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US3336931A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fluid logic vortex apparatus

Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1964-09-16
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Granted: 1967-08-22
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Expires: 1984-09-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harold L Fox
  • 👤 Sr Gale H Thorne
  • 👤 Orin L Wood

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 06:47
CPC Classifications
F; F15; F15C; F15C1/00; F15C1/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/206; Y10T137/2087; Y10T137/2109; Y10T137/2115; Y10T137/2273

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 177 words
A FLUID DEVICE COMPRISING (A) VORTEX CHAMBER MEANS HAVING FIRST AND SECOND SPACED OPENINGS CONCENTRIC WITH ITS AXIS OF SYMMETRY, (B) A FIRST SOURCE OF PRESSURE FLUID CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST OPENING FOR PROVIDING A FIRST FLUID FLOW, (C) OUTPUT CONDUIT MEANS IN SPACED RELATION OT AND COOPERATIVE WITH SAID SECOND OPENING, (D) A FIRST SOURCE OF CONTROL PRESSURE FLUID CONNECTED TO A CONTROL PORT ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A FIRST CONTROL STREAM FOR PROVIDING A VORTEX WITHIN SAID CHAMBER COOPERATIVE WITH SAID FIRST FLUID FLOW FOR PROVIDING A SECOND FLUID FLOW FROM SAID SECOND OPENING ALONG SAID AXIS OF SYMMETRY, (E) UTILIZATION APPARATUS CONNECTED TO SAID OUTPUT CONDUIT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURE FLUID FLOW CAPTURED BY SAID OUTPUT CONDUITS MEANS, (F) A SECOND SOURCE OF CONTROL PRESSURE FLUID, AND (G) A SECOND CONTROL PORT CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND SOURCE AND DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SECOND OPENING AND SAID OUTPUT CONDUIT MEANS AND ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A SECOND CONTROL STREAM FOR IMPACTING AGAINST SAID SECOND FLUID FLOW TO PREVENT SAID SECOND FLOW FROM BEING EFFECTIVE IN SAID UTILIZATION APPARATUS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 177 words
A FLUID DEVICE COMPRISING (A) VORTEX CHAMBER MEANS HAVING FIRST AND SECOND SPACED OPENINGS CONCENTRIC WITH ITS AXIS OF SYMMETRY, (B) A FIRST SOURCE OF PRESSURE FLUID CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST OPENING FOR PROVIDING A FIRST FLUID FLOW, (C) OUTPUT CONDUIT MEANS IN SPACED RELATION OT AND COOPERATIVE WITH SAID SECOND OPENING, (D) A FIRST SOURCE OF CONTROL PRESSURE FLUID CONNECTED TO A CONTROL PORT ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A FIRST CONTROL STREAM FOR PROVIDING A VORTEX WITHIN SAID CHAMBER COOPERATIVE WITH SAID FIRST FLUID FLOW FOR PROVIDING A SECOND FLUID FLOW FROM SAID SECOND OPENING ALONG SAID AXIS OF SYMMETRY, (E) UTILIZATION APPARATUS CONNECTED TO SAID OUTPUT CONDUIT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURE FLUID FLOW CAPTURED BY SAID OUTPUT CONDUITS MEANS, (F) A SECOND SOURCE OF CONTROL PRESSURE FLUID, AND (G) A SECOND CONTROL PORT CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND SOURCE AND DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SECOND OPENING AND SAID OUTPUT CONDUIT MEANS AND ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A SECOND CONTROL STREAM FOR IMPACTING AGAINST SAID SECOND FLUID FLOW TO PREVENT SAID SECOND FLOW FROM BEING EFFECTIVE IN SAID UTILIZATION APPARATUS.

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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) 1970-08-21 1971-02-20 1971-08-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-21 1975-02-20 1975-08-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-21 1979-02-20 1979-08-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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