US3195870A
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Helicopter type fans for cooling towers
Assignee: CUSTODIS-ECODYNE Inc
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Filing: 1962-06-06
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1982-06-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin V Gruber
- 👤 Ernest E Goitein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:23
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F25/00; F28C; F28C1/00; F28C1/02; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B30/00; Y02B30/70; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A COOLING TOWER COMPRISING: A CASING FORMING A CONTACT CHAMBER WITH AN UPPER PORTION AND A LOWER PORTION AND A PLAN SECTION, SAID LOWER PORTION HAVING AN AIR INLET THEREIN AND SAID UPPER PORTION HAVING AN AIR OUTLET THEREIN, DISTRIBUTION MEANS INCLUDING A HEADER WITH NOZZLES THEREON LOCATED IN SAID UPPER PORTION FOR SPREADING WATER OVER THE PLAN SECTION WHEREBY SAID WATER SHOWERS THROUGH THE CONTACT CHAMBER FROM THE UPPER PORTION TO THE LOWER PORTION, A WATER INFLOW CONDUIT FOR DELIVERING WATER TO SAID DISTRIBUTION MEANS, FILL MEANS LOCATED BENEATH THE DISTRIBUTION MEANS WITHIN THE CONTACT CHAMBER TO RETARD THE FALL OF WATER, A HELICOPTER-TYPE FAN MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CONTACT CHAMBER TO FORCE AIR FROM THE AIR INLET TO THE AIR OUTLET WHEREBY THE AIR COMES INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER SHOWERED FROM SAID DISTRIBUTION MEANS, SAID FAN MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A COOLING TOWER COMPRISING: A CASING FORMING A CONTACT CHAMBER WITH AN UPPER PORTION AND A LOWER PORTION AND A PLAN SECTION, SAID LOWER PORTION HAVING AN AIR INLET THEREIN AND SAID UPPER PORTION HAVING AN AIR OUTLET THEREIN, DISTRIBUTION MEANS INCLUDING A HEADER WITH NOZZLES THEREON LOCATED IN SAID UPPER PORTION FOR SPREADING WATER OVER THE PLAN SECTION WHEREBY SAID WATER SHOWERS THROUGH THE CONTACT CHAMBER FROM THE UPPER PORTION TO THE LOWER PORTION, A WATER INFLOW CONDUIT FOR DELIVERING WATER TO SAID DISTRIBUTION MEANS, FILL MEANS LOCATED BENEATH THE DISTRIBUTION MEANS WITHIN THE CONTACT CHAMBER TO RETARD THE FALL OF WATER, A HELICOPTER-TYPE FAN MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CONTACT CHAMBER TO FORCE AIR FROM THE AIR INLET TO THE AIR OUTLET WHEREBY THE AIR COMES INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER SHOWERED FROM SAID DISTRIBUTION MEANS, SAID FAN MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF
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