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Method and apparatus for filtering liquids

Assignee: BELSON CORP
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Filing: 1965-02-17
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Granted: 1967-12-19
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Expires: 1985-02-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 El-Hindi Ahmad Mahamad

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 23:36
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D37/00; B01D29/00; B01D29/09; B01D29/096; B01D29/60; B01D29/606; B01D29/62; B01D29/66; B01D29/68; B01D36/00; B01D36/003

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
A METHOD OF FILTERING SOLIDS FROM A MIXTURE OF IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS HAVING DIFFERENT SPECIFIC GRAVITIES AND EACH OF WHICH WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE FILTER WILL BLOCK THE FLOW OF THE OTHER LIQUID THERETHROUGH, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF, DIRECTING A FILTER MEDIUM ALONG A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PATH INCLINED UPWARDLY AT THE ENDS, DELIVERING THE LIQUIDS TO BE FILTERED ONTO THE FILTERING MEDIUM TO FORM A POOL OF THE LIQUID THEREON BETWEEN THE INCLINED ENDS OF THE HORIZONTAL PATH, PRODUCING A PRESSURE LESS THAN ATMOSPHERIC ON THE UNDER SIDE OF SAID MEDIUM TO PROMOTE FLOW OF ONE LIQUID THERETHROUGH, PHYSICALLY DISPLACING THE OTHER LIQUID FLOATING ON THE TOP OF THE LIQUID BEING FILTERED TO ONE END OF THE POOL TO SEGREGATE SAID OTHER LIQUID FROM
Claim 2
Independent Claim 123 words
A METHOD OF FILTERING SOLIDS FROM A MIXTURE OF IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS HAVING DIFFERENT SPECIFIC GRAVITIES AND EACH OF WHICH WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE FILTER WILL BLOCK THE FLOW OF THE OTHER LIQUID THERETHROUGH, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF, DIRECTING A FILTER MEDIUM ALONG A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PATH INCLINED UPWARDLY AT THE ENDS, DELIVERING THE LIQUIDS TO BE FILTERED ONTO THE FILTERING MEDIUM TO FORM A POOL OF THE LIQUID THEREON BETWEEN THE INCLINED ENDS OF THE HORIZONTAL PATH, PRODUCING A PRESSURE LESS THAN ATMOSPHERIC ON THE UNDER SIDE OF SAID MEDIUM TO PROMOTE FLOW OF ONE LIQUID THERETHROUGH, PHYSICALLY DISPLACING THE OTHER LIQUID FLOATING ON THE TOP OF THE LIQUID BEING FILTERED TO ONE END OF THE POOL TO SEGREGATE SAID OTHER LIQUID FROM

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-12-18 1971-06-19 1971-12-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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