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US3143377A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Wheel disks and disk wheel assemblies

Assignee: Bridgestone Firestone Inc
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Filing: 1960-09-26
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Granted: 1964-08-04
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Expires: 1980-09-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walter W Bulgrin
  • 👤 Mackusick Meredith Hall

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 01:02
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D53/00; B21D53/26; B21D53/265; B60; B60B; B60B3/00; B60B3/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49481; Y10T29/49492; Y10T29/49496; Y10T29/49504

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
A METAL SPUN WHEEL DISK HAVING A CURVED BOWL SHAPE WITH A FLAT HUB PORTION AND A CYLINDRICAL RELATIVELY THIN RIM FLANGE CONNECTED BY AN OUTWARDLY CONVEX PARABOLICALLY CURVED INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND THE THICKNESS OF THE CURVED INTERMEDIATE PORTION TAPERING GRADUALLY FROM THE HUB PORTION OUTWARDLY TO THE PERIPHERAL CYLINDRICAL RIM FLANGE, THE THICKNESS OF SAID DISK TAPERING IN PROPORTION TO THE SINE OF THE ANGLE FORMED BY THE TANGENT AT ANY POINT ON SAID PARABOLICALLY CURVED INTERMEDIATE PORTION WITH RESPECT TO THE AXIS OF SAID CURVED BOWL SHAPE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 89 words
A METAL SPUN WHEEL DISK HAVING A CURVED BOWL SHAPE WITH A FLAT HUB PORTION AND A CYLINDRICAL RELATIVELY THIN RIM FLANGE CONNECTED BY AN OUTWARDLY CONVEX PARABOLICALLY CURVED INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND THE THICKNESS OF THE CURVED INTERMEDIATE PORTION TAPERING GRADUALLY FROM THE HUB PORTION OUTWARDLY TO THE PERIPHERAL CYLINDRICAL RIM FLANGE, THE THICKNESS OF SAID DISK TAPERING IN PROPORTION TO THE SINE OF THE ANGLE FORMED BY THE TANGENT AT ANY POINT ON SAID PARABOLICALLY CURVED INTERMEDIATE PORTION WITH RESPECT TO THE AXIS OF SAID CURVED BOWL SHAPE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-08-04 1968-02-03 1968-08-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-08-04 1972-02-03 1972-08-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-08-04 1976-02-03 1976-08-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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