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Pronged vaccinating and testing needle

Assignee: Wyeth LLC
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Filing: 1962-10-05
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Granted: 1965-07-13
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Expires: 1982-10-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Benjamin A Rubin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 02:37
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J1/00; A61J1/14; A61J1/20; A61J1/2089; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/20; A61B17/205; A61J1/2003; A61J1/2006; A61J1/201

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 98 words
A VACCINATING AND TESTING NEDDLE PACKAGE COMPRISING: (1) A STEEL NEEDLE COMPRISING AN ELONGATE MAIN SHANK HAVING AT ONE EXTREMITY THEREOF A PAIR OF PRONGS DEFINING THEREBETWEEN A SLOT OF PREDETERMINED LENGTH, WIDTH AND DEPTH; SAID PRONGS RETAINING IN THE SLOT, A CHARGE OF DRIED MATERIAL; AND (2) AN ELONGATE GLASS CAPSULE COMPLETELY AND HERMETICALLY ENCLOSING SAID NEEDLE AND BEING CLAMPINGLY ATTACHED TO SAID MAIN SHANK THEREOF IN A FIRST REGION REMOTE FROM SAID ONE EXTREMITY BY MEANS OF A PLURALITY OF CONSTRICTIONS; SAID CAPSULE HAVING A FRANGIBLE SECOND REGION LOCATED BETWEEN SAID FIRST REGION AND SAID EXTREMITY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 98 words
A VACCINATING AND TESTING NEDDLE PACKAGE COMPRISING: (1) A STEEL NEEDLE COMPRISING AN ELONGATE MAIN SHANK HAVING AT ONE EXTREMITY THEREOF A PAIR OF PRONGS DEFINING THEREBETWEEN A SLOT OF PREDETERMINED LENGTH, WIDTH AND DEPTH; SAID PRONGS RETAINING IN THE SLOT, A CHARGE OF DRIED MATERIAL; AND (2) AN ELONGATE GLASS CAPSULE COMPLETELY AND HERMETICALLY ENCLOSING SAID NEEDLE AND BEING CLAMPINGLY ATTACHED TO SAID MAIN SHANK THEREOF IN A FIRST REGION REMOTE FROM SAID ONE EXTREMITY BY MEANS OF A PLURALITY OF CONSTRICTIONS; SAID CAPSULE HAVING A FRANGIBLE SECOND REGION LOCATED BETWEEN SAID FIRST REGION AND SAID EXTREMITY.

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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) 1968-07-12 1969-01-11 1969-07-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-07-12 1973-01-11 1973-07-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-07-12 1977-01-11 1977-07-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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