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Process and apparatus for the removal of gases and/or liquids from a container

US5657676A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1994
Grant dateAug 19, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/6123
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Process for emptying liquids and/or gases from a container, in particular from a shock absorber, in which a tool is used to penetrate the wall of the container to create a drain opening, whereby the tool is driven into the container by means of a pressure pulse. The pressure pulse is thereby generated by means of a controlled propellant charge inside a tool propellant chamber.

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