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Metal fiber containing structures and method therefor

Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1959-12-29
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Granted: 1965-05-18
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Expires: 1979-12-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Juras Appy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 01:14
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/06; B29C70/10; B29C70/12; B29C70/58; E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/10; E04C2/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249924; Y10T428/24994; Y10T428/249948; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/654; Y10T442/655

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 65 words
A POROUS METAL FIBER-CONTAINING STRUCTURE OF UNIFORM DENSITY COMPRISING A MASS OF RANDOMLY ORIENTED AND UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED METAL FIBERS RANGING IN LENGTH FROM ABOUT 0.010 INCH TO ABOUT 3 INCHES AND IN DIAMETER FROM ABOUT 0.0001 INCH TO ABOUT 0.040 INCH SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY COATED WITH A UNIFORMLY ADHERENT COATING OF AN INFUSIBLE THERMOSET SYNTHETIC RESIN SINTERED TOGETHER AT POINTS OF CONTACT BETWEEN ADJACENT METAL FIBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 65 words
A POROUS METAL FIBER-CONTAINING STRUCTURE OF UNIFORM DENSITY COMPRISING A MASS OF RANDOMLY ORIENTED AND UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED METAL FIBERS RANGING IN LENGTH FROM ABOUT 0.010 INCH TO ABOUT 3 INCHES AND IN DIAMETER FROM ABOUT 0.0001 INCH TO ABOUT 0.040 INCH SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY COATED WITH A UNIFORMLY ADHERENT COATING OF AN INFUSIBLE THERMOSET SYNTHETIC RESIN SINTERED TOGETHER AT POINTS OF CONTACT BETWEEN ADJACENT METAL FIBERS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-05-17 1968-11-16 1969-05-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-05-17 1972-11-16 1973-05-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-05-17 1976-11-16 1977-05-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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