US3131706A
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Metering heterogeneous mixtures
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1961-04-03
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Granted: 1964-05-05
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Expires: 1981-04-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur A Harban
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 13:51
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D11/00; G05D11/001; C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/0318; Y10T137/0402; Y10T137/0441; Y10T137/048; Y10T137/4238; Y10T137/4245; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/85954; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86558; Y10T137/86566; Y10T137/86863; Y10T137/86871
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
231 words
A METHOD FOR ADDING A COMPONENT TO A FLOWING STREAM, COMPRISING THE STEPS OFF: CIRCULATING SAID COMPONENT BY FLOWING SAID COMPONENT INTO ONE END OF A FIRST FLOW PASSAGEWAY HAVING A FINITE VOLUME AND OUT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID FIRST PASSAGEWAY; SIMULTANEOUSLY FLOWING SAID STREAM INTO ONE END OF A SECOND FLOW PASSAGEWAY HAVING A FINITE VOLUME AND OUT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SECOND PASSAGEWAY; SIMULTANEOUSLY FLOWING A PURGE MATERIAL INTO ONE END OF A THIRD FLOW PASSAGEWAY HAVING A FINITE VOLUME AND OUT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID THIRD PASSAGEWAY; SIMULTANEOUSLY CHANGING THE CONNECTIONS OF SAID PASSAGEWAYS; TO TRAP PORTION OF SAID COMPONENT IN SAID FIRST PASSAGEWAY AND FLOW SAID STREAM THROUGH SAID FIRST PASSAGEWAY TO ENTRAIN THE ENTIRE TRAPPED AMOUNT OF SAID COMPONENT IN SAID STREAM; TO TRAP A PORTION OF SAID STREAM IN SAID SECOND PASSAGEWAY AND FLOW SAID PURGE MATERIALS THROUGH SAID SECOND PASSAGEWAY TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE TRAPPED AMOUNT OF SAID STREAM INTO SAID PURGE MATERIAL; AND TO TRAP A PORTION OF SAID PURGE MATERIAL IN SAID THIRD PASSAGEWAY AND CICULATE SAID COMPONENT THROUGH SAID THIRD PASSAGWAY TO ENTRAIN PURGE MATERIAL IN SAID COMPONENT; SUBSEQUENTLY SIMULTANEOUSLY CHANGING THE CONNECTIONS OF SAID PASSAGEWAYS; TO TRAP A SECOND PORTION OF SAID COMPONENT IN SAID THIRD PASSAGEWAY AND FLOW SAID STREAM THROUGH SAID THIRD PASSAGEWAY TO ENTRAIN THE ENTIRE TRAPPED AMOUNT OF SAID COMPONENT IN SAID STREAM;
Claim 2
Independent Claim
231 words
A METHOD FOR ADDING A COMPONENT TO A FLOWING STREAM, COMPRISING THE STEPS OFF: CIRCULATING SAID COMPONENT BY FLOWING SAID COMPONENT INTO ONE END OF A FIRST FLOW PASSAGEWAY HAVING A FINITE VOLUME AND OUT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID FIRST PASSAGEWAY; SIMULTANEOUSLY FLOWING SAID STREAM INTO ONE END OF A SECOND FLOW PASSAGEWAY HAVING A FINITE VOLUME AND OUT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SECOND PASSAGEWAY; SIMULTANEOUSLY FLOWING A PURGE MATERIAL INTO ONE END OF A THIRD FLOW PASSAGEWAY HAVING A FINITE VOLUME AND OUT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID THIRD PASSAGEWAY; SIMULTANEOUSLY CHANGING THE CONNECTIONS OF SAID PASSAGEWAYS; TO TRAP PORTION OF SAID COMPONENT IN SAID FIRST PASSAGEWAY AND FLOW SAID STREAM THROUGH SAID FIRST PASSAGEWAY TO ENTRAIN THE ENTIRE TRAPPED AMOUNT OF SAID COMPONENT IN SAID STREAM; TO TRAP A PORTION OF SAID STREAM IN SAID SECOND PASSAGEWAY AND FLOW SAID PURGE MATERIALS THROUGH SAID SECOND PASSAGEWAY TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE TRAPPED AMOUNT OF SAID STREAM INTO SAID PURGE MATERIAL; AND TO TRAP A PORTION OF SAID PURGE MATERIAL IN SAID THIRD PASSAGEWAY AND CICULATE SAID COMPONENT THROUGH SAID THIRD PASSAGWAY TO ENTRAIN PURGE MATERIAL IN SAID COMPONENT; SUBSEQUENTLY SIMULTANEOUSLY CHANGING THE CONNECTIONS OF SAID PASSAGEWAYS; TO TRAP A SECOND PORTION OF SAID COMPONENT IN SAID THIRD PASSAGEWAY AND FLOW SAID STREAM THROUGH SAID THIRD PASSAGEWAY TO ENTRAIN THE ENTIRE TRAPPED AMOUNT OF SAID COMPONENT IN SAID STREAM;
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