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Overhead plenum chamber for drying crops in vehicles

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1961-04-04
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Granted: 1964-12-01
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Expires: 1981-04-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Harry J Hofmeister
  • 👤 William T Young
  • 👤 Jr William Hobbs

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 09:36
CPC Classifications
F; F26; F26B; F26B9/00; F26B9/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 178 words
A STATIONARY DRYING STRUCTURE FOR OUTDOOR USE COMPRISING ELONGATED SHEET-LIKE PANEL MEMBERS HAVING FLANGED INTERLOCKING MEANS ALONG THE LONG SIDES THEREOF OPERABLE TO CONNECT SAID MEMBERS TOGETHER AND ALSO BRACE THE CONNECTED PANEL MEMBERS AGAINST SAGGING INTERMEDIATELY OF THE ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS, A PAIR OF SPACE EAVE MEANS, APEX MEANS POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID EAVE MEANS AND ABOVE THE SAME, A PLURALITY OF SAID CONNECTED PANEL MEMBERS EXTENDING TRANVERSELY AND ANGULARLY UPWARD FROM SAID EAVE MEANS TO SAID APEX MEANS TO FORM A GABLE-TYPE ROOF, STRUCTURAL MEMBERS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY BETWEEN SAID EAVE MEANS IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO DEFINE BAYS THEREBETWEEN, SUPPORTING MEMBERS DEPENDING SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY FROM SAID EAVE MEANS ADJACENT THE ENDS OF SAID STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND OF A LENGTH OF DISPOSE SAID STRUCTURAL MEMBERS ABOVE A SUPPORTING SURFACE SUFFICIENTLY TO PERMIT A PORTABLE LOAD OF MATERIAL TO BE DISPOSED THEREBENEATH FOR DRYING AND THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID SUPPORTING MEMBERS BEING OPEN TO PERMIT RECEIVING SUCH LOADS THERETHROUGH DIRECTLY FROM THE OUTSIDE, AN ADDITIONAL PLURALITY OF SAID CONNECTED PANEL MEMBERS EXTENDING LENGTHWISE BETWEEN SAID STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND TRANSVERSELY

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-12-01 1968-06-01 1968-12-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-12-01 1972-06-01 1972-12-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-12-01 1976-06-01 1976-12-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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