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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:
Nov. 15, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Lafargue, Paris, FR;
Jean Espitalie, Le Vesinet, FR;
Thierry Lesage, Tessancourt sur Aubette, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 38 ;
Abstract
A device and method for enabling an evaluation of an ability of a body containing at least one product to expel at least a portion of the product. The body, for example, a rock sample is placed adjacent to a reservoir and a pressure gradient is effected between the body and the reservoir so as to result in at least a portion of the product being expelled from the body.