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Shrink tunnel for shrinking film on articles

Assignee: WR Grace and Co
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Filing: 1967-11-13
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Granted: 1970-09-01
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Expires: 1987-11-13
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Abstract

Abstract This invention is directed to shrink tunnel including an inverted U-shaped housing having a hot air inlet on each side near the bottom thereof and an air outlet below the top of the packages passing through the housing with the inlets and outlets positioned to impinge air against the ends of a package passing through the tunnel and withdraw a large part of the air from the tunnel before it can rise above the top of the package; all as further described herein.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sydney George Frederick Bell

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 03:26
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B53/00; B65B53/02; B65B53/06; B65B53/063

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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) 1973-08-31 1974-03-02 1974-09-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1977-08-31 1978-03-02 1978-09-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1981-08-31 1982-03-02 1982-09-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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