← Back to Patent Explorer
US3266381A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Control valve for vehicle closure operator system

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
•
Filing: 1964-12-14
•
Granted: 1966-08-16
•
Expires: 1984-12-14
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert P Rohde

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 04:12
CPC Classifications
F; F15; F15B; F15B13/00; F15B13/01; E; E05; E05Y; E05Y2900/00; E05Y2900/50; E05Y2900/53; E05Y2900/531

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 198 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, A VEHICLE BODY HAVING A CLOSURE MOVABLE BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, A SOURCE OF PRESSURIZED FLUID, A SUMP, A FLUID MOTOR INCLUDING A PISTON OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID CLOSURE BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS THEREOF, FIRST PASSAGE MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE FROM SAID SOURCE TO ONE SIDE OF SAID MOTOR TO MOVE SAID CLOSURE FROM ONE OF SAID POSITIONS THEREOF TO THE OTHER POSITION THEREOF, SECOND PASSAGE MEANS CONNECTING SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID MOTOR TO SAID SUMP, THIRD PASSAGE MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID MOTOR TO SAID SUMP, A VALVE RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURIZATION IN SAID FIRST PASSAGE MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY AND ALTERNATELY CLOSING SAID SECOND PASSAGE MEANS WHEN SAID FIRST PASSAGE MEANS IS PRESSURIZED FROM SAID SOURCE OR OPENING SAID SECOND PASSAGE MEANS WHEN SAID FIRST PASSAGE MEANS IS NOT PRESSURIZED FROM SAID SOURCE, AND MEANS IN SAID FIRST PASSAGE MEANS INTERMEDIATE SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID MOTOR AND SAID VALVE FOR TRAPPING PRESSURIZED FLUID REMOTE FROM SAID VALVE TO PERMIT RAPID OPENING OF SAID SECOND PASSAGE MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID CLOSURE FROM SAID OTHER TO SAID ONE POSITION THEREOF INDEPENDENTLY OF FLUID SUPPLY TO SAID MOTOR FROM SAID SOURCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 198 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, A VEHICLE BODY HAVING A CLOSURE MOVABLE BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, A SOURCE OF PRESSURIZED FLUID, A SUMP, A FLUID MOTOR INCLUDING A PISTON OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID CLOSURE BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS THEREOF, FIRST PASSAGE MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE FROM SAID SOURCE TO ONE SIDE OF SAID MOTOR TO MOVE SAID CLOSURE FROM ONE OF SAID POSITIONS THEREOF TO THE OTHER POSITION THEREOF, SECOND PASSAGE MEANS CONNECTING SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID MOTOR TO SAID SUMP, THIRD PASSAGE MEANS CONNECTING THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID MOTOR TO SAID SUMP, A VALVE RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURIZATION IN SAID FIRST PASSAGE MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY AND ALTERNATELY CLOSING SAID SECOND PASSAGE MEANS WHEN SAID FIRST PASSAGE MEANS IS PRESSURIZED FROM SAID SOURCE OR OPENING SAID SECOND PASSAGE MEANS WHEN SAID FIRST PASSAGE MEANS IS NOT PRESSURIZED FROM SAID SOURCE, AND MEANS IN SAID FIRST PASSAGE MEANS INTERMEDIATE SAID ONE SIDE OF SAID MOTOR AND SAID VALVE FOR TRAPPING PRESSURIZED FLUID REMOTE FROM SAID VALVE TO PERMIT RAPID OPENING OF SAID SECOND PASSAGE MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID CLOSURE FROM SAID OTHER TO SAID ONE POSITION THEREOF INDEPENDENTLY OF FLUID SUPPLY TO SAID MOTOR FROM SAID SOURCE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2362339A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-08-15 1970-02-14 1970-08-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-08-15 1974-02-14 1974-08-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-08-15 1978-02-14 1978-08-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag