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US3159044A
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Geometrically progressive gear box
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-01-04
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Granted: 1964-12-01
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Expires: 1981-01-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Feuillastre Auguste Alexandre
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:05
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H63/00; F16H63/02; F16H63/04; F16H3/00; F16H3/02; F16H3/08; F16H3/087; F16H3/093; F16H3/16; F16H2200/00; F16H2200/003; F16H2200/0056; F16H2714/00; F16H2714/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19167; Y10T74/19219; Y10T74/19293; Y10T74/19298; Y10T74/19307; Y10T74/19377; Y10T74/19414; Y10T74/1947; Y10T74/19474; Y10T74/19479
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
IN A MULTI-SPACED GEAR BOX, IN COMBINATION, AN INPUT SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF SIMILAR PAIRS OF GEARS ON SAID INPUT SHAFT AND HAVING A NUMBER N1 OF TEETH AND A DIFFERENT NUMBER N2 OF TEETH, A FIRST PAIR OF SAID GEARS BEING KEYED ON THE INPUT SHAFT, THE OTHERS BEING MOUNTED ROTATABLY AND DISPOSED AFTER SAID FIRST PAIR ON SAID INPUT SHAFT, A COUNTERSHAFT PARALLEL WITH THE INPUT SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF GEARS ON SAID COUNTERSHAFT SIMILAR TO THE PAIRS ON THE INPUT SHAFT AND FREELY ROTATABLY MOUNTED AXIALLY DISPOSED ON SAID COUNTERSHAFT, EACH GEAR HAVING N2 TEETH OF ANY ONE OF THE PAIRS OF ONE OF SAID SHAFTS MESHING IN OPERATION WITH A DRIVEN GEAR HAVING N1 TEETH OF ONE OF THE PAIRS MOUNTED ON THE OTHER SHAFT SO THAT EACH PAIR ON THE INPUT SHAFT AND ON THE COUNTERSHAFT ROTATES WITH A SPEED DIFFERENT THAN THE SPEED OF THE DRIVING PAIR WITH A RATIO
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
IN A MULTI-SPACED GEAR BOX, IN COMBINATION, AN INPUT SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF SIMILAR PAIRS OF GEARS ON SAID INPUT SHAFT AND HAVING A NUMBER N1 OF TEETH AND A DIFFERENT NUMBER N2 OF TEETH, A FIRST PAIR OF SAID GEARS BEING KEYED ON THE INPUT SHAFT, THE OTHERS BEING MOUNTED ROTATABLY AND DISPOSED AFTER SAID FIRST PAIR ON SAID INPUT SHAFT, A COUNTERSHAFT PARALLEL WITH THE INPUT SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF GEARS ON SAID COUNTERSHAFT SIMILAR TO THE PAIRS ON THE INPUT SHAFT AND FREELY ROTATABLY MOUNTED AXIALLY DISPOSED ON SAID COUNTERSHAFT, EACH GEAR HAVING N2 TEETH OF ANY ONE OF THE PAIRS OF ONE OF SAID SHAFTS MESHING IN OPERATION WITH A DRIVEN GEAR HAVING N1 TEETH OF ONE OF THE PAIRS MOUNTED ON THE OTHER SHAFT SO THAT EACH PAIR ON THE INPUT SHAFT AND ON THE COUNTERSHAFT ROTATES WITH A SPEED DIFFERENT THAN THE SPEED OF THE DRIVING PAIR WITH A RATIO
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-12-01 | 1972-06-01 | 1972-12-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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