US3190284A
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Container with mixing device
Assignee: Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1961-10-23
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1981-10-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Almont H Koepf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:34
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24H; F24H9/00; F24H9/12; F24H9/13; F24H9/133; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/6416; Y10T137/6497; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7847; Y10T137/7848; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87571; Y10T137/87652; Y10T137/8766; Y10T137/87668
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
242 words
APPARATUS FOR USE IN PROVIDING FLUID AT A PREDETERMINED OUTLET TEMPERATURE BY MIXING FLUID OF A FIRST TEMPERATURE BELOW THE DESIRED PRDETERMINED OUTLET TEMPERATURE WITH FLUID OF A SECOND TEMPERATURE ABOVE SAID PREDETERMINED OUTLET TEMPERATURE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING AND STORING THE FLUID OF SAID SECOND TEMPERATURE, A MIXING DEVICE AFFIXED TO SAID CONTAINER, AID MIXING DEVICE BEING PROVIDED WITH A FIRST INLET MEANS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER, A SECOND INLET MEANS FOR THE FLUID OF SAID FIRST TEMPERATURE, AND A FIRST OUTLET MEANS AND A SECOND OUTLET MEANS, SAID MIXING DEVICE FURTHER INCLUDING A VALVE MEANS DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID FIRST INLET MEANS AND A MIXING TUBE INTERPOSED BETWEN AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID VALVE MEANS AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND OUTLET MEANS, SAID MIXING TUBE BEING PROVIDED WITH AN ORIFICE MEANS IN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID SECOND INLET MEANS FOR RECEIVING FLUID OF SAID FIRST TEMPERATURE AND FOR INTRODUCING THE FLUID OF SAID FIRST TEMPERATURE INTO SAID MIXING TUBE WHERE IT IS ADAPTED TO MIX WITH THE FLUID OF THE SECOND TEMPERATURE DRAWN FROM SAID CONTAINER PRIOR TO THE TIME THE FLUID IS FINALLY DISCHARGED THROUGH SAID FIRST OUTLET MEANS, SAID SECOND OUTLET MEANS ALSO BEING INTERPOSED BETWEEN AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID MIXING TUBE AND SAID VALVE MEANS, THE CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSION OF SAID SECOND OUTLET MEANS BEING AT A PREDETERMINED RATIO TO THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF THE ORIFICE MEANS OF SAID MIXING TUBE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
242 words
APPARATUS FOR USE IN PROVIDING FLUID AT A PREDETERMINED OUTLET TEMPERATURE BY MIXING FLUID OF A FIRST TEMPERATURE BELOW THE DESIRED PRDETERMINED OUTLET TEMPERATURE WITH FLUID OF A SECOND TEMPERATURE ABOVE SAID PREDETERMINED OUTLET TEMPERATURE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING AND STORING THE FLUID OF SAID SECOND TEMPERATURE, A MIXING DEVICE AFFIXED TO SAID CONTAINER, AID MIXING DEVICE BEING PROVIDED WITH A FIRST INLET MEANS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER, A SECOND INLET MEANS FOR THE FLUID OF SAID FIRST TEMPERATURE, AND A FIRST OUTLET MEANS AND A SECOND OUTLET MEANS, SAID MIXING DEVICE FURTHER INCLUDING A VALVE MEANS DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID FIRST INLET MEANS AND A MIXING TUBE INTERPOSED BETWEN AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID VALVE MEANS AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND OUTLET MEANS, SAID MIXING TUBE BEING PROVIDED WITH AN ORIFICE MEANS IN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID SECOND INLET MEANS FOR RECEIVING FLUID OF SAID FIRST TEMPERATURE AND FOR INTRODUCING THE FLUID OF SAID FIRST TEMPERATURE INTO SAID MIXING TUBE WHERE IT IS ADAPTED TO MIX WITH THE FLUID OF THE SECOND TEMPERATURE DRAWN FROM SAID CONTAINER PRIOR TO THE TIME THE FLUID IS FINALLY DISCHARGED THROUGH SAID FIRST OUTLET MEANS, SAID SECOND OUTLET MEANS ALSO BEING INTERPOSED BETWEEN AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID MIXING TUBE AND SAID VALVE MEANS, THE CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSION OF SAID SECOND OUTLET MEANS BEING AT A PREDETERMINED RATIO TO THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF THE ORIFICE MEANS OF SAID MIXING TUBE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-06-21 | 1968-12-21 | 1969-06-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-06-21 | 1972-12-21 | 1973-06-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-06-21 | 1976-12-21 | 1977-06-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |