Cyclone separator
Patent 4576724 Issued on March 18, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 4, 2005. 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 4, 2005. 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 ReferencesCyclone separator Cyclone separator Patent #: 4251368 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/707529 filed on 03/04/1985US Classes:210/788, Introducing liquid tangentially210/512.1, TANGENTIAL FLOW OR CENTRIFUGAL FLUID ACTION55/447, Fixed gas whirler or rotator means95/261, Centrifugal force96/209Tangential inletExaminersPrimary: Fisher, Richard V.Assistant: Millard, Wanda L. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB04C 5/00 (20060101)B04C 5/13 (20060101) B04C 5/081 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1981-06-25 GBAbstractA cyclone separator for removing oil from seawater, the oil being up to a few percent of the volume, is proportioned as follows, symbols having the meaning shown on the FIGURE, a notable feature being the smallness of do, the overflow: 10ࣘ12 /d2 ࣘ25; 0.04<4Ai /πd12 ࣘ0.10; do /d2 <0.1; d1 >d2 ; d2 >d3. The half-angle of the convergence of the taper T2 is from 20' to 2°. | |
