ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,173, issued on June 17, was assigned to TETRA Technologies Inc. (The Woodlands, Texas).
"Method and apparatus for modular hydrocyclone" was invented by Virgilio Garcia Soule (Cypress, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved modular hydrocyclone and method of operating for centrifugal cleaning fluid wherein the hydrocyclone has a plurality of inserts each of different sizes and configurations for selectively and interchangeably inserting into the modular body thereby adjusting capacity and cleaning efficiency of the hydrocyclone without changing out the body. One or more embodiments relate to systems and methods for utilizing...