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US3173973A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-06
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Granted: 1965-03-16
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Expires: 1982-12-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Brockway Marion Clifford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:43
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/42; G21C3/58; G21C3/62; G21C3/64; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S376/00; Y10S376/90; Y10S376/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A METHOD OF MAKING A DISPERSION OF OXIDE-COATED PARTICLES WITHIN A MATRIX ESSENTIALLY OF GRAPHITE, COMPRISING TUMBLING THEM IN A ROTATING DRUM, SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE TUMBLING SPRAYING THEM INTERMITTENTLY WITH A SPRAY OF SOLVENT AND A SPRAY OF A SLURRY OF GRAPHITE IN A SOLUTION OF ORGANIC BINDER AND ORGANIC LIQUID SOLVENT, UNTIL THE PARTICLES ARE COATED WITH A MAJOR PORTION OF THE GRAPHITE MATRIX MATERIAL, REMOVING THEM FROM THE DRUM, PRESSING THEM ISOSTATICALLY WITHIN A PRESSING MEDIUM, SEPARATING THEM FROM THE PRESSING MEDIUM, TUMBLING THEM AND SPRAYING THEM A SECOND TIME INTERMITTENTLY WITH A SPRAY OF SOLVENT AND A SPRAY OF A SLURRY OF GRAPHITE IN A SOLUTION OF ORGANIC BINDER AND ORGANIC LIQUID SOLVENT UNTIL COATING IS COMPLETE, REMOVING THEM FROM THE DRUM, PRESSING THEM UNIAXIALLY INTO THE SHAPE OF THE DISPERSION, AND PRESSURE BAKING THE SHAPE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
139 words
A METHOD OF MAKING A DISPERSION OF OXIDE-COATED PARTICLES WITHIN A MATRIX ESSENTIALLY OF GRAPHITE, COMPRISING TUMBLING THEM IN A ROTATING DRUM, SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE TUMBLING SPRAYING THEM INTERMITTENTLY WITH A SPRAY OF SOLVENT AND A SPRAY OF A SLURRY OF GRAPHITE IN A SOLUTION OF ORGANIC BINDER AND ORGANIC LIQUID SOLVENT, UNTIL THE PARTICLES ARE COATED WITH A MAJOR PORTION OF THE GRAPHITE MATRIX MATERIAL, REMOVING THEM FROM THE DRUM, PRESSING THEM ISOSTATICALLY WITHIN A PRESSING MEDIUM, SEPARATING THEM FROM THE PRESSING MEDIUM, TUMBLING THEM AND SPRAYING THEM A SECOND TIME INTERMITTENTLY WITH A SPRAY OF SOLVENT AND A SPRAY OF A SLURRY OF GRAPHITE IN A SOLUTION OF ORGANIC BINDER AND ORGANIC LIQUID SOLVENT UNTIL COATING IS COMPLETE, REMOVING THEM FROM THE DRUM, PRESSING THEM UNIAXIALLY INTO THE SHAPE OF THE DISPERSION, AND PRESSURE BAKING THE SHAPE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-03-15 | 1968-09-14 | 1969-03-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-03-15 | 1972-09-14 | 1973-03-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-03-15 | 1976-09-14 | 1977-03-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |