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US3306347A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fluid storage method and apparatus therefor

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1963-05-23
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Granted: 1967-02-28
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Expires: 1983-05-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John A Favre

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 16:34
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N30/26; G01N30/28; G01N30/30; G01N1/00; G01N1/28; G01N1/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
A METHOD OF ISOLATING AND STORING MULTIPLE VAPOROUS CONSTITUENTS IN A STORAGE ZONE CONTAINING AN INERT MATERIAL THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF SAID STORAGE ZONE AFTER THE ELUTION OF SAID COMPONENTS IN SPACED SEQUENCE FROM A CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION COLUMN WHICH COMPRISES PASSING EACH OF SAID VAPOROUS CONSTITUENTS SEPARATELY AND SEQUENTIALLY INTO THE INLET OF THE SAID STORAGE ZONE, AND DURING THE PASSAGE OF SAID VAPOROUS CONSTITUENTS INTO THE STORAGE ZONE COOLING SAID STORAGE ZONE TO A UNIFORM TEMPERATURE PROGRESSIVELY FROM THE OUTLET OF SAID STORAGE ZONE TO THE INLET UNTIL THE SAID STORAGE ZONE REACHES A UNIFORM TEMPERATURE BELOW THE CONDENSATION TEMPERATURE OF EACH OF THE SAID CONSTITUENTS SO AS TO SEQUENTIALLY CONDENSE EACH OF THE SAID CONSTITUENTS IN SAID INERT PACKING MATERIAL AND PREVENT THE MIXING OF SAID VAPOROUS CONSTITUENTS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-02-27 1970-08-29 1971-02-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-02-27 1974-08-29 1975-02-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-02-27 1978-08-29 1979-02-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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