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Method of aerating liquid mediums
Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1961-08-29
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1981-08-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Olive E Morgan
- 👤 Nedra A Morgan
- 👤 Paul F Morgan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:47
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F3/00; C02F3/02; C02F3/12; C02F3/20; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W10/00; Y02W10/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
THE METHOD OF CONTACTING A LIQUID MEDIUM AND A MULTICOMPONENT GAS CONTAINING A COMPONENT SEPARABLE THEREFROM DURING PASSAGE OF THE GAS THROUGH SAID LIQUID MEDIUM WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING GAS CONTAINING SAID COMPONENT IN A DIFFUSED STATE INTO A BODY OF LIQUID MEDIUM IN A SERIES OF PARALLEL SPACE INJECTION ROWS IN QUANTITIES IN THE RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 30 C.F.M. AND 150 C.F.M. PER FOOT OF TANK LENGTH, SAID GAS BEING DISPERSED AS BUBBLES IN AREAS CAUSING LIQUID MEDIUM AND GAS BUBBLES TO RISE IN THE FORM OF A MULTIPLICITY OF SPACED BANDS OF GASIFICATION WITHIN SAID BODY OF LIQUID MEDIUM, SAID BANDS OF GASIFICATION AS DETERMINED BY THE EFFECTIVE WIDTH OF THE GAS INTRODUCTION MEANS IN A PROJECTION OF A SEGMENT OF A TANK TAKEN IN THE PLANE OF THE INJECTION ROWS ON A VERTICAL PLANE POSITIONED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE INJECTION ROWS, BEING SPACED SO THAT THE CENTERLINE OF AN INJECTION ROW FORMATION IS REMOVED FROM AN ADJACENT WALL A DISTANCE EQUAL TO BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 70% AND 200% OF THE WIDTH OF SAID BAND AND ADACENT BANDS OF GASIFICATION
Claim 2
Independent Claim
181 words
THE METHOD OF CONTACTING A LIQUID MEDIUM AND A MULTICOMPONENT GAS CONTAINING A COMPONENT SEPARABLE THEREFROM DURING PASSAGE OF THE GAS THROUGH SAID LIQUID MEDIUM WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING GAS CONTAINING SAID COMPONENT IN A DIFFUSED STATE INTO A BODY OF LIQUID MEDIUM IN A SERIES OF PARALLEL SPACE INJECTION ROWS IN QUANTITIES IN THE RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 30 C.F.M. AND 150 C.F.M. PER FOOT OF TANK LENGTH, SAID GAS BEING DISPERSED AS BUBBLES IN AREAS CAUSING LIQUID MEDIUM AND GAS BUBBLES TO RISE IN THE FORM OF A MULTIPLICITY OF SPACED BANDS OF GASIFICATION WITHIN SAID BODY OF LIQUID MEDIUM, SAID BANDS OF GASIFICATION AS DETERMINED BY THE EFFECTIVE WIDTH OF THE GAS INTRODUCTION MEANS IN A PROJECTION OF A SEGMENT OF A TANK TAKEN IN THE PLANE OF THE INJECTION ROWS ON A VERTICAL PLANE POSITIONED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE INJECTION ROWS, BEING SPACED SO THAT THE CENTERLINE OF AN INJECTION ROW FORMATION IS REMOVED FROM AN ADJACENT WALL A DISTANCE EQUAL TO BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 70% AND 200% OF THE WIDTH OF SAID BAND AND ADACENT BANDS OF GASIFICATION
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-01-31 | 1969-08-02 | 1970-02-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-01-31 | 1973-08-02 | 1974-02-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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