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US3332569A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cathode-ray tubes

Assignee: OI Glass Inc
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Filing: 1964-12-18
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Granted: 1967-07-25
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Expires: 1984-12-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Burton W Spear

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 17:04
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J29/00; H01J29/86; H01J29/87

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
AN ESSENTIALLY ALL-GLASS CATHODE-RAY TUBE ENVELOPE RESISTANT TO BREAKAGE AND CAPABLE OF PREVENTING IMPLOSIONS UPON BREAKAGE COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY FUNNEL-SHAPED HOLLOW BODY PORTION HAVING A VIEWING PORTION ENCLOSING ITS LARGER END AND A NECK TUBULATION PROJECTING FROM ITS SMALLER END, SAID VIEWING PORTION HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY DOMESHAPED LIGHT-TRANSMITTING VIEWING PANEL, SAID PANEL BEING DOMED OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID NECK TUBULATION, AND AN INTEGRAL PERIPHERAL SIDEWALL REGION THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY DEFINED A CIRCLE, AND REINFORCING MEANS EXTERIORLY SURROUNDING THE PERIPHERAL SIDEWALL REGION OF SAID VIEWING PORTION INCLUDING AN ANNULAR REINFORCING BAND OF HIGH-TENSILE STRENGTH MATERIAL ENCIRCLING SAID PERIPHERAL SIDEWALL REGION, SAID REINFORCING BAND BEING COMPRISED OF ANNEALED STEEL TENSIONED BEYOND ITS YIELD POINT TO EXERT COMPRESSIVE FORCES AGAINST SAID PERIPHERAL SIDEWALL, SAID COMPRESSIVE FORCES BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED ABOUT SAID SIDEWALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
AN ESSENTIALLY ALL-GLASS CATHODE-RAY TUBE ENVELOPE RESISTANT TO BREAKAGE AND CAPABLE OF PREVENTING IMPLOSIONS UPON BREAKAGE COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY FUNNEL-SHAPED HOLLOW BODY PORTION HAVING A VIEWING PORTION ENCLOSING ITS LARGER END AND A NECK TUBULATION PROJECTING FROM ITS SMALLER END, SAID VIEWING PORTION HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY DOMESHAPED LIGHT-TRANSMITTING VIEWING PANEL, SAID PANEL BEING DOMED OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID NECK TUBULATION, AND AN INTEGRAL PERIPHERAL SIDEWALL REGION THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY DEFINED A CIRCLE, AND REINFORCING MEANS EXTERIORLY SURROUNDING THE PERIPHERAL SIDEWALL REGION OF SAID VIEWING PORTION INCLUDING AN ANNULAR REINFORCING BAND OF HIGH-TENSILE STRENGTH MATERIAL ENCIRCLING SAID PERIPHERAL SIDEWALL REGION, SAID REINFORCING BAND BEING COMPRISED OF ANNEALED STEEL TENSIONED BEYOND ITS YIELD POINT TO EXERT COMPRESSIVE FORCES AGAINST SAID PERIPHERAL SIDEWALL, SAID COMPRESSIVE FORCES BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED ABOUT SAID SIDEWALL.

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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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