US3126913A
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Granted: 1964-03-31
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Expires: 1981-03-31
Abstract
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Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 04:23
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D9/00; B67D9/02; F; F16; F16L; F16L27/00; F16L27/08; F16L27/0861; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/6851; Y10T137/6966; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/8807
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
APPARATUS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING FLUIDS IN VESSELS, BARGES, AND THE LIKE WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION (1) A RELATIVELY NON-ROTATABLE RISER FIRMLY MOUNTED IN RELATIVELY FIXED POSITION, (2) A TUBULAR STANDPIPE SWIVELLY MOUNTED ON THE UPPER END OF SAID RISER FOR RELATIVE ROTATION ABOUT THE STANDPIPE AXIS, (3) A FIRST CONNECTING PIPE SECTION CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID STANDPIPE FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID PIPE SECTION WITH RESPECT TO SAID STANDPIPE IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO A PLANE CONTAINING SAID STANDPIPE, (4) A RIGID STRUCTURE IN FIXED SPATIAL RELATION TO SAID STANDPIPE, (5) A FIRST FLUID-ACTUATED CYLINDER, PISTON AND PISTON ROD OPERATING MECHANISM CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO SAID FIRST CONNECTING PIPE SECTION AND CONNECTED TO SAID STRUCTURE FOR ROTATION WITH SAID STANDPIPE AND RELATIVE TO SAID STRUCTURE TO CAUSE AND CONTROL THE PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST PIPE SECTION, (6) A SECOND CONNECTING PIPE SECTION PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE OTHER END OF SAID FIRST CONNECTING PIPE SECTION, AND (7) A SECOND FLUIDACTUATED CYLINDER, PISTON AND PISTON ROD OPERATING MECHANISM CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO AND BETWEEN SAID FIRST CONNECTING PIPE SECTION AND SAID SECOND CONNECTING PIPE SECTION FOR CAUSING AND CONTROLLING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND CONNECTING PIPE SECTION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST CONNECTING PIPE SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
APPARATUS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING FLUIDS IN VESSELS, BARGES, AND THE LIKE WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION (1) A RELATIVELY NON-ROTATABLE RISER FIRMLY MOUNTED IN RELATIVELY FIXED POSITION, (2) A TUBULAR STANDPIPE SWIVELLY MOUNTED ON THE UPPER END OF SAID RISER FOR RELATIVE ROTATION ABOUT THE STANDPIPE AXIS, (3) A FIRST CONNECTING PIPE SECTION CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID STANDPIPE FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID PIPE SECTION WITH RESPECT TO SAID STANDPIPE IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO A PLANE CONTAINING SAID STANDPIPE, (4) A RIGID STRUCTURE IN FIXED SPATIAL RELATION TO SAID STANDPIPE, (5) A FIRST FLUID-ACTUATED CYLINDER, PISTON AND PISTON ROD OPERATING MECHANISM CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO SAID FIRST CONNECTING PIPE SECTION AND CONNECTED TO SAID STRUCTURE FOR ROTATION WITH SAID STANDPIPE AND RELATIVE TO SAID STRUCTURE TO CAUSE AND CONTROL THE PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST PIPE SECTION, (6) A SECOND CONNECTING PIPE SECTION PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE OTHER END OF SAID FIRST CONNECTING PIPE SECTION, AND (7) A SECOND FLUIDACTUATED CYLINDER, PISTON AND PISTON ROD OPERATING MECHANISM CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO AND BETWEEN SAID FIRST CONNECTING PIPE SECTION AND SAID SECOND CONNECTING PIPE SECTION FOR CAUSING AND CONTROLLING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND CONNECTING PIPE SECTION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST CONNECTING PIPE SECTION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-03-31 | 1967-09-30 | 1968-03-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-03-31 | 1971-09-30 | 1972-03-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-03-31 | 1975-09-30 | 1976-03-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |