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US2924558A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fused salt electrolysis

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1958-06-25
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Granted: 1960-02-09
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Expires: 1978-06-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Clyde T Gallinger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 19:36
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25C; C25C7/00; C25C7/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 69 words
IN A FUSED SALT CELL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALKALI METAL AND HALOGEN THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A SUBMERGED CYLINDRICAL VERTICALLY DISPOSED ANODE, AN ANNULAR CATHODE SURROUNDING SAID ANODE AT A DISTANCE NOT GREATER THAN ABOUT THREE INCHES, A CYLINDRICAL DIAPHRAGM DISPOSED VERTICALLY IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES, SAID DIAPHRAGM BEING SLIDABLY SUPPORTED ABOVE SAID ELECTRODES TO PERMIT HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF THE DIAPHRAGM WITHIN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID ELECTRODES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 69 words
IN A FUSED SALT CELL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALKALI METAL AND HALOGEN THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A SUBMERGED CYLINDRICAL VERTICALLY DISPOSED ANODE, AN ANNULAR CATHODE SURROUNDING SAID ANODE AT A DISTANCE NOT GREATER THAN ABOUT THREE INCHES, A CYLINDRICAL DIAPHRAGM DISPOSED VERTICALLY IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES, SAID DIAPHRAGM BEING SLIDABLY SUPPORTED ABOVE SAID ELECTRODES TO PERMIT HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF THE DIAPHRAGM WITHIN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID ELECTRODES.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
IN THE OPERATION OF A FUSED SALT ELECTROLYSIS CELL PROVIDED WITH AN ANNULAR VERTICALLY DISPOSED ANODE, A CATHODE ENCIRCLING SAID ANODE AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
IN THE OPERATION OF A FUSED SALT ELECTROLYSIS CELL PROVIDED WITH AN ANNULAR VERTICALLY DISPOSED ANODE, A CATHODE ENCIRCLING SAID ANODE AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1963-02-08 1963-08-10 1964-02-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-02-08 1967-08-10 1968-02-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-02-08 1971-08-10 1972-02-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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