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US3073437A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fluidized bed package

Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1960-12-30
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Granted: 1963-01-15
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Expires: 1980-12-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William W Petryk

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 18:54
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D77/00; B65D77/04; B65D77/06; B05; B05C; B05C19/00; B05C19/02; B65D83/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S118/00; Y10S118/05

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
A UNITARY PACKAGE ARTICLE ADAPTED TO BE CONVERTED INTO A FLUIDIZED BED FOR COATING HEATED ARTICLES BY DIPPING THEREIN, SAID ARTICLE COMPRISING AN OUTER PAPERBOARD CARTON, A CONTAINER HAVING AN UPPER AND LOWER CHAMBER WHOLLY ENCLOSED WITHIN SAID CARTON, AND A BAG OF FUSIBLE UNCURED FINELY-DIVIDED RESIN PARTICLES IN THE UPPER CHAMBER OF SAID CONTAINER, SAID CONTAINER COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER, SIDE WALLS CONNECTED TO SAID BASE MEMBER, A FLEXIBLE AIR-PERMEABLE DIAPHRAGM AFFIXED ALONG ITS EDGES TO SAID SIDE WALLS IN SPACED RELATION FROM SAID BASE MEMBER SO AS TO FORM THE UPPER CHAMBER AND LOWER CHAMBER OF SAID CONTAINER, A SPOUT ADAPTED FOR COMMUNICATION WITH SAID LOWER CHAMBER, AND MEANS WITHIN SAID LOWER CHAMBER INTERMEDIATE SAID SIDE WALLS TO SUPPORT SAID FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP FROM SAID BASE MEMBER WITHOUT OBSTRUCTING GASEOUS FLOW FROM SAID LOWER CHAMBER THROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY ALL AREAS OF SAID DIAPHRAGM.

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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) 1966-01-14 1966-07-16 1967-01-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-14 1970-07-16 1971-01-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-14 1974-07-16 1975-01-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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