Patents by Inventor Norman Owen Clark

Norman Owen Clark 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).

  • Magnetic separation, method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4116829
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are described for separating magnetizable particles from a fluid in which they are suspended. The apparatus comprises a separating chamber having an inlet and an outlet for permitting fluid to enter and leave the separating chamber, a matrix of a plurality of ferromagnetic filaments arranged substantially parallel to one another and to the general direction of flow of fluid through the matrix and disposed in the separating chamber, magnet means for establishing a high intensity magnetic field in the separating chamber perpendicular to the general direction of flow of the fluid through the matrix, and removal means for removing magnetizable particles attracted to the matrix within the separating chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: English Clays Lovering Pochin & Company Limited
    Inventors: Norman Owen Clark, James Henry Peter Watson