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US3221769A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Functional control valves for pneumatic prostheses

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-29
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1983-05-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edward A Kiessling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 07:49
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/50; A61F2/54; A61F2/58; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86558; Y10T137/87169

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 77 words
A VALVE MODULE COMPRISING: (A) A VALVE BODY HAVING ENTRY AND EXIT PORTS AND A PASSAGE INTERCONNECTING SAID PORTS; (B) YIELDABLE SEALING MEANS WITHIN SAID PASSAGE; AND (C) ACTUATOR ROD MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID VALVE BODY, SAID ROD MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH AND SEALINGLY ENGAGING SAID SEALING MEANS WHEN IN THE RELAXED POSITION, SAID ROD MEANS ALSO EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID BODY AND BEING ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SEALING MEANS SO THAT SAID ROD MEANS WHEN DEFLECTED WILL DIS-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 77 words
A VALVE MODULE COMPRISING: (A) A VALVE BODY HAVING ENTRY AND EXIT PORTS AND A PASSAGE INTERCONNECTING SAID PORTS; (B) YIELDABLE SEALING MEANS WITHIN SAID PASSAGE; AND (C) ACTUATOR ROD MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID VALVE BODY, SAID ROD MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH AND SEALINGLY ENGAGING SAID SEALING MEANS WHEN IN THE RELAXED POSITION, SAID ROD MEANS ALSO EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID BODY AND BEING ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SEALING MEANS SO THAT SAID ROD MEANS WHEN DEFLECTED WILL DIS-

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