US3060119A
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Sea-well conversion of salt water
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-16
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Granted: 1962-10-23
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Expires: 1982-05-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick D Carpenter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 18:22
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/44; C02F1/441; B; B01; B01D; B01D61/00; B01D61/02; B01D61/08; B01D71/00; B01D71/02; B01D71/04; B01D71/06; B01D71/08; B01D71/12; B01D71/14; B01D71/16; B01D2315/00; B01D2315/06; C02F2103/00; C02F2103/08; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A20/00; Y02A20/124; Y02A20/131; Y10; Y10S; Y10S159/00; Y10S159/27; Y10S159/902; Y10S203/00; Y10S203/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A METHOD FOR EXTRACTING PURE WATER FROM SEA WATER COMPRISING THE STEP OF FORMING A HOLLOW BODY OF GLASS HAVING AN INTERSTITIAL LATTICE STRUCTURE, SUBMERGING SAID BODY IN THE OCEAN TO A DEPTH OF AT LEAST 827 FEET SO THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE BETWEEN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE BODY WILL EXCEED THE OSMOTIC PRESSURE OF SEA WATER, USING THE OCEAN PRESSURE IN THE PROCESS OF REVERSE OSMOSIS SO THAT PURE WATER WIL BE FORCED THROUGH SAID BODY WALL MEMBRANE, AND FINALLY EXTRACTING THE PURIFIED WATER FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE BODY.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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