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US3278938A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Inflatable antenna

Assignee: Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems Inc
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Filing: 1963-01-29
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Granted: 1966-10-11
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Expires: 1983-01-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Myron M Rosenthal

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 11:36
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/08; H01Q1/081

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 63 words
IN A PNEUMATICALLY INFLATABLE ANTENNA, AN HERMETICALLY SEALED FLEXIBLE ELONGATED ENVELOPE HAVING UPPER AND LOWER ENDS FORMED OF MATERIAL CAPABLE OF RECEIVING AND CONDUCTING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL, A SELF-CONTAINER CAPSULE HAVING A GAS UNDER COMPRESSION, A PLURALITY OF FRANGIBLE SEPTUMS INTERCONNECTED TO THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID ENVELOPE TO DIVIDE THE INTERIOR THEREOF INTO SUBSTANTIALLY SEPARATE CHAMBERS, SAID CAPSULE BEING INITIALLY DISPOSED WITH-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 63 words
IN A PNEUMATICALLY INFLATABLE ANTENNA, AN HERMETICALLY SEALED FLEXIBLE ELONGATED ENVELOPE HAVING UPPER AND LOWER ENDS FORMED OF MATERIAL CAPABLE OF RECEIVING AND CONDUCTING AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL, A SELF-CONTAINER CAPSULE HAVING A GAS UNDER COMPRESSION, A PLURALITY OF FRANGIBLE SEPTUMS INTERCONNECTED TO THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID ENVELOPE TO DIVIDE THE INTERIOR THEREOF INTO SUBSTANTIALLY SEPARATE CHAMBERS, SAID CAPSULE BEING INITIALLY DISPOSED WITH-

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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) 1969-10-10 1970-04-11 1970-10-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-10 1974-04-11 1974-10-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-10 1978-04-11 1978-10-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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