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US2530630A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process of recovering sulfur from pyrite

Assignee: Noranda Inc
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Filing: 1947-10-07
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Granted: 1950-11-21
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Expires: 1967-10-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Howard C Renken

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 01:26
CPC Classifications
F; F27; F27B; F27B21/00; F27B21/06; C; C01; C01B; C01B17/00; C01B17/02; C01B17/027; C01B17/06; C22; C22B; C22B1/00; C22B1/02; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P10/00; Y02P10/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 112 words
THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING SULFUR FROM PYRITE FINES, WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF NODULIZING THE FINES TO FORM NODULES OF PREDETERMINED SIZE AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, PLACING A MASS OF SAID NODULES UPON A GAS-PERVIOUS SUPPORT IN A BED OF SUBSTANTIAL DEPTH, IGNITING THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE MASS WHILE MAINTAINING THE MASS ON SIAD SUPPORT WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE NODULES THEREOF, ADMITTING SOME AIR TO THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE MASS TO MAINTAIN COMBUSTION THEREOF WHILE PASSING GASES DOWNWARDLY THROUGH AND AWAY FROMT HE BURNING MASS, COOLING THE GASES FROMT HE BURNING MASS SUFFICIENTLY TO CONDENSE OUT SULFUR THEREFROM, AND DIVERTING A SELECTED PART ONLY OF THE REAMINING GASES FROM
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 112 words
THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING SULFUR FROM PYRITE FINES, WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF NODULIZING THE FINES TO FORM NODULES OF PREDETERMINED SIZE AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, PLACING A MASS OF SAID NODULES UPON A GAS-PERVIOUS SUPPORT IN A BED OF SUBSTANTIAL DEPTH, IGNITING THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE MASS WHILE MAINTAINING THE MASS ON SIAD SUPPORT WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE NODULES THEREOF, ADMITTING SOME AIR TO THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE MASS TO MAINTAIN COMBUSTION THEREOF WHILE PASSING GASES DOWNWARDLY THROUGH AND AWAY FROMT HE BURNING MASS, COOLING THE GASES FROMT HE BURNING MASS SUFFICIENTLY TO CONDENSE OUT SULFUR THEREFROM, AND DIVERTING A SELECTED PART ONLY OF THE REAMINING GASES FROM

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1953-11-20 1954-05-22 1954-11-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1957-11-20 1958-05-22 1958-11-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1961-11-20 1962-05-22 1962-11-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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