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...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255728 | Apparatus and method for degassing liquids Apparatus and method for degassing liquids particularly cationic monomers. Fluid comprising liquid to be degassed together with sweep gas is admitted tangentially into a column (10) and forced down the column by a tubular baffle (16) which defines, wit... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7150149 | Extracting power from a fluid flow An apparatus for extracting power from a fluid flow comprising a fluid driveable engine, a fluid directing arrangement defining a channel in the flow of a primary fluid, the channel with a flow accelerating constriction shaped. The primary fluid accelerates as it pa... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6942720 | Apparatus and method for treating a fluid The invention relates to an apparatus for treating a fluid having at least one treating zone, with a fluid inlet and separation device in it for introducing a separated mixture of liquid and gas into the treating zone. The fluid inlet device has a series of coaxiall... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6895816 | Apparatus for remotely detecting fluid reservoir levels in fluid and gas well An apparatus for detecting fluid levels in an oil and gas well environment and transmitting a signal to a remote site when sensing that the level has reached a predetermined amount. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6752860 | Apparatus for separation of a fluid flow, especially into a gas phase and a liquid phase An apparatus for separation of the fluid flow flowing through a pipeline into a light fraction and a heavier fraction has a tubular casing (2) arranged to constitute a section of the pipeline proper, a spin element (5) for rotation of the fluid flow at... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6620221 | Device for separating gas and liquid from a gas-liquid mixture flowing in a line, and method for separating same The invention relates to a device for separating gas and liquid from a medium flowing in a line, and to a method for separating such a medium, in particular a gas-liquid mixture, in the device, which separates gas and liquid particles from one another at ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6299672 | Subsurface integrated production systems A technique is described for producing fluids from a series of wells. Production fluids from production wells are raised from the wells and deposited in a separation unit. The production fluids typically include both liquid and gas phase components. The s... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6214242 | Direct injection air stripping method and apparatus A method and apparatus for stripping a volatile compound from waste water comprises creating a high velocity spray of air and stream of water at a first inlet to a first expansion chamber to volatize the compound, recombining the water and air flow throug... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6171465 | Desalter A longitudinally horizontal pressure vessel desalts a fluid mixture of oil, an emulsion of oil globules encapsulated in salt water casings, gas and/or free water. A vertical wall splits the vessel into a double length flow path extending from an inlet to ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5885333 | Low pressure drop steam separators The steam/water separator includes a lower standpipe for receiving a two-phase mixture of water and steam at its lower end. Internal threads or elements spaced about the interior wall of the standpipe impart a swirl to the incoming mixture, producing a th... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5653786 | High capacity marine separator A high capacity marine separator (30) is disclosed which uses a first stage formed by an inertial vane separator (32), a second stage formed by a coalescer stage (36) and a third stage formed by an inertial vane separator (34). The coalescer stage (36) is... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5591252 | Device and method for the continuous degassing of casting resin A device and a method for the continuous degassing of casting resin. A housing (1) is provided which has an inlet (2) and an outlet (3) for passage of the casting resin and is connected to a vacuum source (4). In order to achieve with a compact design of ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5549737 | Spray degasser The present invention relates to a spray degasser for removing gas from a liquid, comprising: i) a boiler having at least one sprayer compartment, ii) the sprayer compartment comprises a radial sprayer which is connected to a liquid feed for spraying the liqui... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5516360 | Abrasion resistant gas separator A gas separator for a submersible centrifugal pump or well has hardened cases on the components exposed to well fluid within the interior of the gas separator. The gas separator has a cylindrical sidewall with a bore. A shaft driven by a motor of the pump... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5507858 | Liquid/gas separator and slug flow eliminator and process for use An apparatus and method for separating the liquid phase and the gas phase of a liquid/gas mixture and for substantially eliminating slug flow is provided. The apparatus includes a housing containing a separation table positioned in an inclined position wi... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5409523 | Device and method for the continuous degassing of casting resin A device and a method for the continuous degassing of casting resin comprising a housing (1) which has an inlet (2) and an outlet (3) for passage of the casting resin and is connected to a vacuum source (4). In order to achieve with a compact design of th... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5389128 | Multiple, self-adjusting downhole gas separator A multiple, self-adjusting downhole gas separator includes an external decanting pipe having perforations about the periphery thereof, and a concentric inner suction pipe equipped with inverted L-shaped suction pipe by-passes extending outwardly and downw... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5302298 | Process and installation for treating liquids charged with pollutants A process and an installation for treating liquids, which are charged with pollutants that are difficult to break down, by means of wet oxidation with ozone-containing gas and UV radiation. The installation comprises injectors by means of which ozone-cont... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5234480 | Method and apparatus for decreasing problems caused by residual or reaction gases or gases harmful to a process The invention relates to a method and assembly for decreasing problems, especially odor hazards and interference with pump action, caused by residual or reaction gases, evolved or picked up in gas washers and various other partial process apparatuses of a... | 08/10/1993 |
| 4424068 | Separator and method for separation of oil, gas and water A separator and process for separating a mixture of oil, gas, and water, such as may be received from a hydrocarbon producing well. The separator is in the form of a vessel divided into separation chambers and provided with a dynamic separator device whic... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4088459 | Separator A separator assembly for separating different density fluids, such as gas and liquid, which comprises three stages, i.e., an inducer stage, a mixed flow impeller stage, and a centrifugal separator stage. The assembly is usually associated with a pump or p... | 05/09/1978 |
