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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2011
Vipul P. Patel, Irvine, CA (US);
Allen K. Macknight, Signal Hill, CA (US);
Steven R. Eccles, Torrance, CA (US);
Leonard Walitt, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Vipul P. Patel, Irvine, CA (US);
Allen K. MacKnight, Signal Hill, CA (US);
Steven R. Eccles, Torrance, CA (US);
Leonard Walitt, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Fram Group IP LLC, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for removing particulates from a fluid, the method including the steps of: producing a laminar flow of the fluid through a single-flow passageway defined by an interior surface of an outer rotor of a centrifuge; and imparting centrifugal force on the fluid in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the flow of the fluid to capture the particulates from the fluid. The method may further comprise rotation of the centrifuge at a speed of 5,000 to 15,000 revolutions per minute. The method may also or alternatively comprise locating the interior surface between 3 and 5 inches from an axis of rotation of the centrifuge.