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US3089649A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Building and air distributing system

Assignee: Hospitality Homes
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Filing: 1960-10-26
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Granted: 1963-05-14
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Expires: 1980-10-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bernard E Curran

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 18:45
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F3/00; F24F3/044; F24F3/048; F24F3/052; F24F3/0522

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 231 words
IN A BUILDING HAVING A LONGITUDINAL CORRIDOR AND A PLURALITY OF ROOMS ALONG AT LEAST ONE SIDE THEREOF, AN IMPROVED AIR CONDITIONING AND DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF METAL CELLS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CORRIDOR AND FORMING A PART OF THE FLOOR STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING, A PAIR OF GENERALLY PARALLEL AIR SUPPLY DUCTS BENEATH SAID METAL CELLS AND ABOVE THE CEILING OF SAID CORRIDOR, AIR CONDUIT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A PAIR OF SAID CELLS AND EACH OF SAID AIR SUPPLY DUCTS WHEREBY ONE OF SAID AIR DUCTS SUPPLIES AIR TO ONE CELL OF THE SAID PAIR OF METAL CELLS AND THE OTHER OF SAID AIR DUCTS SUPPLIES AIR TO THE OTHER CELL OF THE SAID PAIR OF METAL CELLS, SEPARATE CORRELATED AIR FLOW REGULATING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID CELLS ABOVE THE CEILING OF SAID CORRIDOR ADJACENT TO SAID SUPPLY DUCTS, SAID AIR FLOW REGULATING MEANS INCLUDING AN INLET CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID CELLS AND AN OUTLET CONNECTED TO THE SAME CELL, BAFFLE MEANS WITHIN EACH OF SAID CELLS BETWEEN SAID INLET AND SAID OUTLET, SAID INLET AND SAID AIR CONDUIT CONNECTIONS BEING ON THE SAME SIDE OF SAID BAFFLE MEANS, AIR DISCHARGE MEANS WITHIN EACH ROOM HAVING OUTLET MEANS FOR DISCHARGING AIR INTO SAID ROOM FROM THE SAID PAIR OF METAL CELLS, AND ACCESS OPENINGS IN THE CEILING OF SAID CORRIDOR FOR EACH SAID AIR FLOW REGULATING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 231 words
IN A BUILDING HAVING A LONGITUDINAL CORRIDOR AND A PLURALITY OF ROOMS ALONG AT LEAST ONE SIDE THEREOF, AN IMPROVED AIR CONDITIONING AND DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF METAL CELLS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CORRIDOR AND FORMING A PART OF THE FLOOR STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING, A PAIR OF GENERALLY PARALLEL AIR SUPPLY DUCTS BENEATH SAID METAL CELLS AND ABOVE THE CEILING OF SAID CORRIDOR, AIR CONDUIT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A PAIR OF SAID CELLS AND EACH OF SAID AIR SUPPLY DUCTS WHEREBY ONE OF SAID AIR DUCTS SUPPLIES AIR TO ONE CELL OF THE SAID PAIR OF METAL CELLS AND THE OTHER OF SAID AIR DUCTS SUPPLIES AIR TO THE OTHER CELL OF THE SAID PAIR OF METAL CELLS, SEPARATE CORRELATED AIR FLOW REGULATING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID CELLS ABOVE THE CEILING OF SAID CORRIDOR ADJACENT TO SAID SUPPLY DUCTS, SAID AIR FLOW REGULATING MEANS INCLUDING AN INLET CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID CELLS AND AN OUTLET CONNECTED TO THE SAME CELL, BAFFLE MEANS WITHIN EACH OF SAID CELLS BETWEEN SAID INLET AND SAID OUTLET, SAID INLET AND SAID AIR CONDUIT CONNECTIONS BEING ON THE SAME SIDE OF SAID BAFFLE MEANS, AIR DISCHARGE MEANS WITHIN EACH ROOM HAVING OUTLET MEANS FOR DISCHARGING AIR INTO SAID ROOM FROM THE SAID PAIR OF METAL CELLS, AND ACCESS OPENINGS IN THE CEILING OF SAID CORRIDOR FOR EACH SAID AIR FLOW REGULATING MEANS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-05-13 1966-11-12 1967-05-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-05-13 1970-11-12 1971-05-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-13 1974-11-12 1975-05-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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