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US3320352A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Quartz-to-metal seal

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1964-09-29
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Granted: 1967-05-16
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Expires: 1984-09-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Delmar D Kershaw

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 20:07
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C27/00; C03C27/02; H; H01; H01J; H01J5/00; H01J5/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S228/00; Y10S228/903; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/911

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 111 words
A SEALED VITREOUS ELECTEC DEVICE HAVING A HIGH PRESSURE RESISTANT STEM SEALED THERETO COMPRISING A VITREOUS OUTER STEM TUBE, A ROD CONDUCTOR EXTENDING THROUGH SAID TUBE, AN ELONGATED METAL THIMBLE ENCIRCLING SAID ROD, SAID ROD EXTENDING THROUGH SAID THIMBLE AND BEING HERMETICALLY JOINED THERETO AT ITS CLOSED END, SAID THIMBLE HAVING ITS OPEN END FACING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE INNER END OF SAID STEM WHICH IS SEALED TO SAID ELECTRICAL DEVICE, THE OPEN END OF SAID THIMBLE HAVING A FEATHERED EDGE SEALED TO SAID OUTER STEM TUBE, AND A CAPILLARY VITREOUS PORTION WITHIN SAID OUTER STEM TUBE AT ITS INNER END HAVING AN APERTURE THERETHROUGH THROUGH WHICH SAID ROD EXTENDS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 111 words
A SEALED VITREOUS ELECTEC DEVICE HAVING A HIGH PRESSURE RESISTANT STEM SEALED THERETO COMPRISING A VITREOUS OUTER STEM TUBE, A ROD CONDUCTOR EXTENDING THROUGH SAID TUBE, AN ELONGATED METAL THIMBLE ENCIRCLING SAID ROD, SAID ROD EXTENDING THROUGH SAID THIMBLE AND BEING HERMETICALLY JOINED THERETO AT ITS CLOSED END, SAID THIMBLE HAVING ITS OPEN END FACING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE INNER END OF SAID STEM WHICH IS SEALED TO SAID ELECTRICAL DEVICE, THE OPEN END OF SAID THIMBLE HAVING A FEATHERED EDGE SEALED TO SAID OUTER STEM TUBE, AND A CAPILLARY VITREOUS PORTION WITHIN SAID OUTER STEM TUBE AT ITS INNER END HAVING AN APERTURE THERETHROUGH THROUGH WHICH SAID ROD EXTENDS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1970-05-15 1970-11-14 1971-05-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-05-15 1974-11-14 1975-05-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-05-15 1978-11-14 1979-05-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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