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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2002
Kerry Ward, Cypress, TX (US);
David Person, Missouri City, TX (US);
Thomas C. Adams, Hockley, TX (US);
Douglas Graham, Houston, TX (US);
Varco I/P, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A screen assembly for a vibratory separator which, in at least certain aspects, has supporting apparatus with a plurality of openings therethrough, screening material on the supporting apparatus over the plurality of openings, the supporting apparatus recovered from a predecessor screen assembly by applying heat to the predecessor screen assembly, the predecessor screen assembly having the supporting apparatus and predecessor screening material secured to the supporting apparatus by securing material, the heat applied to the predecessor screen assembly sufficient to degrade, powderize, turn to ash and/or cook off the securing material so that recovery of the supporting apparatus is facilitated; and methods for effecting such recovery.