Flow conditioner

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Description

FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of a flow conditioner having an extended bore length at least partially around an outer ring of holes or apertures.

FIG. 2 illustrates a rear perspective view of a flow conditioner of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates a front view of the flow conditioner of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 illustrates a rear view of the flow conditioner of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of the flow conditioner of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 illustrates a rear perspective view of a flow conditioner having integral vanes on a first side of the flow conditioner at least partly following contours of an outer ring of holes or apertures.

FIG. 7 illustrates a front perspective view of a flow conditioner of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 illustrates a front view of the flow conditioner of FIG. 6.

FIG. 9 illustrates a rear view of the flow conditioner of FIG. 6.

FIG. 10 illustrates a side view of the flow conditioner of FIG. 6.

FIG. 11 illustrates a rear perspective view of a flow conditioner having integral vanes on a first side of a flow conditioner at least partly following contours of an outer ring of holes or apertures and at least partly following contours of an inner ring of holes or apertures according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 illustrates a front perspective view of the flow conditioner of FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 illustrates a front view of the flow conditioner of FIG. 11.

FIG. 14 illustrates a rear view of the flow conditioner of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 15 illustrates a side view of the flow conditioner of FIG. 11.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flow conditioner, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D701939
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 11, 2013
Date of Patent: Apr 1, 2014
Assignee: Canada Pipeline Accessories, Co. Ltd (Calgary, Alberta)
Inventors: Daniel A. Sawchuk (Chestermere), Reginald Selirio (Calgary)
Primary Examiner: Robin V Webster
Application Number: 29/441,979