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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:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas C. Adams, Hockley, TX (US);
David W. Largent, Cleveland, TX (US);
David L. Schulte, Broussard, LA (US);
Assignee:
Tuboscope I/P, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/908 ; B01D 3/910 ; B01D 3/300 ; B07D 1/46 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/908 ; B01D 3/910 ; B01D 3/300 ; B07D 1/46 ;
Abstract
A method for separating fluid from a mixture of fluid and fibrous lost circulation material, the method including introducing the mixture onto a screen assembly that is vibrating for passage of the fluid through the screen assembly and for separation of fibrous lost circulation material from the fluid, the screen assembly comprising a plurality of screens one on top of the other and including at least a first screen and a second screen, one of the screens with comprising a screen mesh woven with non-square openings as viewed from above.