US3326086A
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Milling machine
Assignee: ATK Launch Systems LLC
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Filing: 1964-07-23
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Granted: 1967-06-20
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Expires: 1984-07-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert J Whitehill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:56
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K9/00; F02K9/08; F02K9/24; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S408/00; Y10S408/702; Y10T; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/16; Y10T408/17; Y10T408/172; Y10T408/65; Y10T408/675; Y10T408/6757; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/30; Y10T409/304088; Y10T409/304424; Y10T409/306664; Y10T409/30756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A MACHINE FOR FORMING INTERNAL CAVITIES IN SOLID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL CONTAINING CASINGS, SAID CAVITIES HAVING RELATIVELY COMPLEX CONFIGURATIONS IN CROSS SECTION COMPRISING, A PRIMARY POWER SOURCE, A CUTTER SHAFT ROTATABLY DRIVEN BY SAID POWER SOURCE ADAPTED TO PASS THROUGH A CENTRAL, LONGITUDINAL PERFORATION IN SAID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CUTTER SHAFT ADAPTED TO BE LONGITUDINALLY RESTRAINED IN AN OPENING IN ONE END OF SAID CASING, A MAIN HOUSING COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE FLANGE FOR MOUNTING SAID HOUSING ON SAID CASING, A TOP PLATE CONTACTING SAID HOUSING COMPRISING MEANS FOR RADIALLY POSITIONING SAID CUTTER SHAFT IN SAID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL PERFORATION, A STATIONARY LEAD SCREW NUT MOUNTED ON SAID TOP PLATE, AN END MILL ROTATABLE ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO ONE END OF SAID CUTTER SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREBY AND FOR TURNING RELATIVE THERETO, REMOTE POWER MEANS FOR TURNING SAID END MILL INTO SAID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL FOR MILLING AN ARCUATE PASSAGE THEREIN, CONTROL MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID MACHINE FOR SELECTIVELY CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID CUTTER SHAFT, AND A ROTATABLE LEAD SCREW DRIVEN BY SAID POWER SOURCE OP-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A MACHINE FOR FORMING INTERNAL CAVITIES IN SOLID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL CONTAINING CASINGS, SAID CAVITIES HAVING RELATIVELY COMPLEX CONFIGURATIONS IN CROSS SECTION COMPRISING, A PRIMARY POWER SOURCE, A CUTTER SHAFT ROTATABLY DRIVEN BY SAID POWER SOURCE ADAPTED TO PASS THROUGH A CENTRAL, LONGITUDINAL PERFORATION IN SAID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CUTTER SHAFT ADAPTED TO BE LONGITUDINALLY RESTRAINED IN AN OPENING IN ONE END OF SAID CASING, A MAIN HOUSING COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE FLANGE FOR MOUNTING SAID HOUSING ON SAID CASING, A TOP PLATE CONTACTING SAID HOUSING COMPRISING MEANS FOR RADIALLY POSITIONING SAID CUTTER SHAFT IN SAID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL PERFORATION, A STATIONARY LEAD SCREW NUT MOUNTED ON SAID TOP PLATE, AN END MILL ROTATABLE ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO ONE END OF SAID CUTTER SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREBY AND FOR TURNING RELATIVE THERETO, REMOTE POWER MEANS FOR TURNING SAID END MILL INTO SAID COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL FOR MILLING AN ARCUATE PASSAGE THEREIN, CONTROL MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID MACHINE FOR SELECTIVELY CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF SAID CUTTER SHAFT, AND A ROTATABLE LEAD SCREW DRIVEN BY SAID POWER SOURCE OP-
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-06-19 | 1970-12-19 | 1971-06-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-06-19 | 1974-12-19 | 1975-06-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-06-19 | 1978-12-19 | 1979-06-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |