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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7654397 | Gravity separator for a multi-phase effluent A gravity separator S separates a liquid phase O and a gas phase G from a multiphase fluid mixture E. The gravity separator comprises a collector 1 for collecting the liquid phase O, an outlet 8 for extracting the gas phase G and a draining circuit ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7429319 | Sewage slurry separation system The present invention discloses a sewage slurry separation system adapted to assist in sewer cleaning operations. The sewage slurry separation system is configured for collecting sewage slurry from a sewer line, depositing the sewage slurry in a collection/settling ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7410570 | Separating device A separating device. The separating device is used in a tank, for separating solid, gas, and liquid of polluted water, including a first panel, and a plurality of first dividers. The first panel is disposed in the tank, includes a first body and a plurality of first... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7383958 | Desanding apparatus and system A desanding vessel is inserted in a high velocity fluid stream containing entrained particulates. The vessel comprises an upper freeboard portion having a large cross-sectional wherein the fluid stream velocity drops and particulates fall from suspension. Preferably... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364661 | Method and device for separating a mixture of fluids A mixture of fluids is separated into at least two phases, one of which has a higher density than the other, passing the mixture through a normally horizontal supply pipe, by creating a stratified flow in the supply pipe, by passing the mixture through an inclined p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347945 | Method and an installation for separating out multiphase effluents The invention relates to a method and to an installation for separating out an effluent made up of a multi-phase fluid mixture. According to the invention, said installation includes gravity separator means whose geometrical separation characteristics can be adjuste... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7297284 | Separator for immiscible liquids A separator provides improvements for better separation of an effluent into constituent parts and greater ease of use. A tapered basket provides improved flow and better filtration. A baffle directs effluent into the basket with greater force. An asymmetrical flange... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7235182 | Pulp stabilisation apparatus for a thickener The invention provides a flotation device including a thickening tank (1) having right cylindrical sidewalls and a downwardly sloping frusto-conical floor. A drive shaft (2) is centrally rotatably mounted within the tank. Each one of a plurality of rak... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6645387 | Separator device A method and device for separating grease from waste water. The separator device includes a receptacle with an upper first part and a lower second part separated by a plate. The receptacle further has an inlet port for waste water, a discharge port for se... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6527960 | Jet pump treatment of heavy oil production sand A process for separating oily films from sand particles carried in a solvent free water stream includes the use of a jet pump scrubber in a density classification tank to treat such oily coated particles at controlled operating temperatures above 65° C. ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6423238 | Method for separating entrained aqueous from loaded organic in an SX process A method for separating a lighter liquid from a heavier liquid according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise the following steps. First, the lighter liquid and the heavier liquid may be introduced into a settling tank and thereafter al... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6416675 | Separating materials having different specific gravities A separator that utilizes an arcuate inlet manifold and an arcuate baffle to increase the rate of separation for a mix of materials having different specific gravities. The separator includes an arcuate baffle that defines a separation chamber and an arcu... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6350375 | Arrangement in a separator The present invention relates to an arrangement in a separator, especially a gravity separator (1), to which separator is supplied with well fluid containing sand, and to avoid sand settling on walls of pipes or separators; it is according to the inventio... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6315899 | Apparatus for separating entrained aqueous from loaded organic in an SX process Apparatus for separating a lighter liquid and a heavier liquid may comprise a settling tank sized to receive a mixture of the lighter liquid and the heavier liquid. The settling tank permits the formation of a first upper liquid fraction and a first lower... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6110383 | Oil/water separator A mobile separator system for receiving and separating a mixed composition of oil, water, and sludge. The mobile separator system including a tank for holding the mixed composition, and a drain manifold that includes a plurality of drain pipes extending i... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5902483 | Energy conserving oil and water processing vessel An oil processing vessel for cleaning oil and the associated produced water utilizing the principle of capillary attraction in lieu of heat and/or electric coalescence to dehydrate the oil and in lieu of induced gas flotation to extract oil from the water... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5795478 | Oil extraction system A system for extracting solids and free or "tramp" oil from an industrial machining fluid comprises a pressurized tank having a plurality of horizontally orientated polymeric elements therein past which fluid is free to flow without obstruction. Free oil ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5587087 | Method and apparatus for treating liquids The invention is concerned with clarifying contaminated liquids and, in one described embodiment, contaminated liquid is continuously supplied to a first vessel, a first treatment material is intimately mixed into the contaminated liquid in the first vess... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5368747 | Fluid separation system and method Improved techniques are provided for separating mixtures of materials having different densities. The apparatus of the present invention is well suited for separating oil from water, and includes a separation tank defining a cylindrical water inlet chambe... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5298176 | Controlled velocity settling tank A settling tank for settling inorganic matter such as sand, grit and plastic from a fluid stream such as a waste water stream entering a waste water treatment facility. A set of mechanical mixers directing energy into the fluid stream so as to cause spira... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5132011 | Oil, water and gas mixture separator A treater apparatus for separating mixed oil, water and gas into these components and including an elongated tank having a first end and an opposite, second end. A horizontally extending partition plate extends across the first end portion of the tank bel... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5116516 | Gravitational separator for separating solid components out of a liquid mixture There is described a low energy separator for separating solid components out of a liquid mixture, comprising (a) a vessel having a cylindrical outer wall and a base at one end, (b) a body which is provided within the vessel and which defines with the bas... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5076915 | Apparatus for removing suspended solids from a liquid Disclosed is a gravity settler for separating finely divided solids such as coal fines from a liquid such as a mixture of coal oil and agglomerating agent by agglomeration. A feed slurry comprising finely divided solids and a liquid mixture of product oil... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5021153 | Combined apparatus for removing grit and grease from sewage A combined apparatus for removing grit and grease from sewage includes a tank and a sewage inlet conduit extending into the tank. A mixing eductor receives incoming sewage and aeration is provided within the mixing eductor for upward flow. A down draft ba... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5013435 | Clarifying system for liquids A system for removing impurities from liquids wherein the liquid is forced upward through several zones, the first zone being a bundle of tubes having a helical shape to present an inclined path where settling of particulates back down the tube occurs, th... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5002657 | Separator for oil well production fluids A separator for oil well production fluids including oil, water and gases in which the separator includes a water siphon system having a vertically adjustable spill point for the discharge of water to a collection or disposal area for changing the interfa... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4967777 | Apparatus for treating substrates with a liquid An apparatus for treating an object with a liquid in which the object is immersed into the liquid in a tank which has overflow control members provided above faces of the tank with a predetermined space in an overflow area for said liquid, said space bein... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4919826 | Process and apparatus for separating solids and liquids from an effluent stream There is disclosed an improved liquid-solids-gas separator assembly permitting recovery of a major portion of the liquid stream for recirculation to a vacuum producing assembly wherein the separator assembly includes a gas-liquid and solids separator cham... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4804471 | Oil-water separator A separator for continuously separating a mixture of immiscible liquids of differing densities into the constituents of the mixture including a vessel, a first upper outlet for the lower density constituents, a second upper outlet for the higher density c... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4707878 | Vacuum loading cleaning system The vacuum loading cleaning system includes a pair of interconnected pressure vessels containing a cleaning liquid which is pumped through a heat exchanger and into a dirty tank. Cleaning liquid and dislodged contaminants are sucked up from the dirty tank... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4696073 | Recycled liquid cleaning system The cleaning system includes a pressure vessel containing a cleaning liquid pumped out of the pressure vessel and into a dirty tank. Cleaning liquid and dislodged contaminants are sucked up from the dirty tank by a partial vacuum created above the cleanin... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4689158 | Decanting device for separation of phases of different densities A decanting vessel for separation of liquid phases of different densities. The decanter vessel is provided with several conically-shaped separation levels disposed one on top of the other and provided with openings connecting the passages, alternately at ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4681682 | Air flotation clarifier A clarifier is provided with an elongated settling tank having an inlet at one end, an outlet at the opposite end, a generator producing air saturated liquid released near the inlet end of the tank to float lighter sludge to the top of the tank, suction h... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4664802 | Apparatus for continuously separating liquid mixtures The invention relates to apparatus for continuously separating components of mutually different density from a liquid mixture. The apparatus includes a separation space which is divided by a partition wall into a primary separation chamber and a secondary... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4642191 | Multi-zone flow control method and apparatus A plurality of similar open-ended fluid conduits are interconnected between a like number of fluid volume zones within a fluid-filled vessel, such as a clarifier, having a steady upflowing fluid supply, and a small continuously draining collector box adju... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4619015 | Vacuum loading cleaning system The vacuum loading cleaning system includes a pair of interconnected pressure vessels containing a cleaning liquid pumped out of one or both of the pressure vessels, through a heat exchanger and into a dirty tank. Cleaning liquid and dislodged contaminant... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4616377 | Recycled liquid cleaning system The cleaning system includes a pressure vessel containing a cleaning liquid pumped out of the pressure vessel and into a dirty tank. Cleaning liquid and dislodged contaminants are sucked up from the dirty tank by a partial vacuum created above the cleanin... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4589984 | Apparatus for separating from each other the components of a mixture of oil, water and soil Apparatus of separating from each other the components of a mixture of water, oil and soil, such as sludge, which mixture is passed via a distribution and pacification chamber (7), which is connected to the supply pipe (2) and which has a large volume slo... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4492635 | Device for separating solid substances from liquids Device for the separation of substances contained in a liquid, when such substances exhibit a density, which is close to the density of the liquid, the device preferably being used for the extraction of fat and protein matters from process water in the fo... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4483774 | Oil concentrating method and apparatus A tangentially disposed inlet (22) discharges lighter and heavier fluids into a basin (A) causing the fluid mass in the basin to rotate at a rate proportional to the flow. A heavier fluid drain (36) or drains (44) removes most of the heavier fluid causing... | 11/20/1984 |
