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US3113303A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tri-color indicator light

Assignee: Northern Ordnance Inc
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Filing: 1960-10-27
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Granted: 1963-12-03
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Expires: 1980-10-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arthur G Blomquist
  • 👤 Willis F Heins

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 19:25
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H9/00; H01H9/16; H01H9/161; H01H9/162; F; F21; F21W; F21W2111/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 360 words
A MULTIPLE COLOR SIGNAL LIGHT, COMPRISING A FIRST BODY SECTION WITH A CONICAL CONCAVE BEZEL FORMED AT ONE END FOR CHANNELING LIGHT AND A BORE EXTENDING AS A CONTINUATION OF THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAID CONICAL CONCAVE BEZEL THROUGH SAID FIRST BODY SECTION TO THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF, A SECOND BODY SECTION HAVING AT ONE END A CONICAL SHAPED LIGHT GATHERING SURFACE ENGAGING SAID CONICAL CONCAVE BEZEL AND A BOSS PORTION EXTENDING FROM SAID LIGHT GATHERING SURFACE FOR ENGAGING IN SAID BORE OF SAID FIRST BODY SECTION, SAID SECOND BODY SECTION BEING LIGHT TRANSMITTING, A BARRIER ELEMENT POSITIONED TRANSVERSELY WITHIN SAID SECOND BODY SECTION AND EXTENDING THE LENGTH THEREOF TO DIVIDE SAID SECOND BODY SECTION INCLUDING SAID BOSS PORTION LONGITUDINAL LIGHT TRANSMITTING HALVES, SAID LIGHT TRANSMITTING HALVES HAVING A LIGHT TURNING COATING ON THEIR EXTERNAL SIDE SURFACE, SAID SECOND BODY SECTION HAVING AT THE END OPPOSITE SAID END CONTAINING SAID BOSS PORTION AT LEAST ONE RECESS ON EACH SIDE OF SAID BARRIER ELEMENT AND TERMINATING SHORT OF SAID LIGHT GATHERING SURFACE, A LAMP POSITIONED WITHIN EACH SAID RECESS, SAID BOSS PORTION, A FILTER ELEMENT POSITIONED BETWEEN ITS RESPECTIVE LAMP AND SAID TRANSPARENT MEANS, AND A TERMINAL BOARD ASSEMBLY POSITIONED AT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SECOND BODY SECTION, SAID TERMINAL BOARD ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A RECEPTACLE PLATE SECURED TO SAID OPPOSITE END OF SAID SECOND BODY SECTION AND HAVING SPACED TABS EXTENDING THEREFROM ADJACENT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID SECOND BODY SECTION, ONE SAID TAB HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN AND A TERMINAL BOARD PIVOTALLY CONNECTED WITH THE OTHER OF SAID SPACED TABS AND HAVING A LATCH PIN MEANS EXTENDING TO RELEASEABLY ENGAGE SAID APERTURE IN SAID ONE TAB, WHEREBY FLEXING SAID ONE TAB DISENGAGES SAID LATCH PIN MEANS FROM SAID APERTURE PERMITTING PIVOTING OF SAID TERMINAL BOARD, SAID TERMINAL BOARD HAVING TERMINALS PARALLELLY CONNECTING EACH SAID LAMP WITH ANOTHER THEREOF TO MAKE A PAIR, ONE LAMP OF SAID PAIR BEING POSITIONED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID BARRIER ELEMENT FROM THE OTHER LAMP OF SAID PAIR, WHEREBY ILLUMINATION FROM EACH SAID LAMP IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH SAID LIGHT TRANSMITTING HALVES AND DISPLAYED AT SAID TRANSPARENT MEANS AT THE END OF SAID BOSS PORTION.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-12-02 1967-06-03 1967-12-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-12-02 1971-06-03 1971-12-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-12-02 1975-06-03 1975-12-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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