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US3125158A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Gas-solids heat transport system

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Granted: 1964-03-17
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Expires: 1981-03-17
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Abstract

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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 05:20
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28C; F28C3/00; F28C3/10; F28C3/12; F28C3/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 213 words
A HEAT TRANSPORT SYSTEM HAVING A COOLANT CONTAINING FINE SOLID PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN A GAS AND COMPRISING WALLS FORMING A VESSEL CONTAINING A HEAT SOURCE, A HEAT EXCHANGER SPACED FROM SAID VESSEL, A CLOSED COOLANT CIRCUIT FOR CONTINUOUSLY PASSING THE COOLANT THROUGH SAID VESSEL WHEREIN IT ABSORBS HEAT FROM THE HEAT SOURCE AND THROUGH SAID HEAT EXCHANGER WHEREIN IT GIVES UP THE HEAT ABSORBED IN SAID VESSEL, MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID CLOSED CIRCUIT FOR CIRCULATING THE COOLANT THERETHROUGH, A COOLANT BY-PASS CIRCUIT CONNECTED AT ITS INLET AND OUTLET ENDS TO SEPARATE PARTS OF SAID CLOSED COOLANT CIRCUIT, A SEPARATOR POSITIONED IN SAID COOLANT BY-PASS CIRCUIT TO SEPARATE COOLANT RECEIVED FROM SAID CLOSED COOLANT CIRCUIT INTO A LIGHT PHASE AND A HEAVY PHASE, A LIGHT PHASE OUTLET FROM SAID SEPARATOR TO RETURN SAID SEPARATED LIGHT PHASE TO THE BY-PASS CIRCUIT DOWNSTREAM FROM THE POINT AT WHICH SAID SEPARATOR RECEIVES THE COOLANT FROM SAID CLOSED COOLANT CIRCUIT, A HEAVY PHASE STORAGE VESSEL CONNECTED TO SAID SEPARATOR TO RECIEVE SAID SEPARATED HEAVY PHASE THEREFROM, MEANS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW INTO AND OUT OF SAID COOLANT BY-PASS CIRCUIT, AND MEANS FOR ADDING SAID HEAVY PHASE TAKEN FROM SAID STORAGE VESSEL INTO SAID COOLANT BY-PASS CIRCUIT DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CONNECTION OF SAID LIGHT PHASE OUTLET TO SAID BY-PASS CONDUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 213 words
A HEAT TRANSPORT SYSTEM HAVING A COOLANT CONTAINING FINE SOLID PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN A GAS AND COMPRISING WALLS FORMING A VESSEL CONTAINING A HEAT SOURCE, A HEAT EXCHANGER SPACED FROM SAID VESSEL, A CLOSED COOLANT CIRCUIT FOR CONTINUOUSLY PASSING THE COOLANT THROUGH SAID VESSEL WHEREIN IT ABSORBS HEAT FROM THE HEAT SOURCE AND THROUGH SAID HEAT EXCHANGER WHEREIN IT GIVES UP THE HEAT ABSORBED IN SAID VESSEL, MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID CLOSED CIRCUIT FOR CIRCULATING THE COOLANT THERETHROUGH, A COOLANT BY-PASS CIRCUIT CONNECTED AT ITS INLET AND OUTLET ENDS TO SEPARATE PARTS OF SAID CLOSED COOLANT CIRCUIT, A SEPARATOR POSITIONED IN SAID COOLANT BY-PASS CIRCUIT TO SEPARATE COOLANT RECEIVED FROM SAID CLOSED COOLANT CIRCUIT INTO A LIGHT PHASE AND A HEAVY PHASE, A LIGHT PHASE OUTLET FROM SAID SEPARATOR TO RETURN SAID SEPARATED LIGHT PHASE TO THE BY-PASS CIRCUIT DOWNSTREAM FROM THE POINT AT WHICH SAID SEPARATOR RECEIVES THE COOLANT FROM SAID CLOSED COOLANT CIRCUIT, A HEAVY PHASE STORAGE VESSEL CONNECTED TO SAID SEPARATOR TO RECIEVE SAID SEPARATED HEAVY PHASE THEREFROM, MEANS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW INTO AND OUT OF SAID COOLANT BY-PASS CIRCUIT, AND MEANS FOR ADDING SAID HEAVY PHASE TAKEN FROM SAID STORAGE VESSEL INTO SAID COOLANT BY-PASS CIRCUIT DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CONNECTION OF SAID LIGHT PHASE OUTLET TO SAID BY-PASS CONDUIT.

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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) 1967-03-17 1967-09-16 1968-03-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-03-17 1971-09-16 1972-03-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-03-17 1975-09-16 1976-03-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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