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US3190827A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for cleaning liquids

Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1961-10-04
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1981-10-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kok Johannes Antonie
  • 👤 Maria Casper Ebeline Martinus

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 11:10
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/18; H01B3/20; B; B01; B01D; B01D35/00; B01D35/06; B03; B03C; B03C11/00; B03C5/00; B03C5/02; B03C5/022; B03C5/024; C; C10; C10G; C10G32/00; C10G32/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/38

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
A FILTER APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SOLID PARTICLES FROM A FLOWING LIQUID COMPRISING A CASING, A SLEEVE-SHAPED ELECTRODE IN SAID CASING, A CENTRAL VERTICAL ELECTRODE ARRANGED SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG THE CENTRAL AXIS OF SAID SLEEVE-SHAPED ELECTRODE AND SPACED THEREFROM, A FILTER MASS OF POROUS, ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL SECURED TO THE INNER WALL OF SAID SLEEVE-SHAPED ELECTRODE, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID TO BE PURIFIED TO THE OUTER PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF SAID CENTRAL ELECTRODE WHEREBY THE LIQUID IS DISTRIBUTED ON SAID SURFACE AS A DOWNWARDLY FLOWING FILM, MEANS FOR APPLYING HIGH VOLTAGE ENERGY BETWEEN SAID SLEEVE-SHAPED ELECTRODE AND SAID CENTRAL VERTICAL ELECTRODE WHEREBY AN ELECTRIC FIELD IS CREATED, SAID FILM BEING ATOMIZED UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SAID ELECTRIC FIELD EMANATING FROM SAID CENTRAL ELECTRODE AND DIRECTED TOWARD SAID FILTER MASS, AND A CONTAINER FOR COLLECTING PURIFIED LIQUID BEING ARRANGED BELOW THE CENTRAL ELECTRODE AND IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 144 words
A FILTER APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SOLID PARTICLES FROM A FLOWING LIQUID COMPRISING A CASING, A SLEEVE-SHAPED ELECTRODE IN SAID CASING, A CENTRAL VERTICAL ELECTRODE ARRANGED SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG THE CENTRAL AXIS OF SAID SLEEVE-SHAPED ELECTRODE AND SPACED THEREFROM, A FILTER MASS OF POROUS, ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL SECURED TO THE INNER WALL OF SAID SLEEVE-SHAPED ELECTRODE, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID TO BE PURIFIED TO THE OUTER PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF SAID CENTRAL ELECTRODE WHEREBY THE LIQUID IS DISTRIBUTED ON SAID SURFACE AS A DOWNWARDLY FLOWING FILM, MEANS FOR APPLYING HIGH VOLTAGE ENERGY BETWEEN SAID SLEEVE-SHAPED ELECTRODE AND SAID CENTRAL VERTICAL ELECTRODE WHEREBY AN ELECTRIC FIELD IS CREATED, SAID FILM BEING ATOMIZED UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SAID ELECTRIC FIELD EMANATING FROM SAID CENTRAL ELECTRODE AND DIRECTED TOWARD SAID FILTER MASS, AND A CONTAINER FOR COLLECTING PURIFIED LIQUID BEING ARRANGED BELOW THE CENTRAL ELECTRODE AND IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID

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