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US3095890A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Demand regulator for breathing apparatus

Assignee: La Spirotechnique Industrielle et Commerciale
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Filing: 1960-12-02
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Granted: 1963-07-02
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Expires: 1980-12-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jacques Y Cousteau
  • 👤 Gagnan Emile

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 02:52
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62B; A62B9/00; A62B9/02; A62B9/022; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S137/00; Y10S137/908; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7781

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 141 words
A DEMAND REGULATOR FOR A BREATHING APPARATUS, COMPRISING A REGULATOR CHAMBBER CLOSED BY A FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM, A PRESSURIZED AIR INLET CONNECTED TO A PRESSURIZED AIR SOURCE AND ADAPTED TO DISCHARGE INTO SAID REGULATOR CHAMBER, AN INHALATION AIR NOZZLE MOUNTED ON SAID REGULATOR CHAMBER OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PRESSURIZED AIR INLET AND CONNECTED TO AN INHALATION HOSE, VALVE MEANS CONTROLLING THE PRESSURIZED AIR STREAM AND ACTUATED BY THE MOVEMENTS OF SAID FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM, AND A DEFLECTOR STRIP MOUNTED IN SAID REGULTOR CHAMBER POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID PRESSURIZED AIR INLET AND TERMINATING CLOSE TO SAID INHALATION AIR NOZZLE, SAID DEFLECTOR STRIP BEING FORMED TO DIRECT AIR FROM SAID INLET THROUGHT SAID CHAMBER, THE TERMINAL PORTION OF SAID DEFLECTOR STRIP BEING SO FORMED AS TO DIRECT AIR IN A PATH INTO SAID INHALATION AIR NOZZLE GENERALLY PARALLEL WITH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID NOZZLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 141 words
A DEMAND REGULATOR FOR A BREATHING APPARATUS, COMPRISING A REGULATOR CHAMBBER CLOSED BY A FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM, A PRESSURIZED AIR INLET CONNECTED TO A PRESSURIZED AIR SOURCE AND ADAPTED TO DISCHARGE INTO SAID REGULATOR CHAMBER, AN INHALATION AIR NOZZLE MOUNTED ON SAID REGULATOR CHAMBER OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PRESSURIZED AIR INLET AND CONNECTED TO AN INHALATION HOSE, VALVE MEANS CONTROLLING THE PRESSURIZED AIR STREAM AND ACTUATED BY THE MOVEMENTS OF SAID FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM, AND A DEFLECTOR STRIP MOUNTED IN SAID REGULTOR CHAMBER POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID PRESSURIZED AIR INLET AND TERMINATING CLOSE TO SAID INHALATION AIR NOZZLE, SAID DEFLECTOR STRIP BEING FORMED TO DIRECT AIR FROM SAID INLET THROUGHT SAID CHAMBER, THE TERMINAL PORTION OF SAID DEFLECTOR STRIP BEING SO FORMED AS TO DIRECT AIR IN A PATH INTO SAID INHALATION AIR NOZZLE GENERALLY PARALLEL WITH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID NOZZLE.

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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) 1966-07-01 1966-12-31 1967-07-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-07-01 1970-12-31 1971-07-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-07-01 1974-12-31 1975-07-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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