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US3270838A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Control of the brake power of a hydrodynamic brake

Assignee: Rolls Royce Solutions GmbH
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Filing: 1964-02-24
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1984-02-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Schweizer Walter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 11:38
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D57/00; F16D57/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 115 words
A CORE-LESS HYDRODYNAMIC BRAKE COMPRISING: A STATIONARY BLADE RIM WITHOUT A CENTER GUIDE CORE; A MOVABLE BLADE RIM TO BE BRAKED WITHOUT A CENTER GUIDE CORE; SAID BLADE RIMS DEFINING AN ANNULAR FLUID EXCHANGE GAP THEREBETWEEN AND A FLUID CIRCUIT CHAMBER UNOBSTRUCTED IN THE DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO SAID GAP DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF A CENTER GUIDE CORE; FLUID WITHIN SAID CHAMBER; AND ANNULAR WALL MEANS OPERABLE TO CONTROL THE MOMENT OF THE BRAKE BY MOVING INTO SAID STATIONARY BLADE RIM TO CHANGE THE PROFILE OF THE CIRCUIT CHAMBER INCLUDING THE LOCATION OF THE NEUTRAL FLUID CORE FORMED BY THE CIRCULATION OF SAID FLUID WITHIN SAID CHAMBER AND TO REMOVE SAID FLUID FROM THE CIRCUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 115 words
A CORE-LESS HYDRODYNAMIC BRAKE COMPRISING: A STATIONARY BLADE RIM WITHOUT A CENTER GUIDE CORE; A MOVABLE BLADE RIM TO BE BRAKED WITHOUT A CENTER GUIDE CORE; SAID BLADE RIMS DEFINING AN ANNULAR FLUID EXCHANGE GAP THEREBETWEEN AND A FLUID CIRCUIT CHAMBER UNOBSTRUCTED IN THE DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO SAID GAP DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF A CENTER GUIDE CORE; FLUID WITHIN SAID CHAMBER; AND ANNULAR WALL MEANS OPERABLE TO CONTROL THE MOMENT OF THE BRAKE BY MOVING INTO SAID STATIONARY BLADE RIM TO CHANGE THE PROFILE OF THE CIRCUIT CHAMBER INCLUDING THE LOCATION OF THE NEUTRAL FLUID CORE FORMED BY THE CIRCULATION OF SAID FLUID WITHIN SAID CHAMBER AND TO REMOVE SAID FLUID FROM THE CIRCUIT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-09-05 1970-03-07 1970-09-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-09-05 1974-03-07 1974-09-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-09-05 1978-03-07 1978-09-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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