US3282031A
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Centrifugal gas anchor
Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1964-04-22
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1984-04-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Eduard A Vos
- 👤 Johannes J M Van Oosterhout
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:24
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/34; E21B43/38; B; B01; B01D; B01D19/00; B01D19/0042; B01D19/0052; B01D45/00; B01D45/12; B01D45/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S494/00; Y10S494/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING GAS AND LIQUID FROM A GASLIQUID MIXTURE COMPRISING: A CYLINDRICAL HOUSING; AN ELONGATE OPEN-TOP CUP-SHAPED MEMBER ROTATABLY MOUNTED WITH SAID HOUSING AND ARRANGED ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF SAID TOP OF SAID CUPSHAPED MEMBER BEING OPEN AT ALL TIMES AND DEFINING A COMMON GAS-LIQUID INTAKE AND SEPARATED GAS DISCHARGE OPENING; TUBULAR LIQUID DISCHARGE MEANS LOCATED CENTRALLY AND DEPENDING WITHIN SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER, SAID TUBULAR MEANS HAVING AN OPEN END NEAR THE BOTTOM OF SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER; MEANS CONNECTING THE OUTER WALL OF SAID TUBULAR MEANS TO THE INNER WALL OF SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER; MEANS F OR ROTATING THE CUP-SHAPED MEMBER; AND, INTAKE FLUID PASSAGEWAY MEANS THROUGH SAID HOUSING FOR SUPPLYING THE GAS-LIQUID MIXTURE OUTSIDE THE CUPSHAPED MEMBER SO AS TO SPILL OVER THE OPEN TOP THEREOF; GAS DISCHARGE MEANS THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID HOUSING FOR LEADING AWAY SEPARATED GAS FROM THE TOP OF SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING GAS AND LIQUID FROM A GASLIQUID MIXTURE COMPRISING: A CYLINDRICAL HOUSING; AN ELONGATE OPEN-TOP CUP-SHAPED MEMBER ROTATABLY MOUNTED WITH SAID HOUSING AND ARRANGED ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF SAID TOP OF SAID CUPSHAPED MEMBER BEING OPEN AT ALL TIMES AND DEFINING A COMMON GAS-LIQUID INTAKE AND SEPARATED GAS DISCHARGE OPENING; TUBULAR LIQUID DISCHARGE MEANS LOCATED CENTRALLY AND DEPENDING WITHIN SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER, SAID TUBULAR MEANS HAVING AN OPEN END NEAR THE BOTTOM OF SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER; MEANS CONNECTING THE OUTER WALL OF SAID TUBULAR MEANS TO THE INNER WALL OF SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER; MEANS F OR ROTATING THE CUP-SHAPED MEMBER; AND, INTAKE FLUID PASSAGEWAY MEANS THROUGH SAID HOUSING FOR SUPPLYING THE GAS-LIQUID MIXTURE OUTSIDE THE CUPSHAPED MEMBER SO AS TO SPILL OVER THE OPEN TOP THEREOF; GAS DISCHARGE MEANS THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID HOUSING FOR LEADING AWAY SEPARATED GAS FROM THE TOP OF SAID CUP-SHAPED MEMBER.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
GB921350A
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US3168474A
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