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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:
Jul. 26, 1977
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Melcher, Lexington, MA (US);
Thomas W Johnson, Yellow Springs, OH (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C / ; B03C / ; F15C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55138 ; 23284 ; 34-1 ; 55155 ; 55428 ; 55494 ; 55512 ; 137827 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for effecting the function conventionally performed by the distributor plate in static, packed, or fluidized beds wherein the bed particles are supported or stabilized by an electric field imposed by an external source of electric potential.