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US3129113A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic powder applicator apparatus

Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1962-02-13
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Granted: 1964-04-14
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Expires: 1982-02-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Walter F Lutzweit
  • 👤 Onni W Nicmi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 16:14
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/06; G03G15/08; G03G15/0803; G03G15/0822; G03G15/0848; G03G15/0849; G03G15/0855; G03G15/0877; G03G15/0887

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 120 words
APPARATUS FOR THE APPLICATION OF ELECTROSCOPIC POWDER ONTO PLATE SURFACES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) SUPPORT MEANS TO SUPPORT A PLURALITY OF PLATES ON WHICH ELECTROSCOPIC POWDER IS TO BE APPLIED; (B) MEANS TO DISCHARGE AN AEROSOL OF ELECTROSCOPIC POWDER IN A CONTROLLED DISCHARGE PATH; (C) MEANS TO FEED PLATES SERIATIM FROM SAID SUPPORT MEANS INTO SAID AEROSOL DISCHARGE PATH WHEREIN TO RECEIVE AN APPLICATION OF THE POWDER OF THE AEROSOL ON THE PLATE SURFACE; (D) DETERMINATION MEANS TO DETERMINE THE HOMOGENEITY OF POWDER APPLICATION EFFECTED BY SAID LAST RECITED MEANS RELATIVE TO A PREDETERMINED STANDARD; AND, (E) DISPOSITION MEANS SELECTIVELY RESPONSIVE TO THE DETERMINATION OF SAID DETERMINATION MEANS TO EFFECT APPROPRIATE DISPOSITION OF PLATES ON WHICH POWDER HAS BEEN APPLIED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 120 words
APPARATUS FOR THE APPLICATION OF ELECTROSCOPIC POWDER ONTO PLATE SURFACES, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) SUPPORT MEANS TO SUPPORT A PLURALITY OF PLATES ON WHICH ELECTROSCOPIC POWDER IS TO BE APPLIED; (B) MEANS TO DISCHARGE AN AEROSOL OF ELECTROSCOPIC POWDER IN A CONTROLLED DISCHARGE PATH; (C) MEANS TO FEED PLATES SERIATIM FROM SAID SUPPORT MEANS INTO SAID AEROSOL DISCHARGE PATH WHEREIN TO RECEIVE AN APPLICATION OF THE POWDER OF THE AEROSOL ON THE PLATE SURFACE; (D) DETERMINATION MEANS TO DETERMINE THE HOMOGENEITY OF POWDER APPLICATION EFFECTED BY SAID LAST RECITED MEANS RELATIVE TO A PREDETERMINED STANDARD; AND, (E) DISPOSITION MEANS SELECTIVELY RESPONSIVE TO THE DETERMINATION OF SAID DETERMINATION MEANS TO EFFECT APPROPRIATE DISPOSITION OF PLATES ON WHICH POWDER HAS BEEN APPLIED.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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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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