Patents by Inventor Arnold M. Benson

Arnold M. Benson 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).

  • Method for continuously separating emulsions
    Patent number: 4171264
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for continuously separating disperse phase and a continuous phase from a liquid-liquid emulsion. The emulsion, such as an oil-water emulsion, is flowed into a contacting zone in which the emulsion is agitated with continuous phase wet, disperse phase coalescing, length-classified chemically-pulped cellulose fibers and separated into a disperse phase and a continuous phase which are separately withdrawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1979
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Arnold M. Benson, James E. Heath, Mark A. Matovich