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Class 209/172 - Gravity liquid


Subclass of Class 209 - Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Definition: Methods and means wherein material to be separated is delivered
No. of patents: 87
Last issue date: 08/17/2010


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NumberTitleIssue Date
4157295Method and apparatus for testing and separating minerals
A sink-float method and apparatus for testing and separating a mineral such as coal in mineral products containing inert matter which employs a novel trapezoidally shaped testing tank, a mixture of perchloroethylene as a parting liquid and white gasoline ...
06/05/1979
4111798Separation of solids by varying the bulk density of a fluid separating medium
A method and apparatus for separating objects having a density greater than a selected density value from objects having a density less than said selected density value. The method typically comprises: (a) providing a separation vessel having an upper and...
09/05/1978
4076505Coal desulfurization process
This invention provides an improved process for reducing the pyritic sulfur content of coal, which process involves (1) contacting finely divided coal under sink-float separation conditions with a heavy organic parting medium which contains dissolved ther...
02/28/1978
4059604Separation of mature okra seed into component fractions
The present invention is directed to a method for separating mature okra seed into its essential basic components of oil, germ, kernel material and hull. The separation is obtained by cracking the seed in, or immersing previously cracked seed in a liquid ...
11/22/1977
4055480Multi-phase separation methods and apparatus
Multi-phase mixtures are resolved into separate phases by introducing the mixture into a body of liquid which contains a solvent for one of said phases and has a specific gravity intermediate two insoluble phases of the mixture. The latter accordingly mig...
10/25/1977
3997435Method for selecting hollow microspheres for use in laser fusion targets
Hollow microspheres having thin and very uniform wall thickness are useful as containers for the deuterium and tritium gas mixture used as a fuel in laser fusion targets. Hollow microspheres are commercially available; however, in commercial lots only a v...
12/14/1976
3992288Method of separating articles having different specific gravities
Articles having a first specific gravity may be separated from articles having a second specific gravity by placing said articles in an environment having a specific gravity between the specific gravities of the articles to be separated and thereafter sub...
11/16/1976
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