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Method of recovering selenium

Assignee: Sarkes Tarzian Inc
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Filing: 1952-12-19
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Granted: 1956-03-06
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Expires: 1972-12-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William B Roberts

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 13:15
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D48/00; H10D48/01; H10D48/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
A METHOD OF RECOVERING MATERIALS FROM RECTIFIER CELLS INCLUDING METALLIC BASE PLATES CARRYING AN INTIMATELY JOINED LAYER OF SELENIUM WHICH IN TURN CARRIES AN INTIMATELY JOINED LAYER OF COUNTER-ELECTRODE METAL, WHICH METHOD COMPRISES SUBJECTING SAID CELLS TO TRITURATING FORCES TO PRODUCE A MIXTURE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF PULVERIZED SELENIUM, PULVERIZED COUNTER-ELECTRODE METAL AND SAID BASE PLATES, REMOVING THE PLATES FROM THE MIXTURE, AND SEPARATING SAID PULVERIZED SELENIUM FROM SAID PULVERIZED COUNTER-ELECTRODE METAL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 71 words
A METHOD OF RECOVERING MATERIALS FROM RECTIFIER CELLS INCLUDING METALLIC BASE PLATES CARRYING AN INTIMATELY JOINED LAYER OF SELENIUM WHICH IN TURN CARRIES AN INTIMATELY JOINED LAYER OF COUNTER-ELECTRODE METAL, WHICH METHOD COMPRISES SUBJECTING SAID CELLS TO TRITURATING FORCES TO PRODUCE A MIXTURE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF PULVERIZED SELENIUM, PULVERIZED COUNTER-ELECTRODE METAL AND SAID BASE PLATES, REMOVING THE PLATES FROM THE MIXTURE, AND SEPARATING SAID PULVERIZED SELENIUM FROM SAID PULVERIZED COUNTER-ELECTRODE METAL.

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