12 manufacturing & industrial patents lapsed this week
Selected from 3,667 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
Table saw with latch and arbor lock to hold a dropping blade
A table saw assembly in which a drop arm carries a shaping device (for example a saw blade) and moves between a raised position where the blade projects above the work surface and a...
76score / 100 -
2
Ball bearing with one segmented race held by a cage
A rolling-element bearing with one race formed from two circumferential segments and the opposite race formed as a single piece. A cage with axial tabs engages and holds the two segments...
74score / 100 -
3
Orbiting fairlead block for guiding cables
A pulley block that guides a cable while keeping a minimum bend radius by carrying pulleys in a block that can travel in an arched path relative to its suspension. The block has side...
74score / 100 -
4
Elevator safety clamping jaw with cam-and-roller compression
A mechanical safety clamping jaw for elevator guide rails that uses paired lever arms with wedges at one end and rollers at the other, a cam between the rollers, and a resilient member...
74score / 100 -
5
Molded coating system and induction-heating vehicle for bent pipeline sections
A molding and handling system for factory-applied coatings to pipeline sections that uses impervious shell mold bodies reinforced by an external exoskeleton and motorized straight-line...
74score / 100 -
6
Bridge for use at a grave pit during interment Pro
Write-up, demand check and manufacturing notes available with Pro.
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7
Triggering systems for cartridge activated devices Pro
Write-up, demand check and manufacturing notes available with Pro.
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Fastener clip assembly Pro
Write-up, demand check and manufacturing notes available with Pro.
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