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Extractor and related methods

US11458415B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Robert W. White · Gilbert, US
Michael R. Hartzell · Youngberg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 23, 2020
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 31, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01D2011/002
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An extractor suitable for using a solvent to separate a compound from a solid or semisolid substance containing the compound. The extractor includes a conveying assembly having an inclined conveyor for receiving the substance from a substance inlet and moving the substance through the solvent, an inclined upper surface associated with the first conveyor and an inclined lower surface associated with the first conveyor. The conveyor is configured to move the substance downward through the solvent along the upper surface toward a lower end of the conveyor and upward through the solvent along the lower surface toward an upper end of the conveyor.

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