Method and apparatus for water treatment
First Claim
10. THE METHOD OF TREATING WATER FOR PREVENTION OF SCALE DEPOSIT ON SURFACES WHICH ARE WETTED BY THE WATER, SAID METHOD INCLUDING THE EXPOSURE OF WATER WHICH IS IN AQUATIC COMMUNICATION WITH SAID WATER ON SAID SURFACES BETWEEN TWO ELECTRODES IN A UNIT PROVIDING DIELECTRIC MOUNTING MEANS FOR THE ELECTRODES, ONE OF SAID ELECTRODES COMPRISING A "NON-METALLIC CONDUCTOR" AND THE OTHER COMPRISING AN "ADSORPTIVE METAL" ELECTRODE SPACED FROM SAID NON-METALLIC CONDUCTOR, PROVIDING A SOURCE OF UNINON-METALLIC CONDUCTOR AND ITS NEGATIVE POLE TO THE ADSORPTIVE METAL ELECTRODE, AND PASSING UNI-DIRECTIONAL CURRENT FROM SAID SOURCE THROUGH SAID ELECTRODES AND THROUGH THE WATER BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES WITHOUT CONNECTING THE UNI-DIRECTIONAL CURRENT DIRECTLY TO SAID SURFACES.
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10. THE METHOD OF TREATING WATER FOR PREVENTION OF SCALE DEPOSIT ON SURFACES WHICH ARE WETTED BY THE WATER, SAID METHOD INCLUDING THE EXPOSURE OF WATER WHICH IS IN AQUATIC COMMUNICATION WITH SAID WATER ON SAID SURFACES BETWEEN TWO ELECTRODES IN A UNIT PROVIDING DIELECTRIC MOUNTING MEANS FOR THE ELECTRODES, ONE OF SAID ELECTRODES COMPRISING A "NON-METALLIC CONDUCTOR" AND THE OTHER COMPRISING AN "ADSORPTIVE METAL" ELECTRODE SPACED FROM SAID NON-METALLIC CONDUCTOR, PROVIDING A SOURCE OF UNINON-METALLIC CONDUCTOR AND ITS NEGATIVE POLE TO THE ADSORPTIVE METAL ELECTRODE, AND PASSING UNI-DIRECTIONAL CURRENT FROM SAID SOURCE THROUGH SAID ELECTRODES AND THROUGH THE WATER BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES WITHOUT CONNECTING THE UNI-DIRECTIONAL CURRENT DIRECTLY TO SAID SURFACES.
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Current AssigneeJohn F. Hughes Jr, Thomas M. Leisle
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Original AssigneeJohn F. Hughes Jr, Thomas M. Leisle
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InventorsHughes, John F. Jr., Leisle, Thomas M.
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Application NumberUS03/395,445Time in Patent Office1,841 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current205/737CPC Class CodesC02F 1/4602 for prevention or eliminati...C02F 2201/4613 Inversing polarityC02F 2201/4617 DC onlyC02F 2303/22 Eliminating or preventing d...
