Gas-liquid separator
Patent 4290791 Issued on September 22, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 25, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 25, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 806129 2010456 2316729 2578568 2754970 2888096 3276188 3771288 Device for separating impurities from gases Apparatus for separating gases from liquids Patent #: 4120673 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/133799 filed on 03/25/1980US Classes:96/212, Including inner and outer casings or plural compartments55/399, Spiral guide55/426, Baffle intermediate concentrate collector zone and gas outlet conduit55/457, Between gas flow path wall and central core55/459.4Inflow nozzle or vaneExaminersPrimary: Lacey, David L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB04C 3/00 (20060101)B01D 19/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1979-03-29 JPAbstractA gas-liquid separator wherein a helical passageway is defined between an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder in such a way that a working fluid with entrained bubbles may be forced to flow tangentially into the helical passage and swirl therethrough. The entrained bubbles are separated from the liquid through centrifugal force produced by the swirling or vortical flow through the helical passageway and trapped or collected inside the inner cylinder, from which they are discharged to the exterior. | |
