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US3289931A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Discounted cash flow return rate template

Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1964-01-08
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1984-01-08
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jack F Bennett
  • 👤 Jr Ralph L Brown
  • 👤 Alfred T Heron
  • 👤 Robert E Lienhard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 01:26
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G1/00; G06G1/0005; G06G1/0073

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 112 words
A DEVICE FOR CALCULATING GRAPHICAL SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS INVOLVING CASH OUTFLOW IN TERMS OF INVESTMENT DOLLARS AND CASH INFLOW DOLLARS IN TERMS OF RETURN ON A GIVEN INVESTMENT PROJECT, COMPRISING TEMPLATE MEANS, A PLURALITY OF SCALAR FORMS ON SAID TEMPLATE MEANS EACH LINEARLY REPRESENTING CASH OUTFLOW AND INFLOW AT A PREDETERMINED COMPOUND FIXED PERCENTAGE DISCOUNT WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER FOR A PREDETERMINED PERIOD WITHIN A SPAN MEASURED FROM THE INITIAL YEAR TO A TERMINAL DATE OF SAID INVESTMENT PROJECT, AND SCALAR INDICIA PROPORTIONATELY MARKING FRACTIONAL SEGMENTS OF SAID CASH INFLOW AND OUTFLOW DOLLARS ON EACH OF SAID SCALAR FORMS AT SAID PREDETERMINED FIXED PERCENTAGE OF CASH OUTFLOW IN SAID INITIAL YEAR.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 112 words
A DEVICE FOR CALCULATING GRAPHICAL SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS INVOLVING CASH OUTFLOW IN TERMS OF INVESTMENT DOLLARS AND CASH INFLOW DOLLARS IN TERMS OF RETURN ON A GIVEN INVESTMENT PROJECT, COMPRISING TEMPLATE MEANS, A PLURALITY OF SCALAR FORMS ON SAID TEMPLATE MEANS EACH LINEARLY REPRESENTING CASH OUTFLOW AND INFLOW AT A PREDETERMINED COMPOUND FIXED PERCENTAGE DISCOUNT WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER FOR A PREDETERMINED PERIOD WITHIN A SPAN MEASURED FROM THE INITIAL YEAR TO A TERMINAL DATE OF SAID INVESTMENT PROJECT, AND SCALAR INDICIA PROPORTIONATELY MARKING FRACTIONAL SEGMENTS OF SAID CASH INFLOW AND OUTFLOW DOLLARS ON EACH OF SAID SCALAR FORMS AT SAID PREDETERMINED FIXED PERCENTAGE OF CASH OUTFLOW IN SAID INITIAL YEAR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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

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