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US3230958A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Smoking article

Assignee: AMF Inc
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Filing: 1962-03-08
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Granted: 1966-01-25
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Expires: 1982-03-08
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dearsley George

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 14:09
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24B; A24B3/00; A24B3/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 54 words
A SMOKING ARTICLE COMPRISING STRANDS OF TOBACCO ENCASED IN A WRAPPER SHEET IN WHICH ALL THE STRANDS ARE INTEGRALLY JOINED AT THEIR ENDS AND IN WHICH A MAJOR PORTION OF THE STRANDS ARE ARRANGED SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF THE ARTICLE TO PROVIDE GREATER FIRMNESS WITH LESS TOBACCO THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE OBTAINABLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 54 words
A SMOKING ARTICLE COMPRISING STRANDS OF TOBACCO ENCASED IN A WRAPPER SHEET IN WHICH ALL THE STRANDS ARE INTEGRALLY JOINED AT THEIR ENDS AND IN WHICH A MAJOR PORTION OF THE STRANDS ARE ARRANGED SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF THE ARTICLE TO PROVIDE GREATER FIRMNESS WITH LESS TOBACCO THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE OBTAINABLE.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-01-24 1969-07-26 1970-01-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-01-24 1973-07-26 1974-01-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-01-24 1977-07-26 1978-01-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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