US3202365A
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Phosphate recovery apparatus
Assignee: Chemical Cleaning Inc
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Filing: 1962-04-09
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Granted: 1965-08-24
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Expires: 1982-04-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr James A Barr
- 👤 Charles H Greene
- 👤 Clarence G Olsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:02
CPC Classifications
B; B03; B03D; B03D1/00; B03D1/02; B03D1/021; B03D1/08; B03D1/085
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
AN APPARATUS FOR TREATING A MATRIX MATERIAL TO SEPARATE AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT THEREFROM WHICH COMPRISES, A CONFINED CHAMBER THROUGH WHICH SAID MATRIX MATERIAL IS PASSED TO BE TREATED, INLET MEANS FOR INTRODUCING DOWNWARDLY SAID MATRIX MATERIAL INTO THE UPPER END OF SAID CONFINED CHAMBER, OUTLET MEANS FROM SAID CONFINED CHAMBER FOR TREATED MATRIX MATERIAL, SAID OUTLET MEANS BEING LOCATED AT A POINT BELOW SAID INLET MEANS, A PLURALITY OF JET NOZLES WITHIN SAID CONFINED CHAMBER DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID INLET MEANS AND OUTLET MEANS FOR SUBJECTING SAID MATRIX MATERIAL IN SAID CHAMBER TO HIGH VELOCITY JETS OF LIQUID HAVING A NOZZLE VELOCITY IN EXCESS OF 342 FT/SEC., SAID JET NOZZLES BEING DIRECTED TO CONTACT SAID MATRIX MATERIAL PASSING THROUGH SAID CONFINED CHAMBER WITH JETS OF LIQUID ISSUING THEREFROM IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID PASSAGE OF SAID MATRIX MATERIAL THERETHROUGH, BAFFLE MEANS, SAID BAFFLE MEANS BEING DISPOSED TO OPPOSE ON ITS UPPER SURFACE THE DIRECTION OF MATRIX FLOW BY GRAVITY THROUGH SAID CHAMBER WHEREBY SAID MATRIX MATERIAL INTRODUCED INTO SAID CHAMBER DURING ITS MOVEMENT THROUGH SAID CHAMBER IS DIRECTED BY SAID BAFFLE MEANS INTO THE PATH OF AND INTO CONTACT WITH SAID JETS OF LIQUID, AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PLURALITY OF SAID JET NOZZLES BEING DISPOSED AND DIRECTED TO CONTACT SAID MATRIX MATERIAL WITH JETS OF LIQUID ON SAID
Claim 2
Independent Claim
220 words
AN APPARATUS FOR TREATING A MATRIX MATERIAL TO SEPARATE AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT THEREFROM WHICH COMPRISES, A CONFINED CHAMBER THROUGH WHICH SAID MATRIX MATERIAL IS PASSED TO BE TREATED, INLET MEANS FOR INTRODUCING DOWNWARDLY SAID MATRIX MATERIAL INTO THE UPPER END OF SAID CONFINED CHAMBER, OUTLET MEANS FROM SAID CONFINED CHAMBER FOR TREATED MATRIX MATERIAL, SAID OUTLET MEANS BEING LOCATED AT A POINT BELOW SAID INLET MEANS, A PLURALITY OF JET NOZLES WITHIN SAID CONFINED CHAMBER DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID INLET MEANS AND OUTLET MEANS FOR SUBJECTING SAID MATRIX MATERIAL IN SAID CHAMBER TO HIGH VELOCITY JETS OF LIQUID HAVING A NOZZLE VELOCITY IN EXCESS OF 342 FT/SEC., SAID JET NOZZLES BEING DIRECTED TO CONTACT SAID MATRIX MATERIAL PASSING THROUGH SAID CONFINED CHAMBER WITH JETS OF LIQUID ISSUING THEREFROM IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID PASSAGE OF SAID MATRIX MATERIAL THERETHROUGH, BAFFLE MEANS, SAID BAFFLE MEANS BEING DISPOSED TO OPPOSE ON ITS UPPER SURFACE THE DIRECTION OF MATRIX FLOW BY GRAVITY THROUGH SAID CHAMBER WHEREBY SAID MATRIX MATERIAL INTRODUCED INTO SAID CHAMBER DURING ITS MOVEMENT THROUGH SAID CHAMBER IS DIRECTED BY SAID BAFFLE MEANS INTO THE PATH OF AND INTO CONTACT WITH SAID JETS OF LIQUID, AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PLURALITY OF SAID JET NOZZLES BEING DISPOSED AND DIRECTED TO CONTACT SAID MATRIX MATERIAL WITH JETS OF LIQUID ON SAID
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