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US4332483A
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Mixing apparatus
Assignee: BARCLAYS BUSINESS CREDIT Inc
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Filing: 1980-02-08
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Granted: 1982-06-01
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Expires: 2000-02-08
Abstract
Abstract Mixing apparatus is described in which a plurality of chemical materials are to be incorporated in a carrier liquid, which may be a solvent, such as water, and which is quantitatively predominant, some of the chemical materials being incompatible if brought together directly, or in a wrong sequence, or which are difficult to combine, the materials being combined in the desired proportions in a cascaded arrangement of liquid filled chambers, the respective materials in the desired proportions preferably being supplied from separate sources of materials by pumps, the delivery of the carrier liquid being to a first mixing chamber to which a first chemical material is supplied, the contents of the first mixing chamber being delivered to a second mixing chamber to which another material is supplied, the fluid from the second mixing chamber being delivered to a third mixing chamber to which another chemical material may be added, with additional mixing chambers and pumps as desired to accommodate additional chemical materials, the pumps preferably being simultaneously driven from a single power source and each delivering a controlled quantity of chemical material, with shut off in the event of exhaustion of one of the materials and with shut off if a predetermined quantity of the mixture is available. The material in each mixing chamber is preferably agitated to enhance the mixing. Provision is made to receive trapped gas from a storage chamber having the mixture therein and return the gas to the storage chamber as determined by the liquid level therein. A simplified construction of successive mixing chambers in a tank is disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry F. Hope
- 👤 Stephen F. Hope
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:35
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J4/00; B01J4/02; B01F; B01F23/00; B01F35/00; B01F35/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
Mixing apparatus for fluent materials comprising tank means having a plurality of vertical compartments and a bottom wall portion, each of said compartments having a downwardly directed fluid delivery member extending downwardly to a location in spaced relation to the bottom wall portion, a horizontal partition intermediate the top and bottom of said fluid delivery member and separating said compartments into an upper storage space and a lower space with fluid access therebetween, a supply connection for a first supply of liquid, means for intermittently delivering a measured quantity of liquid from said first supply connection through said fluid delivery member to said lower space, a supply connection for a second supply of liquid, means for intermittently delivering a measured quantity of liquid from said second supply connection through said fluid delivery member to said lower space, means comprising a pump externally disposed with respect to said lower space and having inlet and delivery connections connected to said lower space for continuously agitating the liquid in said lower space, and liquid storage means for the reception of liquid from said receptacle, the intermittent supplying of said measured quantities of said liquids advancing the liquid through said tank means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
Mixing apparatus for fluent materials comprising tank means having a plurality of vertical compartments and a bottom wall portion, each of said compartments having a downwardly directed fluid delivery member extending downwardly to a location in spaced relation to the bottom wall portion, a horizontal partition intermediate the top and bottom of said fluid delivery member and separating said compartments into an upper storage space and a lower space with fluid access therebetween, a supply connection for a first supply of liquid, means for intermittently delivering a measured quantity of liquid from said first supply connection through said fluid delivery member to said lower space, a supply connection for a second supply of liquid, means for intermittently delivering a measured quantity of liquid from said second supply connection through said fluid delivery member to said lower space, means comprising a pump externally disposed with respect to said lower space and having inlet and delivery connections connected to said lower space for continuously agitating the liquid in said lower space, and liquid storage means for the reception of liquid from said receptacle, the intermittent supplying of said measured quantities of said liquids advancing the liquid through said tank means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said each of said means for delivering a measured quantity of liquid is a pump.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 2 in which each of said pumps is a motor driven pump.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 2 in which at least one of said pumps is an adjustable output bellows pump.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which both said means for delivering a measured quantity of liquid are driven together.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which means is provided interposed between said second supply of liquid and said means for delivering a measured quantity for deactivating said means for delivering upon exhaustion of liquid supplied to said means for delivering.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said means for agitating the liquid in said first mixing chamber comprises a motor driven pump.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said tank means has a top cover and at least some of said partition walls extend downwardly from said top cover.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
110 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 1 having, in addition, means for delivering liquid from said upper storage space to said fluid delivery member for delivery to a lower space in a subsequent vertical compartment, a supply connection for a third supply of liquid, means for supplying a measured quantity of liquid from said third supply of liquid to said lower space of said subsequent vertical compartment, and means comprising a pump externally disposed with respect to said lower space of said subsequent vertical compartment and having inlet and delivery connections connected to said lower space for continuously agitating the liquid in said lower space of said subsequent vertical compartment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 9 in which said liquid storage means has a gaseous fluid receiver connected thereto for reception of gaseous fluid upon rise in liquid level in said liquid storage means and return of gaseous fluid upon fall of liquid level in said liquid storage means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 9 in which said compartments are separated by a plurality of horizontally spaced upright partitions extending upwardly from said bottom wall.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 11 in which said tank has a top cover and at least some of said partition walls extend downwardly from said top cover in spaced relation to the upwardly extending partition walls.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 12 in which supply connections for liquid supply are connected to the space between a continuous pair of upwardly and downwardly extending partition walls.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 12 in which delivery connections are provided communicating with the space between a contiguous pair of upwardly and downwardly extending partition walls and a contiguous liquid containing upper space in said tank means for withdrawal of liquid therefrom.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
Mixing apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said liquid storage means has means responsive to the level of the liquid therein for controlling the actuation of said means for delivering a measured quantity of liquid.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-05-31 | 1985-11-30 | 1986-06-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-05-31 | 1989-11-30 | 1990-06-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-05-31 | 1993-11-30 | 1994-06-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |