| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 210801000 | Including change of mainstream flow direction | 37 |
| 20080283475 | PURIFICATION AND SEPARATION SYSTEM FOR A FLUID FLOW STREAM - The present invention relates generally to purification and separation of a fluid flow stream, and more particularly, to a separation system including a device for dispersing the fluid flow and separating pollutants there from. The device includes a vertical screen and baffle wall positioned in a fluid flow stream between the inlet and outlet openings of a chamber. The chamber can include a sump for collecting and storing sediment that is separated from the fluid. The present invention also relates to a method of purifying and separating a fluid flow stream. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090050583 | WATER TREATMENT AND BYPASS SYSTEM - A water treatment system having a system inlet to receive a fluid flow, a treatment chamber, a first system outlet, and a second system outlet. The treatment chamber has an inlet in communication with the system inlet and an outlet in communication with the first system outlet, and is adapted to remove one or more contaminants from the fluid flow. The second system outlet is separated from the system inlet by a weir that prevents the fluid from passing into the second system outlet when the fluid is below a predetermined height, and allow at least a portion of the fluid to pass into the second system outlet without passing through the treatment chamber when the fluid is above a predetermined height. The second system outlet is isolated from the first system outlet such that fluid passing through the first system outlet can not impinge upon the treatment chamber outlet. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090057242 | Method and Apparatus for Removing Debris from Septic Waste - The system involves a transitionary septic tank. The transitionary septic tank includes an enclosed containment body having an interior portion. An inlet opening is formed in the enclosed containment body. A first outlet opening is formed in the enclosed containment body. A divider is positioned in the interior portion between the inlet opening and the first outlet opening. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090218300 | Gravitational Separation Device for Water Treatment - A gravitational separation device for purifying water includes a basin for receiving and holding the water. The basin includes an internal wall. At least one supply channel is provided to the periphery of the basin for providing water to the basin. A plurality of openings is provided in a bottom or floor portion of the supply channel. Disposed under the openings is a plurality of deflector plates. A skirt spaced from the internal wall of the basin is inclined towards the interior of the basin at an angle of approximately 5° to 80°. A discharge channel is provided for discharging liquid from the basin, and there is also provided a device for discharging suspended particles. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100187191 | THICKENING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THICKENING - A thickening apparatus ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110062090 | FEEDWELL FOR A GRAVITY SEPARATION VESSEL - A feedwell for a gravity separation vessel for introducing a feed stream such as oil sand slurry to the gravity separation vessel is provided comprising a walled member having an upper perimeter edge, a lower perimeter edge and a substantially continuous wall extending from the upper perimeter edge to the lower perimeter edge; an inlet for introducing the feed stream into the walled member positioned adjacent the substantially continuous wall; and a bottom floor having an opening and extending generally beneath the lower perimeter edge; whereby a perimeter of the opening is less than a perimeter of the walled member. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110132850 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING FEED DISTRIBUTION IN A SEDIMENTATION VESSEL - A feed structure may be used in conjunction with a sedimentation vessel in order to separate solids and liquids, which may be in a slurry, from each other. The feed structure comprises a feed chamber housing a central wall. At least one port is positioned at the base of the chamber. A feedwell that is substantially concentric with the feed chamber is also used. The feed chamber is in communication with the feedwell, wherein slurry flows through the said port to access the feedwell. An outlet is positioned on the feedwell (such as near the bottom of the feedwell). Slurry may flow through the outlet into the sedimentation vessel. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110266228 | PRODUCTION FLUID SOLID TRAP - A convenient, cost effective and efficient solid separation apparatus and method of removing solid material from production fluid is disclosed. The solids separation apparatus includes a fluid inlet pipe; a fluid outlet pipe; a vessel that is a fluid velocity driven solid settlement inducement structure and/or a fluid vector driven solid settlement inducement structure; at least one solid discharge opening within the vessel longitudinally spaced between the fluid inlet pipe and the fluid outlet pipe; and, a tank disposed below the vessel with at least one solid entry opening communicated with the at least one solid discharge opening. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120006762 | Solids Removal System and Method - The system and method is directed to improved separation or clarification of solids from a solids-laden liquid and removal of entrained gasses. A liquid to be treated is introduced into the inlet of a solid-liquid separator modified to include one or more sources of vibrational energy. The liquid is directed through a conduit within the separator. This conduit can be configured into a tortuous flow path to assist in the separation of solids from the liquid. Vibrational energy is applied to the flow path, preferably through the flow path conduit. As solids fall out of solution, they are collected. The clarified liquid is also collected. A vacuum can be applied to the system to assist in moving the solid-liquid mixture through the system and to provide vacuum clarification. Electrocoagulation electrodes and gas sparging can also be employed along with height adjustable weirs and an oil accumulator. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20130087515 | SEDIMENT REMOVAL TANK AND SYSTEM - This invention relates generally to the field of separation of heterogeneous mixtures and, more particularly to a solid-liquid separating tank and system. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130126448 | SOLIDS REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The system and method is directed to improved separation or clarification of solids from a solids-laden liquid, including the removal of low gravity solids. A liquid to be treated is introduced into the inlet of a solid-liquid separator modified to include one or more sources of vibrational energy. The liquid is directed through a conduit within the separator. This conduit can be configured into a tortuous flow path to assist in the separation of solids from the liquid, the tortuous path being interconnected between two separation towers. Vibrational energy and gas sparging is applied to the flow path. As solids fall out of solution, they are collected. The clarified liquid is also collected. A vacuum can be applied to the system to assist in moving the solid-liquid mixture through the system and to provide vacuum clarification. Electrocoagulation electrodes can also be employed. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130228533 | FEEDWELLS - The invention provides several improvements in feedwells, one of which being a feedwell comprising a mixing zone for dissipating the kinetic energy of a fluid comprising pulp, a settling zone for promoting flocculation of the pulp and at least one inclined deflecting element for at least partially separating the mixing zone from the settling zone. Other improvements include a shelf at least partially defining an inclined path for removing material from the shelf into a feedwell chamber; at least two outlets arranged in a substantially concentric relationship with respect to each other; a portion of a second conduit varies in its cross-sectional size and/or shape so as to connect a feed inlet to a first conduit; and a partition for partially separating an outer mixing zone and an inner settling zone. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140021148 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SEPARATE SOLIDS FROM LIQUIDS - A system to separate solids from liquids is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the system includes a series of alternating baffles disposed along a length of a tank, where the series of alternating baffles define a vertical tortuous flow path of the fluid from a first end of the tank to a second end of the tank to cause solids to settle out of the fluid. The alternating baffles each have a sloped planar surface disposed between a lower horizontal planar surface and an upper horizontal planar surface to cause at least one eddy in a vertical plane as the fluid flows through the tank. The system may also include a series of tanks in fluid communication with the at least one tank and secured side by side, where the solids progressively settle out from the fluid in stages as the fluid passes from one tank to another in series. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140048495 | REMOVAL DEVICE IN PARTICULAR FOR MICRO-BUBBLES, VOLATILE COMPOUNDS AND DIRT - A removal device for removing gas bubbles and/or dirt particles from a liquid in a liquid conduit system or for removing an undesired liquid from the liquid in the liquid conduit system includes: a housing having: an entry, at least one exit, an inner space defined by the housing, at least one tube placed within the housing, where the at least one tube extends substantially between the entry and the exit and defines a main flow channel, at least one branch flow passage located near the entry for allowing fluid communication between the main flow channel and an area outside the tube and within the inner space defined by the housing, at least one return flow passage located near the exit for allowing fluid communication between the area outside the tube and the main flow channel, at least one quiet zone formed within the inner space. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140083955 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING WASTE WATER - An apparatus for treating waste water including a tank having at least one waste water inlet for passing waste water into an inlet region of the tank, at least one waste water outlet for draining waste water from an outlet region of the tank, at least one first baffle between said inlet region and a settlement region of the tank, wherein contaminants having a specific gravity less than one are able to settle out from the waste water for subsequent removal, at least one second baffle between the settlement region and the outlet region of the tank. A recirculation system is adapted to recirculate waste water from the outlet region to the inlet region of the tank. The recirculation system includes a water inlet arranged in the outlet region of the tank, at least one water outlet arranged in the inlet region of the tank, and a pump for pumping water from said water inlet to the water outlet. At least one water outlet of the recirculation system is arranged adjacent the surface of the waste water in the tank in use to deliver water in a stream parallel to the water surface. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140083956 | DISTRIBUTION ARRAY FOR USE IN A SETTLER AREA OF A MIXER-SETTLER - A distribution array ( | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140091049 | CLARIFIER WITH FEEDWELL AND METHODS OF CLARIFYING LIQUIDS - Certain examples relate to a new feedwell design for use in a clarifier that may better dissipate the entrance energy of the slurry-liquid combination exiting the feedwell and entering the clarifier. Plates of various shapes may be provided proximate to the bottom of the feedwell. The plates may cause a change in the flow direction of the feed, from mostly horizontal to mostly vertical, to slow the slurry. The provision of plates at the bottom of a feedwell in a clarifier may advantageously reduce the velocity of the materials entering the clarifier, or may increase the uniformity of the flow rate of the materials; while reducing or maintaining the amount of shear force, turbulence, or other forces that may have a detrimental effect on clarification. This may, in turn, permit solids to better “settle out” of the slurry-liquid combination, and thus improve the clarity of the removed liquid. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140138327 | RE-ENTRAINMENT PREVENTION APPARATUS - A re-entrainment prevention apparatus ( | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140190909 | FRESH WATER GENERATION METHOD - A fresh water generation method by which product water satisfying target water quality can be stably and efficiently obtained even when raw water quality fluctuates, is provided by branching at least a part of a water flow line through which raw water | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140326684 | SEPARATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATION OF PARTICULATES FROM LIQUID - A system for separating a heavy fraction from a liquid includes an upper section, an inlet in fluid connection with the upper section to introduce the liquid into the upper section, an impeller within the upper section to induce rotational flow and fluid pressure to the liquid within an upper section, an a flow restrictor positioned below the impeller. The flow restrictor has a diameter less than the inner diameter of a housing of a lower section so that a gap is formed between the flow restrictor and the housing of the lower section. The system further includes a conduit including an inlet positioned radially inward from an interior wall of the housing of the lower section and axially below the flow restrictor. The conduit further includes an outlet outside of the lower section via which the liquid with a reduced concentration of the heavy fraction exits the lower section (and the system). The lower section may, for example, be generally cylindrical from the top of the gap to a baffle positioned axially below the flow restrictor. The baffle defines a settling section for the heavy fraction. The lower section further includes a slurry outlet in operative communication with the settling section via which a slurry with an increased concentration of the heavy fraction exits the lower section. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140374364 | METHOD FOR THE SEDIMENTATION OF SEDIMENT PARTICLES IN A METHOD FOR EXTRACTING DIESEL - The invention relates to a method and a device for the sedimentation of sediment particles in a method for extracting diesel oil from a liquid substance mixture moving in a circuit and comprising oil, hydrocarbon-containing residues and catalyst particles, by means of catalytic, pressureless depolymerisation (CPD). Sediment particles are removed from the substance mixture by guiding said mixture via a spiral-shaped guide arrangement. Hydrocarbon-containing residues are admitted into a lattice arrangement downstream of the spiral-shaped guide arrangement, wherein the substance mixture flows around or flows through said lattice arrangement. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150027963 | Apparatus and Method for Treating Slurries - There is provided a material treatment apparatus. The material treatment apparatus includes a first compartment. The first compartment includes an inlet for receiving supply of slurry material, and a first material conduction space for conducting flow of the supplied slurry material in a downwardly direction. A second compartment is also provided including a second material conduction space for receiving a first intermediate material of the supplied slurry material and conducting the first intermediate material in an upwardly direction. A baffle is provided for interfering with conducting of the supplied slurry material from the first material conduction space to the second material conduction space. A turbulent flow mitigation device is disposed within the first compartment and configured to, upon interaction with the supplied slurry material, to effect adjustment to the flow characteristics of the supplied slurry material to generate a downwardly flowing flow characteristic-adjusted slurry material, wherein the flow characteristics of the supplied slurry material are transformed from turbulent flow to laminar flow. The turbulent flow mitigation device is disposed, relative to the baffle, such that the baffle directs the downwardly flowing flow characteristic-adjusted slurry material to a space below the first baffle. The first material conducting space is fluidly coupled, below the baffle, to the second material conduction space, such that the first intermediate material fraction of the downwardly flowing flow characteristic-adjusted slurry material is conducted to the second material conduction space from below the baffle. A collection region is disposed below the first and second compartments for collecting a separated solids-comprising fraction that has separated, by gravity settling, from the supplied slurry material. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150034570 | SEPARATOR APPARATUS FOR GAS-WATER-OIL MIXTURES, AND SEPARATION PROCESS - The present invention refers to a triphasic separator for the separation of oil-water-gas mixtures used in the field of oil extraction from land or sea wells, suitable in particular, but not exclusively, for installation on the seabed in subsea wells. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150362413 | MICRODEVICES FOR SEPARATION OF NON-SPHERICAL PARTICLES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The invention concerns at least one pillar in, or for use in, a microfluidic device wherein said pillar comprises, in cross-section, at least one particle abutment surface and an adjacent space that indents said pillar, or an adjacent groove that indents said pillar, to accommodate said particle; a plurality of such pillars arranged in an array; a method for separating particles in a fluid using said pillar, array or said device; and a diagnostic method involving the separation of particles from a fluid using said pillar, array or said device. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160016824 | Grease Interceptor - A grease interceptor includes a container having outer walls and a bottom connected to the outer walls, an inlet opening defined in one of the outer walls of the container, an outlet opening defined in an opposing outer wall of the container, an inlet baffle positioned adjacent the inlet opening, the inlet baffle comprising a protruding upper portion and a straight lower portion, a deflector positioned adjacent a bottom portion of the inlet baffle, a mid-wall baffle positioned at a substantially centered position along the longitudinal length of the container, and an exit baffle positioned adjacent the outlet opening. A method of removing grease from a wastewater stream through volume displacement is also disclosed. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160030861 | Apparatus and Method for Trapping Sand Present in an Input Fluid Stream - Separating sand from an input stream comprising a mixture of oil, gas, water and sand. A unitary vessel comprises a spherical portion and a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a proximal end and a distal end and the spherical portion and cylindrical portion joined at the proximal end of the cylindrical portion. An inlet for the input stream is positioned on the spherical portion of the unitary vessel. A first outlet for an outlet stream comprising oil, water, and natural gas is positioned on the spherical portion of the unitary vessel and below the inlet. A second outlet is positioned adjacent to the distal end of the cylindrical portion of the unitary vessel. Sand can be removed from the unitary vessel via the second outlet. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160102452 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING A LIQUID FROM OTHER SUBSTANCES - An apparatus for separating a liquid from other substances comprises a first chamber; a second chamber; an inlet connected to the first chamber; an outlet connected to the second chamber; a bypass conduit passing from the inlet, through the first chamber, and into the second chamber; a passage between the first and second chambers and configured to allow the liquid to flow from the first chamber to the second chamber, the passage below the bypass conduit; wherein the bypass conduit comprises a first opening within the first chamber and a second opening in the second chamber; and wherein the bypass conduit is angled relative to a horizontal so that a lowest region of the second opening is higher, in relation to the horizontal, than a highest region of the first opening, such that liquid flow into the inlet, less than a treatment flow rate, flows entirely through the first opening. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160184741 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING BARITE FROM DRILLING FLUID - A barite recovery hopper includes a shell having an open top, wherein the barite recovery hopper is adapted to receive a flow of recovered barite particles from a solids discharge chute of a decanter centrifuge through the open top of the shell. An inlet is adapted to receive a flow of drilling mud from a mud tank. A hopper bypass gate is adapted to seal a bottom opening of the shell when the hopper bypass gate is in a closed position during a barite recovery operation, and to allow collection of at least a portion of the recovered barite particles for mixture, inside of the barite recovery hopper, with the flow of drilling mud received through the inlet when the hopper bypass gate is in the closed position. An outlet is adapted to discharge a flow of the recovered barite particle/drilling mud mixture to the mud tank. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160186422 | CATCH BASIN BAFFLE INSERT - A baffle insert is disclosed for a catch basin having a sump, a plurality of walls defining a passage to the sump, and an outlet. The insert comprises a ramp for positioning in the passage to partially occlude the passage and direct inflowing fluid downwardly and toward a wall of the basin. A grate is positioned below the ramp to intercept fluid falling from the ramp and direct it toward the basin outlet. The grate forms a barrier above the sump and has a plurality of apertures for permitting fluid to communicate with the sump. The ramp and the grate mounted to an post that rests on the bottom of the sump. The post is extendible to adjust the heights of the ramp and the grate above the sump. | 06-30-2016 |
| 210802000 | Utilizing parallel separation passages | 8 |
| 20090283483 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING A LIQUID PHASE FROM A SUSPENSION - A method of extracting a liquid phase from a suspension, the method comprising: injecting said suspension into a duct presenting a first section that is straight and a second section that is curved; and at the outlet from said curved section of the duct, extracting a liquid-enriched fraction of said suspension that is spatially separated from a particle-enriched fraction of the suspension; the method being characterized in that the injection flow rate of the suspension and the geometry of the duct are selected in such a manner that: in the straight section, lift forces cause particles to be superconcentrated in a ring around the longitudinal axis of the duct; and in the curved section, Dean secondary flows deform said ring and give rise to spatial separation between said liquid-enriched fraction and said particle-enriched fraction. A device for implementing such a method. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100243585 | PLATE SETTLER WITH ANGULAR SUPPORT MEMBERS - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a plate settler comprising: a plurality of plates, each plate defining a first end, a second end, and a settling surface therebetween; a plurality of angular support members extending from and structurally supporting the first ends of respective ones of the plurality of plates, each angular support member defining a first lateral flow encouraging surface and a second lateral flow encouraging surface; and a plurality of headloss control gaps defined by the plurality of angular support members. The first lateral flow encouraging surface of each angular support member may combine with the second lateral flow encouraging surface of an adjacent angular support member to define a generally v-shaped lateral flow channel. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100282694 | GRAVITY SEPARATION VESSEL, BAFFLE ARRANGED IN A GRAVITY SEPARATION VESSEL AND METHOD OF SEPARATING A LIQUID/GAS MIXTURE - The invention relates to a gravity separation apparatus for separating a mixture of gas and/or one or more liquids of different densities under the influence of the force of gravity, the apparatus comprising an elongated vessel ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110036788 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING AN AQUEOUS PHASE FROM AN OIL PHASE - The present invention relates to a process for separating an aqueous phase from an oil phase of an oil-water mixture ( | 02-17-2011 |
| 20160250567 | LIQUID REFINEMENT | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160250568 | LIQUID REFINEMENT | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160250569 | LIQUID REFINEMENT | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160376183 | Method and Apparatus for Dewatering of a Flocculated Mass - A method of secondary or capillary dewatering of a flocculated mass provides for draining of water from the flocculated mass by means of an apparatus comprising separate and distinctive, interconnected dewatering cones that are placed independently on a false floor within a tank. Cleaning the cones or static devices is simplified and facilitated by quick and easy removal from the tank. After removal of the cones from the tank, removing or recovering a dewatered flocculated mass or dry matter from the tank also is simplified and may be accomplished in a preferred embodiment by opening a gate on the tank and scooping out the resulting dry matter. | 12-29-2016 |
