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US3428535A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process of extracting potable water from urine

Assignee: RTX Corp
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Filing: 1965-05-24
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Granted: 1969-02-18
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Expires: 1985-05-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 David F Putnam

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 10:56
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/02; C02F1/04; C02F1/18; B; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/22; B64G1/46; C02F1/46; C02F1/461; C02F1/467; C02F1/4672; C02F1/4674

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 42 words
IN THEPROCESS OF EXTRACTING POTABLE WATER FROM URINE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES: ELECTROLYTICALLY DECOMPOSING THE SODIUM CLORIDE IN THE URINE TO LIBERATE CHLORINE, COLLECTING THE CLORINE THUS LIBERATED, AND PRETREATING THE RAW URINE WITH THE COLLECTED CHLORINE TO FIX THE AMMONIA THEREIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 42 words
IN THEPROCESS OF EXTRACTING POTABLE WATER FROM URINE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES: ELECTROLYTICALLY DECOMPOSING THE SODIUM CLORIDE IN THE URINE TO LIBERATE CHLORINE, COLLECTING THE CLORINE THUS LIBERATED, AND PRETREATING THE RAW URINE WITH THE COLLECTED CHLORINE TO FIX THE AMMONIA THEREIN.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3242058A Cited
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US3276848A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1972-02-18 1972-08-19 1973-02-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1976-02-18 1976-08-19 1977-02-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1980-02-18 1980-08-19 1981-02-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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