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US3186479A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Labyrinth stiffener

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1962-12-18
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Granted: 1965-06-01
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Expires: 1982-12-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 James R Mondt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 08:25
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28D; F28D19/00; F28D19/04; F28D19/045

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
AN ANNULAR REGENERATOR MATRIX COMPRISING AN ANNULAR BODY DEFINING PASSAGES FOR THE FLOW OF FLUIDS TO ESTABLISH A TEMPERATURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BODY, SAID ANNULAR BODY INCLUDING SEALING PLATES SPACED AROUND THE MATRIX AND LYING IN PLANES EXTENDING ALONG THE LATTER, EACH OF SAID SEALING PLATES COMPRISING A SHEET WITH OPPOSITE MARGINAL PORTIONS EXTENDING FROM THE ANNULAR BODY FOR SEALING PURPOSES AND HAVING A LOW EFFECTIVE MOMENT OF INERTIA IN A PLANE NORMAL TO SAID OPPOSITE SIDES AND TRANSVERSE TO THE SHEET, TWO PARALLEL AND SPACED BARS OF MATERIAL THICKNESS THAN THAT OF THE SHEET AND EACH BEING FIXED TO THE LATTER A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
AN ANNULAR REGENERATOR MATRIX COMPRISING AN ANNULAR BODY DEFINING PASSAGES FOR THE FLOW OF FLUIDS TO ESTABLISH A TEMPERATURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BODY, SAID ANNULAR BODY INCLUDING SEALING PLATES SPACED AROUND THE MATRIX AND LYING IN PLANES EXTENDING ALONG THE LATTER, EACH OF SAID SEALING PLATES COMPRISING A SHEET WITH OPPOSITE MARGINAL PORTIONS EXTENDING FROM THE ANNULAR BODY FOR SEALING PURPOSES AND HAVING A LOW EFFECTIVE MOMENT OF INERTIA IN A PLANE NORMAL TO SAID OPPOSITE SIDES AND TRANSVERSE TO THE SHEET, TWO PARALLEL AND SPACED BARS OF MATERIAL THICKNESS THAN THAT OF THE SHEET AND EACH BEING FIXED TO THE LATTER A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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