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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:
Feb. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Siegfried Wilkening, Alfter-Oedekoven, DE;
Assignee:
VAW Aluminium A.G., Bonn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25C / ; C25C / ; C25C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204 67 ; 2042 / ; 204244 ; 204245 ; 204279 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a new electrolysis cell for the fusion electrolytic extraction of aluminum wherein the anode blocks are connected to one another using a compressed granulate packing. The invention also relates to a novel electrolytic cell wherein the cathode blocks are separated one from another and have sloped or curved upper surfaces allowing newly formed aluminum to drain into an underlying receptacle area.