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Bore-hole pump

US5582505A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 3, 1995
Grant dateDec 10, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 3, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D15/0022
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bore-hole pump for pumping a highly viscous fluid, into which is fed a solvent which has a low viscosity and which is miscible with the fluid. A shutoff device is disposed between an inlet of the bore-hole pump and an actual inlet of the pump part. The shut-off device is activated by the solvent.

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