US3344915A
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Assignee: Parke Davis and Co LLC
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Filing: 1965-07-22
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Granted: 1967-10-03
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Expires: 1985-07-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wallace G Rawlings
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:32
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/04; B65D75/20; A; A61; A61F; A61F15/00; A61F15/001; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/52; B65D75/58; B65D75/5855
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
363 words
A STERILE SEALED PACKAGE COMPRISING SUPERIMPOSED FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES OF MATERIAL EACH HAVING OPPOSITELY DISPOSED END EDGES AND OPPOSITELY DISPOSED SIDE EDGES, SAID PLIES HAVING ABOUT THE SAME DIMENSION BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE SIDE EDGES THEREOF, SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES EACH HAVING A SHORTER DIMENSION BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE END EDGES THEREOF THAN THAT OF A SAID FIRST AND SECONE PLIES AND BEING INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT ONE OF SAID END EDGES, THEREOF, SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES BEING SECURED ALONG SAID SIDE EDGES AND ONE OF SAID END EDGES THEREOF RESPECTIVELY TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES TO FORM RESPECTIVELY A FIRST POCKET BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND THIRD PLIES AND A SECOND POCKET BETWEEN SAID SECOND AND FOURTH PLIES, AT LEAST TWO STERILE ARTICLES DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES WITH ONE END OF SAID ARTICLES INSERTED IN SAID FIRST POCKET AND ONE END OF THE OTHER OF SAID ARTICLES INSERTED IN SAID SECOND POCKET, SAID OTHER END EDGES SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES REMOTE FROM SAID ONE END EDGES THEREOF BEING SEALABLY INTERCONNECTED AND SAID SIDE EDGES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND PLIES BEING JUXTAPOSED AND ADHESIVELY INTERBONDED TO ONE ANOTHER EXCEPT WHERE SEPARATED BY SAID INTERPOSED THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES, MEANS SEALABLY CONNECTING SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES ALONG THE OTHER END EDGES OF SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES REMOTE FROM SAID ONE END EDGES THEREOF TO THEREBY SEALABLY INTERCONNECT SAID SECOND AND FIRST PLIES VIA SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES, SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES EACH HAVING FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS OF SAID OTHER END EDGES THEREOF EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS AND OVERLAPPED BY THE JUXTAPOSED SIDE EDGES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS EACH BEING SERRATED INT HE PLANE THEREOF TO FORM A PLURALITY OF PROJECTIONS SPACED THEREALONG AND EXTENDING THEREFROM WHEREBY SHOULD AN AIRSPACE AXIS WHERE THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES DIVERGE FROM THEIR JUXTAPOSED INTERBONDED RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER TO OVERLAP SAID SERRATED PORTIONS OF SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES SAID PROJECTIONS FORM A TORTUOUS WALL ALONG SUCH AIRSPACE FOR COLLECTING AIRBORNE BACTERIA INDUCTED BY AIR CURRENTS INTO SUCH AIRSPACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
363 words
A STERILE SEALED PACKAGE COMPRISING SUPERIMPOSED FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES OF MATERIAL EACH HAVING OPPOSITELY DISPOSED END EDGES AND OPPOSITELY DISPOSED SIDE EDGES, SAID PLIES HAVING ABOUT THE SAME DIMENSION BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE SIDE EDGES THEREOF, SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES EACH HAVING A SHORTER DIMENSION BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE END EDGES THEREOF THAN THAT OF A SAID FIRST AND SECONE PLIES AND BEING INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT ONE OF SAID END EDGES, THEREOF, SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES BEING SECURED ALONG SAID SIDE EDGES AND ONE OF SAID END EDGES THEREOF RESPECTIVELY TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES TO FORM RESPECTIVELY A FIRST POCKET BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND THIRD PLIES AND A SECOND POCKET BETWEEN SAID SECOND AND FOURTH PLIES, AT LEAST TWO STERILE ARTICLES DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES WITH ONE END OF SAID ARTICLES INSERTED IN SAID FIRST POCKET AND ONE END OF THE OTHER OF SAID ARTICLES INSERTED IN SAID SECOND POCKET, SAID OTHER END EDGES SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES REMOTE FROM SAID ONE END EDGES THEREOF BEING SEALABLY INTERCONNECTED AND SAID SIDE EDGES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND PLIES BEING JUXTAPOSED AND ADHESIVELY INTERBONDED TO ONE ANOTHER EXCEPT WHERE SEPARATED BY SAID INTERPOSED THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES, MEANS SEALABLY CONNECTING SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES ALONG THE OTHER END EDGES OF SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES REMOTE FROM SAID ONE END EDGES THEREOF TO THEREBY SEALABLY INTERCONNECT SAID SECOND AND FIRST PLIES VIA SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES, SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES EACH HAVING FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS OF SAID OTHER END EDGES THEREOF EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS AND OVERLAPPED BY THE JUXTAPOSED SIDE EDGES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES, SAID FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS EACH BEING SERRATED INT HE PLANE THEREOF TO FORM A PLURALITY OF PROJECTIONS SPACED THEREALONG AND EXTENDING THEREFROM WHEREBY SHOULD AN AIRSPACE AXIS WHERE THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PLIES DIVERGE FROM THEIR JUXTAPOSED INTERBONDED RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER TO OVERLAP SAID SERRATED PORTIONS OF SAID THIRD AND FOURTH PLIES SAID PROJECTIONS FORM A TORTUOUS WALL ALONG SUCH AIRSPACE FOR COLLECTING AIRBORNE BACTERIA INDUCTED BY AIR CURRENTS INTO SUCH AIRSPACE.
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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) | 1970-10-02 | 1971-04-03 | 1971-10-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-10-02 | 1975-04-03 | 1975-10-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-10-02 | 1979-04-03 | 1979-10-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |