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US3128641A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Power transmission

Assignee: United Shoe Machinery Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-05
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Granted: 1964-04-14
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Expires: 1982-06-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Musser C Walton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 18:22
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D15/00; F16H; F16H13/00; F16H49/00; F16H49/001; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/50; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 124 words
IN A POWER TRANSMISSION, A FIRST BEARING HAVING BEARING ROLLING ELEMENTS, A FLEXTUBE HAVING ONE RADIAL SIDE ENGAGING ONE RADIAL SIDE OF SAID FIRST BEARING, REACTION MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FLEXTUBE, AND A SECOND BEARING HAVING BEARING ROLLING ELEMENTS AND ENGAGING THE OTHER RADIAL SIDE OF SAID FLEXTUBE, EITHER THE LATTER OR ONE OF THE BEARINGS BEING OPERATIVE AS AN INPUT WHEN THE OTHER OF THE BEARINGS OR THE FLEXTUBE TRANSMITS A POWER OUTPUT, THE ROLLING ELEMENTS OF ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEARINGS BEING OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS AND PROPAGATING A NON-CIRCULAR SHAPE AROUND SAID FLEXTUBE BY RELATIVE ROTATION OF THE FIRST AND SECOND BEARINGS AND THE FLEXTUBE ABOUT A COMMON AXIS WITH PLANETARY MOTION OF SAID BEARING ROLLING ELEMENTS OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 124 words
IN A POWER TRANSMISSION, A FIRST BEARING HAVING BEARING ROLLING ELEMENTS, A FLEXTUBE HAVING ONE RADIAL SIDE ENGAGING ONE RADIAL SIDE OF SAID FIRST BEARING, REACTION MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FLEXTUBE, AND A SECOND BEARING HAVING BEARING ROLLING ELEMENTS AND ENGAGING THE OTHER RADIAL SIDE OF SAID FLEXTUBE, EITHER THE LATTER OR ONE OF THE BEARINGS BEING OPERATIVE AS AN INPUT WHEN THE OTHER OF THE BEARINGS OR THE FLEXTUBE TRANSMITS A POWER OUTPUT, THE ROLLING ELEMENTS OF ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEARINGS BEING OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS AND PROPAGATING A NON-CIRCULAR SHAPE AROUND SAID FLEXTUBE BY RELATIVE ROTATION OF THE FIRST AND SECOND BEARINGS AND THE FLEXTUBE ABOUT A COMMON AXIS WITH PLANETARY MOTION OF SAID BEARING ROLLING ELEMENTS OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS.

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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) 1967-04-14 1967-10-14 1968-04-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-04-14 1971-10-14 1972-04-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-04-14 1975-10-14 1976-04-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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