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US3332354A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Zero gravity sensing device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-08-27
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Granted: 1967-07-25
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Expires: 1985-08-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Lewis D Silvers
  • 👤 Sabla Louis J De

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 13:01
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42C; F42C15/00; F42C15/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 165 words
A SAFETY AND ARMING DEVICE RESPONSIVE TO NEAR ZERO GRAVITY FORCES FOR ARMING PURPOSES COMPRISING, A SPHERICAL MASS FOR DETECTING GRAVITATIONAL FORCES, LEVER MEANS IN CONTACT WITH SAID DETECTING MEANS HAVING PINS FOR ACTUATING SAFETY AND ARMING EQUIPMENT, TIMER MEANS, A CAM CONTROL HAVING A PAIR OF FIRST SLOTS, DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITELY LOCATED, AND A SECOND PAIR OF SLOTS, DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITELY LOCATED, THROUGH WHICH SAID PINS ARE EXTENDED FOR CONTROLLING SAFTETY AND ARMING EQUIPMENT, A PLURALITY OF NOTCHES FOR LOCKING SAID PINS IN A SAFETY POSITION, A FIRST ONE OF SAID NOTCHES COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND SLOTS, SAID FIRST SLOTS GUIDING SAID PINS FOR A PERDETERMINED LENGTH OF TIME TOWARD SAID FIRST NOTCHES, SAID SECOND SLOTS GUIDING SAID PINS TOWARD AN ARMING POSITION WHEN GRAVITATIONAL FORCES BELOW SAID PREDETERMINED RANGE ARE DETECTED; AND, SAID PLURALITY OF NOTCHES ADAPTED TO LOCK SAID PINS AT ANY TIME AFTER SAID INITIAL LOW GRAVITY SENSING IF A GRAVITATIONAL FORCE IS DETECTED WHICH IS GREATER THAN SAID PREDETERMINED RANGE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2949783A Cited
US3150591A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-07-24 1971-01-23 1971-07-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-07-24 1975-01-23 1975-07-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-07-24 1979-01-23 1979-07-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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