US3409220A
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Cloud formation and subsequent moisture precipitation
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1965-03-26
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Granted: 1968-11-05
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Expires: 1985-03-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James F Black
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 15:04
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G15/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A METHOD OF CAUSING CLOUD FORMATIN AND MOISTURE PRECIPITATION OVER A RELATIVELY ARID LAND MASS WHICH COMPRISES COATING AN AREA OF LAND FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST SEVERAL MILES IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTIN OF THE PREVAILING WINDS AND AT LEAST ONE MILE IN A DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE PREVAILING WINDS WITH A MATERIAL OF HIGH ABSORPTIVITY TO SOLAR RADIATION TO CAUSE AN UPDRAFT SUCH AS TO LIFT LARGE MASSES OF RELATIVELY HUMID AIR OVER SAID ARID LAND MASS WHEREIN SAID COATING IS LOCATED WITHIN AT LEAST TEN MILES OF A BODY OF WATER AND BETWEEN SAID BODY OF WATER AND SAID ARID LAND MASS AND WHEREIN SAID COATING IS SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
A METHOD OF CAUSING CLOUD FORMATIN AND MOISTURE PRECIPITATION OVER A RELATIVELY ARID LAND MASS WHICH COMPRISES COATING AN AREA OF LAND FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST SEVERAL MILES IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTIN OF THE PREVAILING WINDS AND AT LEAST ONE MILE IN A DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE PREVAILING WINDS WITH A MATERIAL OF HIGH ABSORPTIVITY TO SOLAR RADIATION TO CAUSE AN UPDRAFT SUCH AS TO LIFT LARGE MASSES OF RELATIVELY HUMID AIR OVER SAID ARID LAND MASS WHEREIN SAID COATING IS LOCATED WITHIN AT LEAST TEN MILES OF A BODY OF WATER AND BETWEEN SAID BODY OF WATER AND SAID ARID LAND MASS AND WHEREIN SAID COATING IS SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1971-11-05 | 1972-05-06 | 1972-11-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-11-05 | 1976-05-06 | 1976-11-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-11-05 | 1980-05-06 | 1980-11-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |