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US3086489A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Container and automobile carrier

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-04-16
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Granted: 1963-04-23
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Expires: 1979-04-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Guenther W Lehmann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 21:16
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63B; B63B25/00; B63B25/002; B63B25/004

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 187 words
A DRY CARGO SHIP COMPRISING TWO SIDE WALLS, A BOTTOM, TWO BULKHEADS EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND DEFINING A CARGO SPACE WITH THE SIDE WALLS AND THE BOTTOM, STRINGERS AND GANGWAYS PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND SAID BULKHEADS, RESPECTIVELY, WITHIN SAID CARGO SPACE AND EXTENDING ALONG SAID SIDE WALLS AND BULKHEADS, A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF GANGWAYS EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM TWO OPPOSITE ONES OF SAID STRINGERS AND PERPENDICULARLY TO SAID STRINGERS WHEREFROM THEY EXTEND, SAID PAIRS OF GANGWAYS HAVING SPACED ENDS, A HATCH ABOVE THE SPACE DEFINED BY SAID SPACED ENDS PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE CARGO SPACE BETWEEN SAID STRINGERS, AND A TRACK SYSTEM SUPPORTED ON SAID GANGWAYS FOR SUPPORTING RIGID CARGO-SUPPORTING BODIES PLACED ON THE TRACK SYSTEM, THE TRACK SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL TRACKS PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER AND SUPPORTED ON SAID PAIRS OF GANGWAYS AND THOSE GANGWAYS ON THE BULKHEADS WHICH ARE PARALLEL TO THE PAIRS OF GANGWAYS, AND EACH OF SAID TRACKS SUPPORTED ON SAID PAIRS OF GANGWAYS HAVING A REMOVABLE CENTER PORTION EXTENDING BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE PAIR OF GANGWAYS WHEREON SAID FIRST TRACKS ARE SUPPORTED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 187 words
A DRY CARGO SHIP COMPRISING TWO SIDE WALLS, A BOTTOM, TWO BULKHEADS EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND DEFINING A CARGO SPACE WITH THE SIDE WALLS AND THE BOTTOM, STRINGERS AND GANGWAYS PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND SAID BULKHEADS, RESPECTIVELY, WITHIN SAID CARGO SPACE AND EXTENDING ALONG SAID SIDE WALLS AND BULKHEADS, A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF GANGWAYS EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM TWO OPPOSITE ONES OF SAID STRINGERS AND PERPENDICULARLY TO SAID STRINGERS WHEREFROM THEY EXTEND, SAID PAIRS OF GANGWAYS HAVING SPACED ENDS, A HATCH ABOVE THE SPACE DEFINED BY SAID SPACED ENDS PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE CARGO SPACE BETWEEN SAID STRINGERS, AND A TRACK SYSTEM SUPPORTED ON SAID GANGWAYS FOR SUPPORTING RIGID CARGO-SUPPORTING BODIES PLACED ON THE TRACK SYSTEM, THE TRACK SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL TRACKS PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER AND SUPPORTED ON SAID PAIRS OF GANGWAYS AND THOSE GANGWAYS ON THE BULKHEADS WHICH ARE PARALLEL TO THE PAIRS OF GANGWAYS, AND EACH OF SAID TRACKS SUPPORTED ON SAID PAIRS OF GANGWAYS HAVING A REMOVABLE CENTER PORTION EXTENDING BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE PAIR OF GANGWAYS WHEREON SAID FIRST TRACKS ARE SUPPORTED.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-22 1966-10-22 1967-04-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-22 1970-10-22 1971-04-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-22 1974-10-22 1975-04-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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