US3331382A
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Pure fluid amplifier
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-05-26
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Granted: 1967-07-18
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Expires: 1986-05-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Billy M Horton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 00:57
CPC Classifications
F; F15; F15C; F15C1/00; F15C1/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/206; Y10T137/2087; Y10T137/2093; Y10T137/2104
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A PURE FLUID AMPLIFIER COMPRISING AN INTERACTION CHAMBER INCLUDING A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDEWALLS FOR TRANSVERSELY RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT OF A FLUID STREAM, A POWER NOZZLE FOR ISSUING A POWER STREAM INTO ONE END OF SAID INTERACTION CHAMBER, AT LEAST ONE CHAMBER OF SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL SHAPE WITH THE PERIPHERY THEREOF POSITIONED SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENTIALLY TO THE SURFACE DEFINING ONE OF SAID SIDEWALLS, A PORT FORMED BETWEEN SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER AND SAID INTERACTION REGION AS A RESULT OF CONVERGENCE OF THE SURFACES OF SAID CHAMBER SIDEWALL AND SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER AT THE POINT OF TANGENCY OF SAID SURFACES SO THAT THE POWER STREAM FLOWING ACROSS SAID PORT INTERACTS WITH FLUID IN SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER AND PRODUCES UNIDIRECTIONAL CIRCULATION OF FLUID THEREIN, AND AN INGRESS PASSAGE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER FOR SUPPLYING FLUID THERETO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A PURE FLUID AMPLIFIER COMPRISING AN INTERACTION CHAMBER INCLUDING A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDEWALLS FOR TRANSVERSELY RESTRICTING THE MOVEMENT OF A FLUID STREAM, A POWER NOZZLE FOR ISSUING A POWER STREAM INTO ONE END OF SAID INTERACTION CHAMBER, AT LEAST ONE CHAMBER OF SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL SHAPE WITH THE PERIPHERY THEREOF POSITIONED SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENTIALLY TO THE SURFACE DEFINING ONE OF SAID SIDEWALLS, A PORT FORMED BETWEEN SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER AND SAID INTERACTION REGION AS A RESULT OF CONVERGENCE OF THE SURFACES OF SAID CHAMBER SIDEWALL AND SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER AT THE POINT OF TANGENCY OF SAID SURFACES SO THAT THE POWER STREAM FLOWING ACROSS SAID PORT INTERACTS WITH FLUID IN SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER AND PRODUCES UNIDIRECTIONAL CIRCULATION OF FLUID THEREIN, AND AN INGRESS PASSAGE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER FOR SUPPLYING FLUID THERETO.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-07-17 | 1971-01-16 | 1971-07-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-07-17 | 1975-01-16 | 1975-07-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-07-17 | 1979-01-16 | 1979-07-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |