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US3104953A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of reactivating an adsorber

Assignee: AIR PROUCTS AND CHEMICALS Inc
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Filing: 1958-07-09
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Granted: 1963-09-24
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Expires: 1978-07-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Arend Peter C Vander
  • 👤 Jr Lee S Gaumer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 14:49
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/04; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/02; B01J20/10; B01J20/103; B01J20/30; B01J20/34; B01J20/3433; B01J20/345; B01J20/3458; B01J20/3483; B01D2256/00; B01D2256/16; B01D2257/00; B01D2257/10; B01D2257/102; B01D2257/104; B01D2257/50; B01D2257/504; B01D2257/70; B01D2257/702; B01D2259/00; B01D2259/40; B01D2259/40003; B01D2259/40083; B01D2259/40086; B01D2259/40088; B01D2259/4009; B01D2259/402; Y; Y02; Y02C; Y02C20/00; Y02C20/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 187 words
A METHOD FO REACTIVATING AN ADSORBER OF THE CLASS OPERATED AT LOW TEMPERATURE TO ADSORB IMPURITIES FROM A GASEOUS STREAM AND REACTIVATED AT A HIGHER TEMPERATURE TO DESORB THE ADSORBED IMPURITIES COMPRISING THE STEPS OF DESORBING IMPURITIES FROM AN ADSORBER TO BE REACTIVATED BY WARMING THE ADSORBER TO A REACTIVATING TEMPERATURE AT WHICH IMPURITIES ARE DESORBED, THE ADSORBER BEING WARMED BY RECIRCULATING IN A CIRCUIT FOR CIRCULATING FLUID A WARM STREAM OF REACTIVATING GAS FROM WHICH OIL CONTAMINANTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, THE CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE ADSORBER, REMOVING THE REACTIVATING GAS CONTAINING IMPURITIES FROM THE CIRCUIT, CHARGING THE CIRCUIT WITH A GASEOUS MATERIAL FOR COOLING THE ADSORBER HAVING A SUBSTTANTIALLY LOWER IMPURITY CONTENT THAN THE IMPURITY-CONTAINING REACTIVATING GAS WHICH WAS REMOVED FROM THE CIRCUIT, COOLING THE GASEOUS MATERIAL BY PASSING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE CHARGE IN THE CIRCUIT IN HEAT EXCHANGE EFFECTING RELATION WITH A COLDER MATERIAL, AND COOLING THE ADSORBER BY RECIRCULATING THROUGH THE CIRCUIT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE COOLED GASEOUS MATERIAL, BOTH THE REACTIVATING GAS AND GASEOUS MATERIAL FOR COOLING THE ASORBER BEING RECIRCULATED AT PRESSURES NOT LESS THAN ABOUT 500 P.S.I.A.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 187 words
A METHOD FO REACTIVATING AN ADSORBER OF THE CLASS OPERATED AT LOW TEMPERATURE TO ADSORB IMPURITIES FROM A GASEOUS STREAM AND REACTIVATED AT A HIGHER TEMPERATURE TO DESORB THE ADSORBED IMPURITIES COMPRISING THE STEPS OF DESORBING IMPURITIES FROM AN ADSORBER TO BE REACTIVATED BY WARMING THE ADSORBER TO A REACTIVATING TEMPERATURE AT WHICH IMPURITIES ARE DESORBED, THE ADSORBER BEING WARMED BY RECIRCULATING IN A CIRCUIT FOR CIRCULATING FLUID A WARM STREAM OF REACTIVATING GAS FROM WHICH OIL CONTAMINANTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, THE CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE ADSORBER, REMOVING THE REACTIVATING GAS CONTAINING IMPURITIES FROM THE CIRCUIT, CHARGING THE CIRCUIT WITH A GASEOUS MATERIAL FOR COOLING THE ADSORBER HAVING A SUBSTTANTIALLY LOWER IMPURITY CONTENT THAN THE IMPURITY-CONTAINING REACTIVATING GAS WHICH WAS REMOVED FROM THE CIRCUIT, COOLING THE GASEOUS MATERIAL BY PASSING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE CHARGE IN THE CIRCUIT IN HEAT EXCHANGE EFFECTING RELATION WITH A COLDER MATERIAL, AND COOLING THE ADSORBER BY RECIRCULATING THROUGH THE CIRCUIT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE COOLED GASEOUS MATERIAL, BOTH THE REACTIVATING GAS AND GASEOUS MATERIAL FOR COOLING THE ASORBER BEING RECIRCULATED AT PRESSURES NOT LESS THAN ABOUT 500 P.S.I.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) 1966-09-23 1967-03-25 1967-09-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-09-23 1971-03-25 1971-09-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-09-23 1975-03-25 1975-09-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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