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Flow bench

CA 1100331 A · Owner: General Motors Corporation · Inventors: Prescott, John F. Jr.; Roberts, William H.

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Abstract of the Disclosure A flow bench includes a sealed box with an internal plenum having air flow from a source of pressure directed to several spaced points within the plenum; the sealed box includes an open upper end having a support surface around the open end including undercut spaced parallel grooves at an offset point thereon supporting a pair of seals in sealing engagement with the outer perimeter of a laminated porous panel that completely covers the open end; the flow bench further includes a removable cover including a plurality of dependent pins thereon each with a resilient distal end engageable with the laminated porous panel to prevent buckling across the planar extent …

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  • Granted May 5, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 5, 1998.
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FiledJuly 19, 1979
GrantedMay 5, 1981
Term endedMay 5, 1998
Patent numberCA 1100331 A
Classification (IPC)G01N7/10 +1 more

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1980198219841986198819901992199419961998Application filedJuly 19, 1979Patent grantedMay 5, 1981Term endedMay 5, 1998

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