US2611680A
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Exhaust gas conditioning method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1950-01-16
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Granted: 1952-09-23
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Expires: 1970-01-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph P Ruth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:10
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D47/00; B01D47/02; B01D47/021; B01D47/025; B01D47/028; F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/02; F01N3/04; F01N3/08; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
THE METHOD OF CONDITIONING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST GASES TO NON-HAZARDOUS AND UNOBNOXIOUS FORM FREE FROM ENTRAINED SOLIDS AND ACIDIC CONSTITUENTS WHICH CONSISTS OF INTRODUCING THE GASES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THEIR DISCHARGE PRESSURES INTO THE LOWER PORTION OF A LIQUID BODY ASSOCIATED WITH AND DISPOSED TO WET THE SURFACES OF AN INTERSTICED ALKALINE DIFFUSING MEDIUM INSOLUBLE IN THE LIQUID OF THE BODY AND SOLUBLE IN THE CHARCTERISTIC ACIDITY OF THE GASLIQUID MIXTURE, AGITATING SAID LIQUID BODY IN REACTION TO THE GAS INPUT FLOW TO DISSOLVE THE SOLUBLE GAS CONSTITUENTS IN THE LIQUID AND TO WASH THE RESULTING GAS-LIQUID MIXTURE THROUGH THE INTERSTICES OF THE DIFFUSING MEDIUM WITH NEUTRALIZING EFFECT ON THE ACIDITY OF THE GASES, COLLECTING THE CONDENSATE RESULTING FROM SUCH AGITATION IN THE LIQUID BODY, AND LIBERATING THE UNDISSOLVED GASES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
THE METHOD OF CONDITIONING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EXHAUST GASES TO NON-HAZARDOUS AND UNOBNOXIOUS FORM FREE FROM ENTRAINED SOLIDS AND ACIDIC CONSTITUENTS WHICH CONSISTS OF INTRODUCING THE GASES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THEIR DISCHARGE PRESSURES INTO THE LOWER PORTION OF A LIQUID BODY ASSOCIATED WITH AND DISPOSED TO WET THE SURFACES OF AN INTERSTICED ALKALINE DIFFUSING MEDIUM INSOLUBLE IN THE LIQUID OF THE BODY AND SOLUBLE IN THE CHARCTERISTIC ACIDITY OF THE GASLIQUID MIXTURE, AGITATING SAID LIQUID BODY IN REACTION TO THE GAS INPUT FLOW TO DISSOLVE THE SOLUBLE GAS CONSTITUENTS IN THE LIQUID AND TO WASH THE RESULTING GAS-LIQUID MIXTURE THROUGH THE INTERSTICES OF THE DIFFUSING MEDIUM WITH NEUTRALIZING EFFECT ON THE ACIDITY OF THE GASES, COLLECTING THE CONDENSATE RESULTING FROM SUCH AGITATION IN THE LIQUID BODY, AND LIBERATING THE UNDISSOLVED GASES.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1955-09-23 | 1956-03-24 | 1956-09-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1959-09-23 | 1960-03-24 | 1960-09-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1963-09-23 | 1964-03-24 | 1964-09-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |