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US3231099A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic structural bar punching machine

Assignee: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STRUCTURAL STEEL CO
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Filing: 1964-02-26
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Granted: 1966-01-25
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Expires: 1984-02-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert C Kidd

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 22:35
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D28/00; B21D28/24; B21D28/243; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S83/00; Y10S83/02; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/444; Y10T83/463; Y10T83/4632

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
IN COMBINATION IN APPARATUS INCLUDING MEANS FOR TRANSPORTABLY CARRYING A STRUCTURAL BAR LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH PUNCHING MECHANISM AND MEANS FOR ADVANCING THE BAR INDESEABLY ALONG SAID TRANSPORTING MEANS, A COMBINATION BAR RELEASE AND STOP MECHANISM INCLUDING A SHAFT FOR ROCKABLE SUPPORT BY THE BAR TRANSPORTING MEANS AND CARRYING A RELEASE ARM AND STOP STRUCTURE MOVABLE INTO OPERATIVE POSITION OR INTO AN OUT OF THE WAY POSITION BY ROCKING OF SAID SHAFT SAID ARM BEING OPERATIVE TO RELEASE THE PUNCHED BAR FROM THE ADVANCING MEANS AND THE TOP STRUCTURE BEING OPERATIVE TO ENGAGE THE ADVANCING END OF THE PUNCHED BAR TO HALT ITS ADVANCING MOVEMENT AFTER THE BAR HAS BEEN RELEASE FROM THE ADVANCING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 113 words
IN COMBINATION IN APPARATUS INCLUDING MEANS FOR TRANSPORTABLY CARRYING A STRUCTURAL BAR LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH PUNCHING MECHANISM AND MEANS FOR ADVANCING THE BAR INDESEABLY ALONG SAID TRANSPORTING MEANS, A COMBINATION BAR RELEASE AND STOP MECHANISM INCLUDING A SHAFT FOR ROCKABLE SUPPORT BY THE BAR TRANSPORTING MEANS AND CARRYING A RELEASE ARM AND STOP STRUCTURE MOVABLE INTO OPERATIVE POSITION OR INTO AN OUT OF THE WAY POSITION BY ROCKING OF SAID SHAFT SAID ARM BEING OPERATIVE TO RELEASE THE PUNCHED BAR FROM THE ADVANCING MEANS AND THE TOP STRUCTURE BEING OPERATIVE TO ENGAGE THE ADVANCING END OF THE PUNCHED BAR TO HALT ITS ADVANCING MOVEMENT AFTER THE BAR HAS BEEN RELEASE FROM THE ADVANCING MEANS.

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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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