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Liquid injection trap with magnetic valve
Assignee: BP PLC
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Filing: 1964-11-06
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1984-11-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Guillermic Andre Joa Francoise
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:05
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K31/00; F16K31/02; F16K31/06; F16K31/0644; F16K31/0655; F16K31/0658; B; B05; B05B; B05B1/00; B05B1/30; B05B1/3033; B05B1/304; B05B1/3046; B05B1/3053; B05B12/00; B05B12/02; B05B12/04; F22; F22G; F22G5/00; F22G5/12; F28; F28G; F28G3/00; F28G3/16; G; G05; G05D; G05D7/00; G05D7/06; G05D7/0617; G05D7/0629; G05D7/0635; F23; F23J; F23J2900/00; F23J2900/13001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
A TRAP INCLUDING VALVE MEANS FOR SUPPLYING DISCRETE AMOUNTS OF LIQUID TO A DESIRED SYSTEM, COMPRISING: A FIRST BODY HAVING A HOLLOW PASSAGE ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS; A SECOND BODY SPACED FROM SAID FIRST BODY, SAID SECOND BODY HAVING AN OUTLET PASSAGE ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE AXIAL PASSAGE OF SAID FIRST BODY; SAID FIRST AND SECOND BODIES SEPARATED BY A RECESS IN CO-AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR LONGITUDINAL AXES; ENTRY AND OVERFLOW PASSAGES OPENING TO SAID RECESS AT A COMMON LEVEL; AND RECESS BEING ADJUSTABLE ALONG SAID LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BODIES; AND RECESS AND SAID LEVEL OF SAID ENTRY AND OVERFLOW PASSAGES DEFINING A LIQUID-CONTAINING CHAMBER OF PREDETERMINED VOLUME; A ROD MEMBER NORMALLY EXTENDING THROUGH SAID RECESS, ONE END OF SAID ROD MEMBER ADAPTED TO NORMALLY SEAL THE INTERNAL END OF THE OUTLET PASSAGE IN SAID SECOND BODY, THE OTHER END OF SAID ROD MEMBER BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE AXIAL PASSAGE OF SAID FIRST BODY, AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID ROD MEMBER FORMED OF MAGNETISABLE MATERIAL; AND MAGNETISING MEANS POSITIONED EXTERIOR TO SAID FIRST BODY, SAID MAGNETISING MEANS ADAPTED TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MAGNETISABLE ROD MEMBER INTO AND OUT OF SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OUTLET PASSAGE WHEREBY DISCRETE AMOUNTS OF LIQUID MAY BE EMITTED FROM SAID LIQUID CONTAINING CHAMBER THROUGH SAID OUTLET PASSAGE TO SAID DESIRED SYSTEM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
A TRAP INCLUDING VALVE MEANS FOR SUPPLYING DISCRETE AMOUNTS OF LIQUID TO A DESIRED SYSTEM, COMPRISING: A FIRST BODY HAVING A HOLLOW PASSAGE ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS; A SECOND BODY SPACED FROM SAID FIRST BODY, SAID SECOND BODY HAVING AN OUTLET PASSAGE ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE AXIAL PASSAGE OF SAID FIRST BODY; SAID FIRST AND SECOND BODIES SEPARATED BY A RECESS IN CO-AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR LONGITUDINAL AXES; ENTRY AND OVERFLOW PASSAGES OPENING TO SAID RECESS AT A COMMON LEVEL; AND RECESS BEING ADJUSTABLE ALONG SAID LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BODIES; AND RECESS AND SAID LEVEL OF SAID ENTRY AND OVERFLOW PASSAGES DEFINING A LIQUID-CONTAINING CHAMBER OF PREDETERMINED VOLUME; A ROD MEMBER NORMALLY EXTENDING THROUGH SAID RECESS, ONE END OF SAID ROD MEMBER ADAPTED TO NORMALLY SEAL THE INTERNAL END OF THE OUTLET PASSAGE IN SAID SECOND BODY, THE OTHER END OF SAID ROD MEMBER BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE AXIAL PASSAGE OF SAID FIRST BODY, AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID ROD MEMBER FORMED OF MAGNETISABLE MATERIAL; AND MAGNETISING MEANS POSITIONED EXTERIOR TO SAID FIRST BODY, SAID MAGNETISING MEANS ADAPTED TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MAGNETISABLE ROD MEMBER INTO AND OUT OF SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OUTLET PASSAGE WHEREBY DISCRETE AMOUNTS OF LIQUID MAY BE EMITTED FROM SAID LIQUID CONTAINING CHAMBER THROUGH SAID OUTLET PASSAGE TO SAID DESIRED SYSTEM.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
264 words
A SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING DISCRETE AMOUNTS OF LIQUID TO A DESIRED SYSTEM, COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF TRAPS, EACH OF SAID TRAPS INCLUDING VALVE MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST BODY HAVING A HOLLOW PASSAGE ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, A SECOND BODY SPACED FROM SAID FIRST BODY, SAID SECOND BODY HAVING AN OUTLET PASSAGE ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE AXIAL PASSAGE OF SAID FIRST BODY, SAID FIRST AND SECOND BODIES SEPARATED BY A RECESS IN CO-AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR LONGITUDINAL AXES, ENTRY AND OVERFLOW PASSAGES OPENING TO SAID RECESS AT A COMMON LEVEL, SAID RECESS BEING ADJUSTABLE ALONG SAID LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BODIES, SAID RECESS AND SAID LEVEL OF SAID ENTRY AND OVERFLOW PASSAGES DEFINING A LIQUID-CONTAINING CHAMBER OF PREDETERMINED VOLUME, A ROD MEMBER NORMALLY EXTENDING THROUGH SAID RECESS, ONE END OF SAID ROD MEMBER ADAPTED TO NORMALLY SAID THE INTERNAL END OF THE OUTLET PASSAGE IN SAID SECOND BODY, THE OTHER END OF SAID ROD MEMBER BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE AXIAL PASSAGE OF SAID FIRST BODY, AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID ROD MEMBER FORMED OF MAGNETISABLE MATERIAL, AND MAGNETISING MEANS POSITIONED EXTERIOR TO SAID FIRST BODY ADAPTED TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MAGNETISABLE ROD MEMBER INTO AND OUT OF SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OUTLET PASSAGE; INTERMITTENTLY ACTING PUMP MEANS FOR FILLING EACH OF SAID TRAPS WITH LIQUID; PRESSURE REGULATOR MEANS; AND MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATING SAID MAGNETISING MEANS OF EACH OF SAID TRAPS IN TIMED SEQUENCE WITH SAID PUMP MEANS WHEREBY SAID VALVE MEANS INJECT LIQUID TO SAID DESIRED SYSTEM OUTSIDE THEIR RESPECTIVE FILLING PERIODS.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
264 words
A SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING DISCRETE AMOUNTS OF LIQUID TO A DESIRED SYSTEM, COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF TRAPS, EACH OF SAID TRAPS INCLUDING VALVE MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST BODY HAVING A HOLLOW PASSAGE ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, A SECOND BODY SPACED FROM SAID FIRST BODY, SAID SECOND BODY HAVING AN OUTLET PASSAGE ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE AXIAL PASSAGE OF SAID FIRST BODY, SAID FIRST AND SECOND BODIES SEPARATED BY A RECESS IN CO-AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR LONGITUDINAL AXES, ENTRY AND OVERFLOW PASSAGES OPENING TO SAID RECESS AT A COMMON LEVEL, SAID RECESS BEING ADJUSTABLE ALONG SAID LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BODIES, SAID RECESS AND SAID LEVEL OF SAID ENTRY AND OVERFLOW PASSAGES DEFINING A LIQUID-CONTAINING CHAMBER OF PREDETERMINED VOLUME, A ROD MEMBER NORMALLY EXTENDING THROUGH SAID RECESS, ONE END OF SAID ROD MEMBER ADAPTED TO NORMALLY SAID THE INTERNAL END OF THE OUTLET PASSAGE IN SAID SECOND BODY, THE OTHER END OF SAID ROD MEMBER BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE AXIAL PASSAGE OF SAID FIRST BODY, AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID ROD MEMBER FORMED OF MAGNETISABLE MATERIAL, AND MAGNETISING MEANS POSITIONED EXTERIOR TO SAID FIRST BODY ADAPTED TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MAGNETISABLE ROD MEMBER INTO AND OUT OF SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OUTLET PASSAGE; INTERMITTENTLY ACTING PUMP MEANS FOR FILLING EACH OF SAID TRAPS WITH LIQUID; PRESSURE REGULATOR MEANS; AND MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATING SAID MAGNETISING MEANS OF EACH OF SAID TRAPS IN TIMED SEQUENCE WITH SAID PUMP MEANS WHEREBY SAID VALVE MEANS INJECT LIQUID TO SAID DESIRED SYSTEM OUTSIDE THEIR RESPECTIVE FILLING PERIODS.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-07-18 | 1970-01-17 | 1970-07-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-07-18 | 1974-01-17 | 1974-07-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-07-18 | 1978-01-17 | 1978-07-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |