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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2020
Applicant:

Battelle Savannah River Alliance, Llc, Aiken, SC (US);

Inventors:

Michael L. Restivo, Aiken, SC (US);

Michael R. Poirier, Evans, GA (US);

Fernando F. Fondeur, North Augusta, SC (US);

Samuel D. Fink, Aiken, SC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 11/04 (2006.01); B04B 1/02 (2006.01); G01H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 11/048 (2013.01); B01D 11/0434 (2013.01); B01D 11/0461 (2013.01); B01D 11/0484 (2013.01); B04B 1/02 (2013.01); G01H 9/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

Centrifugal contactors that can be used for mixing or separating materials are described. The contactors include a sensing system including a communications fiber within the shaft of the contactors and access ports providing access from the communications fiber to the mixing/separating zone of the contactor. The sensing system can be utilized during operation of the contactor and can provide for detailed and accurate on-line characterization of a protocol, as well as process control and system modification as necessary during operation.


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