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US3263485A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for determining thermal conductivity

Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1964-01-30
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1984-01-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mahmoodi Parviz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 10:11
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N25/00; G01N25/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 100 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF A SOLID MATERIAL BY A COMPARATIVE METHOD, A GUARD TUBE COMPRISING AN OPEN ENDED CYLINDRICAL TUBE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE CLOSELY WOUND HELICAL GROOVE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE ENTIRE OUTER WALL THEREOF, A PLURALITY OF WIRES HELICALLY WOUND AROUND SAID TUBE WITHIN SAID GROOVE AND ARRANGED AS A SUCCESSION OF HEATER COILS WHEREIN EACH SUCCEEDING COIL BEGINS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF A PRECEDING COIL, INWARDLY EXTENDING SUPPORT MEANS CARRIED BY THE GUARD TUBE AND THERMOCOUPLES MOUNTED ON THE SUPPORT MEANS AND POSITIONED TO TRANSVERSELY ALIGN CENTRALLY WITH EACH COIL.

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US3043128A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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

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