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US3004882A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for and method of producing floor covering of repeatless inlay pattern

Assignee: Vinylin Res Inc
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Filing: 1959-02-16
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Granted: 1961-10-17
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Expires: 1979-02-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert B Cate
  • 👤 James C Hartley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 02:38
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06N; D06N7/00; D06N7/0005; D06N7/0028; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/12; Y10T156/1304; Y10T156/1309; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1702; Y10T156/1744; Y10T156/1776; Y10T156/1778; Y10T156/1783; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8742; Y10T83/8821; Y10T83/8841

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
IN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FLOOR COVERING OF A BASE AND THERETO BONDED COMPOSITION WITH A REPEATLESS INLAY PATTERN, THE COMBINATION OF A LONGITUDINAL TRACK OF SUPPORTING AND GUIDING UNBONDED FLOOR COVERING AT ITS BASE SO THAT ITS COMPOSITION IS EXPOSED, A HOLLOW DIE WITH A MOVABLE THROUGH A WORK STROKE INTO AND FORM BLANKING REMOVABLE THROUGH A WORK STROKE INTO AND FROM BLANKING RELATION WITH THE EXPOSED COMPOSITION TO CUT AND CARRY A COMPOSITION BLANK THEREFROM, SAID DIE BEING ALSO MOVABLE TRANSVERSELY OF SAID TRACK INTO AN INFINITE NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN WHICH THE EXPOSED COMPOSITION IS WITHIN STROKE REACH OF SAID DIE; MEANS CARRIED BY SAID DIE FOR EJECTING A COMPOSITION BLANK FROM SAID DIE, MEANS ALSO CARRIED BY SAID DIE FOR INJECTING AN INLAY INTO SAID DIE, AND MEANS CARRIED BY AND INCLUDING SAID DIE AND OPERATIVE ON A WORK STROKE OF SAID DIE FOR TRANSFERRING AN INJECTED INLAY FROM SAID DIE INTO THE RECESS FORMED IN THE COMPOSITION BY SAID DIE ON ITS PREVIOUS WORK STROKE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 169 words
IN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FLOOR COVERING OF A BASE AND THERETO BONDED COMPOSITION WITH A REPEATLESS INLAY PATTERN, THE COMBINATION OF A LONGITUDINAL TRACK OF SUPPORTING AND GUIDING UNBONDED FLOOR COVERING AT ITS BASE SO THAT ITS COMPOSITION IS EXPOSED, A HOLLOW DIE WITH A MOVABLE THROUGH A WORK STROKE INTO AND FORM BLANKING REMOVABLE THROUGH A WORK STROKE INTO AND FROM BLANKING RELATION WITH THE EXPOSED COMPOSITION TO CUT AND CARRY A COMPOSITION BLANK THEREFROM, SAID DIE BEING ALSO MOVABLE TRANSVERSELY OF SAID TRACK INTO AN INFINITE NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN WHICH THE EXPOSED COMPOSITION IS WITHIN STROKE REACH OF SAID DIE; MEANS CARRIED BY SAID DIE FOR EJECTING A COMPOSITION BLANK FROM SAID DIE, MEANS ALSO CARRIED BY SAID DIE FOR INJECTING AN INLAY INTO SAID DIE, AND MEANS CARRIED BY AND INCLUDING SAID DIE AND OPERATIVE ON A WORK STROKE OF SAID DIE FOR TRANSFERRING AN INJECTED INLAY FROM SAID DIE INTO THE RECESS FORMED IN THE COMPOSITION BY SAID DIE ON ITS PREVIOUS WORK STROKE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1824041A Cited
GB695126A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-10-16 1965-04-17 1965-10-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-10-16 1969-04-17 1969-10-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-10-16 1973-04-17 1973-10-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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