10 manufacturing & industrial patents lapsed this week
Selected from 3,760 patents the USPTO recorded as expired for unpaid fees, ranked by opportunity score. The summaries and most of each score are generated by AI.
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1
Gravity-fed roller tray with snap-on cover
A shallow tray with rows of short rotating rollers that feed articles forward on a sloped display rack. A base with an upstanding peripheral wall holds roller shafts; a plate-like cover...
76score / 100 -
2
Diamond abrasive nonwoven floor maintenance pad
A flexible, open lofty three-dimensional nonwoven pad with 3–6 μm diamond particles bonded on its contact surface and dispersed within the pad, used on rotating floor machines to...
75score / 100 -
3
Rotating-substrate system that images applied brazing material
A production system that supports and rotates elongate substrates between two bearings while applying brazing material, illuminating the applied material, and imaging it for feedback....
68score / 100 -
4
Insert-molded terminal-equipped electric wire with smooth exposed conductor
A wire assembly having a metal terminal crimped or connected to a bare conductive wire and an insert-molded resin body that covers the terminal-to-wire connection; a smooth cylindrical...
68score / 100 -
5
Spot welding cap changer with spring-driven rotary cap magazines
A mechanical cap changer that removes and installs spot-welding caps on pincer-type welding heads using a two-gripper extractor and two round, spring-driven cap magazines. The extractor...
68score / 100 -
6
System and method for transferring rod-shaped articles and arrangement and method for... Pro
Write-up, demand check and manufacturing notes available with Pro.
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Apparatus for forming a sleeve on a container Pro
Write-up, demand check and manufacturing notes available with Pro.
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Conveying apparatus Pro
Write-up, demand check and manufacturing notes available with Pro.
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