Patents by Inventor Paul L. Wilcox

Paul L. Wilcox has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pipe rectifier for stabilizing fluid flow
    Patent number: 5255716
    Abstract: A rectifier for establishing a flat fluid flow velocity profile in a pipe 16 is composed of a bundle of cylindrical tubes 12 of the same diameter and length, assembled to form a cylindrical block 10 having a diameter equal to the interior diameter of the pipe and having a honeycomb section. The interstices 18 remaining between the tubes of a median ring r.sub.2 are filled with a suitable filling material, while those 20 between the tubes of an outer ring r.sub.1 and those in a central zone r.sub.3 of the rectifier are left open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignees: Total Compagnie Francaise des Petroles, Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap AS
    Inventor: Paul L. Wilcox