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US3389798A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for the biological purification of waste water

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-11-04
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Granted: 1968-06-25
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Expires: 1986-11-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Hartmann Hans
  • 👤 Stengelin Johann Conrad

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 05:00
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F3/00; C02F3/02; C02F3/08; C02F3/082; C02F3/12; C02F3/1205; C02F3/121; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W10/00; Y02W10/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 138 words
AN APPARATUS FOR THE BIOLOGICAL PURIFICATION OF WASTE WATER WHICH COMPRISES A TANK, AT LEAST ONE IMMERSION DRUM ELEMENT LONGITUDINALLY AND ROTATABLY DISPOSED WITHIN SAID TANK SUCH THAT A PORTION OF THE DRUM ELEMENT EXTENDS ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL OF THE TANK, SAID DRUM ELEMENT BEING DISPOSED ON A LONGITUDINAL SHAFT WITHIN THE TANK AND COMPRISING PAIRS OF STRUTS DIRECTED RADIALLY FROM THE SHAFT, SAID PAIRS BEING CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BY CONNECTING RODS DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE SHAFT, AT LEAST ONE BAND EXTENDING A DISTANCE FROM AND AROUND THE SHAFT AND PLACED ON THE CONNECTING RODS TO FORM TOGETHER WITH SAID STRUTS A DRUM-SHAPED BODY, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE DRUM ELEMENS WITHIN THE TANK, INLET MEANS FOR INTRODUCING THE WATER TO BE TREATED INTO THE TANK AND MEANS FOR REMOVING THE PURIFIED WATER FROM THE TANK.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 138 words
AN APPARATUS FOR THE BIOLOGICAL PURIFICATION OF WASTE WATER WHICH COMPRISES A TANK, AT LEAST ONE IMMERSION DRUM ELEMENT LONGITUDINALLY AND ROTATABLY DISPOSED WITHIN SAID TANK SUCH THAT A PORTION OF THE DRUM ELEMENT EXTENDS ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL OF THE TANK, SAID DRUM ELEMENT BEING DISPOSED ON A LONGITUDINAL SHAFT WITHIN THE TANK AND COMPRISING PAIRS OF STRUTS DIRECTED RADIALLY FROM THE SHAFT, SAID PAIRS BEING CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BY CONNECTING RODS DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE SHAFT, AT LEAST ONE BAND EXTENDING A DISTANCE FROM AND AROUND THE SHAFT AND PLACED ON THE CONNECTING RODS TO FORM TOGETHER WITH SAID STRUTS A DRUM-SHAPED BODY, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE DRUM ELEMENS WITHIN THE TANK, INLET MEANS FOR INTRODUCING THE WATER TO BE TREATED INTO THE TANK AND MEANS FOR REMOVING THE PURIFIED WATER FROM THE TANK.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-06-25 1971-12-25 1972-06-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-06-25 1975-12-25 1976-06-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-06-25 1979-12-25 1980-06-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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