US3120119A
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Liquid stream analyzing apparatus
Assignee: Sunoco Inc
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Filing: 1962-02-01
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Granted: 1964-02-04
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Expires: 1982-02-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin W Luther
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:54
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N25/00; G01N25/14; G01N25/02; G01N25/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
IN APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING A STREAM OF LIQUID TO DETERMINE ANY PRESELECTED DISTILLATION POINT THEREOF, DISTILLATION APPARATUS INCLUDING A HEATED DISTILLATION VESSEL FOR VAPORIZING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LIQUID FED THERETO AND A CONDENSER FOR CONDENSING VAPORS PRODUCED IN SAID VESSEL; MEANS FOR RETURNING DISTILLATE FROM SAID CONDENSER TO SAID VESSEL AS REFLUX, MEANS FOR FEEDING AT A FIRST PREDETERMINED RATE TO SAID VESSEL THE LIQUID STREAM TO BE ANALYZED, MEANS FOR EXTRACTING DISTILLATE FROM SAID CONDENSER AND APPARATUS AT A SECOND RATE WHICH IS MADE TO BE A PRESELECTED FRACTION INCLUDING UNITY OF SAID FIRST RATE, AND MEANS FOR MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VAPOR PRODUCED IN SAID VESSEL AS AN INDICATION OF THE SELECTED DISTIALLATION POINT OF SAID STREAM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
IN APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING A STREAM OF LIQUID TO DETERMINE ANY PRESELECTED DISTILLATION POINT THEREOF, DISTILLATION APPARATUS INCLUDING A HEATED DISTILLATION VESSEL FOR VAPORIZING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LIQUID FED THERETO AND A CONDENSER FOR CONDENSING VAPORS PRODUCED IN SAID VESSEL; MEANS FOR RETURNING DISTILLATE FROM SAID CONDENSER TO SAID VESSEL AS REFLUX, MEANS FOR FEEDING AT A FIRST PREDETERMINED RATE TO SAID VESSEL THE LIQUID STREAM TO BE ANALYZED, MEANS FOR EXTRACTING DISTILLATE FROM SAID CONDENSER AND APPARATUS AT A SECOND RATE WHICH IS MADE TO BE A PRESELECTED FRACTION INCLUDING UNITY OF SAID FIRST RATE, AND MEANS FOR MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VAPOR PRODUCED IN SAID VESSEL AS AN INDICATION OF THE SELECTED DISTIALLATION POINT OF SAID STREAM.
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