US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Sand solids bypass separator" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,439, issued on July 14.

"Sand solids bypass separator" was invented by John M. Raglin (Midland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sand bypass separator is provided for separating particulate matter from a fluid mixture in a production well and directing the separated particulate matter away from a pump intake. The separator includes an outer tube, an inner tube positioned within the outer tube. The outer tube has a plurality of slots to allow the fluid mixture to enter the separator between the outer tube and the inner tube. As the fluid mixture moves downward, the fluid mixture reaches a downward velocity sufficient to allow th...