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US3177660A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Propulsion apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-10-19
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1979-10-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Haller Paul

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 16:46
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02C; F02C7/00; B; B64; B64C; B64C23/00; B64C23/005; F01; F01K; F01K25/00; F26; F26B; F26B17/00; F26B17/02; F26B17/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 84 words
A PROPULSIVE APPARATUS, COMPRISING: ROTATING MEANS ROTATING ABOUT AN AXIS OF ROTATION INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF MOVABLE MASS MEANS WHICH CHANGE THEIR RADIAL DISTANCE FROM SAID AXIS OF ROTATION DURING ROTATION OF SAID ROTATING MEANS, SAID ROTATING MEANS ALSO INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF JET UNITS, MEANS TO ACTIVATE SAID JET UNITS TO PROVIDE A THRUST ONLY DURING A PART OF THEIR ROTATION, AND FURTHER MEANS TO VARY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID MASS MEANS AND SAID AXIS OF ROTATION DURING ROTATION OF SAID ROTATING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 84 words
A PROPULSIVE APPARATUS, COMPRISING: ROTATING MEANS ROTATING ABOUT AN AXIS OF ROTATION INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF MOVABLE MASS MEANS WHICH CHANGE THEIR RADIAL DISTANCE FROM SAID AXIS OF ROTATION DURING ROTATION OF SAID ROTATING MEANS, SAID ROTATING MEANS ALSO INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF JET UNITS, MEANS TO ACTIVATE SAID JET UNITS TO PROVIDE A THRUST ONLY DURING A PART OF THEIR ROTATION, AND FURTHER MEANS TO VARY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID MASS MEANS AND SAID AXIS OF ROTATION DURING ROTATION OF SAID ROTATING MEANS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-04-12 1968-10-12 1969-04-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-04-12 1972-10-12 1973-04-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-04-12 1976-10-12 1977-04-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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