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US3107068A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of inflating high altitude inflatable structures

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-14
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Granted: 1963-10-15
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Expires: 1983-03-14
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Edward G Simko
  • 👤 Edward L Hamernik

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 02:00
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64B; B64B1/00; B64B1/58; B64B1/62; B64G; B64G99/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 90 words
THE COMBINATION OF AN ENCLOSURE SPLIT TO SEPARATE INTO TWO PARTS UPON ITS EJECTION INTO SPACE, A VESSEL MOUNTED WITHIN SAID ENCLOSURE AND CONTAINING A LIQUID VAPORIZABLE AT ALTITUDES IN EXCESS OF 150,000 FEET, AN INFLATABLE ENVELOPE POSITIONED IN SAID ENCLOSURE, AND A CHECK VALVE INTERCONNECTING SAID VESSEL AND SAID ENVELOPE AND BIASED TO MOVE FROM A CLOSED TO AN OPEN POSITION UPON SAID SEPARATION OF SAID PARTS, SAID VALVE PROVIDING A VENT FOR SAID ENVELOPE FOR ESCAPE OF ENTRAINED AIR THEREIN WHEN SAID VALVE IS IN ITS CLOSED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 90 words
THE COMBINATION OF AN ENCLOSURE SPLIT TO SEPARATE INTO TWO PARTS UPON ITS EJECTION INTO SPACE, A VESSEL MOUNTED WITHIN SAID ENCLOSURE AND CONTAINING A LIQUID VAPORIZABLE AT ALTITUDES IN EXCESS OF 150,000 FEET, AN INFLATABLE ENVELOPE POSITIONED IN SAID ENCLOSURE, AND A CHECK VALVE INTERCONNECTING SAID VESSEL AND SAID ENVELOPE AND BIASED TO MOVE FROM A CLOSED TO AN OPEN POSITION UPON SAID SEPARATION OF SAID PARTS, SAID VALVE PROVIDING A VENT FOR SAID ENVELOPE FOR ESCAPE OF ENTRAINED AIR THEREIN WHEN SAID VALVE IS IN ITS CLOSED POSITION.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-10-14 1967-04-15 1967-10-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-10-14 1971-04-15 1971-10-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-10-14 1975-04-15 1975-10-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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