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US3299663A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Refrigerator mounted cold water system

Assignee: JOE B BURROW SR
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Filing: 1965-06-14
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Granted: 1967-01-24
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Expires: 1985-06-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Butcher Troy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 21:19
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D23/00; F25D23/12; F25D23/126

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 187 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A REFRIGERATOR HAVING INSULATED WALLS, A COOLING CHAMBER AND MEANS FOR COOLING THE AIR IN SAID CHAMBER BELOW THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR OUTSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR: A SEALED, FLUID-TIGHT WATER TANK HAVING WALLS OF THIN MATERIAL WHICH READILY PERMITS THE TRANSFER OF HEAT THRU THE WALLS, SAID TANK CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO HOLD MORE THAN A QUART OF WATER UNDER A SELECTED, SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT PRESSURE ABOVE THAT OF THE ATMOSPHERE; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID TANK FROM SAID INSULATING WALLS IN A LOCATION CLOSELY ADJACENT TO SAID COOLING MEANS; A GAUGE FOR INDICATING THE PRESSURE OF THE WATER IN THE TANK; WATER-SUPPLYING MEANS FLOW-CONNECTED WITH SAID TANK AND CONNECTIBLE WITH A SOURCE OF HIGH-PRESSURE WATER, FOR WITHDRAWING WATER UNDER HIGH PRESSURE FROM SAID SOURCE AND SUPPLYING PRESSURIZED WATER TO THE TANK; AN ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICE, FOR CONTROLLABLY REDUCING THE PRESSURE OF SAID HIGH-PRESSURE WATER TO A SELECTED, SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT PRESSURE THAT IS CONSIDERABLY GREATER THAN THAT OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND IS INDICATED BY SAID GAUGE; FAUCET MEANS FOR SUPPLYING COOLED WATER FROM SAID TANK; AND WATER-CONDUCTING MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID TANK AND FAUCET MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 187 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A REFRIGERATOR HAVING INSULATED WALLS, A COOLING CHAMBER AND MEANS FOR COOLING THE AIR IN SAID CHAMBER BELOW THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR OUTSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR: A SEALED, FLUID-TIGHT WATER TANK HAVING WALLS OF THIN MATERIAL WHICH READILY PERMITS THE TRANSFER OF HEAT THRU THE WALLS, SAID TANK CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO HOLD MORE THAN A QUART OF WATER UNDER A SELECTED, SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT PRESSURE ABOVE THAT OF THE ATMOSPHERE; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID TANK FROM SAID INSULATING WALLS IN A LOCATION CLOSELY ADJACENT TO SAID COOLING MEANS; A GAUGE FOR INDICATING THE PRESSURE OF THE WATER IN THE TANK; WATER-SUPPLYING MEANS FLOW-CONNECTED WITH SAID TANK AND CONNECTIBLE WITH A SOURCE OF HIGH-PRESSURE WATER, FOR WITHDRAWING WATER UNDER HIGH PRESSURE FROM SAID SOURCE AND SUPPLYING PRESSURIZED WATER TO THE TANK; AN ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE REGULATING DEVICE, FOR CONTROLLABLY REDUCING THE PRESSURE OF SAID HIGH-PRESSURE WATER TO A SELECTED, SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT PRESSURE THAT IS CONSIDERABLY GREATER THAN THAT OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND IS INDICATED BY SAID GAUGE; FAUCET MEANS FOR SUPPLYING COOLED WATER FROM SAID TANK; AND WATER-CONDUCTING MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID TANK AND FAUCET MEANS.

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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) 1970-01-23 1970-07-25 1971-01-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-01-23 1974-07-25 1975-01-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-01-23 1978-07-25 1979-01-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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