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Number: 299/3
Name: Mining or in situ disintegration of hard material > In situ conversion of solid to fluid
Description: Process or apparatus including a step or means for changing the physical state of a material from solid to liquid or gaseous in a location in the earth where it naturally occurs.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
299/5 Dissolving or chemical reaction 177
299/4 Input and output wells 153
299/6 Melted material recovered 29


Patents under this class:

Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7410627 Sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate production Aug. 12, 2008
7100994 Producing hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbon containing materials when treating a hydrocarbon containing formation Sep. 5, 2006
7097386 Simultaneous development of underground caverns and deposition of materials Aug. 29, 2006
7013937 Apparatus and process for mining of minerals Mar. 21, 2006
6969123 Upgrading and mining of coal Nov. 29, 2005
6755262 Downhole lens assembly for use with high power lasers for earth boring Jun. 29, 2004
6164727 Method of mining a soluble mineral Dec. 26, 2000
5669734 Process for making underground storage caverns Sep. 23, 1997
5584611 Roof support for underground excavations Dec. 17, 1996
5484027 Ice penetrating hot point Jan. 16, 1996
5246078 Protective device for thermochemical ice penetrator Sep. 21, 1993
5176210 Thermochemical ice melting Jan. 5, 1993
4651834 Ice penetrating method and apparatus Mar. 24, 1987
4590348 System for heating materials with electromagnetic waves May. 20, 1986
4480872 Modified strip mining apparatus Nov. 6, 1984
4256188 Method and apparatus for drilling a hole in a body of ice and for the destruction of a body of ice Mar. 17, 1981
4171200 Process and apparatus for in situ melting of sulphur from solid sulphur storage block Oct. 16, 1979
4089375 In situ retorting with water vaporized in situ May. 16, 1978



 
 
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