Patents by Inventor Sidney W. Dunavent

Sidney W. Dunavent 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).

  • Patent number: 4326863
    Abstract: A centrifugal degasser is provided using the principal of centrifugal force to separate gas from a gas-cut flowable material such as drilling mud. The device passes a gas-cut material through a centrifugal force field to accomplish the degassing. The invention contemplates the slurry flowing through the degasser by entering it through the top and flowing downward or entering from the bottom and flowing upward. In either case the slurry moves through the force field to accelerate gravity settling of the continuous phase of the flowable material and to accelerate buoyant force gas bubble rising time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Assignee: Geosource Inc.
    Inventors: Roger W. Day, Sidney W. Dunavent, Elvis Rich