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US3259132A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Air-activated utensil

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-11-18
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Granted: 1966-07-05
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Expires: 1983-11-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Gene S Katter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 11:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J7/00; A61J7/0015; A61J7/0023; A47; A47G; A47G21/00; A47G21/04; A61B; A61B10/00; A61J7/0053; A61J9/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
AN AIR-ACTIVATED UTENSIL INCLUDING AN INTEGRAL BODY OF RIGID MATERIAL HAVING A STEM PORTION AND AN OUTER END WORKING PORTION, SAID OUTER END WORKING PORTION FORMED WITH A CONCAVE WORKING FACE AND A CORRESPONDING CONVEXLY CURVED BACK FACE, AN AIR CHANNEL EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THROUGH SAID STEM PORTION AND TERMINATING ON SAID CONCAVE WORKING FACE OF SAID WORKING PORTION, A SHEATH OF THIN FLEXIBLE STRETCHABLE WATER PROOF MATERIAL EXTENDING ENTIRELY OVER SAID BODY AND NORMALLY CONFORMING CLOSELY TO SAID BODY, THE END OF SAID SHEATH SECURED TO THE END OF SAID STEM PORTION OPPOSITE FROM SAID OUTER END WORKING PORTION WITH AN AIR TIGHT SEAL, AND A SQUEEZABLE BULB CONNECTED WITH SAID LATTER MENTIONED END OF SAID STEM PORTION AND WITH SAID AIR CHANNEL FOR DELIVERING AIR UNDER PRESSURE BENEATH SAID SHEATH AT THE OUTER TERMINAL OF SAID AIR CHANNEL AND IN SAID CONCAVE WORKING FACE OF SAID WORKING PORITOIN OF SAID BODY, WHEREBY TO CAUSE SAID SHEATH TEMPORARILY TO BE LIFTED FROM SAID CONCAVE WORKING FACE OF SAID OUTER END WORKING PORTION WHEN SAID BULB IS SQUEEZE WHILE SAID SHEATH CONTINUES TO CONFORM CLOSELY TO SAID CONVEX BACK FACE AND SAID STEM PORTION OF SAID BODY, SAID BULB ENABLING SAID AIR TO EXHAUSE FROM BENEATH SAID SHEATH FOR RETURNING SAID SHEATH TO NORMAL POSITION ON SAID CONCAVE WORKING PORTION WHEN SQUEEZING PRESSURE ON SAID BULB IS RELEASED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
AN AIR-ACTIVATED UTENSIL INCLUDING AN INTEGRAL BODY OF RIGID MATERIAL HAVING A STEM PORTION AND AN OUTER END WORKING PORTION, SAID OUTER END WORKING PORTION FORMED WITH A CONCAVE WORKING FACE AND A CORRESPONDING CONVEXLY CURVED BACK FACE, AN AIR CHANNEL EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THROUGH SAID STEM PORTION AND TERMINATING ON SAID CONCAVE WORKING FACE OF SAID WORKING PORTION, A SHEATH OF THIN FLEXIBLE STRETCHABLE WATER PROOF MATERIAL EXTENDING ENTIRELY OVER SAID BODY AND NORMALLY CONFORMING CLOSELY TO SAID BODY, THE END OF SAID SHEATH SECURED TO THE END OF SAID STEM PORTION OPPOSITE FROM SAID OUTER END WORKING PORTION WITH AN AIR TIGHT SEAL, AND A SQUEEZABLE BULB CONNECTED WITH SAID LATTER MENTIONED END OF SAID STEM PORTION AND WITH SAID AIR CHANNEL FOR DELIVERING AIR UNDER PRESSURE BENEATH SAID SHEATH AT THE OUTER TERMINAL OF SAID AIR CHANNEL AND IN SAID CONCAVE WORKING FACE OF SAID WORKING PORITOIN OF SAID BODY, WHEREBY TO CAUSE SAID SHEATH TEMPORARILY TO BE LIFTED FROM SAID CONCAVE WORKING FACE OF SAID OUTER END WORKING PORTION WHEN SAID BULB IS SQUEEZE WHILE SAID SHEATH CONTINUES TO CONFORM CLOSELY TO SAID CONVEX BACK FACE AND SAID STEM PORTION OF SAID BODY, SAID BULB ENABLING SAID AIR TO EXHAUSE FROM BENEATH SAID SHEATH FOR RETURNING SAID SHEATH TO NORMAL POSITION ON SAID CONCAVE WORKING PORTION WHEN SQUEEZING PRESSURE ON SAID BULB IS RELEASED.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-04 1970-01-03 1970-07-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-07-04 1974-01-03 1974-07-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-04 1978-01-03 1978-07-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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