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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert C Glover, Ventura, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fluid Kinetics Corporation, Ventura, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ; F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417543 ; 137207 ; 138 26 ;
Abstract
A stabilizer is disclosed, as for use at the intake to a fluid pump, comprising a tank for containing a reservoir of liquid for supplying the pump. Extending from and above the tank, a tube provides a dome to confine a volume of gas to dampen pulsations created by the pump. The gaseous phase (vapor) in the dome is maintained in the tank by a heater mounted on the dome in such a manner as to provide heat somewhat related to the need for increasing the volume of the gaseous phase. Increased heat transfer within the tank vaporizes liquid to increase the pressure of the gaseous phase resulting in an increase in volume.