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Gas sampling apparatus

Assignee: Aei-John Thompson Nuclear Energy Co Ltd
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Filing: 1957-09-25
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Granted: 1961-04-11
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Expires: 1977-09-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Pettinger Donald Stanley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 19:05
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C17/00; G21C17/02; G21C17/028; F; F16; F16K; F16K11/00; F16K11/02; F16K11/06; F16K11/072; F16K11/074; G01; G01N; G01N1/00; G01N1/02; G01N1/22; G01N1/26; G21C17/04; G21C17/042; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86501

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 125 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR HAVING A PLURALITY OF GAS CHANNELS, A GAS TIGHT SELECTOR VALVE COMPRISING A VALVE BODY AND A SELECTOR MEMBER ROTATABLE RELATIVELY TO THE VALVE BODY, CO-ENGAGING ANNULAR FACES ON THE VALVE BODY AND SELECTOR MEMBER RESPECTIVELY, WHICH FACES ENGAGE TOGETHER SLIDABLY WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY GAS TIGHT FIT, A PLURALITY OF INLET GAS DUCTS, PORTS TERMINATING SAID DUCTS AND UNIFORMLY SPACED ABOUT A PLURALITY OF CONCENTRIC PITCH CIRCLES ON THE ANNULAR VALVE FACE, A PLURALITY OF SCAVENGING PORTS ON THE SELECTOR MEMBER FACE LOCATED ABOUT THE SAME PITCH CIRCLES RESPECTIVELY AS THE INLET PORTS, A PLURALITY OF SAMPLING PORTS ON THE SELECTOR MEMBER FACE ALSO LOCATED ABOUT THE SAME PITCH CIRCLES RESPECTIVELY AS THE INLET PORTS AND DISPLACED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY FROM THE SCAV-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 125 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR HAVING A PLURALITY OF GAS CHANNELS, A GAS TIGHT SELECTOR VALVE COMPRISING A VALVE BODY AND A SELECTOR MEMBER ROTATABLE RELATIVELY TO THE VALVE BODY, CO-ENGAGING ANNULAR FACES ON THE VALVE BODY AND SELECTOR MEMBER RESPECTIVELY, WHICH FACES ENGAGE TOGETHER SLIDABLY WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY GAS TIGHT FIT, A PLURALITY OF INLET GAS DUCTS, PORTS TERMINATING SAID DUCTS AND UNIFORMLY SPACED ABOUT A PLURALITY OF CONCENTRIC PITCH CIRCLES ON THE ANNULAR VALVE FACE, A PLURALITY OF SCAVENGING PORTS ON THE SELECTOR MEMBER FACE LOCATED ABOUT THE SAME PITCH CIRCLES RESPECTIVELY AS THE INLET PORTS, A PLURALITY OF SAMPLING PORTS ON THE SELECTOR MEMBER FACE ALSO LOCATED ABOUT THE SAME PITCH CIRCLES RESPECTIVELY AS THE INLET PORTS AND DISPLACED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY FROM THE SCAV-

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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) 1964-04-10 1964-10-10 1965-04-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-04-10 1968-10-10 1969-04-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-04-10 1972-10-10 1973-04-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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