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US3289415A
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Method and apparatus for transporting potable water to relatively arid areas
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-21
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1982-12-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George E Merrill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:57
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03B; E03B3/00; E03B3/40; B; B63; B63B; B63B35/00; B63B35/08; B63B35/086; B64; B64D; B64D1/00; B64D1/22; E03B3/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/402
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A METHOD OF DELIVERING POTABLE WATER COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PROVIDING A BAG OF IMPERVIOUS SHEET MATERIAL WITH AN OPEN BOTTOM, SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSING A MASS OF ICE IN THE OCEAN BODY OF WATER IN SAID BAG THROUGH SAID OPEN BOTTOM, SUPPLYING POTABLE WATER THROUGH THE TOP OF SAID BAG TO EXPEL THE OCEAN WATER CAPTURED WITH SAID MASS OF ICE THROUGH SAID OPEN BOTTOM, CLOSING SAID OPEN BOTTOM, FLOATING THE BAG AND ENCLOSED ICE AND WATER ON SAID OCEAN BODY BY VIRTUE OF THE LOWER SPECFIC GRAVITY OF THE BAG AND ENCLOSED ICE AND WATER THAN THE SPECFIC GRAVITY OF THE OCEAN WATER, TOWING THE BAG WITH ENCLOSED ICE AND WATER ON SAID OCEAN BODY TO THE PROXIMITY OF AN AREA WHERE THE ICE AND WATER IS TO BE USED, MELTING THE ICE IN SAID BAG, ATTACHING THE BAG TO A PIPE LINE LEADING TO A PUMP, DRIVING THE PUMP TO PUMP THE POTABLE WATER OUT OF THE BAG AND INTO A RESERVOIR IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE AREA WHERE THE WATER IS TO BE USED.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
176 words
A METHOD OF DELIVERING POTABLE WATER COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PROVIDING A BAG OF IMPERVIOUS SHEET MATERIAL WITH AN OPEN BOTTOM, SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSING A MASS OF ICE IN THE OCEAN BODY OF WATER IN SAID BAG THROUGH SAID OPEN BOTTOM, SUPPLYING POTABLE WATER THROUGH THE TOP OF SAID BAG TO EXPEL THE OCEAN WATER CAPTURED WITH SAID MASS OF ICE THROUGH SAID OPEN BOTTOM, CLOSING SAID OPEN BOTTOM, FLOATING THE BAG AND ENCLOSED ICE AND WATER ON SAID OCEAN BODY BY VIRTUE OF THE LOWER SPECFIC GRAVITY OF THE BAG AND ENCLOSED ICE AND WATER THAN THE SPECFIC GRAVITY OF THE OCEAN WATER, TOWING THE BAG WITH ENCLOSED ICE AND WATER ON SAID OCEAN BODY TO THE PROXIMITY OF AN AREA WHERE THE ICE AND WATER IS TO BE USED, MELTING THE ICE IN SAID BAG, ATTACHING THE BAG TO A PIPE LINE LEADING TO A PUMP, DRIVING THE PUMP TO PUMP THE POTABLE WATER OUT OF THE BAG AND INTO A RESERVOIR IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE AREA WHERE THE WATER IS TO BE USED.
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