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Device for removing gases from fluids

  • US 6,176,903 B1
  • Filed: 05/22/1997
  • Issued: 01/23/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for removing gases from fluids comprising:

  • a substantially cylindrical container having a side surface, a top end and a bottom end;

    a substantially cylindrical partition wall positioned in the container to divide the container into a first chamber, a second chamber, and an interstitial space substantially above the first and second chambers, wherein the first chamber is in fluid communication with the second chamber via the interstitial space;

    a cover positioned substantially at the top end of the container and including a hydrophobic membrane which permits passage of gas from the container while the container is completely filled with fluid such that the fluid is pressed against the hydrophobic membrane;

    a first orifice formed on the partition wall adjacent to a bottom of the first chamber; and

    a second orifice formed on the side surface adjacent a bottom of the second chamber.

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