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US3384526A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method and machine for joining plastics

Assignee: Research Inc
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Filing: 1965-09-02
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Granted: 1968-05-21
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Expires: 1985-09-02
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Andrew E Abramson
  • 👤 Andrew F Kitchar

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:18
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/18; B29C65/24; B29C65/245; B29C65/14; B29C65/1429; B29C65/1435; B29C65/1445; B29C65/78; B29C65/7841; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/02; B29C66/022; B29C66/0224; B29C66/02241; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/343; B29C66/3432; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/70; B29C66/73; B29C66/731; B29C66/7311; B29C66/73115; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29C66/80; B29C66/81; B29C66/812; B29C66/8126; B29C66/81266; B29C66/81267; B29C66/814; B29C66/8141; B29C66/81431; B29C66/8145; B29C66/81457; B29C66/816; B29C66/8161; B29C66/818; B29C66/8181; B29C66/81811; B29C66/82; B29C66/822; B29C66/8221; B29C66/8227; B29C66/83; B29C66/836; B29C66/8362; B29C66/90; B29C66/91; B29C66/912; B29C66/9121; B29C66/91211; B29C66/91212; B29C66/91231; B29C66/914; B29C66/9141; B29C66/91421; B29C66/91431; B29C66/9161; B29C66/91641; B29C2793/00; B29C2793/0081; B29C35/00; B29C35/02; B29C35/08; B29C35/0805; B29C66/02245; B29C66/8122; B29C66/81261; B29C66/81268; B29C66/91221; B29C66/919; B29C66/9192; B29C66/91921; B29C66/91931; B29C66/92; B29C66/924; B29C66/9241; B29C66/94; B29C66/944; B29C66/96; B29C66/961; B29K; B29K2909/00; B29K2909/08; B29K2909/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
AN APPARATUS FOR JOINING BY FUSION AND PRESSURE PLASTIC BODIES CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING HEAT ENERGY RADIATIONS COMPRISING: A PADDED BUCK HAVING ON THE SURFACE THEREOF A HEAT ABSORBING AREA OF A SHAPE CORRESPONDING WITH THE AREA OF CONTACT OF THE PLASTIC BODIES TO BE JOINED, A PRESSER PLATE FOR EXERTING PRESSURE AGAINST SAID BUCK FOR HOLDING THE PLASTIC BODIES UNDER PRESSURE WHILE THEY ARE BEING JOINED, SAID PRESSER PLATE BEING OF A MATERIAL CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING AT LEAST SOME PROPORTION OF HEAT ENERGY RADIATIONS PROJECTED UPON IT, PRESSURE MEANS FOR EXERTING PRESSURE THROUGH THE PRESSER PLATE AND AGAINST THE BUCK, HEATER MEANS FOR GENERATING AND PROJECTING HEAT ENERGY RADIATIONS FOR PROJECTION THROUGH THE PRESSER PLATE AND ONTO THE BACK.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 119 words
AN APPARATUS FOR JOINING BY FUSION AND PRESSURE PLASTIC BODIES CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING HEAT ENERGY RADIATIONS COMPRISING: A PADDED BUCK HAVING ON THE SURFACE THEREOF A HEAT ABSORBING AREA OF A SHAPE CORRESPONDING WITH THE AREA OF CONTACT OF THE PLASTIC BODIES TO BE JOINED, A PRESSER PLATE FOR EXERTING PRESSURE AGAINST SAID BUCK FOR HOLDING THE PLASTIC BODIES UNDER PRESSURE WHILE THEY ARE BEING JOINED, SAID PRESSER PLATE BEING OF A MATERIAL CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING AT LEAST SOME PROPORTION OF HEAT ENERGY RADIATIONS PROJECTED UPON IT, PRESSURE MEANS FOR EXERTING PRESSURE THROUGH THE PRESSER PLATE AND AGAINST THE BUCK, HEATER MEANS FOR GENERATING AND PROJECTING HEAT ENERGY RADIATIONS FOR PROJECTION THROUGH THE PRESSER PLATE AND ONTO THE BACK.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-05-21 1971-11-20 1972-05-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-05-21 1975-11-20 1976-05-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-05-21 1979-11-20 1980-05-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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