Patents by Inventor J. W. H. M. van Veen

J. W. H. M. van Veen 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).

  • Removing solids from a fluid
    Patent number: 6280502
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for removing solid particles from a particle containing stream of fluid, the method including the steps of: inducing the stream to flow at supersonic velocity through a conduit; inducing a swirling motion to the supersonic stream of fluid thereby causing the particles to flow to a radially outer section of a collecting zone in the stream; and extracting the solid particles into an outlet stream from the radially outer section of the collecting zone. The apparatus is an apparatus effective for performance of this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: J. W. H. M. van Veen, Marco Betting