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Process and apparatus for replacing cathodes

CA 1182425 A · Owner: Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt · Inventors: Dierckxsens, Robert; Viellefont, Jean F.

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A process and apparatus for removing from an electrolytic cell cathodes having an electrolytic deposit thereon and replacing them with cathodes from which said electrolytic deposit has been removed, comprising: (a) simultaneously lifting a first subgroup comprising the even-numbered cathodes from a first cell and a second subgroup comprising the odd-numbered cathodes from a second, adjacent cell while maintaining the orientation and disposition of said cathodes; (b) conveying said subgroups to a stripping installation while moving said subgroups perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of said cells until a collinear unstripped set of cathodes is formed; (c) placing said collinear unstripped …

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  • Granted February 12, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 12, 2002.
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FiledAugust 17, 1981
GrantedFebruary 12, 1985
Term endedFebruary 12, 2002
Patent numberCA 1182425 A
Classification (IPC)C25C7/00 +1 more

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1982198519881991199419972000Application filedAug 17, 1981Patent grantedFeb 12, 1985Term endedFeb 12, 2002

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