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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. 03, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Michelle Bridget Carrier, London, GB;
Gerald Henry Meeten, Hertfordshire, GB;
Inventors:
Michelle Bridget Carrier, London, GB;
Gerald Henry Meeten, Hertfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of removing particulate solids from an oil based drilling or completion fluid () is disclosed. The method involves exposing the fluid to an electric field to electrically migrate particulate solids suspended therein, and collecting the migrated particulate solids to remove them from the fluid.