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Assignee: OI Glass Inc
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Filing: 1961-07-20
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Granted: 1966-04-26
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Expires: 1981-07-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Clarence A Heyne
  • 👤 John R Johnson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 18:36
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41F; B41F15/00; B41F15/08; B41F15/0872

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 187 words
AN APPARATUS FOR DECORATING THE SURFACE AREA OF NONCIRCULAR ARTICLES WHICH AREA HAS ADJACENT PORTIONS THEREOF WITH DIFFERENT RADII OF CURVATURE WHICH COMPRISING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND ROTATING THE ARTICLE ABOUT ITS AXIS, A SCREEN, MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE SCREEN FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY AND FOR TRANSLATION RELATIVE TO THE ARTICLE, A SQUEEGEE, MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE SQUEEGEE FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY AND TRANSLATION RELATIVE TO THE ARTICLE, INTERCONNECTING MEANS BETWEEN THE ARTICLE ROTATING MEANS AND THE SCREEN AND SQUEEGEE FOR MOVING THE SCREEN AND SQUEEGEE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE ARTICLE TO MAINTAIN THE SQUEEGEE IN CONTACT WITH THE SCREEN AND THE SCREEN IN CONTACT WITH SAID SURFACE AREA DURING ROTATION OF THE ARTICLE, INTERCONNECTING MEANS BETWEEN THE ARTICLE ROTATING MEANS AND THE SCREEN FOR TRANSLATING THE SCREEN ALONG SAID SURFACE AREA OF THE ARTICLE AS THE ARTICLE ROTATES, AND INTERCONNECTING MEANS BETWEEN THE ARTICLE ROTATING MEANS AND THE SQUEEGEE FOR TRANSLATING THE SQUEEGEE BACK AND FORTH IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE SQUEEGEE IS MAINTAINED WITH THE SCREEN AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE OF SAID SURFACES AREA OF THE ARTICLE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 187 words
AN APPARATUS FOR DECORATING THE SURFACE AREA OF NONCIRCULAR ARTICLES WHICH AREA HAS ADJACENT PORTIONS THEREOF WITH DIFFERENT RADII OF CURVATURE WHICH COMPRISING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND ROTATING THE ARTICLE ABOUT ITS AXIS, A SCREEN, MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE SCREEN FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY AND FOR TRANSLATION RELATIVE TO THE ARTICLE, A SQUEEGEE, MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE SQUEEGEE FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY AND TRANSLATION RELATIVE TO THE ARTICLE, INTERCONNECTING MEANS BETWEEN THE ARTICLE ROTATING MEANS AND THE SCREEN AND SQUEEGEE FOR MOVING THE SCREEN AND SQUEEGEE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE ARTICLE TO MAINTAIN THE SQUEEGEE IN CONTACT WITH THE SCREEN AND THE SCREEN IN CONTACT WITH SAID SURFACE AREA DURING ROTATION OF THE ARTICLE, INTERCONNECTING MEANS BETWEEN THE ARTICLE ROTATING MEANS AND THE SCREEN FOR TRANSLATING THE SCREEN ALONG SAID SURFACE AREA OF THE ARTICLE AS THE ARTICLE ROTATES, AND INTERCONNECTING MEANS BETWEEN THE ARTICLE ROTATING MEANS AND THE SQUEEGEE FOR TRANSLATING THE SQUEEGEE BACK AND FORTH IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE SQUEEGEE IS MAINTAINED WITH THE SCREEN AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE OF SAID SURFACES AREA OF THE ARTICLE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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