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US3085838A
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Lubrication means
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-01-25
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Granted: 1963-04-16
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Expires: 1981-01-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Patterson Herbert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-06 09:55
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16N; F16N7/00; F16N7/36; F16C; F16C33/00; F16C33/30; F16C33/66; F16C33/6637; F16C33/6659; F16N21/00; F16C19/00; F16C19/22; F16C19/24; F16C19/26; F16C19/54; F16C19/55; F16C2360/00; F16C2360/23; F16N2210/00; F16N2210/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A SHAFT INCLUDING AN ANNULAR PORTION AND A CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF REDUCED DIAMETER, SAID ANNULAR PORTION LONGITUDINALLY OVERHANGING AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ABOUT SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTION, MEANS DRIVINGLY INTERCONNECTING SAID ANNULAR PORTION AND SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTION AND PROVIDING PORTS FOR FLUID FLOW COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE EXTERIOR OF SAID SHAFT AND THE INTERIOR OF SAID ANNULAR PORTION, MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID SHAFT, AN ANNULAR LIP FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID ANNULAR PORTION SPACED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTION TO FORM AN ANNULAR OPENING THEREBETWEEN, SAID LIP FORMED WITH A CIRCUMFERENTIAL INTERIOR SURFACE DIVERGING FROM SAID OPENING, MEANS FOR SPRAYING A STREAM OF LUBRICANT AGAINST THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTION AT AN ANGLE TO DEFLECT SAID STREAM INTERIORLY OF SAID LIP, SAID ANNULAR PORTION FORMED WITH A CIRCUMFERENTIAL INTERIOR SURFACE OF GREATER DIAMETER THAN SAID OPENING POSITIONED TO RECEIVE SAID STREAM OF LUBRICANT FROM SAID INTERIOR OF SAID LIP AND DELIVER SAID STREAM TO SAID PORTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A SHAFT INCLUDING AN ANNULAR PORTION AND A CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF REDUCED DIAMETER, SAID ANNULAR PORTION LONGITUDINALLY OVERHANGING AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED ABOUT SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTION, MEANS DRIVINGLY INTERCONNECTING SAID ANNULAR PORTION AND SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTION AND PROVIDING PORTS FOR FLUID FLOW COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE EXTERIOR OF SAID SHAFT AND THE INTERIOR OF SAID ANNULAR PORTION, MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID SHAFT, AN ANNULAR LIP FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID ANNULAR PORTION SPACED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTION TO FORM AN ANNULAR OPENING THEREBETWEEN, SAID LIP FORMED WITH A CIRCUMFERENTIAL INTERIOR SURFACE DIVERGING FROM SAID OPENING, MEANS FOR SPRAYING A STREAM OF LUBRICANT AGAINST THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CYLINDRICAL PORTION AT AN ANGLE TO DEFLECT SAID STREAM INTERIORLY OF SAID LIP, SAID ANNULAR PORTION FORMED WITH A CIRCUMFERENTIAL INTERIOR SURFACE OF GREATER DIAMETER THAN SAID OPENING POSITIONED TO RECEIVE SAID STREAM OF LUBRICANT FROM SAID INTERIOR OF SAID LIP AND DELIVER SAID STREAM TO SAID PORTS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-04-15 | 1966-10-15 | 1967-04-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-04-15 | 1970-10-15 | 1971-04-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-04-15 | 1974-10-15 | 1975-04-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |