Patents by Inventor Simon D. Turner

Simon D. Turner 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).

  • Self-diluting feedwell for thickener dilution
    Patent number: 5893970
    Abstract: A self-diluting feedwell for a thickener or settling tank includes a delivery pipe for providing an influent feed stream of slurry, a nozzle for directionally discharging the influent feed stream, and an eductor structure including a launder zone for receiving the nozzle discharge, a throat zone for creating a reduced pressure area for eduction of diluent into the launder zone, and a discharge zone for dispensing the diluted influent into a thickener or settling tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. A. Wood, Simon D. Turner, Timothy J. Laros, Robert C. Emmett, Jr.
  • Self-diluting feedwell for thickener dilution
    Patent number: 5643463
    Abstract: A self-diluting feedwell for a thickener or settling tank includes a delivery pipe for providing an influent feed stream of slurry, a nozzle for directionally discharging the influent feed stream, and an eductor structure including a launder zone for receiving the nozzle discharge, a throat zone for creating a reduced pressure area for eduction of diluent into the launder zone, and a discharge zone for dispensing the diluted influent into a thickener or settling tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. A. Wood, Simon D. Turner, Timothy J. Laros, Robert C. Emmett, Jr.
  • Self diluting feedwell for thickener dilution
    Patent number: 5389250
    Abstract: A self-diluting feedwell for a thickener or settling tank includes a delivery pipe for providing an influent feed stream of slurry, a nozzle for directionally discharging the influent feed stream, and an eductor structure including a launder zone for receiving the nozzle discharge, a throat zone for creating a reduced pressure area for eduction of diluent into the launder zone, and a discharge zone for dispensing the diluted influent into a thickener or settling tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonard J. A. Wood, Simon D. Turner, Timothy J. Laros, Robert C. Emmett, Jr.