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Conveying apparatus
Assignee: Udylite Corp
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Filing: 1964-10-06
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1984-10-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John V Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 04:57
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G49/00; B65G49/02; B65G49/04; B65G49/0409; B65G49/0436; B65G49/044; B65G49/045; B65G49/0454; B65G49/0463
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A CONVEYING MACHINE FOR CONVEYING WORKPIECES THROUGH A SERIES OF TREATING STATIONS COMPRISING TRACK MEANS EXTENDING ALONG THE TREATING STATIONS, A WORK CARRIER MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TRACK MEANS, UPRIGHT GUIDE MEANS ON SAID WORK CARRIER, A CARRIAGE INCLUDING A WORKSUPPORTING ARM MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID GUIDE MEANS, TRANSFER MEANS FOR INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCING SAID WORK CARRIER ALONG SAID TRACK MEANS, AND LIFT MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID WORK-SUPPORTING ARM TO AND FROM A LOWERED POSITION AND A RAISED POSITION AND FOR RETAINING SAID CARRIAGE AND ARM IN THE RAISED POSITION DURING ADVANCEMENT OF SAID WORK CARRIER FROM ONE STATION TO THE NEXT ADJACENT STATION, SAID LIFT MEANS INCLUDING A SUPPORTING MEMBER EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID TRACK MEANS AND OF A LENGTH LESS THAN THE DISTANCE OF ADVANCING TRAVEL OF SAID WORK CARRIER, SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER LONGITUDINALLY RECIPROCABLE FROM A RETRACTED POSITION IN WHICH THE REARWARD END PORTION THEREOF IS DISPOSED IN ENGAGING ALIGNMENT BELOW SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID ARM AND A PROJECTED POSITION IN WHICH THE FORWARD END PORTION THEREOF IS DISPOSED IN ENGAGING ALIGNMENT BELOW SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID ARM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A CONVEYING MACHINE FOR CONVEYING WORKPIECES THROUGH A SERIES OF TREATING STATIONS COMPRISING TRACK MEANS EXTENDING ALONG THE TREATING STATIONS, A WORK CARRIER MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TRACK MEANS, UPRIGHT GUIDE MEANS ON SAID WORK CARRIER, A CARRIAGE INCLUDING A WORKSUPPORTING ARM MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID GUIDE MEANS, TRANSFER MEANS FOR INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCING SAID WORK CARRIER ALONG SAID TRACK MEANS, AND LIFT MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID WORK-SUPPORTING ARM TO AND FROM A LOWERED POSITION AND A RAISED POSITION AND FOR RETAINING SAID CARRIAGE AND ARM IN THE RAISED POSITION DURING ADVANCEMENT OF SAID WORK CARRIER FROM ONE STATION TO THE NEXT ADJACENT STATION, SAID LIFT MEANS INCLUDING A SUPPORTING MEMBER EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID TRACK MEANS AND OF A LENGTH LESS THAN THE DISTANCE OF ADVANCING TRAVEL OF SAID WORK CARRIER, SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER LONGITUDINALLY RECIPROCABLE FROM A RETRACTED POSITION IN WHICH THE REARWARD END PORTION THEREOF IS DISPOSED IN ENGAGING ALIGNMENT BELOW SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID ARM AND A PROJECTED POSITION IN WHICH THE FORWARD END PORTION THEREOF IS DISPOSED IN ENGAGING ALIGNMENT BELOW SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID ARM.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-01-30 | 1970-08-01 | 1971-01-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-01-30 | 1974-08-01 | 1975-01-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-01-30 | 1978-08-01 | 1979-01-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |