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US3360002A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic liquid level control means for a sewerage wet well

Assignee: Smith and Loveless Inc
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Filing: 1965-02-15
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Granted: 1967-12-26
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Expires: 1985-02-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Frank G Weis
  • 👤 Charles R Welty

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 17:58
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D7/00; G05D7/03; C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/006; E; E03; E03F; E03F5/00; E03F5/22; F; F04; F04D; F04D15/00; F04D15/0005; F04D15/0022; G05D9/00; G05D9/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7287; Y10T137/7313

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 225 words
A SEWAGE HANDLING SYSTEM WHICH COMPRISES THE COMBINATION OF A SEWAGE WET WELL HAVING AN INLET AND A DISCHARGE OUTLET; A FLEXIBLE CONDUIT VALVE COUPLED TO SAID DISCHARGE OUTLET FOR DEFINING A FLUID FLOW ORIFICE OF A CROSS-SECTION INVERSELY PRPORTIONAL TO AN APPLIED PRESSURE; AIR COMPRESSOR MEANS; SIGNAL DEVELOPING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID COMPRESSOR MEANS FOR DEVELOPING AN AIR PRESSURE PROPORTIONAL TO THE FLUID DEPTH IN SAID WET WELL; AIR REVERSING PRESSURE BOOSTING RELAY MEANS HAVING INPUT, OUTPUT AND CONTROL PORTS, FOR TRANSLATING AN INPUT PORT PRESSURE TO SAID OUTPUT PORT IN A MAGNITUDE; INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO A CONTROL PRESSURE APPLIED TO SAID CONTROL PORT; VOLUME BOOSTING RELAY MEANS HAVING INPUT, OUTPUT AND CONTROL PORTS FOR TRANSLATING AN INPUT PORT PRESSURE TO SAID OUTPUT PORT IN A MAGNITUDE PROPORTIONAL TO A CONTROL PRESSURE APPLIED TO SAID CONTROL PORT; MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID INPUT PORTS OF BOTH OF SAID RELAY MEANS TO SAID AIR COMPRESSOR MEANS; MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID CONTROL PORT AND SAID OUTPUT PORT OF SAID REVERSING RELAY MEANS TO RESPECTIVELY SAID SIGNAL DEVELOPING MEANS AND SAID CONTROL PORT OF SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS; AND MEANS FOR COUPLING THE OUTPUT OF SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS TO SAID FLEXIBLE CONDUIT VALVE FOR EFFECTING A CONTINUOUS VARIATION IN THE DISCHARGE FLOW RATE FROM SAID CONDUIT VALVE IN PROPORTION TO THE FLUID DEPTH IN SAID WET WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 225 words
A SEWAGE HANDLING SYSTEM WHICH COMPRISES THE COMBINATION OF A SEWAGE WET WELL HAVING AN INLET AND A DISCHARGE OUTLET; A FLEXIBLE CONDUIT VALVE COUPLED TO SAID DISCHARGE OUTLET FOR DEFINING A FLUID FLOW ORIFICE OF A CROSS-SECTION INVERSELY PRPORTIONAL TO AN APPLIED PRESSURE; AIR COMPRESSOR MEANS; SIGNAL DEVELOPING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID COMPRESSOR MEANS FOR DEVELOPING AN AIR PRESSURE PROPORTIONAL TO THE FLUID DEPTH IN SAID WET WELL; AIR REVERSING PRESSURE BOOSTING RELAY MEANS HAVING INPUT, OUTPUT AND CONTROL PORTS, FOR TRANSLATING AN INPUT PORT PRESSURE TO SAID OUTPUT PORT IN A MAGNITUDE; INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO A CONTROL PRESSURE APPLIED TO SAID CONTROL PORT; VOLUME BOOSTING RELAY MEANS HAVING INPUT, OUTPUT AND CONTROL PORTS FOR TRANSLATING AN INPUT PORT PRESSURE TO SAID OUTPUT PORT IN A MAGNITUDE PROPORTIONAL TO A CONTROL PRESSURE APPLIED TO SAID CONTROL PORT; MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID INPUT PORTS OF BOTH OF SAID RELAY MEANS TO SAID AIR COMPRESSOR MEANS; MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID CONTROL PORT AND SAID OUTPUT PORT OF SAID REVERSING RELAY MEANS TO RESPECTIVELY SAID SIGNAL DEVELOPING MEANS AND SAID CONTROL PORT OF SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS; AND MEANS FOR COUPLING THE OUTPUT OF SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS TO SAID FLEXIBLE CONDUIT VALVE FOR EFFECTING A CONTINUOUS VARIATION IN THE DISCHARGE FLOW RATE FROM SAID CONDUIT VALVE IN PROPORTION TO THE FLUID DEPTH IN SAID WET WALL.

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