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US3346939A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for placing separator cells around bottles and the like and for packaging such bottles

Assignee: Reynolds Metals Co
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Filing: 1963-02-14
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Granted: 1967-10-17
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Expires: 1983-02-14
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Melville T Farquhar

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 14:42
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/48; B65D5/48024; B65D5/48026; B65D5/48032; B65D5/48034; B31; B31D; B31D5/00; B31D5/0004; B65B; B65B61/00; B65B61/20; B65B61/22; B31B; B31B2105/00; B31B2120/00; B31B2120/20; B31B50/00; B31B50/74; B31B50/81; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53313; Y10T29/53322

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 81 words
APPARATUS FOR PLACING A SEPARATOR CELL AROUND AN OJBECT COMPRISING MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY MOVING SAID OBJECT, MEANS FOR PROVIDING A STACK OF SINGLE THICKNESS SEPARATOR CELL BLANKS, MEANS FOR TAKING ONE BLANK FROM SAID STACK, AND MEANS FOR CONVERTING SAID ONE BLANK TO A SEPARATOR ANNULUS CELL AROUND SAID OBJECT WHILE SAID OBJECT IS CONTINUOUSLY MOVING BY FORCING SAID BLANK AGAINST SAID OBJECT THEREBY CAUSING SAID BLANK AND OBJECT TO TELESCOPE WHEREBY SAID BLANK CONVERTS TO AN ANNULUS AROUND SAID OBJECT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 81 words
APPARATUS FOR PLACING A SEPARATOR CELL AROUND AN OJBECT COMPRISING MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY MOVING SAID OBJECT, MEANS FOR PROVIDING A STACK OF SINGLE THICKNESS SEPARATOR CELL BLANKS, MEANS FOR TAKING ONE BLANK FROM SAID STACK, AND MEANS FOR CONVERTING SAID ONE BLANK TO A SEPARATOR ANNULUS CELL AROUND SAID OBJECT WHILE SAID OBJECT IS CONTINUOUSLY MOVING BY FORCING SAID BLANK AGAINST SAID OBJECT THEREBY CAUSING SAID BLANK AND OBJECT TO TELESCOPE WHEREBY SAID BLANK CONVERTS TO AN ANNULUS AROUND SAID OBJECT.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1970-10-16 1971-04-17 1971-10-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-10-16 1975-04-17 1975-10-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-10-16 1979-04-17 1979-10-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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