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US3716459A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrochemical processes

Assignee: Worley Field Services Ltd
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Filing: 1969-10-16
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Granted: 1973-02-13
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Expires: 1989-10-16
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Abstract

Abstract D R A W I N G ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES WHEREIN AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELECTRODES AT WHICH ELECTRON TRANSFER OCCURS COMPRISES A MASS OF DISCRETE PARTICLES OF PARTICLE SIZE UP TO 2000U WHICH PARTICLES ARE COMPRISED OF A MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE AND PARTIALLY ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS, THE MASS OF PARTICLES BEING SUPPORTED ON A FLUID-PERMEABLE SUPPORT AND WHEREIN A FLUID IS CAUSED TO FLOW UPWARDS THROUGH THE MASS OF PARTICLES IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO IMPART MOVEMENT TO THE PARTICLES, THE DEGREE OF UPWARD MOVEMENT OF THE PARTICLES IN THE FLUID STREAM BEING LIMITED BY A PARTICLE-IMPERMEABLE BARRIER POSITIONED ABOVE THE PARTICLE BED SO THAT THE VOLUME OCCUPIED BY THE PARTICLES IS LESS THAN THE VOLUME WHICH THE PARTICLES WOULD OCCUPY AS A FLUIDISED BED.

Inventors

  • 👤 D Salter
  • 👤 D Smith

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 14:46
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B9/00; C25B9/40; C25B9/43

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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) 1976-02-13 1976-08-14 1977-02-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1980-02-13 1980-08-14 1981-02-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1984-02-13 1984-08-14 1985-02-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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