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US 12,493,018 B2Granted
Load adapter for improved packing bed stability
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNorwin Rolf Leonhard Von-Doehren, Peter Van-Keulen, Roman Van-Keulen
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Abstract
In some examples, a load adapter may include a body including an elongated shaft that includes an inlet passage that is in fluid communication with at least one outlet hole. The at least one outlet hole may be dimensioned to provide an opening area that is between approximately 5% to approximately 90% of a face of the body.
Claims18
A load adapter comprising:
- a body including an elongated shaft that includes an inlet passage that is in fluid communication with at least one outlet hole,
- wherein the at least one outlet hole is dimensioned to provide an opening area that is between approximately 5% to approximately 90% of a face of the body,
- wherein the at least one outlet hole includes a central hole and a plurality of holes disposed in a circular pattern around the central hole,
- wherein the central hole is at least partially internally threaded, and
- wherein the plurality of holes disposed in the circular pattern around the central hole is non-threaded.
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A load adapter comprising:
- a body including an inlet passage that is in fluid communication with at least one outlet hole,
- wherein the at least one outlet hole is dimensioned to provide an opening area that is between approximately 5% to approximately 90% of a face of the body,
- wherein the face of the body includes a recessed portion that surrounds the at least one outlet hole that contacts and exits through a face of the recessed portion, and
- wherein the recessed portion includes a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the at least one outlet hole.
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A plug comprising:
- a body including a plurality of protrusions that are insertable in complementary outlet holes of a load adapter to close the outlet holes,
- wherein the protrusions are sized, upon insertion into the outlet holes, to close the outlet holes to prevent passage of fluid from the outlet holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.