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US3232049A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fluid injection apparatus

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1962-05-04
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1982-05-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John W Rhodes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 09:46
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K9/00; F02K9/42; F02K9/44; F02K9/56; F02K9/58; F02K9/52

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
A FLUID INJECTION APPARATUS FOR THE INJECTION OF A PROPELLANT INTO A PRESSURIZED COMBUSTION CHAMBER IN A CONTROLLED MANNER, THE PRESSURE IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER VARYING AS A DIRECT FUNCTION OF THE FLOW RATE OF THE PROPELLANT INJECTED, COMPRISING: A SUPPLY SOURCE OF PROPELLANT UNDER SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT PRESSURE; A MOVABLE VARIABLE AREA INJECTOR FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF PROPELLANT FROM SAID SUPPLY SOURCE INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER; AND A THROTTLING VALVE COUPLED TO AND MOVABLE WITH SAID INJECTOR, SAID THROTTLING VALVE BEING IN SERIES WITH SAID INJECTOR AND BEING CONTOURED SO AS TO VARY THE PRESSURE DROP THROUGH THE THROTTLING VALVE INVERSELY BY AN
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
A FLUID INJECTION APPARATUS FOR THE INJECTION OF A PROPELLANT INTO A PRESSURIZED COMBUSTION CHAMBER IN A CONTROLLED MANNER, THE PRESSURE IN SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER VARYING AS A DIRECT FUNCTION OF THE FLOW RATE OF THE PROPELLANT INJECTED, COMPRISING: A SUPPLY SOURCE OF PROPELLANT UNDER SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT PRESSURE; A MOVABLE VARIABLE AREA INJECTOR FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF PROPELLANT FROM SAID SUPPLY SOURCE INTO SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER; AND A THROTTLING VALVE COUPLED TO AND MOVABLE WITH SAID INJECTOR, SAID THROTTLING VALVE BEING IN SERIES WITH SAID INJECTOR AND BEING CONTOURED SO AS TO VARY THE PRESSURE DROP THROUGH THE THROTTLING VALVE INVERSELY BY AN

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-01-31 1969-08-02 1970-02-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-01-31 1973-08-02 1974-02-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-01-31 1977-08-02 1978-02-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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