US3250218A
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Blending apparatus
Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Filing: 1961-11-09
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Granted: 1966-05-10
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Expires: 1981-11-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Sinclair Robert Dickie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:18
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01F; B01F35/00; B01F35/80; B01F35/82; G; G05; G05D; G05D11/00; G05D11/02; G05D11/13; G05D11/131; G05D11/132; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/2496; Y10T137/2499
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A PUMP SYSTEM FOR THE IN-LINE BLENDING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PUMPS, MEANS FOR FEEDING A PETROLEUM COMPONENT FLUID TO ONE OF SAID PUMPS AND SEPARATE MEANS FOR FEEDING ANOTHER PETROLEUM COMPONENT FLUID TO ANOTHER OF SAID PUMPS, PUMP OUTLET MEANS FOR PASSAGE OF FLUIDS DISCHARGED FROM EACH OF SAID PUMPS INTO A COMMON OUTLET MEANS, A MONITORING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID COMMON OUTLET MEANS WHICH GENERATES A SIGNAL REPRESENTIVE OF AT LEAST ONE PROPERTY OF THE BLENDED PETROLEUM FLUID IN SAID OUTLET MEANS, SAID PROPERTY BEING A PETROLEUM QUALITY INDICATOR DEPENDENT ON THE RATIO OF THE VOLUMES OF SAID COMPONENTS FLUIDS IN SAID BLENDED FLUID, FLOW-MEASURING MEANS WHICH GENERATES A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE OF FLOW OF THE BLENDED FLUID IN SAID COMMON OUTLET MEANS, RATIO CONTROL MEANS OPERATIVELY RESPONSIVE TO THE SIGNAL FROM SAID MONITORING MEANS TO CONTROL THE RATE OF FLOW OF ONE FLUID RELATIVE TO THE RATE OF FLOW OF ANOTHER FLUID TO MAINTAIN SAID BLENDED PETROLEUM PROPERTY AT ITS REQUIRED VALUE AND FLOW CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID COMPONENT FLUIDS OPERATIVELY RESPONSIVE TO THE SIGNAL FROM SAID FLOW-MEASURING MEANS FOR INCREASING OR DECREASING THE TOTAL OUTPUT OF SAID PUMP SYSTEM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A PUMP SYSTEM FOR THE IN-LINE BLENDING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PUMPS, MEANS FOR FEEDING A PETROLEUM COMPONENT FLUID TO ONE OF SAID PUMPS AND SEPARATE MEANS FOR FEEDING ANOTHER PETROLEUM COMPONENT FLUID TO ANOTHER OF SAID PUMPS, PUMP OUTLET MEANS FOR PASSAGE OF FLUIDS DISCHARGED FROM EACH OF SAID PUMPS INTO A COMMON OUTLET MEANS, A MONITORING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID COMMON OUTLET MEANS WHICH GENERATES A SIGNAL REPRESENTIVE OF AT LEAST ONE PROPERTY OF THE BLENDED PETROLEUM FLUID IN SAID OUTLET MEANS, SAID PROPERTY BEING A PETROLEUM QUALITY INDICATOR DEPENDENT ON THE RATIO OF THE VOLUMES OF SAID COMPONENTS FLUIDS IN SAID BLENDED FLUID, FLOW-MEASURING MEANS WHICH GENERATES A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE OF FLOW OF THE BLENDED FLUID IN SAID COMMON OUTLET MEANS, RATIO CONTROL MEANS OPERATIVELY RESPONSIVE TO THE SIGNAL FROM SAID MONITORING MEANS TO CONTROL THE RATE OF FLOW OF ONE FLUID RELATIVE TO THE RATE OF FLOW OF ANOTHER FLUID TO MAINTAIN SAID BLENDED PETROLEUM PROPERTY AT ITS REQUIRED VALUE AND FLOW CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID COMPONENT FLUIDS OPERATIVELY RESPONSIVE TO THE SIGNAL FROM SAID FLOW-MEASURING MEANS FOR INCREASING OR DECREASING THE TOTAL OUTPUT OF SAID PUMP SYSTEM.
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