US3123546A
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Acoustic method for extracting hydrocarbon
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Granted: 1964-03-03
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Expires: 1981-03-03
Abstract
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Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:45
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02F; E02F3/00; E02F3/04; E02F3/88; E02F3/90; E02F3/92; E02F3/9287; B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/08; B01J19/10; C; C10; C10G; C10G1/00; E02F3/905; E02F7/00; E02F7/06; E02F7/065; E21; E21B; E21B28/00; E21B43/00; E21B43/003; E21B43/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
THE METHOD OF RECOVERING HYDROCARBON LIQUID FROM A TAR-SAND RAW MATERIAL IN LUMP FORM, THAT INCLUDES: DISINTEGRATING THE LUMPS OF RAW MATERIAL BY SUBJECTING SAID MATERIAL TO SONIC WAVES, WHEREBY THE PETROLEUM TAR IS RELEASED FROM THE SAND IN THE PHYSICAL FORM OF A HYDROCARBON LIQUID, AND SEPARATING THE RELEASED HYDROCARBON LIQUID FROM THE SAND RESIDUE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
56 words
THE METHOD OF RECOVERING HYDROCARBON LIQUID FROM A TAR-SAND RAW MATERIAL IN LUMP FORM, THAT INCLUDES: DISINTEGRATING THE LUMPS OF RAW MATERIAL BY SUBJECTING SAID MATERIAL TO SONIC WAVES, WHEREBY THE PETROLEUM TAR IS RELEASED FROM THE SAND IN THE PHYSICAL FORM OF A HYDROCARBON LIQUID, AND SEPARATING THE RELEASED HYDROCARBON LIQUID FROM THE SAND RESIDUE.
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