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US2938824A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Digestion apparatus and method

Assignee: Metso Fiber Karlstad AB
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Filing: 1958-01-22
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Granted: 1960-05-31
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Expires: 1978-01-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Johan C F C Richter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 07:54
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21C; D21C7/00; D21C7/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
IN THE PROCESS OF CONTINUOUSLY DIGESTING CELLULOSE WHEREIN DIGESTING LIQUOR AND PULP ARE DISCHARGED FROM A POINT IN A DIGESTING CHAMBER TO A SEPARATING CHAMBER WHEREIN THE DIGESTING LIQUOR IS SEPARATED FROM THE PULP AT SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME PRESSURE AS THAT WHICH EXISTS IN THE DIGESTING CHAMBER, SAID PROCESS INCLUDING THE STEPS OF: RETURNING DIGESTING LIQUOR, SEPARATED OFF IN SAID SEPARATING CHAMBER, TO THE DIGESTING CHAMBER ADJACENT THE DISCHARGE POINT AND AT SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME PRESSURE AS THAT WHICH EXISTS IN THE DIGESTING CHAMBER, AND COOLING THE DIGESTING LIQUOR RETURNED TO THE DIGESTING CHAMBER TO A

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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) 1963-05-31 1963-11-30 1964-05-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-05-31 1967-11-30 1968-05-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-05-31 1971-11-30 1972-05-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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