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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:
Mar. 12, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Cox, Twin Falls, ID (US);
Edward G Bulgin, Nampa, ID (US);
Assignee:
The Amalgamated Sugar Company, Ogden, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210137 ; 1375 / ; 138 44 ; 210284 ; 210456 ; 422220 ;
Abstract
A manifold system is constructed for evenly distributing a liquid to, and/or evenly collecting a liquid from, a cell of a separator system. The flow paths between the manifold inlet(s) and manifold outlet(s) are all approximately hydraulically identical in numbers, types, and dimensions of flow components, such that: (a) the flow rates to/from each of multiple inlets/outlets is equivalent, even with changes in overall pressure drop or flow rate, and (b) the time required for liquid to traverse each of the manifold flow paths is approximately identical, enabling plug flow through the cell.