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Valve assembly

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-06-22
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Granted: 1964-07-14
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Expires: 1979-06-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mercier Jean

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 10:02
CPC Classifications
F; F15; F15B; F15B1/00; F15B1/02; F15B1/04; F15B1/08; F15B1/10; F15B1/18; F16; F16K; F16K15/00; F16K15/14; F16K15/148; F16K15/16; F15B2201/00; F15B2201/20; F15B2201/205; F15B2201/30; F15B2201/315; F15B2201/3151; F15B2201/3156; F15B2201/40; F15B2201/41; F15B2201/411; F15B2201/415; F15B2201/4155; F15B2201/43; F16K2200/00; F16K2200/40; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7847; Y10T137/7879; Y10T137/7888; Y10T137/789; Y10T137/7891

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 91 words
A PRESSURE VESSEL COMPRISING A RIGID CONTAINER HAVING A PORT AND A DEFORMABLE EXPANSIBLE PARTITION THEREIN DEFINING TWO CHAMBERS, ONE OF WHICH IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID PORT, A RIGID POROUS MEMBER EXTENDING OVER SAID PORT, A FLEXIBLE MEMBER POSITIONED IN SAID CONTAINER AND EXTENDING OVER THE SURFACE OF SAID POROUS MEMBER, SAID FLEXIBLE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF PASSAGEWAYS THERETHROUGH, SAID PARTITION UPON EXPANSION THEREOF ABUTTING AGAINST SAID FLEXIBLE MEMBER AND MEANS MOUNTING SAID FLEXIBLE MEMBER TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF AT LEAST A PORTION THEREOF AWAY FROM SAID POROUS MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 91 words
A PRESSURE VESSEL COMPRISING A RIGID CONTAINER HAVING A PORT AND A DEFORMABLE EXPANSIBLE PARTITION THEREIN DEFINING TWO CHAMBERS, ONE OF WHICH IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID PORT, A RIGID POROUS MEMBER EXTENDING OVER SAID PORT, A FLEXIBLE MEMBER POSITIONED IN SAID CONTAINER AND EXTENDING OVER THE SURFACE OF SAID POROUS MEMBER, SAID FLEXIBLE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF PASSAGEWAYS THERETHROUGH, SAID PARTITION UPON EXPANSION THEREOF ABUTTING AGAINST SAID FLEXIBLE MEMBER AND MEANS MOUNTING SAID FLEXIBLE MEMBER TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF AT LEAST A PORTION THEREOF AWAY FROM SAID POROUS MEMBER.

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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) 1967-07-14 1968-01-13 1968-07-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-07-14 1972-01-13 1972-07-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-07-14 1976-01-13 1976-07-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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