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US3349247A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Portable electric generator

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-05-10
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1986-05-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Orville J Birkestrand

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 04:29
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K7/00; H02K7/18; H02K7/1807; H02K7/1823

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 205 words
A PORTABLE ELECTRIC GENERATOR, COMPRISING (A) A BOILER ADAPTED, UPON THE APPLICATION OF HEAT, TO CONVERT A LIQUID MEDIUM INTO A PRESSURIZED GASEOUS MEDIUM, (B) A PRIME MOVER CONNECTED TO SAID BOILER AND ADAPTED TO BE DRIVEN BY SAID GASEOUS MEDIUM (C) AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID PRIME MOVER AND ADAPTED TO GENERATE AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT UPON OPERATION OF SAID PRIME MOVER, AND, (D) A CONDENSER CONNECTED TO SAID BOILER AND SAID PRIME MOVER FOR CONDENSING THE GASEOUS EXHAUST OF SAID PRIME MOVER TO A LIQUID MEDIUM FOR SAID BOILER, (E) SAID BOILER, PRIME MOVER, GENERATOR AND CONDENSER BEING ASSEMBLED IN END-TO-END RELATION AS AN INTEGRATED ELONGATED MANUALLY PORTABLE STRUCTURE WITH SAID BOILER AT ONE END THEREOF, (F) SAID BOILER INCLUDING WALLS DEFINING AN ANNULAR CHAMBER EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF SAID BOILER, THE OUTERMOST WALLS OF SAID BOILER SERVING AS HEAT RECEIVING SURFACES AND AS PART OF THE ELONGATED STRUCTURE, (G) SAID WALLS BEING FORMED WITH A CENTRAL INLET AT THE OUTERMOST END OF SAID BOILER TO RECEIVE CONDENSATE FEED THEREIN AND AN OUTLET AT THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF FOR THE DISCHARGE OF STEAM TO SAID PRIME MOVER, AND (H) CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID INLET CENTRALLY THROUGH SAID BOILER TO SAID CONDENSER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 205 words
A PORTABLE ELECTRIC GENERATOR, COMPRISING (A) A BOILER ADAPTED, UPON THE APPLICATION OF HEAT, TO CONVERT A LIQUID MEDIUM INTO A PRESSURIZED GASEOUS MEDIUM, (B) A PRIME MOVER CONNECTED TO SAID BOILER AND ADAPTED TO BE DRIVEN BY SAID GASEOUS MEDIUM (C) AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR DRIVINGLY CONNECTED TO SAID PRIME MOVER AND ADAPTED TO GENERATE AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT UPON OPERATION OF SAID PRIME MOVER, AND, (D) A CONDENSER CONNECTED TO SAID BOILER AND SAID PRIME MOVER FOR CONDENSING THE GASEOUS EXHAUST OF SAID PRIME MOVER TO A LIQUID MEDIUM FOR SAID BOILER, (E) SAID BOILER, PRIME MOVER, GENERATOR AND CONDENSER BEING ASSEMBLED IN END-TO-END RELATION AS AN INTEGRATED ELONGATED MANUALLY PORTABLE STRUCTURE WITH SAID BOILER AT ONE END THEREOF, (F) SAID BOILER INCLUDING WALLS DEFINING AN ANNULAR CHAMBER EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF SAID BOILER, THE OUTERMOST WALLS OF SAID BOILER SERVING AS HEAT RECEIVING SURFACES AND AS PART OF THE ELONGATED STRUCTURE, (G) SAID WALLS BEING FORMED WITH A CENTRAL INLET AT THE OUTERMOST END OF SAID BOILER TO RECEIVE CONDENSATE FEED THEREIN AND AN OUTLET AT THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF FOR THE DISCHARGE OF STEAM TO SAID PRIME MOVER, AND (H) CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING FROM SAID INLET CENTRALLY THROUGH SAID BOILER TO SAID CONDENSER.

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