Patents by Inventor Knut Halvard Bech

Knut Halvard Bech 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).

  • Fluid separator apparatus comprising a spin-up assembly
    Patent number: 8328709
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating a fluid flow, the fluid flow comprising lighter and heavier fractions to be separated from each other, comprises a rotary centrifuge device (1), the lighter fractions being carried further on and the heavier fractions being carried through an outlet (5). The invention is characterized in that a spin-up assembly (17) is arranged upstream of the rotary centrifuge device (1), the spin-up assembly (17) being configured in such a manner that the fluid flow entering the rotating cylinder (1) is imparted a rotational movement, the rotational velocity of the cylinder (1) being adjustable so that the relative velocity difference between the rotating movement of the fluid flow and the rotational velocity of the centrifuge device (1) is optimal in terms of separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Sinvent AS
    Inventors: Knut Halvard Bech, Karl Venås, Stein Tore Johansen