CENTRIFUGAL WET GAS COMPRESSION OR EXPANSION WITH A SLUG SUPPRESSOR AND/OR ATOMIZER - Patent 2504497

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EP 2 504 497 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	03.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/40

(21)	Application number: 10833743.7

(22)	Date of filing: 22.10.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E03B 1/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2010/053774

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2011/066050 (03.06.2011 Gazette 2011/22)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

25.11.2009 US 264414 P

(71)	Applicant: Exxonmobile Upstream Research Company
	Houston TX 77098-2189 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	UPTIGROVE, Stanley, O. The Woodlands TX 77381 (US)

(74)	Representative: Troch, Geneviève
	ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. I.P. Law Shared Services P.O. Box 105 Hermeslaan 2 1831 Machelen 1831 Machelen (BE)

(54)	CENTRIFUGAL WET GAS COMPRESSION OR EXPANSION WITH A SLUG SUPPRESSOR AND/OR ATOMIZER