SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FLUIDS

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EP 3 097 345 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	22.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/47

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	23.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/34

(21)	Application number: 14880322.4

(22)	Date of filing: 16.12.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B01F 23/50^(2022.01)
B01F 25/431^(2022.01)
B01F 35/92^(2022.01)
B01F 101/49^(2022.01)
F17D 1/17^(2006.01)

B01F 25/32^(2022.01)
B01F 25/433^(2022.01)
B01F 35/90^(2022.01)
F17D 3/12^(2006.01)
F15D 1/00^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	F17D 1/17; B01F 23/59; B01F 25/32; B01F 25/431; B01F 25/431971; B01F 25/4331; B01F 35/92; B01F 2035/99; B01F 2101/49

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2014/070596

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2015/112281 (30.07.2015 Gazette 2015/30)

(54)	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FLUIDS SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON FLÜSSIGKEITEN SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS POUR LE TRAITEMENT DES FLUIDES

(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:

24.01.2014 US 201461931047 P
04.12.2014 US 201414560538

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	30.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/48

(73)	Proprietor: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
	Houston, TX 77073 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KOMMAREDDI, Nagesh S. Tulsa, OK 74137 (US) FAIRCHILD, Keith D Sand Springs, OK 74063 (US) WARD, Jack B. Tulsa, OK 74101 (US) CHOU, Lu-chien Tulsa, OK 74137 (US) REED, Daniel L. Benicia, CA 94510 (US)

(74)	Representative: Novagraaf Group
	Chemin de l'Echo 3 1213 Onex / Geneva 1213 Onex / Geneva (CH)

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