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Thermoscope

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1960-12-23
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Granted: 1963-10-22
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Expires: 1980-12-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Howard T Johnston

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 12:43
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01K; G01K11/00; G01K11/02; G01N; G01N25/00; G01N25/02; G01N25/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
A TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE DEVICE COMPARISING A LIGHT SOURCE ADAPTED TO ENERGIZE A LIGHT SENSITIVE CALL, A CHAMBER DISPOSED IN THE LIGHT PATH BETWEEN SAID SOURCE AND CELL HAVING ONE WALL MADE TRANSLUCENT BY ROUGHENING TO LIMIT THE LIGHT SUCH THAT SAID CELL IS NOT ENERGIZED AND MEANS EFFECTIVE OVER A PRESELECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR RENDERING SAID WALL TRANSPARENT TO PERMIT OPERATION OF SAID CELL AFTER WHICH THE TRANSLUCENT CONDITION OF SAID WALL IS RESTORED BY VAPORIZING SAID MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 78 words
A TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE DEVICE COMPARISING A LIGHT SOURCE ADAPTED TO ENERGIZE A LIGHT SENSITIVE CALL, A CHAMBER DISPOSED IN THE LIGHT PATH BETWEEN SAID SOURCE AND CELL HAVING ONE WALL MADE TRANSLUCENT BY ROUGHENING TO LIMIT THE LIGHT SUCH THAT SAID CELL IS NOT ENERGIZED AND MEANS EFFECTIVE OVER A PRESELECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR RENDERING SAID WALL TRANSPARENT TO PERMIT OPERATION OF SAID CELL AFTER WHICH THE TRANSLUCENT CONDITION OF SAID WALL IS RESTORED BY VAPORIZING SAID MEANS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2197190A Cited
US2645461A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-10-21 1967-04-22 1967-10-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-10-21 1971-04-22 1971-10-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-10-21 1975-04-22 1975-10-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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