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US3102052A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tumbling machine

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-03-10
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Granted: 1963-08-27
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Expires: 1981-03-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Virgil E Ackles

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 17:02
CPC Classifications
A; A21; A21C; A21C15/00; A21C15/002; A23; A23P; A23P20/00; A23P20/10; A23P20/12; A23P20/13

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 260 words
IN A MACHINE FOR APPLYING GRANULAR EDIBLE SUBSTANCESS TO THE SURFACES OF DOUGHNUTS AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS, A PLURALITY OF OPEN ENDED CYLINDRICAL DRUMS, A NORMALLY STATIONARY SUPPORT FOR SAID DRUMS EMBODYING END PLATES HAVING OPPOSED CIRCULAR OPENINGS TO WHICH THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID DRUMS ARE PRESENTED AND HAVING AN AXIS AROUND WHICH THE SUPPORT IS TURNABLE, MEANS REVOLUBLE SUPPORTING THE ENDS OF SAID DRUMS ON SAID END PLATES, A FRAMEWORK ON WHICH SAID SUPPORRT IS TURNABLE MOUNTEDD AROUND ITS AXIS, SAID DRUMS EXTENDING IN PARALLEL RELATION TO EACH OTHER AROUND THE AXIS OF SAID SUPPORT, MEANS FOR MANUALLY TURNING SAID SUPPORT AROUND ITS AXIS OT SELECTIVELY DISPOSE ETHER OF SAID DRUMS AT A DETERMINED STATION, POWER DEIVEN MEANS RELEASABLE ENGAGEABLE WITH THE DRUM LOCATED AT THE STATION FOR ROTATION THE DRUM TO TUMBLE PRODUCTS THEREIN THE PRESENCE OF A GRANULAR SUBSTANCE TO BE ADHERED THERETO, A SPRIAL TRACK IN EACH OF SAID DRUMS FOR ADVANCING THE PRODUCTS THEREIN TOWARD AN OPEN END THEREOF CONSTITUTING A DISCHARGE END, AN ENDLESS CONVEYOR HAVING A PORTION THEREOF BODILY MOVABLE IN AND OUT OF THE DISCHARGE END OF THE STATIONED DRUM, DEFLECTORS IN SAID DRUMS ADJACENT THE DISCHARGE ENDS THEREOF FOR DIRECTING PRODUCTS ADVANCED THEREIN BY SAID SPIRAL TRACK ONTO SAID CONVEYOR WHEN EXTENDED INTO THE STATIONED DRUM, MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME-WORK FOR VERTICALLY SWINGING SAID CONVEYOR INTO OR OUT OF SAID DRUM WHEN SAID SUPPORT IS AT REST, POWERED MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID CONVEYOR ENGAGABLE THEREWITH WHEN IN ITS UPPERMOST POSITION AND DISENGAGEABLE THEREFROM WHEN OUT OF ITS UPPER MOST POSITION.

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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) 1966-08-26 1967-02-25 1967-08-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-08-26 1971-02-25 1971-08-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-08-26 1975-02-25 1975-08-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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