US3154040A
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Sea water battery automatic flow regulation valve
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-07-06
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Granted: 1964-10-27
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Expires: 1982-07-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Warren E Neubert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:25
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B19/00; F42B19/12; F42B19/24; H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/36; H01M4/38; H01M4/46; H01M4/58; H01M4/582; H01M50/00; H01M50/70; H01M50/77; H01M6/00; H01M6/30; H01M6/32; H01M6/34; H01M4/466
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
AN UNDERWATER ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED MISSILE COMPRISING A SEA WATER BATTERY FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MISSILE, A CLOSED LOOP SEA WATER CONDUIT SYSTEM CONNECTED TO SAID BATTERY FOR DIRECTING SEA WATER FROM THE SEA THROUGH THE BATTERY AND THEN RETURNING TO THE SEA, A FLOW REGULATION CONTROL VALVE PLACED WITHIN SAID CONDUIT SYSTEM HAVING A BYPASS FOR PERMITTING A PREDETERMINED MINIMUM FLOW OF SEA WATER THROUGH SAID VALVE, A MOVEABLE SPRING BIASED FLOW RESTRICTING MEANS SLIDEABLY CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE AND BEING POSITIONED TO RECEIVE DYNAMIC FORCES IMPARTED BY THE SEA WATER FLOWING THROUGH SAID VALVE, WHEREBY SAID FLOW RESTRICTING MEANS IS DISPLACED BY THE DYNAMIC FORCES TO REGULATE BETWEEN A PREDETERMINED MAXIMUM AND SAID PREDETERMINED MINIMUM THE FLOW OF SEA WATER THROUGH SAID VALVE IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO THE DYNAMIC FORCE EXERTED BY SAID SEA WATER ON SAID FLOW RESTRICTING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
AN UNDERWATER ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED MISSILE COMPRISING A SEA WATER BATTERY FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE MISSILE, A CLOSED LOOP SEA WATER CONDUIT SYSTEM CONNECTED TO SAID BATTERY FOR DIRECTING SEA WATER FROM THE SEA THROUGH THE BATTERY AND THEN RETURNING TO THE SEA, A FLOW REGULATION CONTROL VALVE PLACED WITHIN SAID CONDUIT SYSTEM HAVING A BYPASS FOR PERMITTING A PREDETERMINED MINIMUM FLOW OF SEA WATER THROUGH SAID VALVE, A MOVEABLE SPRING BIASED FLOW RESTRICTING MEANS SLIDEABLY CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE AND BEING POSITIONED TO RECEIVE DYNAMIC FORCES IMPARTED BY THE SEA WATER FLOWING THROUGH SAID VALVE, WHEREBY SAID FLOW RESTRICTING MEANS IS DISPLACED BY THE DYNAMIC FORCES TO REGULATE BETWEEN A PREDETERMINED MAXIMUM AND SAID PREDETERMINED MINIMUM THE FLOW OF SEA WATER THROUGH SAID VALVE IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO THE DYNAMIC FORCE EXERTED BY SAID SEA WATER ON SAID FLOW RESTRICTING MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-10-27 | 1968-04-27 | 1968-10-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-10-27 | 1972-04-27 | 1972-10-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-10-27 | 1976-04-27 | 1976-10-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |