAN 100* F., ALLOWING THE SUBSTANCE TO HARDEN, AND MACHINING THE HARDENED MIXTURE TO THE DESIRED DIAMETER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 98 words
A METHOD FOR RECONDITIONING A WORN, GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL PISTON COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING STEPS: APPLYING TO THE CURVED, CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF THE PISTON A SUBSTANCE COMPRISING UP TO 5% BY WEIGHT OF MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE, APPROXIMATELY 50% BY WEIGHT OF PARTICLE MATERIAL HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME TENSILE AND COMPRESSIONAL STRENGTHS AS THE MATERIAL OF THE PISTON, AND 45% BY WEIGHT OF A LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT, NORMALLY LIQUID EPOXY RESIN AND A CATALYTIC HARDENING AGENT ADAPTED TO HARDEN THE RESIN AT TEMPERATURES NOT GREATER THAN 100* F., ALLOWING THE SUBSTANCE TO HARDEN, AND MACHINING THE HARDENED MIXTURE TO THE DESIRED DIAMETER.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2220210A Cited
US2301513A Cited
US2361211A Cited
US2650418A Cited
US2695425A Cited
US2794523A Cited
US2752668A Cited
US2893793A Cited
US2856679A Cited
US2838829A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-05-22 1964-11-21 1965-05-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-05-22 1968-11-21 1969-05-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-05-22 1972-11-21 1973-05-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag