Patent ID: 7353873
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: C02F,E21B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for magnetically treating fluids flowing through a conduit to inhibit the formation and/or deposition of solid phase deposits within the conduit, the apparatus comprising: an elongated tubular member configured to be interconnected with the conduit in an axial manner, having at a first end an inlet and at a second end longitudinally opposite the first end an outlet for the flowing fluid; a cylindrical magnet, having a North pole, a South pole, an inner surface and an outer surface; a magnet retention device comprising a flange having a top surface and disposed about an outer surface of the elongated tubular member; a collar threadably disposed at the second end of the tubular member; and wherein the magnet is located between the flange and collar and the inner surface of the magnet is adjacent an outer surface of the tubular member and an outside diameter of the magnet is less than an outside diameter of the flange or collar.