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US3276394A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Self-propelled vehicles for telpher railways

Assignee: Ateliers Neyret Beylier et Piccard Pictet
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Filing: 1965-04-19
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1985-04-19
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Goirand Pierre

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 07:40
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61B; B61B7/00; B61B7/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
A SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE FOR A TELPHER RAILWAY COMPRISING CARRIER ROLLERS FOR SUSPENDING THE VEHICLE FROM A CABLE AND SOME OF WHICH AT LEAST ARE DRIVING ROLLERS FOR PROPELLING THE VEHICLE ALONG THE CABLE, PRESSURE ROLLERS COOPERATIVE WITH SAID CARRIER ROLLERS AND ARRANGED TO APPLY ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CABLE FORCES DEFINING THE CONDITIONS OF ADHERENCE OF THE DRIVING ROLLERS WHICH ARE SUITABLE TO THE INCLINATION OF THE CABLE, CERTAIN AT LEAST OF SAID PRESSURE ROLLERS HAVING EACH CONNECTED THERETO A HYDRAULIC JACK FOR PUSHING ITS CONNECTED PRESSURE ROLLER TOWARD THE CABLE, HYDRAULIC MEAND FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO EACH JACK AND INCLUDING REGULATING MEANS CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO SELECT FROM A PREDETERMINED
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
A SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE FOR A TELPHER RAILWAY COMPRISING CARRIER ROLLERS FOR SUSPENDING THE VEHICLE FROM A CABLE AND SOME OF WHICH AT LEAST ARE DRIVING ROLLERS FOR PROPELLING THE VEHICLE ALONG THE CABLE, PRESSURE ROLLERS COOPERATIVE WITH SAID CARRIER ROLLERS AND ARRANGED TO APPLY ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CABLE FORCES DEFINING THE CONDITIONS OF ADHERENCE OF THE DRIVING ROLLERS WHICH ARE SUITABLE TO THE INCLINATION OF THE CABLE, CERTAIN AT LEAST OF SAID PRESSURE ROLLERS HAVING EACH CONNECTED THERETO A HYDRAULIC JACK FOR PUSHING ITS CONNECTED PRESSURE ROLLER TOWARD THE CABLE, HYDRAULIC MEAND FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO EACH JACK AND INCLUDING REGULATING MEANS CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO SELECT FROM A PREDETERMINED

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-03 1970-04-04 1970-10-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-03 1974-04-04 1974-10-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-03 1978-04-04 1978-10-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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