Patents Assigned to Advanced Petroleum Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7934606
    Abstract: The induced vortex particle separator is a device for separating solid particulate matter from a liquid containing such particulate matter. The liquid enters a housing through an inlet port and is driven about a helical vane to form a helical flow path. Upon exiting the helical vane, the liquid is received within a central portion of the housing where a centralized structure including an annular stator and an inverted diffuser cone drive the liquid to form a free vortex. Under centrifugal force, the solid particulate matter is separated from the liquid and flows, under the force of gravity, into a lower region of the housing. Due to a negative pressure differential, the liquid is driven upwards within an inner cylindrical shell mounted within the housing to flow into a siphon for output through an outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Petroleum Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Boyd B. Greene, Helen C. Greene