Patents by Inventor Charles H. Fox, Jr.

Charles H. Fox, Jr. 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).

  • Centrifugal water oil separator
    Patent number: 4175040
    Abstract: A centrifugal oil-water separator comprising an inner spinning bowl having openings near the lower outer periphery for passage of water therefrom into an outer bowl which remains stationary. The oil-water mixture is passed to the upper center of the spinning bowl with separation of the oil and water therein, concentrating the oil near the top of the inner bowl and disposable water is removed from the outer bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1979
    Assignee: Continental Oil Company
    Inventors: John K. Sammons, Charles H. Fox, Jr.