US3310482A
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Electrolytic cell and anode assembly therefor
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1962-09-10
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1982-09-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles K Bon
- 👤 Richard E Carr
- 👤 Marshall P Neipert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:29
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B11/00; C25B11/02; C25B11/03; C25B9/00; C25B9/70; C25B11/033; C25B9/005; C25B9/30; C25B9/303
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A HIGH VELOCITY TYPE FLOWING CATHODE ELECTROLYTIC CELL HAVING AN INPUT END AND AN OUTPUT END AND INCLUDING A COMPOSITE ANODE STRUCTURE, A CATHODE, MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID ANODE STRUCTURE AND CATHODE IN PREDETERMINED SPACED APART RELATIONSHIP, MEANS FOR FEEDING ELECTROLYTE INTO THE INPUT END OF SAID CELL, AND MEANS FOR REMOVING ELECTROLYTE FROM THE OUTPUT END OF SAID CELL, SAID CATHODE HAVING A GENERALLY PLANAR SURFACE FACING SAID ANODE STRUCTURE, SAID ANODE STRUCTURE HAVING A GRAPHITE BLOCK WHICH HAS A SURFACE FACING SAID CATHODE, A TOP MEMBER, SAID TOP MEMBER BEING SPACED FROM SAID GRAPHITE BLOCK, SIDE AND END MEMBERS, SAID SIDE AND END MEMBERS JOINING SAID GRAPHITE AND TOP GENERALLY ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF SAID GRAPHITE BLOCK TO THEREBY DEFINE A COMPARTMENT BETWEEN SAID TOP MEMBER AND SAID GRAPHITE BLOCK, SAID GRAPHITE BLOCK HAVING AN ARRAY OF TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED PAIRS OF SLOTS WHICH EXTEND COMPLETELY ACROSS ITS SURFACE WHICH FACES SAID CATHODE COMMUNICATIONS MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN EACH PAIR OF SLOTS AND SAID COMPARTMENT, SAID PAIRS OF SLOTS OF SAID ARRAY BEING SPACED APART BETWEEN 5 AND 12 INCHES, THE SPACING BETWEEN SLOTS OF A PAIR OF SLOTS BEING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES, THE WIDTH OF SAID SLOTS BEING BETWEEN 1/8 INCH AND 3/16 INCH, AND MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING GAS FROM SAID COMPARTMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A HIGH VELOCITY TYPE FLOWING CATHODE ELECTROLYTIC CELL HAVING AN INPUT END AND AN OUTPUT END AND INCLUDING A COMPOSITE ANODE STRUCTURE, A CATHODE, MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID ANODE STRUCTURE AND CATHODE IN PREDETERMINED SPACED APART RELATIONSHIP, MEANS FOR FEEDING ELECTROLYTE INTO THE INPUT END OF SAID CELL, AND MEANS FOR REMOVING ELECTROLYTE FROM THE OUTPUT END OF SAID CELL, SAID CATHODE HAVING A GENERALLY PLANAR SURFACE FACING SAID ANODE STRUCTURE, SAID ANODE STRUCTURE HAVING A GRAPHITE BLOCK WHICH HAS A SURFACE FACING SAID CATHODE, A TOP MEMBER, SAID TOP MEMBER BEING SPACED FROM SAID GRAPHITE BLOCK, SIDE AND END MEMBERS, SAID SIDE AND END MEMBERS JOINING SAID GRAPHITE AND TOP GENERALLY ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF SAID GRAPHITE BLOCK TO THEREBY DEFINE A COMPARTMENT BETWEEN SAID TOP MEMBER AND SAID GRAPHITE BLOCK, SAID GRAPHITE BLOCK HAVING AN ARRAY OF TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED PAIRS OF SLOTS WHICH EXTEND COMPLETELY ACROSS ITS SURFACE WHICH FACES SAID CATHODE COMMUNICATIONS MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN EACH PAIR OF SLOTS AND SAID COMPARTMENT, SAID PAIRS OF SLOTS OF SAID ARRAY BEING SPACED APART BETWEEN 5 AND 12 INCHES, THE SPACING BETWEEN SLOTS OF A PAIR OF SLOTS BEING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES, THE WIDTH OF SAID SLOTS BEING BETWEEN 1/8 INCH AND 3/16 INCH, AND MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING GAS FROM SAID COMPARTMENT.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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