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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182408 | Centrifugal separator with external bearings A centrifugal separator includes a rotating centrifuge rotor having a casing which defines an inner separation space. A set of separation discs is provided in the inner separation space. The centrifugal separator includes a torque transmitting part connected to the ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7749148 | Separator drum having a screw connection A separator drum for a separator having a vertical rotational axis. The separator drum includes an upper drum section, a lower drum section, and a screw connection formed between the upper end lower drum sections without a locking ring. The upper drum section is scr... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7537559 | Self-dumping separator with a disk stack and fins arranged radially outside the disc stack A self-dumping separator having a vertical axis of rotation and having a drum (1) into which a disc stack (3) made up of a plurality of conical discs (4) is inserted, a centrifuge feed being introducible via an inlet pipe (6) and a distri... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7419463 | Centrifuge comprising a plurality of centrifugal drums provided with packets of disks A centrifuge includes at least two centrifugal drums, each drum including a disc stack and each drum being rotatable about first and second axes of rotation. The first axis of rotation extends through a center of gravity of and is within each drum. The second axis o... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416523 | Separator having a double-cone drum made of metal A separator for the clarification or separation of liquids includes a double-cone drum having a metal conical drum top part and a metal conical drum bottom part. The drum top part and the drum bottom part are made as metal plates and the double-cone drum has a large... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410457 | Separator with a disc stack with rising channels and non-radial distributor channels A separator including a vertical axis of rotation, a drum having solids discharge openings and a conical centrifugal space, and a disc stack located in the conical centrifugal space. Also included is a plurality of conical discs super-imposed on one another and havi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7371322 | Filtration system and dynamic fluid separation method A filtration system is provided with filter media operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. The filtration system may include one or more porous membranes which are anchored or secured on their periphery with a large open work... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354388 | Separator having a centrifugal drum and a piston slide A separator including a rotatable drum having a drum top part, a vertical axis of rotation and a disk stack arranged therein. Also included is a piston slide for opening and closing solids discharge openings in the drum. A radial gap is formed between the drum top p... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335312 | Centrifuge with combinations of multiple features A centrifuge with combinations of multiple features is disclosed. In one aspect, a centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation.... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320750 | Centrifuge with controlled discharge of dense material A centrifuge with controlled discharge of dense materials disclosed. A centrifuge includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve to form a containment zone therebetween. The fluid separation wall aligns and rotates parallel to an axis of rotation. A recepta... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7294274 | Filtration system with enhanced cleaning and dynamic fluid separation A filtration system is provided with filter media operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. Acoustic, vibration and sonic energy may be used to clean associated filter media to allow substantially continuous filtration of proc... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282147 | Cleaning hollow core membrane fibers using vibration A filtration system is provided with hollow membrane filter elements operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. Acoustic, vibration and ultrasonic energy may be used to clean exterior portions of the hollow membrane filter elem... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7081082 | Method for the separation of blood plasma particles from a blood plasma suspension Method for separating blood plasma particles from a blood plasma suspension in a self-discharging centrifuge having two or more discharge slits and axially stacked baffle plates, in which the blood plasma particles are separated from the liquid phase by centrifuging... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074173 | Centrifuge having a centrifugal drum and a groove including a seal A centrifuge including a centrifugal drum that includes a centrifugal chamber and a centrifugal chamber bottom part displaceable relative to the centrifugal drum. Also included is a piston slide axially displaceably arranged to be in and/or on the centrifugal drum. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7041045 | Skimmer device for discharging liquid from a centrifugal drum A skimmer device (100) for discharging liquid from a centrifuge drum (10) comprising a vertically arranged skimmer disk pipe (20) and a skimmer disk (30) which is arranged inside the centrifuge drum and provided with at least one inlet du... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025715 | Rotary-cutting disk for a centrifuge for a centrifuge with a duct wall contoured in a wave shape The present disclosure relates to a rotary-cutting disk for a centrifuge. The rotary-cutting disk includes a disk-shaped base section adjoined by a tube-shaped section. Also included is at least one draining duct for a liquid phase in the base section, the draining ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7001325 | Centrifugal separator having whistle-reducing rotor A centrifugal separator has a centrifuge rotor and a casing, the casing forming an outer space for the rotor. The rotor is rotatable around a rotary axis and within the casing. The rotor includes a rotor wall, which defines an outer periphery of the rotor and enclos... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976948 | Method for adjusting a radial level of an interface in a centrifugal separator A method for adjusting an interface formed during operation between a specific light liquid phase and a specific heavier liquid phase to a wanted radial level in a centrifugal separator, in which the separation chamber is emptied of its contents and the inlet openin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971525 | Centrifuge with combinations of multiple features A centrifuge with combinations of multiple features is disclosed. In one aspect, a centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation.... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6955637 | Separation device having a centrifugal rotor In a separation device for separating particles from a liquid, which is present in a container, a centrifugal rotor is rotatable around a vertical rotational axis. The centrifugal rotor has a tubular inlet member, which extends down into liquid to be treated and whi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6932913 | Method for vibration in a centrifuge A system and method for vibration in a centrifuge is disclosed. A centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a non-rotating sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation and ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6933139 | Method for enzymatic splitting of oils and fats Method for the enzymatic splitting of oils and fats for obtaining fatty acids and glycerol by using lipases being added to a mixture containing an oil or fat and water, wherein the splitting reaction is performed only up to a splitting degree at which slowing-down o... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6869389 | Centrifuge with sieve and method for operating said centrifuge The present invention relates to a centrifuge that includes an inlet tube, a distributor, a centrifugal drum, a centrifugal chamber, a sieve and a solids collecting space. The present invention also relates to a method for cleaning the centrifuge including the step ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6827680 | Centrifuge A centrifuge that includes a centrifugal drum having a drum part, a centrifuge chamber bottom, a drum cover, solid matter discharge openings in a jacket area of a drum bottom part, and a piston valve axially movably disposed in the drum bottom part. The piston valve... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6716153 | Centrifugal separator for separating solids from a liquid mixture centrally fed through a gear device In a decanter centrifuge having a rotor and a screw conveyor the rotor is suspended only at its one end, the rotational axis of the rotor extending vertically. The inlet of the rotor for a sludge containing liquid to be separated as well as the rotor outlet for liqu... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6712751 | Centrifugal separator for separating solids from a liquid mixture centrally fed through a gear device In a decanter centrifuge having a rotor and a screw conveyor the rotor is suspended only at its one end, the rotational axis of the rotor extending vertically. The inlet of the rotor for a sludge containing liquid to be separated as well as the rotor outlet for liqu... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6579220 | Disposable, self-driven centrifuge A disposable, cone-stack, self-driven centrifuge rotor assembly for separating particulate matter out of a circulating flow of oil includes first and second rotor shell portions which are injection molded out of plastic and joined together by induction we... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6540653 | Unitary spiral vane centrifuge module A self-driven centrifuge for separating particulate matter out of a circulating liquid includes a base having a pair of tangential jet nozzles for generating the self-driven force. Connected to the base is a centrifuge shell which defines a hollow interio... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537191 | Centrifugal separator In a centrifugal separator for separating solids from a liquid mixture in which the solids in the form particles are suspended in a liquid having a density less than that of the particles the centrifugal separator includes a rotor rotatable at a first spe... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533713 | Entraining device for a centrifugal separator The invention is an entrainment device for a centrifugal separator. The entrainment device is comprised of two axial delimiting surfaces. One axial delimiting surface turns axially towards and the other turns axially away form an inlet chamber outlet of t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6508752 | Centrifugal separator having end walls and a central shaft to resist axially directed forces In a centrifugal separator for separating solid particles from a liquid, a centrifugal rotor (2) has two axially separated end walls (13, 14) and a surrounding wall (17) arranged therebetween. The end walls (13, 14) and the surrounding wall (17) surround ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6475132 | Double-intake disk centrifuge A disk centrifuge having an intake device which includes two mutually separated intakes which are concentric with respect to the axis of rotation of the centrifugal drum and lead from opposite ends into a common distributor in the centrifugal drum. In a p... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6468198 | Method and device for adjusting the liquid content of a solid withdrawn from a self-discharging centrifugal drum of a separator The invention is a method and apparatus for adjusting a liquid content of a liquid and solid mixture withdrawn from a self-discharging centrifugal drum of a separator. The method includes the steps of: feeding a solid and liquid mixture into the separator... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6364822 | Hero-turbine centrifuge with drainage enhancing baffle devices A cone-stack centrifuge for separating particulate material out of a circulating fluid includes a rotor assembly configured with a hollow rotor hub and is constructed to rotate about an axis by the ejection of the fluid from nozzles in the rotor assembly.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6319186 | Method and a device for cleaning of a centrifugal separator In a particular type of centrifugal rotor for dividing a liquid mixture into one liquid phase having a low viscosity and one concentrate phase having a high viscosity, the concentrate phase on its way towards an outlet chamber (17) in the rotor has to flo... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6176820 | Connection device for a centrifugal separator The invention concerns a connection device for a centrifugal separator having a rotor (2) in a casing (1) and a tubular member (7) attached to the casing and forming an inlet passage for media supply into the rotor (2) and an outlet passage (9, 10) for me... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6162163 | Centrifugal separator having a chamber with a deformable wall portion A centrifugal separator comprises a centrifuge rotor (1), which has a wall (10) defining an interior of the rotor (1) and which during operation of the centrifugal separator is rotatable about a rotational axis (y) with respect to a stationary pipe member... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6149569 | Centrifuge apparatus with measuring device on a transparent cover The present invention is a centrifuge essentially comprised of a rotor and a transparent cover which can be fixed to the rotor. The cover is provided with a plurality of spaced concentration lines each extending around the cover and a plurality of differe... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6080098 | Method and a device for internal cleaning of a centrifugal rotor, and a centrifugal separator equipped with a device of this kind In a centrifugal rotor there is an inlet chamber (7), a separation chamber (8) and an outlet chamber (10), which chambers are coupled in series. A stationary outlet member (16) is arranged to remove from a predetermined level in the outlet chamber (10) se... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6033356 | Centrifugal drum with increased flow resistance A centrifugal drum (1) has an inlet chamber (12) connected to a discharge chamber (10) via ducts (21), with the supplied fluid flowing radially through rib-free annular chambers (24, 25, 26) on the way to the discharge chamber (10). A through-flow resista... | 03/07/2000 |
