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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7625438 | Method and device for removal of gases from water A method and device are provided for reducing the oxygen content of seawater, where the seawater is introduced into the upper part (14) of a downcomer (12), particularly for treatment of ballast water in a ballast tank (4) of a ship (1). ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7264655 | Gas/liquid separation in water injection into hydrocarbon reservoir A water stream is treated to remove oxygen before injecting the water into an underground hydrocarbon reservoir. The water-oxygen mixture is separated by centrifugal action using fixed spin blades (20). Oxygen is removed from the center of the conduit through... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7214257 | Plant for cleaning and degassing a fibrous suspension Plant and process for cleaning and degassing a fibrous suspension. The plant includes a plurality of hydrocyclones, in which each hydrocyclone includes an intake connection, an accepts connection, and a rejects connection and at least two supply lines for feeding li... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7140068 | Vacuum cleaner with cyclonic separation A cyclone outlet assembly with a frusto-conical dirt blocking plate minimizes clogging at the outlet of the cyclone separator. An upright vacuum cleaner with a cyclone separator is mounted on and in fluid communication with an elongated rigid tube that forms part of... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7093437 | Extended operability aircraft fuel delivery system A fuel delivery system for a gas turbine engine includes a main fuel pump supplying fuel to a fuel-metering device. The operational flow range of the fuel system is dependent on a minimum net positive suction pressure at the main pump inlet required to prevent pump ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087157 | Multi-phase separation system A multi-phase separation system utilized to remove contaminants from fluids includes a pre-filtering module for filtering a contaminated fluid to provide a filtered contaminated fluid. A condenser module receives the filtered contaminated fluid and a contaminated ga... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6932889 | Water treatment device and method A point of use water purification unit for continuously and completely purifying water at all point of use for removing all chemicals, killing all microorganisms; the device having a computer monitored and controlled system for degassing, super heating and exploding... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6827820 | Degassing centrifugal apparatus, process for pumping and degassing a fluid and process for producing paper or board The invention relates to a degassing centrifugal apparatus such as a pump and to a process for pumping and degassing a fluid. The apparatus has a rotatable hollow rotor connected to a stationary fluid inlet at one end and a stationary liquid outlet at the opposite e... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6730214 | System and apparatus for accelerating mass transfer of a gas into a liquid System and apparatus to accelerate solution of gas into liquid. The system includes an aspirating injector to bring the gas into the pressurized system, a collider, a reactor, and an optional gas/liquid separator. The collider and reactor provide for prompt renewal ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6602327 | Process for removing an undesirable dissolved gas from a liquid Undesirable dissolved gas is removed from a liquid by pressurizing the liquid containing the undesirable dissolved gas therein. The liquid is then directed into a hydrocyclone having an inlet optimized for liquid particle movement through a liquid vortex ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6423124 | Device for regulating a flow rate in an air-liquid centrifuge separator The device for regulating a flow rate of an air-liquid centrifuge separator includes a gas outlet pipe, an outlet pipe for separated liquids and an inlet pipe through which a fluid to be separated enters the separator. The device includes a by-pass pipe, ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6290760 | Air separator system An apparatus and method for separating dissolved gasses from a fluid to produce de-aerated fluid which includes a fluid pump, a gas separator, and a vacuum pump for removing liberated dissolved gasses from the gas separator. In one particular embodiment, ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6206954 | Blood set and chamber A combined arterial-venous blood flow set comprises connected lengths of flexible tubing for receiving blood from a patient, for conveying the blood to a blood processing device such as a dialyzer or an LDL filter, and for returning the blood to the patie... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6162284 | Separator for gases, liquids and solids from a well The invention relates to an apparatus and method for use in well drilling, for separating rock cuttings, gas, water, drilling mud, gases, or foam which may be part of the drilling fluid returning from a bore hole. The apparatus has a plurality of compartm... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6139606 | Method and apparatus for pumping a medium Methods and apparatus are disclosed for degassing gas-containing fluid media in a container with the apparatus including a centrifugal pump for pumping the gas-containing fluid medium from the container, an ejector including a suction side, an ejector inl... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6132494 | Process and means for separation of a well production stream The invention relates to a system for separating oil/water/gas from a marginal field by using a combination of a coarse separator with short treatment duration which separates into three flows where one obtains an oil concentration of over 70%, a water co... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6090299 | Three-phase rotary separator The method of operating rotating separator apparatus, to which fluid, including gas and liquids is supplied in a fluid jet via a nozzle, which includes separating the liquids from the gas in the stream, at a first zone within the rotating apparatus, and s... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6019824 | Bubble trap chamber A tubular set for the conveyance of blood includes flexible set tubing and a bubble trap chamber connected to the tubing for any desired extracorporeal blood transport process. The bubble trap chamber includes a housing defining an outer wall, a flow inle... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6015453 | Refrigeration system and a separator therefor A refrigeration system comprises a compressor, a condenser, a receiver and an evaporator, each having an inlet and an outlet, and a separator having an inlet and a first and second outlet, connected to each other conventionally. The separator is positione... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5902378 | Continuous flow downhole gas separator for processing cavity pumps The efficiency of progressing cavity pumps is drastically reduced if the liquid being pumped contains large volumes of gas. To alleviate this problem a gas separator is provided which can be attached to the suction of a downhole pump to remove gas from th... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5879422 | Separating arrangement and method for counteracting foam formation The present invention relates to a cyclone, mainly for separating liquid from gas/vapor, which is formed upon pressure reduction of spent cooking liquid in connection with pulp production. The cyclone includes an inlet arrangement connected to a supply li... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5876560 | Method and apparatus for removing gas from a fibre-liquid suspension The invention relates to a method and arrangement for removing gas from a fibre/liquid suspension in a fibre treatment line in a pulp mill, which line includes at least one stage in which the fibre/liquid suspension is treated and/or stored in a large con... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5749945 | Apparatus for rapidly degassing and decontaminating liquids A system is described for rapidly removing dissolved permanent gasses or dissolved volatile contaminants from a liquid, in which the liquid is forced through a cavitating venturi, designed and operated in a fashion to produce micro-bubbles in the high-she... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5693221 | Cyclonic liquid-separating unit A liquid-separating unit for dental purposes has, flange-mounted on a suction machine, a liquid-separating cyclone comprising a housing which surrounds a cyclone chamber (22) and into which a motor shaft (26) of the suction machine is passed. The latter c... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5644802 | Vacuum sewer arrangement A simplified vacuum sewer arrangement comprises a limited number of toilet bowls, preferably at the most 60 toilet bowls, which through a sewer pipe are connected to a common sewage collecting container, and a dry rotary vane pump for generating and maint... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5554343 | Particle and light and heavy fluid separator A fluid centrifuge device for separating fluids and/or solids comprises a non-rotatable containment vessel (6) and a rotatable shroud (6A) of conical or other form within said vessel (6). The vessel (6) is located between an inlet assembly (2) including a... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5538546 | Waste tank for vacuum sewage system A vacuum waste containment system to operate in situations where limited water is available and discharge of liquid and waste is undesirable. The system is powered by an external vacuum source. The vacuum draws the waste into a holding tank through an air... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5474601 | Integrated floating platform vertical annular separation and pumping system for production of hydrocarbons A VASPS (vertical annular separation and pumping system) is integral with a floating production vessel such as a TLP. The head section of the VASPS is located at the deck level of the vessel. The tail section is located at or near the bottom of the body o... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5368636 | Waste tank for vacuum sewage system A vacuum waste containment system to operate in situations where limited water is available and discharge of liquid and waste is undesirable. The system is powered by an external vacuum source. The vacuum draws the waste into a holding tank through an air... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5330641 | Separator of solid particles for variable discharge fluid flow rates in dental apparatus The invention relates to a separator of solid particles for variable flow rates of discharge from dental apparatus. The separator includes a container (3) equipped with an upper cylindrical zone (3a), having an inlet hole (5) for the fluid to be separated... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5308386 | Air relief valve for a pressure vessel The present invention is directed towards an air relief valve for a pressure vessel which automatically releases air from the system during filling with liquid, and which automatically seals when the liquid in the system reaches a predetermined level to p... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5284507 | Waste tank for vacuum sewage system A vacuum waste containment system to operate in situations where limited water is available and discharge of liquid and waste is undesirable. The system is powered by an external vacuum source. The vacuum draws the waste into a holding tank through an air... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5193645 | Method for cooling reduction gears lubricated with sprayed oil and implementation equipment The cooling method consists of sucking up inside the reduction gear previously filtered air which, when traversing the reduction gear, is mixed with the spray of lubricating oil so as to collect its calories and reject it outside after having purified it ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5076071 | Suction accumulator with dirt trap and filter A suction accumulator for the compressor of a refrigeration system including a disk-shaped dirt trap baffle member spaced from the wall of the vessel to form a gap through which liquid refrigerant flows from an active zone above the baffle to a quiet zone... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5021070 | Method and apparatus for the safe separation of combustible and/or explosive gaseous mixtures from aqueous solutions A method and apparatus are disclosed for separating potentially combustible and/or explosive gaseous mixtures from aqueous solutions. The method employs the concept of utilizing a liquid phase carryover as a combustible gaseous diluent and subsequently, u... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5002592 | Waste tank for a vacuum sewage system A waste tank for a vacuum sewage system installed in a transport vehicle comprises a receptacle portion for receiving sewage up to a predetermined maximum filling level. The tank defines an inlet opening for admitting air and sewage to the tank and an out... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4692101 | Liquid ring vacuum pump arrangement having minimized operating liquid consumption To minimize water consumption and to provide enhanced suction ability in a liquid ring vacuum pump the temperature of the exhaust liquid is measured and the amount of operating liquid supplied to the pump is varied.... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4651540 | Suction accumulator including an entrance baffle A suction accumulator including a casing for defining a liquid storage vessel. The casing includes an upper and lower end cap. A baffle is disposed in an upper portion of the casing adjacent the upper end cap whereby refrigerant flowing into the inlet wil... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4645518 | Method and apparatus for reducing the gas content of a liquid In a method of reducing the gas content of a liquid in which the liquid is propelled, preferably in a closed circuit, by a centrifugal pump (1), an improved degasification capability is achieved by extracting a portion of the liquid from the suction side ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4597950 | Gas separating-crystallizer Apparatus and a method for separating gases and vapors from a geopressure or hydropressured brine without allowing precipitation of scale deposits on the walls of vessels and pipes. The apparatus includes a reactor having an inlet pipe provided with a Ven... | 07/01/1986 |
