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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1976
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles W Harrison, Nederland, TX (US);
Herbert J Pitman, Nederland, TX (US);
Glenn A Senters, Beaumont, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25F / ; C25F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204272 ; 204184 ; 204308 ;
Abstract
A method of dewaxing oil which employs the application of reversing electromotive force to the oil while it is being chilled, in order to prevent adherence of the wax crystals. An apparatus combination for dewaxing oil. It includes an elongated container for chilling a body of waxy oil as it flows through. The container acts as one of a pair of electrodes for applying a reversable electromotive force to the oil in order to prevent any adherence. The wax may be recovered by separation following the application of the electrical force.