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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Gareth David Thomas, Hollingworth, GB;
Paula Jane Edwards, Audenshaw, GB;
Inventors:
Gareth David Thomas, Hollingworth, GB;
Paula Jane Edwards, Audenshaw, GB;
Assignee:
NOV PROCESS & FLOW TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 2/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 2/1075 (2013.01); F04C 2230/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
A progressive cavity pump is provided, having a stator section and a rotor section axially aligned with and surrounded by the stator section, a drive shaft connection section and a suction chamber, arranged between the stator section and the drive shaft connection section; wherein the suction chamber is configured such that it can be disassembled without moving the stator section or the drive shaft connection section, thereby facilitating the performance of maintenance operations.