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Submersible pump system using a submersible internal combustion engine

CA 1112944 A · Owner: Wilkins, Richard S. · Inventors: Wilkins, Richard S.

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A submersible pump system is disclosed which uses a submersible internal combustion engine as the drive means for the pump. The system is ideally suited for use in installations employing conventional submersible pumps driven with electrical motors as an auxiliary or standby system which is designed to be employed during periods when the conventional pumps are inoperable, such as during an electrical power failure. In addition the system, is useful for pumping applications wherein electrical power is not available. The system of this invention comprises a watertight submersible enclosure having an internal combustion engine mounted therein. A submersible centrifugal pump is mounted on the …

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  • Granted November 24, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 24, 1998.
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FiledSeptember 5, 1979
GrantedNovember 24, 1981
Term endedNovember 24, 1998
Patent numberCA 1112944 A
Classification (IPC)F04B17/00 +2 more

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1980198219841986198819901992199419961998Application filedSep 5, 1979Patent grantedNov 24, 1981Term endedNov 24, 1998

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