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Monitoring moving particle electrodes
Assignee: ELECTRODE Corp A CORP OF
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Filing: 1977-09-21
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Granted: 1978-05-09
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Expires: 1997-09-21
Abstract
Abstract The operation of a moving particle electrode in an electrolytic cell is monitored by detecting vibration or displacement created by impingment of the solid moving particles against a solid surface producing a signal or alarm whenever the vibration or displacement decreases or otherwise changes an undesirable degree. Vibration or displacement decrease is caused by reduced movement of the particles associated with or part of the electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Alberto Pellegri
- 👤 Rinaldo Santi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 20:01
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25B; C25B15/00; C25B15/02; C25B9/00; C25B9/40; C25B9/47
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
An electrolytic cell comprising a cell tank and at least one pair of spaced opposed electrodes at least one of said electrodes comprising a body of moving electroconductive particles and at least one means to monitor the movement of said particles said monitoring means comprising means to produce a physical response to the particle movement and means to produce a signal whenever the magnitude of said response changes to a predetermined degree.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
An electrolytic cell comprising a cell tank and at least one pair of spaced opposed electrodes at least one of said electrodes comprising a body of moving electroconductive particles and at least one means to monitor the movement of said particles said monitoring means comprising means to produce a physical response to the particle movement and means to produce a signal whenever the magnitude of said response changes to a predetermined degree.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The cell claim 1 wherein the body of moving electroconductive particles is provided with at least two of said monitoring means which are spaced from each other and produce individual responses and individual signals in response to the movement of the body adjacent each respective monitor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cell of claim 2 wherein the monitoring means produces an electrical response in response to vibration or displacement produced by particle movement.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The cell of claim 1 wherein the physical response is vibration produced by movement of said particles and the signal is produced when the vibration produced diminishes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The cell of claim 1 wherein the physical response is displacement of a probe produced by said particle movement and the signal is produced when the displacement produced diminishes beyond a predetermined degree.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
The cell of claim 1 wherein the cell comprises a plurality of electrically communicating cell units each unit comprising a pair of opposed electrodes at least one of said electrodes comprising a body of moving electroconductive particles and each unit is provided with at least one individual monitoring means and individual means to produce a signal in response to the monitoring means.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
71 words
A method of monitoring the operation of a plurality of electrolytic cells each of which comprises a cell unit having a pair of spaced electrodes at least one of said electrodes comprising a body of moving electroconductive particles in contact with a parent electrode which method comprises monitoring the cell unit to detect movement of the particles and producing a signal whenever the degree of movement changes to a predetermined degree.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
71 words
A method of monitoring the operation of a plurality of electrolytic cells each of which comprises a cell unit having a pair of spaced electrodes at least one of said electrodes comprising a body of moving electroconductive particles in contact with a parent electrode which method comprises monitoring the cell unit to detect movement of the particles and producing a signal whenever the degree of movement changes to a predetermined degree.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 7 wherein vibration created by said movement is detected.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the vibration monitored is sound vibration.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the operation of a cell unit is adjusted in response to the signal produced by such a unit during continued operation of other monitored cell units.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the adjustment is made to an individual cell unit while operation of other cell units are continued.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 7 wherein each cell unit is individually monitored and produces an individual signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 7 wherein individual spaced areas of a moving particle body in a cell unit are separately monitored.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 7 wherein displacement of a solid caused by said movement is detected.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the operation of a cell unit is adjusted in response to the signal produced by such a unit.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
44 words
A method of monitoring the operation of an electrolytic cell having an electrode comprising a body of moving particles which comprises monitoring the impingement effect of electrode particles against a solid member and producing a signal whenever the effect changes to a predetermined degree.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
44 words
A method of monitoring the operation of an electrolytic cell having an electrode comprising a body of moving particles which comprises monitoring the impingement effect of electrode particles against a solid member and producing a signal whenever the effect changes to a predetermined degree.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the effect is to displace the solid.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the effect is vibration of the solid.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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