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Weight checking apparatus

Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1963-04-10
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1983-04-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Wendell S Thompson
  • 👤 Paul E Seaborn

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 06:10
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C5/00; B07C5/16; B07C5/18; B07C5/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 58 words
A WEIGHING APPARATUS COMPRISING A FRAME, A CENTRAL TUBULAR COLUMN, A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED, TRANSVERSE RODS MOUNTED ON SAID COLUMN, A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SCALE PLATFORM BARS SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID RODS, AND PLATFORM SUPPORTING MEANS ON SAID FRAME CONNECTED TO AND YIELDABLY SUPPORTING SAID COLUMN, SAID PLATFORM SUPPORTING MEANS COMPRISING A SCALE SPRING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 58 words
A WEIGHING APPARATUS COMPRISING A FRAME, A CENTRAL TUBULAR COLUMN, A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED, TRANSVERSE RODS MOUNTED ON SAID COLUMN, A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SCALE PLATFORM BARS SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID RODS, AND PLATFORM SUPPORTING MEANS ON SAID FRAME CONNECTED TO AND YIELDABLY SUPPORTING SAID COLUMN, SAID PLATFORM SUPPORTING MEANS COMPRISING A SCALE SPRING.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-09-13 1969-03-15 1969-09-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-09-13 1973-03-15 1973-09-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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