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US3030623A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method for making blown rubber

Assignee: Uniroyal Inc
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Filing: 1957-11-21
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Granted: 1962-04-17
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Expires: 1977-11-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Henry J Lehti
  • 👤 William A Merck
  • 👤 Thomas J Rhodes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 07:47
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C67/00; B29C67/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING BLOWN RUBBER IN LONG UNINTERRUPTED LENGHTS OF DEFINITE CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION THE STEPS OF EXTRUDING A VULCANIZABLE RUBBER SPONGE STOCK UNDER PRESSURE THROUGH A RESTRICTED DIE, AND THEREAFTER THROUH A GREATLY ELONGATED HEATED TUBE HAVING A LARGER CROSS-SECTION CORRESPONDING TO THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE FINALLY DESIRED PRODUCT OT SUBSTANTIALLY FILL SAID ELONGATED TUBE CIRCUMFERENTIALLY, THE RATIO OF THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF THE ELONGATED DIE TO THAT OF THE RESTRICTED DIE BEING AT LEAST AS GREAT AS THE RATIO OF THE VOLUME OF THE STOCK AFTER BLOWING TO THE VOLUME BEFORE BLOWING, INTRODUCING A STRING TO THE INTERIOR OF THE STOCK WITHIN THE RESTRICTED DIE AT A SPEED SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE SPEED THE STRING EMERGES FROM THE SAID ELONGATED TUBE, WHEREBY THE SPEED OF THE STRING IN THE FOREPART OF THE ELONGATED TUBE WILL BE LESS THAN THE SPEED OF THE STRING IN THE RESTRICTED DIE AND WHEREBY THE STRING WILL FOLD AT A PLUALITY OF POINTS
Claim 2
Independent Claim 166 words
A METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING BLOWN RUBBER IN LONG UNINTERRUPTED LENGHTS OF DEFINITE CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION THE STEPS OF EXTRUDING A VULCANIZABLE RUBBER SPONGE STOCK UNDER PRESSURE THROUGH A RESTRICTED DIE, AND THEREAFTER THROUH A GREATLY ELONGATED HEATED TUBE HAVING A LARGER CROSS-SECTION CORRESPONDING TO THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE FINALLY DESIRED PRODUCT OT SUBSTANTIALLY FILL SAID ELONGATED TUBE CIRCUMFERENTIALLY, THE RATIO OF THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF THE ELONGATED DIE TO THAT OF THE RESTRICTED DIE BEING AT LEAST AS GREAT AS THE RATIO OF THE VOLUME OF THE STOCK AFTER BLOWING TO THE VOLUME BEFORE BLOWING, INTRODUCING A STRING TO THE INTERIOR OF THE STOCK WITHIN THE RESTRICTED DIE AT A SPEED SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE SPEED THE STRING EMERGES FROM THE SAID ELONGATED TUBE, WHEREBY THE SPEED OF THE STRING IN THE FOREPART OF THE ELONGATED TUBE WILL BE LESS THAN THE SPEED OF THE STRING IN THE RESTRICTED DIE AND WHEREBY THE STRING WILL FOLD AT A PLUALITY OF POINTS

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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) 1965-04-16 1965-10-16 1966-04-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-04-16 1969-10-16 1970-04-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-04-16 1973-10-16 1974-04-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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