US3195294A
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Assignee: Ford Motor Company Ltd
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Filing: 1961-03-20
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1981-03-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Verdura Anthony
- 👤 Theodore Z White
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:55
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01P; F01P11/00; F01P11/02; F01P11/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A DEVICE FOR THE SEPARATION OF A GAS FROM A FLOWING LIQUID IN WHICH THE GAS IS RELATIVELY INSOLUBLE COMPRISING A RESERVOIR MEANS AND A CONDUIT HAVING AN INLET MEANS, AN OUTLET MEANS, A PORTION OF REDUCED CROSS SECTIONAL AREA BETWEEN SAID INLET MEANS AND SAID OUTLET MEANS, AND AN UPWARDLY FACING OPENING LOCATED BETWEEN THE MOST RESTRICTED PART OF SAID CONDUIT AND SAID OUTLET MEANS AND POSITIONED IN A PORTION OF SAID CONDUIT WHERE THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF SAID CONDUIT VARIES DIRECTLY WITH THE DISTANCE FROM SAID MOST RESTRICTED PART, SAID RESERVOIR MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CONDUIT THROUGH SAID UPWARDLY FACING OPENING, HAVING A PORTION THEREOF SITUATED ABOVE SAID CONDUIT AND SAID UPWARDLY FACING OPENING AND BEING POSITIONED IN RELATION TO SAID CONDUIT TO ADMIT OF GRAVITATIONAL SEPARATION OF A GAS INTO SAID PORTION FROM A LIQUID IN SAID CONDUIT.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
142 words
A DEVICE FOR THE SEPARATION OF A GAS FROM A FLOWING LIQUID IN WHICH THE GAS IS RELATIVELY INSOLUBLE COMPRISING A RESERVOIR MEANS AND A CONDUIT HAVING AN INLET MEANS, AN OUTLET MEANS, A PORTION OF REDUCED CROSS SECTIONAL AREA BETWEEN SAID INLET MEANS AND SAID OUTLET MEANS, AND AN UPWARDLY FACING OPENING LOCATED BETWEEN THE MOST RESTRICTED PART OF SAID CONDUIT AND SAID OUTLET MEANS AND POSITIONED IN A PORTION OF SAID CONDUIT WHERE THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF SAID CONDUIT VARIES DIRECTLY WITH THE DISTANCE FROM SAID MOST RESTRICTED PART, SAID RESERVOIR MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CONDUIT THROUGH SAID UPWARDLY FACING OPENING, HAVING A PORTION THEREOF SITUATED ABOVE SAID CONDUIT AND SAID UPWARDLY FACING OPENING AND BEING POSITIONED IN RELATION TO SAID CONDUIT TO ADMIT OF GRAVITATIONAL SEPARATION OF A GAS INTO SAID PORTION FROM A LIQUID IN SAID CONDUIT.
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