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Smoke cleansing apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-04-25
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Granted: 1964-06-30
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Expires: 1981-04-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Boudreau Ovila Joseph

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 09:52
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23J; F23J11/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/09

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 307 words
IN COMBINATION WITH THE DISCHARGE END OF A SMOKE PIPE, A SMOKE CLEANSING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBULAR INTAKE PIPE OF A SMALLER DIAMETER THAN THE OUTLET END OF SAID SMOKE PIPE AND HAVING MEANS ON ONE END PORTION REMOVABLY SECURING SAID INTAKE PIPE TO THE DISCHARGE END PORTION OF SAID SMOKE PIPE FOR FORMING AN EXTENSION OF SAID SMOKE PIPE, COMPRESSED AIR INLET MEANS IN THE END PORTION OF SAID INTAKE PLACE SECURED TO SAID SMOKE PIPE INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE DISCHARGE OUTLET OPENING TOWARD THE REMOTE END OF SAID INTAKE PIPE, AN ELONGATED INNER WATER AND STEAM PIPE, DISPOSED IN AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF AT LEAST THE OTHER END PORTION OF SAID INTAKE PIPE AND HAVING AN INLET ON ONE END DISPOSED EXTERIORLY OF SAID INTAKE PIPE, SAID WATER AND STEAM PIPE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LEATERALLY DIRECTED OUTLETS FOR DIRECTING A PLURALITY OF JETS OF FLUID SUCH AS STEAM AND WATER GENERALLY RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID INNER WATER AND STEAM PIPE AND TRANSVERSELY OF SAID INTAKE PIPE, SAID STEAM AND INTAKE PIPES BEING GENERALLY SPIRALLED AND INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY CONCENTRIC CONVOLUTIONS IN ORDER THAT HEAVY AND WETTED FOREIGN MATERIAL IN SMOKE PASSING THROUGH SAID INTAKE PIPE WILL BE THROWN OUTWARDLY INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INTERNAL SURFACES OF THE OUTER WALLS OF THE SPIRALLED PORTION OF SAID INTAKE PIPE, SAID ONE END PORTION OF SAID INTAKE PIPE BEING INVERTED USHAPED IN ORDER THAT THE INTAKE END THEREOF MAY EXTEND UPWARDLY FROM THE UPPER END OF THE SMOKE PIPE AND THE OUTLET END THEREOF AND SAID SPIRALLED OTHER END PORTION MAY BE DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED TOWARD THE OUTLET OF SAID INTAKE PIPE, THE FIRST MENTIONED MEANS INCLUDING MEANS SECURING SAID INTAKE PIPE TO SAID SMOKE PIPE FOR ROTATION OF THE INTAKE END THEREOF ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE CORRESPONDING END OF SAID SMOKE PIPE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 307 words
IN COMBINATION WITH THE DISCHARGE END OF A SMOKE PIPE, A SMOKE CLEANSING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBULAR INTAKE PIPE OF A SMALLER DIAMETER THAN THE OUTLET END OF SAID SMOKE PIPE AND HAVING MEANS ON ONE END PORTION REMOVABLY SECURING SAID INTAKE PIPE TO THE DISCHARGE END PORTION OF SAID SMOKE PIPE FOR FORMING AN EXTENSION OF SAID SMOKE PIPE, COMPRESSED AIR INLET MEANS IN THE END PORTION OF SAID INTAKE PLACE SECURED TO SAID SMOKE PIPE INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE DISCHARGE OUTLET OPENING TOWARD THE REMOTE END OF SAID INTAKE PIPE, AN ELONGATED INNER WATER AND STEAM PIPE, DISPOSED IN AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF AT LEAST THE OTHER END PORTION OF SAID INTAKE PIPE AND HAVING AN INLET ON ONE END DISPOSED EXTERIORLY OF SAID INTAKE PIPE, SAID WATER AND STEAM PIPE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LEATERALLY DIRECTED OUTLETS FOR DIRECTING A PLURALITY OF JETS OF FLUID SUCH AS STEAM AND WATER GENERALLY RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID INNER WATER AND STEAM PIPE AND TRANSVERSELY OF SAID INTAKE PIPE, SAID STEAM AND INTAKE PIPES BEING GENERALLY SPIRALLED AND INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY CONCENTRIC CONVOLUTIONS IN ORDER THAT HEAVY AND WETTED FOREIGN MATERIAL IN SMOKE PASSING THROUGH SAID INTAKE PIPE WILL BE THROWN OUTWARDLY INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INTERNAL SURFACES OF THE OUTER WALLS OF THE SPIRALLED PORTION OF SAID INTAKE PIPE, SAID ONE END PORTION OF SAID INTAKE PIPE BEING INVERTED USHAPED IN ORDER THAT THE INTAKE END THEREOF MAY EXTEND UPWARDLY FROM THE UPPER END OF THE SMOKE PIPE AND THE OUTLET END THEREOF AND SAID SPIRALLED OTHER END PORTION MAY BE DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED TOWARD THE OUTLET OF SAID INTAKE PIPE, THE FIRST MENTIONED MEANS INCLUDING MEANS SECURING SAID INTAKE PIPE TO SAID SMOKE PIPE FOR ROTATION OF THE INTAKE END THEREOF ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE CORRESPONDING END OF SAID SMOKE PIPE.

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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) 1967-06-30 1967-12-30 1968-06-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-06-30 1971-12-30 1972-06-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-06-30 1975-12-30 1976-06-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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