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US3091678A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Circuit interrupter structure of the fluid blast type

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1961-02-17
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Granted: 1963-05-28
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Expires: 1981-02-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Winthrop M Leeds

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 03:11
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H33/00; H01H33/008; H01H33/70; H01H33/98

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 161 words
A CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER OF THE FLUID-BLAST TYPE INCLUDING A TANK CONTAINING A DIELECTRIC FLUID, A BAFFLE PLATE HAVING A PAIR OF EXHAUST OPENINGS DISPOSED INTERIORLY WITHIN THE TANK AND DIVIDING THE TANK INTO A PRESSURE-GENERATING CHAMBER AND AN EXHAUST CHAMBER, A PAIR OF RELATIVELY STATIONARY CONTACTS SUPPORTED BY THE BAFFLE PLATE ADJACENT SAID PAIR OF EXHAUST OPENINGS WITHIN THE PRESSURE-GENERATING CHAMBER, A RELATIVELY STATIONARY BRIDGING CONTACT DISPOSED WITHIN THE PRESSURE-GENERATING CHAMBER, SAID BRIDGING CONTACT FORMING A SPACED PAIR OF RELATIVELY STATIONARY PRESSURE-GENERATING CONTACTS, A PAIR OF COOPERABLE MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURES, EACH MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE COOPERATING WITH ONE OF SAID RELATIVELY STATIONARY CONTACT AND WITH ONE OF SAID RELATIVELY STATIONARY PRESSURE-GENERATING CONTACTS TO DRAW A PRESSUREGENERATING ARC AND A SERIALLY RELATED INTERRUPTING ARC BEING DRAWN TRANSVERSELY ACROSS AN EXHAUST OPENING, AND THE PRESSURE GENERATED WITHIN THE PRESSURE-GENERATING CHAMBER BY THE TWO PRESSURE-GENERATING ARCS FORCING FLUID TRANSVERSELY ACROSS THE INTERRUPTING ARCS AND THROUGH THE PAIR OF EXHAUST OPENINGS TO THEREBY EFFECT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 161 words
A CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER OF THE FLUID-BLAST TYPE INCLUDING A TANK CONTAINING A DIELECTRIC FLUID, A BAFFLE PLATE HAVING A PAIR OF EXHAUST OPENINGS DISPOSED INTERIORLY WITHIN THE TANK AND DIVIDING THE TANK INTO A PRESSURE-GENERATING CHAMBER AND AN EXHAUST CHAMBER, A PAIR OF RELATIVELY STATIONARY CONTACTS SUPPORTED BY THE BAFFLE PLATE ADJACENT SAID PAIR OF EXHAUST OPENINGS WITHIN THE PRESSURE-GENERATING CHAMBER, A RELATIVELY STATIONARY BRIDGING CONTACT DISPOSED WITHIN THE PRESSURE-GENERATING CHAMBER, SAID BRIDGING CONTACT FORMING A SPACED PAIR OF RELATIVELY STATIONARY PRESSURE-GENERATING CONTACTS, A PAIR OF COOPERABLE MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURES, EACH MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE COOPERATING WITH ONE OF SAID RELATIVELY STATIONARY CONTACT AND WITH ONE OF SAID RELATIVELY STATIONARY PRESSURE-GENERATING CONTACTS TO DRAW A PRESSUREGENERATING ARC AND A SERIALLY RELATED INTERRUPTING ARC BEING DRAWN TRANSVERSELY ACROSS AN EXHAUST OPENING, AND THE PRESSURE GENERATED WITHIN THE PRESSURE-GENERATING CHAMBER BY THE TWO PRESSURE-GENERATING ARCS FORCING FLUID TRANSVERSELY ACROSS THE INTERRUPTING ARCS AND THROUGH THE PAIR OF EXHAUST OPENINGS TO THEREBY EFFECT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION.

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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) 1966-05-27 1966-11-26 1967-05-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-05-27 1970-11-26 1971-05-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-27 1974-11-26 1975-05-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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