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Water treatment apparatus

Assignee: HELEN B HOFFMAN
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Filing: 1971-05-06
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Granted: 1972-08-22
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Expires: 1991-05-06
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Abstract

Abstract A WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR SO-CALLED SELF-ENERGIZING ELECTROLYTIC WATER TREATMENT CAN BE CONSTRUCTED UTILIZING AN IRON HOUSING HAVING AN INLET LEADING TO AN INLET VALVE CHAMBER WHICH IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH TWO SEPARATE THEATMENT CHAMBERS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO AN OUTLET THROUGH AN OUTLET VALVE CHAMBER. IN THE DISCLOSED STRUCTURE A SPOOL VALVE IS PROVIDED IN THE INLET VALVE CHAMBER FOR DIRECTING FLUID FLOW THROUGH ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE TREATMENT CHAMBERS WHILE IN THE OUTLET VALVE CHAMBER A DOUBLE-ACTING CHECK VALVE IS PROVIDED WHICH CLOSES OF THE FLUID TREATMENT CHAMBER THROUGH WHICH THERE IS NO FLOW. THE TREATMENT CHAMBER CONTAINS REPLACEABLE ANODES OF A METAL SUCH AS MAGNESIUM WHICH ARE IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE HOUSING.

Inventors

  • 👤 Theodore A Stehlin

Bibliographic Details

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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 00:59
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/46; C02F1/461; C02F1/46104; C02F1/46176; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87265; Y10T137/87338; Y10T137/87362; Y10T137/8737

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1975-08-22 1976-02-21 1976-08-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-08-22 1980-02-21 1980-08-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-08-22 1984-02-21 1984-08-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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