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US3326561A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Piston ring assembly

Assignee: Clevite Industries Inc
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Filing: 1964-06-29
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Granted: 1967-06-20
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Expires: 1984-06-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Helmuth G Braendel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 21:14
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J9/00; F16J9/12; F16J9/20; F16J9/203; F16J9/06; F16J9/061; F16J9/063

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 147 words
A COMPOSITE PISTON RING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN AND WITH THE CYLINDER AND PISTON OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND THE LIKE WHEREIN THE PISTON INCLUDES AN ANNULAR GROOVE, SAID PISTON RING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A GENERALLY ANNULAR SPLIT RAIL, SAID RAIL HAVING A TOP SURFACE FOR ESTABLISHING INTIMATE CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF SAID PISTON GROOVE, AT LEAST ONE RADIALLY OUTWARDLY EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIAL PROJECTION ON SAID RAIL TERMINATING IN A CYLINDER WALL ENGAGING SURFACE, A RADIALLY INWARDLY EXTENDING CIRCUMFERENTIAL LIP ON SAID RAIL HAVING AS ONE OF ITS SIDES A PORTION OF SAID RAIL TOP SURFACE FOR ESTABLISHING INTIMATE CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF SAID PISTON GROOVE, SAID LIP HAVING AS THE OTHER OF ITS SIDES A DOWNWARDLY FACING PLANAR SURFACE, SAID RAIL FURTHER INCLUDING AN INWARDLY FACING ANNULAR SURFACE DISPOSED BENEATH SAID LIP AND SPACED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THE INWARD TERMINAL PORTION OF SAID LIP, SAID RESILIENT

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) 1970-06-19 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

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