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Braided article and method of making same

Assignee: UNIPOINT IND Inc
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Filing: 1961-09-26
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1981-09-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Earl W Hill
  • 👤 Wayne W Beck

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 08:28
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04C; D04C1/00; D04C1/06; D04C1/12; D07; D07B; D07B2201/00; D07B2201/20; D07B2201/2047; D07B2201/2052; D07B2201/2053; D07B2201/2054; D10; D10B; D10B2403/00; D10B2403/02; D10B2403/024

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 67 words
A METHOD OF FORMING A BRAIDED STRIP COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE RESILIENT FILLER ELEMENT AND A BRAIDED COVERING THEREFOR COMPRISING PASSING A STRIP OF POLYURETHANE FOAM OF POLYGONAL CROSS SECTION IN A TENSIONED CONDITION THROUGH A BRAIDING DEVICE, COMPRESSING SAID TENSIONED STRIP TO A CROSS SECTION OF ARCUATE OUTLINE, AND BRAIDING FILAMENTARY MATERIAL ABOUT THE PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF SAID COMPRESSED AND TENSIONED STRIP TO RETAIN SAID CONVERTED SECTION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 67 words
A METHOD OF FORMING A BRAIDED STRIP COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE RESILIENT FILLER ELEMENT AND A BRAIDED COVERING THEREFOR COMPRISING PASSING A STRIP OF POLYURETHANE FOAM OF POLYGONAL CROSS SECTION IN A TENSIONED CONDITION THROUGH A BRAIDING DEVICE, COMPRESSING SAID TENSIONED STRIP TO A CROSS SECTION OF ARCUATE OUTLINE, AND BRAIDING FILAMENTARY MATERIAL ABOUT THE PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF SAID COMPRESSED AND TENSIONED STRIP TO RETAIN SAID CONVERTED SECTION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-04-21 1967-10-21 1968-04-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-04-21 1975-10-21 1976-04-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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