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Apparatus for purifying water
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-28
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Granted: 1966-08-16
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Expires: 1982-05-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter S Litt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:31
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/001; C02F1/004; C02F1/28; C02F1/281; C02F1/38; C02F2101/00; C02F2101/30; C02F2103/00; C02F2103/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S159/00; Y10S159/28; Y10S159/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
AN APPARATUS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF CONTAMINATED WATER COMPRISING: A DRUM HAVING A BODY OF CONTAMINATED WATER IN IT, CAPILLARY DIFFUSION MEANS ENCOMPASSING SAID BODY OF WATER AND HAVING A PORTION SUBMERGED IN CONTACT WITH SAID BODY AND ANOTHER PORTION REMOTE FROM SAID BODY OF WATER, SAID CAPILLARY DIFFUSION MEANS COMPRISING A MATERIAL HAVING A POROSITY CAPABLE OF MOVING WATER BY CAPILLARY ACTION ALONE FROM SAID BODY OF WATER, MEANS FOR COLLECTING WATER FLOWING FROM SAID OTHER PORTION, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DRUM TO CHANGE POSITIONS OF SAID PORTIONS, AND MEANS FOR PURGING SAID REMOTE PORTION OF CONTAMINATED WATER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
AN APPARATUS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF CONTAMINATED WATER COMPRISING: A DRUM HAVING A BODY OF CONTAMINATED WATER IN IT, CAPILLARY DIFFUSION MEANS ENCOMPASSING SAID BODY OF WATER AND HAVING A PORTION SUBMERGED IN CONTACT WITH SAID BODY AND ANOTHER PORTION REMOTE FROM SAID BODY OF WATER, SAID CAPILLARY DIFFUSION MEANS COMPRISING A MATERIAL HAVING A POROSITY CAPABLE OF MOVING WATER BY CAPILLARY ACTION ALONE FROM SAID BODY OF WATER, MEANS FOR COLLECTING WATER FLOWING FROM SAID OTHER PORTION, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DRUM TO CHANGE POSITIONS OF SAID PORTIONS, AND MEANS FOR PURGING SAID REMOTE PORTION OF CONTAMINATED WATER.
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