US3138226A
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Self-aligning device
Assignee: Guy F Atkinson Co
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Filing: 1961-02-14
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Granted: 1964-06-23
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Expires: 1981-02-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George E Howe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:29
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q3/00; B23Q3/02; B23Q3/06; B23Q3/08; B23Q3/086; F; F16; F16L; F16L23/00; F16L23/02; F16L23/024; F16L27/00; F16L27/10; F16B; F16B2200/00; F16B2200/50; F16B2200/503
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A SELF-ALIGNING CELL COMPRISING A PAIR OF RELATIVELY MOVABLE AND ADJUSTABLE JOINT MEMBERS, AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FUSIBLE MATERIAL MECHANICALLY INTERCONNECTING SAID JOINT MEMBERS TO SUPPORT ONE MEMBER FROM THE OTHER WHEN SAID MATERIAL IS IN SOLID STATE, FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID MEMBERS TO CONFINE SAID MATERIAL TO THE JOINT FORMED BY SAID MEMBERS, ELECTRODES ARRANGED TO PASS A HEATING CURRENT THROUGH SAID MATERIAL TO FUSE SAID MATERIAL, AND A FLEXIBLE INSULATING BARRIER INTERCONNECTING SAID MEMBERS TO FORM A CIRCUITOUS CURRENT PATH IN SAID MATERIAL OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID ELECTRODES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A SELF-ALIGNING CELL COMPRISING A PAIR OF RELATIVELY MOVABLE AND ADJUSTABLE JOINT MEMBERS, AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FUSIBLE MATERIAL MECHANICALLY INTERCONNECTING SAID JOINT MEMBERS TO SUPPORT ONE MEMBER FROM THE OTHER WHEN SAID MATERIAL IS IN SOLID STATE, FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID MEMBERS TO CONFINE SAID MATERIAL TO THE JOINT FORMED BY SAID MEMBERS, ELECTRODES ARRANGED TO PASS A HEATING CURRENT THROUGH SAID MATERIAL TO FUSE SAID MATERIAL, AND A FLEXIBLE INSULATING BARRIER INTERCONNECTING SAID MEMBERS TO FORM A CIRCUITOUS CURRENT PATH IN SAID MATERIAL OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID ELECTRODES.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-06-23 | 1967-12-23 | 1968-06-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-06-23 | 1971-12-23 | 1972-06-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-06-23 | 1975-12-23 | 1976-06-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |