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US3145357A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Expansion chamber for orienting liquid level

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-07-10
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Granted: 1964-08-18
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Expires: 1981-07-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Nicholas A Gettino
  • 👤 Arthur F Murphy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 19:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F27/00; H01F27/08; H01F27/10; H01F27/12; H01F27/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 74 words
IN COMBINATION, ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, AN ENCLOSING CASING FOR SAID APPARATUS, INSULATING AND COOLING LIQUID IN SAID CASING, SAID CASING HAVING A NORMAL POSTION IN WHICH THE LEVEL OF SAID LIQUID IS ABOVE SAID APPARATUS, EXPANSION SPACE IN SAID CASING ABOVE THE NORMAL LEVEL OF SAID LIQUID, AND MEANS FOR MAINTAINING A RELATIVELY FIXED ORIENTATION OF SAID APPARATUS AND THE EFFECTIVE LEVEL OF SAID LIQUID WHEN SAID CASING IS TILTED AWAY FROM SAID NORMAL POSI-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 74 words
IN COMBINATION, ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, AN ENCLOSING CASING FOR SAID APPARATUS, INSULATING AND COOLING LIQUID IN SAID CASING, SAID CASING HAVING A NORMAL POSTION IN WHICH THE LEVEL OF SAID LIQUID IS ABOVE SAID APPARATUS, EXPANSION SPACE IN SAID CASING ABOVE THE NORMAL LEVEL OF SAID LIQUID, AND MEANS FOR MAINTAINING A RELATIVELY FIXED ORIENTATION OF SAID APPARATUS AND THE EFFECTIVE LEVEL OF SAID LIQUID WHEN SAID CASING IS TILTED AWAY FROM SAID NORMAL POSI-

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-08-18 1968-02-17 1968-08-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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