US3251228A
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Temperature sensitive pressure system
Assignee: Stewart Warner Corp
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Filing: 1963-07-12
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Granted: 1966-05-17
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Expires: 1983-07-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul N Hanebuth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:08
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01K; G01K5/00; G01K5/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
226 words
A TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PRESSURE SYSTEM, COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A TEMPERATURE SENSING BULB TO BE FIXED IN ONE POSITION, A PRESSURE ACTUATED DEVICE TO BE FIXED IN ANOTHER POSITION SPACED FROM SAID OPEN POSITION AND RESPONSIVE TO CHANGES IN FLUID PRESSURE, A CAPILLARY TUBE INTERCONNECTING THE TEMPERATURE SENSING BULB AND THE PRESSURE ACTUATING DEVICE WITH A SEALED CONNECTION FROM SAID BASE TUBE TO BOTH SAID BULB AND DEVICE TO FORM A CLOSED SYSTEM, A CHARGE OF TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE FLUID IN THE SYSTEM, SAID CAPILLARY TUBE BEING OF SMALL OUTER DIAMETER AND SMALL BORE, A PLASTIC COVERING TUBE OF A GENERALLY UNIFORM CROSS-SECTION SUBSTANTIALLY .050" THICK WITH THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAID COVERING TUBE SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL TO THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID CAPILLARY TUBE AND EACH END OF SAID COVERING TUBE TERMINATING ADJACENT THE RESPECTIVE SEALED CONNECTION OF SAID CAPILLARY TUBE WITH SAID BULB AND SAID DEVICE AND SPACED FROM THE RESPECTIVE SEALED CONNECTION, AND RIGID MEANS TO SEAL THE SPACE BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE PLASTIC COVERING TUBE AND THE ADJACENT TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE BULB AND PRESSURE ACTUATED DEVICE TO PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN ATMOSPHERIC GASES AND SAID CAPILLARY TUBE FOR PREVENTING CORROSION OF SAID CAPILLARY TUBE AND SAID RIGID MEANS IS CLAMPED TO SAID COVERING TUBE AND ENABLING SAID CAPILLARY TUBE TO BE SECURED FROM MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BULB AND DEVICE IN SAID RESPECTIVE FIXED POSITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
226 words
A TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PRESSURE SYSTEM, COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A TEMPERATURE SENSING BULB TO BE FIXED IN ONE POSITION, A PRESSURE ACTUATED DEVICE TO BE FIXED IN ANOTHER POSITION SPACED FROM SAID OPEN POSITION AND RESPONSIVE TO CHANGES IN FLUID PRESSURE, A CAPILLARY TUBE INTERCONNECTING THE TEMPERATURE SENSING BULB AND THE PRESSURE ACTUATING DEVICE WITH A SEALED CONNECTION FROM SAID BASE TUBE TO BOTH SAID BULB AND DEVICE TO FORM A CLOSED SYSTEM, A CHARGE OF TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE FLUID IN THE SYSTEM, SAID CAPILLARY TUBE BEING OF SMALL OUTER DIAMETER AND SMALL BORE, A PLASTIC COVERING TUBE OF A GENERALLY UNIFORM CROSS-SECTION SUBSTANTIALLY .050" THICK WITH THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAID COVERING TUBE SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL TO THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID CAPILLARY TUBE AND EACH END OF SAID COVERING TUBE TERMINATING ADJACENT THE RESPECTIVE SEALED CONNECTION OF SAID CAPILLARY TUBE WITH SAID BULB AND SAID DEVICE AND SPACED FROM THE RESPECTIVE SEALED CONNECTION, AND RIGID MEANS TO SEAL THE SPACE BETWEEN THE ENDS OF THE PLASTIC COVERING TUBE AND THE ADJACENT TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE BULB AND PRESSURE ACTUATED DEVICE TO PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN ATMOSPHERIC GASES AND SAID CAPILLARY TUBE FOR PREVENTING CORROSION OF SAID CAPILLARY TUBE AND SAID RIGID MEANS IS CLAMPED TO SAID COVERING TUBE AND ENABLING SAID CAPILLARY TUBE TO BE SECURED FROM MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BULB AND DEVICE IN SAID RESPECTIVE FIXED POSITIONS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-05-16 | 1969-11-15 | 1970-05-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-05-16 | 1973-11-15 | 1974-05-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-05-16 | 1977-11-15 | 1978-05-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |