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US3401063A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Salt water galvanic cell with steel wool cathode

Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1966-08-03
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Granted: 1968-09-10
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Expires: 1986-08-03
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles L Opitz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 05:54
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M6/00; H01M6/30; H01M6/32; H01M6/34; H01M6/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 66 words
A GALVANIC CELL FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY BY IMMERSION IN A SALINE WATER ELECTROLYTE COMPRISING A POROUS ANNULAR BASKET, A POROUS METAL WOOL CATHODE SUBSTANTIALLY FILLING SAID BASKET EXCEPT FOR THE CENTER THEREOF WHICH DEFINES A CENTRAL CAVITY, AN ELONGATED ANODE OF METAL DISSIMILAR TO THAT OF THE CATHODE SUPPORTED SO AS TO EXTEND GENERALLY CONCENTRICALLY INTO THE CENTRAL CAVITY OF SAID ANNULAR BASKET AND SPACED
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 66 words
A GALVANIC CELL FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY BY IMMERSION IN A SALINE WATER ELECTROLYTE COMPRISING A POROUS ANNULAR BASKET, A POROUS METAL WOOL CATHODE SUBSTANTIALLY FILLING SAID BASKET EXCEPT FOR THE CENTER THEREOF WHICH DEFINES A CENTRAL CAVITY, AN ELONGATED ANODE OF METAL DISSIMILAR TO THAT OF THE CATHODE SUPPORTED SO AS TO EXTEND GENERALLY CONCENTRICALLY INTO THE CENTRAL CAVITY OF SAID ANNULAR BASKET AND SPACED

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-09-10 1972-03-11 1972-09-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-09-10 1976-03-11 1976-09-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-09-10 1980-03-11 1980-09-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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