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Resilient member calibration method
Assignee: King Seeley Thermos Co
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Filing: 1966-01-04
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Granted: 1968-02-27
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Expires: 1986-01-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony K Otto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 05:16
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H35/00; H01H35/24; H01H35/26; H01H35/2607; H01H35/2614; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49004; Y10T29/49609; Y10T29/49764; Y10T29/49771; Y10T29/49776; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49865
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A METHOD OF VARYING AN EFFECTIVE CHARACTERISTIC OF A RESILIENT MEMBER COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PLACING THE RESILIENT MEMBER IN A CONDITION RESPONSIVE ASSEMBLY WITH THE RESILIENT MEMBER DISTORTED TO PROVIDE A PRELOAD FORCE ON A CONDITION RESPONSIVE ELEMENT WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY, APPLYING A PREDETERMINED FORCE AGAINST THE CONDITION RESPONSIVE ELEMENT OPPOSING SAID PRELOAD FORCE AND OF A MAGNITUDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CONDITION TO BE DETERMINED, APPLYING HEAT TO SAID RESILIENT MEMBER AT A SUFFICIENT RATE TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE RESILIENT MEMBER AND VARY THE PRELOAD FORCE, AND CEASING THE APPLICATION OF HEAT SO THAT THE ULTIMATE PRELOAD FORCE IS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS THE PREDETERMINED FORCE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
110 words
A METHOD OF VARYING AN EFFECTIVE CHARACTERISTIC OF A RESILIENT MEMBER COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PLACING THE RESILIENT MEMBER IN A CONDITION RESPONSIVE ASSEMBLY WITH THE RESILIENT MEMBER DISTORTED TO PROVIDE A PRELOAD FORCE ON A CONDITION RESPONSIVE ELEMENT WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY, APPLYING A PREDETERMINED FORCE AGAINST THE CONDITION RESPONSIVE ELEMENT OPPOSING SAID PRELOAD FORCE AND OF A MAGNITUDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CONDITION TO BE DETERMINED, APPLYING HEAT TO SAID RESILIENT MEMBER AT A SUFFICIENT RATE TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE RESILIENT MEMBER AND VARY THE PRELOAD FORCE, AND CEASING THE APPLICATION OF HEAT SO THAT THE ULTIMATE PRELOAD FORCE IS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS THE PREDETERMINED FORCE.
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