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US3236204A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Channel indicator window assembly

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1963-06-18
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1983-06-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond S Joseph

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 17:42
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03J; H03J1/00; H03J1/02; H03J1/04; H03J1/045; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/921

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 209 words
IN A TELEVISION CHANNEL INDICATOR ASSEMBLY, A WINDOW INSERT ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN A FIRST APERTURE IN AN ESCUTCHEON COMPRISING: (A) AN OVERLAY ARRANGED TO BE MOUNTED PARALLEL TO THE ESCUTCHEON AND HAVING A SECOND APERTURE ARRANGED FOR SUBSTANTIAL REGISTRY WITH THE FIRST APERTURE IN THE ESCUTCHEON; (B) A FRAME SIZED TO OVERLIE THE PERIPHERY OF THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES; (C) A HOOD EXTENDING FROM SAID FRAME AND DEFINING AN INSET VIEWING AREA; AND (D) A PAIR OF PLANAR RESILIENT MEMBERS ATTACHED TO SAID HOOD ADJACENT SAID FRAME; (AA) SAID MEMBERS BEING MOUNTED ON OPPOSING SIDES OF SAID HOOD AND BEING DIMENSIONED TO EXTEND THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES; (BB) A PROJECTION BEING FORMED ON EACH OF SAID RESILIENT MEMBERS ADJACENT ITS UNATTACHED END, EACH PROJECTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID HOOD; (CC) THE DISTANCE FROM THE BACK OF SAID FRAME TO THE LEADING EDGE OF EACH OF SAID PORJECTIONS BEING EQUAL TO THE COMBINED WIDTH OF THE ESCUTCHEON AND SAID OVERLAY; (DD) THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OUTERMOST POINTS OF SAID PROJECTIONS BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE CORRESPONDING DIMENSION OF THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES WHEREBY SAID RESILIENT MEMBERS MAY BE FLEXED UPON BEING PUSHED THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES TO PROVIDE A SNAP-IN MOUNTING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 209 words
IN A TELEVISION CHANNEL INDICATOR ASSEMBLY, A WINDOW INSERT ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN A FIRST APERTURE IN AN ESCUTCHEON COMPRISING: (A) AN OVERLAY ARRANGED TO BE MOUNTED PARALLEL TO THE ESCUTCHEON AND HAVING A SECOND APERTURE ARRANGED FOR SUBSTANTIAL REGISTRY WITH THE FIRST APERTURE IN THE ESCUTCHEON; (B) A FRAME SIZED TO OVERLIE THE PERIPHERY OF THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES; (C) A HOOD EXTENDING FROM SAID FRAME AND DEFINING AN INSET VIEWING AREA; AND (D) A PAIR OF PLANAR RESILIENT MEMBERS ATTACHED TO SAID HOOD ADJACENT SAID FRAME; (AA) SAID MEMBERS BEING MOUNTED ON OPPOSING SIDES OF SAID HOOD AND BEING DIMENSIONED TO EXTEND THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES; (BB) A PROJECTION BEING FORMED ON EACH OF SAID RESILIENT MEMBERS ADJACENT ITS UNATTACHED END, EACH PROJECTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID HOOD; (CC) THE DISTANCE FROM THE BACK OF SAID FRAME TO THE LEADING EDGE OF EACH OF SAID PORJECTIONS BEING EQUAL TO THE COMBINED WIDTH OF THE ESCUTCHEON AND SAID OVERLAY; (DD) THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OUTERMOST POINTS OF SAID PROJECTIONS BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE CORRESPONDING DIMENSION OF THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES WHEREBY SAID RESILIENT MEMBERS MAY BE FLEXED UPON BEING PUSHED THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES TO PROVIDE A SNAP-IN MOUNTING.

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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) 1969-02-21 1969-08-23 1970-02-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-02-21 1973-08-23 1974-02-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-02-21 1977-08-23 1978-02-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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