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Sonic apparatus for degassing liquids

  • US 5,372,634 A
  • Filed: 06/01/1993
  • Issued: 12/13/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A sonic apparatus for degassing a liquid, said apparatus comprising:

  • a vessel with means to receive and retain the liquid, and said vessel is provided with means to receive and releasably retain an open-top container of said liquid, said vessel further being provided with means to be closed in a substantially gas-tight manner with said container therein, all of said liquid being in said container;

    a transducer suspension structure positioned in said vessel;

    an ultrasonic transducer suspended from said suspension structure and positioned in said vessel spaced from the walls and bottom of said vessel and positioned beneath the surface liquid in said vessel;

    means for transmitting power from a signal generator assembly outside of said vessel to said transducer; and

    vacuum pump means in communication with the interior of said vessel to maintain said vessel above the level of said liquid therein at a vacuum.

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