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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:
May. 12, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger W Caputi, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Edward G Pierick, Fremont, CA (US);
Dennis V Brumley, Fremont, CA (US);
Charles B Kincaid, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
203 39 ; 202204 ; 203D / ; 210664 ; 210774 ; 210182 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for continuously separating and recovering an organic liquid such as a hydrocarbon solvent from immiscible water and/or other impurities mixed therewith. The apparatus and method comprise a system for treating liquids while continuously flowing therethrough, including in series a gravity separation step followed by a distillation separation step.