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US3142147A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Voluminous yarn from synthetic continuous thermoplastic filaments

Assignee: Monsanto Co
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Filing: 1960-12-13
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Granted: 1964-07-28
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Expires: 1980-12-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Theodore D Betsch

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 17:24
CPC Classifications
D; D02; D02G; D02G1/00; D02G1/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
A MULTI-CONTINUOUS FILAMENT YARN MADE OF HOMOGENEOUS THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER, HAVING A STABLE CRIMPY FLUFFY BULKY CHARACTER AND A PRONOUNCED LATERAL SPACING OF THE FILAMENTS THEREOF, AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF FILAMENTARY LOOPS, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE INDIVIDUAL FILAMENTS THEREOF HAVE INDIVIDUALLY AND RANDOMLY REVERSED HELICAL TWIST ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE AXES ALONG THEIR LENGTHS AND PARTICULARLY CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE FILAMENTS HAVE A BODY PORTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY ROUNDED CROSS SECTION AND A PLURALITY OF SLENDER FIN-LIKE SECTIONS INTEGRALLY JOINED TO THE BODY PORTION AND RADIALLY DISPOSED UPON THE SURFACE OF AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BODY PORTION, SAID FIN-LIKE SECTIONS HAVING ROUNDED TIPS AND BEING PARENTHETICALLY CURVED BETWEEN THE TIPS AND THE BODY PORTION, THE RADIAL LENGTH OF THE FIN-LIKE SECTIONS BEING GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE BODY PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 129 words
A MULTI-CONTINUOUS FILAMENT YARN MADE OF HOMOGENEOUS THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER, HAVING A STABLE CRIMPY FLUFFY BULKY CHARACTER AND A PRONOUNCED LATERAL SPACING OF THE FILAMENTS THEREOF, AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF FILAMENTARY LOOPS, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE INDIVIDUAL FILAMENTS THEREOF HAVE INDIVIDUALLY AND RANDOMLY REVERSED HELICAL TWIST ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE AXES ALONG THEIR LENGTHS AND PARTICULARLY CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE FILAMENTS HAVE A BODY PORTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY ROUNDED CROSS SECTION AND A PLURALITY OF SLENDER FIN-LIKE SECTIONS INTEGRALLY JOINED TO THE BODY PORTION AND RADIALLY DISPOSED UPON THE SURFACE OF AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BODY PORTION, SAID FIN-LIKE SECTIONS HAVING ROUNDED TIPS AND BEING PARENTHETICALLY CURVED BETWEEN THE TIPS AND THE BODY PORTION, THE RADIAL LENGTH OF THE FIN-LIKE SECTIONS BEING GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE BODY PORTION.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-07-28 1968-01-27 1968-07-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-07-28 1972-01-27 1972-07-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-07-28 1976-01-27 1976-07-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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