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US3270483A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method and apparatus for assembling syringes

Assignee: Richardson Vicks Inc
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Filing: 1963-09-20
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1983-09-20
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Loyd L Smoyer
  • 👤 Jr Jack D Vail

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 00:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/4984; Y10T29/49945; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53313; Y10T29/53322; Y10T29/53339

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 83 words
A METHOD OF INSERTING PLUNGERS INTO SYRINGES HAVING A ROUND RESILIENT BARREL AND BEING PARTIALLY FILLED WITH A LIQUID WHICH COMPRISES SQUEEZING THE BARREL OF THE SYRINGE AT A POINT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF SAID LIQUID WHEREBY THE SHAPE OF THE BARREL IS DEFORMED FROM ITS ROUND TO AN OBLONG SHAPE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY INSERTING THE PLUNGER INTO THE BARREL OF SAID SYRINGE, THE AIR IN THE BARREL OF SAID SYRINGE BEING ALLOWED TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE PASSAGE CREATED BY SAID DEFORMATION OF SHAPE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 83 words
A METHOD OF INSERTING PLUNGERS INTO SYRINGES HAVING A ROUND RESILIENT BARREL AND BEING PARTIALLY FILLED WITH A LIQUID WHICH COMPRISES SQUEEZING THE BARREL OF THE SYRINGE AT A POINT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF SAID LIQUID WHEREBY THE SHAPE OF THE BARREL IS DEFORMED FROM ITS ROUND TO AN OBLONG SHAPE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY INSERTING THE PLUNGER INTO THE BARREL OF SAID SYRINGE, THE AIR IN THE BARREL OF SAID SYRINGE BEING ALLOWED TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE PASSAGE CREATED BY SAID DEFORMATION OF SHAPE.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 90 words
APPARATUS FOR INSERTING PLUNGERS INTO RESILIENT SYRINGES WHICH COMPRISES A HOLDER IN WHICH THE LOWER PART OF THE SYRINGE BARREL IS INSERTED, MEANS FOR BRINGING PRESSURE AGAINST THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE BARREL OF THE SYRINGE IN SAID HOLDER AT A POINT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF A LIQUID IN SAID SYRINGE SAID PRESSURE BEING APPLIED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE VERTICAL AXIS OF THE BARREL OF THE SYRINGE, MEANS TO SUPPORT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SYRINGE AT A POINT OPPOSITE THE SIDE OF THE SYRINGE AT WHICH PRESSURE IS
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 90 words
APPARATUS FOR INSERTING PLUNGERS INTO RESILIENT SYRINGES WHICH COMPRISES A HOLDER IN WHICH THE LOWER PART OF THE SYRINGE BARREL IS INSERTED, MEANS FOR BRINGING PRESSURE AGAINST THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE BARREL OF THE SYRINGE IN SAID HOLDER AT A POINT ABOVE THE LEVEL OF A LIQUID IN SAID SYRINGE SAID PRESSURE BEING APPLIED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE VERTICAL AXIS OF THE BARREL OF THE SYRINGE, MEANS TO SUPPORT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SYRINGE AT A POINT OPPOSITE THE SIDE OF THE SYRINGE AT WHICH PRESSURE IS

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