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US3403447A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sensing skid shoe for caliper detectors

Assignee: Kimberly Clark Tissue Co
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Filing: 1965-03-04
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Granted: 1968-10-01
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Expires: 1985-03-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Ruel E Taylor

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 06:24
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/34; G01N33/346

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
IN A CALIPER DETECTOR SENSING SKID HAVING A RIGID BODY MEMBER, A SKID SHOE AND TRANSDUCER MEANS FOR CONVERTING SKID SHOE MOTION INTO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL HAVING A CHARACTERISTIC WHICH VARIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOTION OF SAID SKID SHOE, AN IMPROVED SKI SHOE COMPRISING: A FLEXIBLE DETECTOR BLADE DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID RIGID BODY MEMBER WITH A PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING BEYOND SAID BODY MEMBER, SAID PORTION TERMINATING IN A TRANSVERSE, UPWARDLY EXTENDING, GENERALLY SEMICYLINDRICAL LIP HAVING A CURVATURE IN EXCESS OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DEGREES AND A LOWER SURFACE WHICH DEFINES A CORRESPONDING SEMICYLINDRICAL SNAP-FITTING RECEPTACLE; AND A CYLINDRICAL WEB CONTACTING MEMBER RELEASABLY HELD WITHIN SAID RECEPTACLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
IN A CALIPER DETECTOR SENSING SKID HAVING A RIGID BODY MEMBER, A SKID SHOE AND TRANSDUCER MEANS FOR CONVERTING SKID SHOE MOTION INTO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL HAVING A CHARACTERISTIC WHICH VARIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MOTION OF SAID SKID SHOE, AN IMPROVED SKI SHOE COMPRISING: A FLEXIBLE DETECTOR BLADE DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID RIGID BODY MEMBER WITH A PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING BEYOND SAID BODY MEMBER, SAID PORTION TERMINATING IN A TRANSVERSE, UPWARDLY EXTENDING, GENERALLY SEMICYLINDRICAL LIP HAVING A CURVATURE IN EXCESS OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DEGREES AND A LOWER SURFACE WHICH DEFINES A CORRESPONDING SEMICYLINDRICAL SNAP-FITTING RECEPTACLE; AND A CYLINDRICAL WEB CONTACTING MEMBER RELEASABLY HELD WITHIN SAID RECEPTACLE.

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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) 1971-10-01 1972-04-01 1972-10-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-10-01 1976-04-01 1976-10-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-10-01 1980-04-01 1980-10-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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