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Sea water scaling constituents removal and flash distillation

Assignee: Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corp
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Filing: 1964-05-18
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Granted: 1967-09-05
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Expires: 1984-05-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert A Tidball
  • 👤 William M King
  • 👤 Philip S Otten

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 16:43
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/02; C02F1/04; C02F1/042; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S159/00; Y10S159/13; Y10S159/38; Y10S203/00; Y10S203/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 160 words
IN A MULTI-STAGE DISTILLING PLANT FOR DISTILLING SEA WATER, MEANS FOR FILTERING SCALING CONSTITUENTS PRECIPITATED FROM SAID SEA WATER AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE 250*F., SAID MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST STAGE DISTILLING UNIT, MEANS FOR INTRODUCING SEA WATER INTO SAID FIRST STAGE AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE 250*F., A PERFORATED, HOLLOW DRUM, SAID DRUM BEING ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID FIRST STAGE AND ADMITTING ONLY SEA WATER INTRODUCED INTO SAID FIRST STAGE INTO ITS HOLLOW INTERIOR, AN ENDLESS PERFORATED CONVEYOR BELT ROTATABLE BY DRUM ADAPTED TO COLLECT ON ITS SURFACE THE PRECIPITATED SCALING CONSTITUENTS NOT PASSED TO THE INTERIOR OF SAID DRUM, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DRUM FOR DRIVING SAID DRUM AND SAID BELT, A SEA WATER DISCHARGE CONDUIT PROJECTING FROM SAID DRUM, SAID CONDUIT COMMUNICATING THE INTERIOR OF SAID DRUM WITH A SECOND STAGE DISTILLING UNIT, AND A SCALE COLLECTION RECEPTACLE ADJACENT A PORTION OF SAID CONVEYOR BELT ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE SCALING CONSTITUENTS COLLECTED ON THE SURFACE OF SAID ENDLESS BELT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 160 words
IN A MULTI-STAGE DISTILLING PLANT FOR DISTILLING SEA WATER, MEANS FOR FILTERING SCALING CONSTITUENTS PRECIPITATED FROM SAID SEA WATER AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE 250*F., SAID MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST STAGE DISTILLING UNIT, MEANS FOR INTRODUCING SEA WATER INTO SAID FIRST STAGE AT A TEMPERATURE ABOVE 250*F., A PERFORATED, HOLLOW DRUM, SAID DRUM BEING ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID FIRST STAGE AND ADMITTING ONLY SEA WATER INTRODUCED INTO SAID FIRST STAGE INTO ITS HOLLOW INTERIOR, AN ENDLESS PERFORATED CONVEYOR BELT ROTATABLE BY DRUM ADAPTED TO COLLECT ON ITS SURFACE THE PRECIPITATED SCALING CONSTITUENTS NOT PASSED TO THE INTERIOR OF SAID DRUM, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DRUM FOR DRIVING SAID DRUM AND SAID BELT, A SEA WATER DISCHARGE CONDUIT PROJECTING FROM SAID DRUM, SAID CONDUIT COMMUNICATING THE INTERIOR OF SAID DRUM WITH A SECOND STAGE DISTILLING UNIT, AND A SCALE COLLECTION RECEPTACLE ADJACENT A PORTION OF SAID CONVEYOR BELT ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE SCALING CONSTITUENTS COLLECTED ON THE SURFACE OF SAID ENDLESS BELT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-09-04 1971-03-06 1971-09-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-09-04 1975-03-06 1975-09-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-09-04 1979-03-06 1979-09-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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