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US3399592A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Device for viewing the surface of cylindrical objects

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-15
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Granted: 1968-09-03
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Expires: 1983-05-15
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Brachvogel Heinz
  • 👤 Pickroth Gerhard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 14:13
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B23/00; G02B23/24; G02B23/2407; G01; G01B; G01B11/00; G01B11/24; G01B11/25; G21; G21C; G21C17/00; G21C17/06; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 100 words
A DEVICE FOR FORMING A PANORAMIC IMAGE OF A PERIPHERAL PORTION OF AN ELONGATED BODY, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, REFLECTING MEANS HAVING AN ANNULAR REFLECTING SURFACE SURROUNDING SAID BODY AND SLANTED TO THE AXIS OF THE SAME TO PROJECT AN IMAGE OF A PERIPHERAL PORTION OF THE SAME IN AXIAL DIRECTION OF SAID BODY; A PAIR OF LIGHT DEFLECTING MEANS FORMING AN OPENING IN WHICH SAID BODY IS LOCATED, AND HAVING LIGHT DEFLECTING SURFACES RESPECTIVELY LOCATED OPPOSITE HALVES OF SAID REFLECTING SURFACE SPACE THEREFROM IN SAID AXIAL DIRECTION AND SLANTED TO THE AXIS OF SAID BODY TO DEFLECT THE CORRESPONDING HALVES
Claim 2
Independent Claim 100 words
A DEVICE FOR FORMING A PANORAMIC IMAGE OF A PERIPHERAL PORTION OF AN ELONGATED BODY, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, REFLECTING MEANS HAVING AN ANNULAR REFLECTING SURFACE SURROUNDING SAID BODY AND SLANTED TO THE AXIS OF THE SAME TO PROJECT AN IMAGE OF A PERIPHERAL PORTION OF THE SAME IN AXIAL DIRECTION OF SAID BODY; A PAIR OF LIGHT DEFLECTING MEANS FORMING AN OPENING IN WHICH SAID BODY IS LOCATED, AND HAVING LIGHT DEFLECTING SURFACES RESPECTIVELY LOCATED OPPOSITE HALVES OF SAID REFLECTING SURFACE SPACE THEREFROM IN SAID AXIAL DIRECTION AND SLANTED TO THE AXIS OF SAID BODY TO DEFLECT THE CORRESPONDING HALVES

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) 1971-09-03 1972-03-04 1972-09-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-09-03 1976-03-04 1976-09-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-09-03 1980-03-04 1980-09-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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