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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:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Gary L. Hensley, Kingwood, TX (US);
Lee Hilpert, Galveston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gary L. Hensley, Kingwood, TX (US);
Lee Hilpert, Galveston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hutchison Hayes, LP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A conical housing of a horizontal decanter centrifuge includes a discharge port liner that attaches to the conical housing from the outside of the housing. The discharge port is substantially rectangular in configuration, and the liner slides down into the port opening. The liner is coupled to the housing with bolts or similar releasable coupling apparatus.