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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. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Mark M. Weislogel, Tigard, OR (US);
Evan A. Thomas, Boulder, CO (US);
John C. Graf, Seabrook, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark M. Weislogel, Tigard, OR (US);
Evan A. Thomas, Boulder, CO (US);
John C. Graf, Seabrook, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for separating a fluid are provided. The apparatus can include a separator and a collector having an internal volume defined at least in part by one or more surfaces narrowing toward a bottom portion of the volume. The separator can include an exit port oriented toward the bottom portion of the volume. The internal volume can receive a fluid expelled from the separator into a flow path in the collector and the flow path can include at least two directional transitions within the collector.