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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:
Oct. 23, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
William D Wakley, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
J Robert Worrell, Tulsa, OK (US);
Grant A Young, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2105121 ; 554591 ; 209211 ; 209144 ;
Abstract
A hydrocyclone separator for separating oil from water includes a substantially cylindrical first portion with a central overflow outlet and at least one tangential flow inlet, an essentially single angled conical second portion, and a substantially cylindrical third portion, with a central underflow outlet. The hydrocyclone separator is made in accordance with the following relationships: