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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7201845 | System for inserting and removing frames of a fluid transfer system A system for moving a filter or a retainer into or out of a fluid pathway without halting the movement of the fluid in the pathway. When acting as a filtering device, the system includes a filter frame and a drive mechanism for slidingly moving the filter frame on s... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7029584 | Rotating filter A device for filtering liquids comprising two shafts which are parallel to each other or at an acute angle wherein each shaft carries a stack of disks that extend perpendicularly to the shaft axis and are rotated thereby. The disks of one stack are engaged in the in... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7005067 | Disc-type filtration apparatus including discharge collector internal to pressure vessel and method filtration A positive pressure disc-type filtration apparatus including a collection trough internal to the cylindrical pressure vessel housing the filter discs. The collection trough is entirely disposed within the cylinder of the pressure vessel and configured and located to... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6890437 | Waste processing and recovery system A waste disposal and recovery system for disposal of expanded polystyrene foam and recovery of a usable resin. The system includes a first tank and a second tank in flow communication. Within the second tank may be a plurality of settlement compartments with a filtr... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6872301 | High shear rotating disc filter A high shear rotating disc filter having a hollow interior and constructed of a porous material such as sintered metal or ceramic with finely structured openings. The disc is mounted and secured onto a hollow shaft. The hollow shaft is connected to a vacuum source, ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6846421 | Filtering method and filter chamber sealing arrangement A liquid filter method includes use of a filter media belt enclosed by sealably mated cover pan and floor pan defining a vacuum chamber connected to a sealed clean liquid tank, with clean liquid pumped out continuously to draw liquid to be filtered into an upper reg... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6811639 | Process for sealing crimps in oil filters A process for producing a sealed crimp joint between two substrates, each substrate having a predefined crimp area utilized to form the crimp joint. The process includes the steps of: a) applying a photocurable sealant composition ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796435 | Solid-liquid separating apparatus A solid-liquid separating apparatus comprising a cylindrical strainer formed by circular ring members with gaps in between, a casing having the strainer therein, and scrapers disposed in the respective gaps between the circular ring members for removing solid matter... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6666976 | Self cleaning water filter A self-cleaning water filter, coupled to a water flow having particulates therein, that includes a pair of canisters, each having a cylindrical wedge wire water filter screen. An elongated brush running the length of the screen is disposed between two con... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6655531 | Pressure filtration device An assembly for separating solid phase material from a slurry that comprises a pressurized filtration unit including a vessel and filter media. A slurry is fed to the filtration unit where it is separated into a solid phase material and a liquid phase mat... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6622870 | Vacuum belt filter apparatus enclosed in a pressurized chamber and related method of filtration A filtering device for separating liquid and solid material from a mixture consists of an endless filter belt. Filtrate is separated off by means of the pressure difference above and below the filter belt. The device is placed in a high pressure space in ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6604743 | Replaceable wearing surface for a sealing arrangement The replaceable wearing surface is for a sealing arrangement on drum end walls on a press drum that de-waters fiber suspensions radially into the drum through the shell of the drum. The wearing surface of the sealing arrangement has a wear ring and holder... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6543624 | Back-washable filter for liquids The aim of the invention is to improve the backwashing action of a backwashable filter for liquids comprising the following: a filter body which is located in a housing and which separates an incoming flow chamber from an outgoing flow chamber and a backw... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6495031 | Enclosed belt filter apparatus A liquid filter apparatus includes a filter media belt enclosed by sealably mated cover pan and floor pan defining a vacuum chamber connected to a sealed clean liquid tank, with clean liquid pumped out continuously to draw liquid to be filtered into an up... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6488849 | Rotating device for continuously filtering a liquid such as a solution containing a precipitate The present invention relates to a rotating device for continuously filtering a liquid such as a solution containing a precipitate. According to this invention, the device comprises a cylindrical, horizontal-axis drum of revolution, rotated by a drive system, ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6409929 | Steam drying of rotary filter cakes without crack formation Apparatus and a method are presented for the mechanical removal of moisture from a filter cake. Differential pressure causes the flow of a treatment fluid through the filter cake. The treatment fluid displaces liquid originally present in the filter cake ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6241101 | Installation for separating and purifying solids An installation for separating and purifying solids from a suspension and/or for leaching out solid particles has a cylinder and a piston movable therein. A sealing part of the piston is in contact with the interior wall of the cylinder. A filter is posit... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6235209 | Auxiliary filter and process for removing residual particles from filtered cutting fluid An auxiliary filter for removing residual particles from already filtered cutting fluids used in metal cutting machines, the auxiliary filter including a hollow wheel member rotated in a sealed tank into which the filtered liquid flows. Pressurized liquid... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6177022 | Self-cleaning fuel oil strainer A self-cleaning fuel oil strainer, coupled to a continuous fuel flow, that includes a pair of canisters, each having a cylindrical wedge wire fuel oil filter screen. An elongated brush running the length of the screen is disposed between two confining wal... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6033579 | Red mud dewatering and washing process The invention covers a process for dehydration/filtration, and washing of red mud, if applicable with addition of sand, particularly from the Bayer process for aluminum production from bauxite, in which filters are used and caustic is washed out on the fi... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5975313 | Blood-tube cap with coagulant additive A blood-tube cap has a generally tubular collar having a front end adapted to fit with a needle holder and a rear end adapted to fit with a blood tube and forming an axially extending passage between its ends, a pierceable membrane in the passage adjacent... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5975311 | Filter to be inserted into a pipe and heat exchanger equipped with a filter of this kind A filter includes, in a filter body, a filter unit in the general form of a wheel with, for local contraflow circulation of a cleaning fluid through its filter element, a circulation unit to which a pipe is connected. The pipe is an inlet pipe of the clea... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5928508 | Method and apparatus for separating a medium into a solids-containing component and a liquid component A medium is separated into a solids-containing component and a liquid component. The latter flows through a filter. Clogging of the filter is avoided in that the latter is moved relative to the medium perpendicularly to the flow direction of the liquid th... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5837138 | Filter device A device for separating a component from a fluid includes a closed carrier drum having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A filter element is positioned in the carrier drum. The filter element has a top face and a bottom face and a cylindrical wall extendi... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5762794 | Article conveyor having fluid containment Article conveyor apparatus and method are disclosed having fluid containment, and particularly for conveying of articles such as cans having an oily liquid thereon when transported from a processing or forming station. The articles are mass transported al... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5750025 | Disposable for an apheresis system with a contoured support An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a disposable for an apheresis system. The disposable can include a blood processing vessel and a contoured support. The blood processing vessel includes sidewalls to define the vessel a... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5707512 | Apparatus for the separation of solid-liquid mixtures The invention relates to a process for the separation, in particular filtration of liquids and solids from solid-liquid mixtures, such as from a mineral, ore, coal or sludge suspensions of contaminated earth. The processing space of the filtration apparat... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5676847 | Method for recovering crystals from slurry with wash water recycle means A method for recovering crystals from a crystal-containing slurry, which comprises supplying the slurry to a rotary filter having a rotating cylindrical filter medium, filtering the supplied slurry in a filtering region to retain the crystals on the filte... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5643468 | Method and apparatus for displacing liquor from a slurry of particulate solid material A slurry is subjected to a filtration and washing process in order to separate the liquor from the solids. The filtration and washing process is carried out in a housing (101) enclosing an inert gaseous atmosphere which also passes through the filter cake... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5593583 | Filter for continuous filtration of liquids containing solids in a closed cylindrical vessel Filter for continuous filtration of liquids containing solids in a closed cylindrical vessel with a pressure difference between the liquid to be filtered and the filtrate, with disks which are formed by hollow filter sectors and supported at a distance fr... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5567310 | Strainer including rotatable closure member for fluid shut off during Filter displacement A strainer includes a filter which is easily detachable without the possibility of fluid leakage. The strainer has a housing defining a bore and is formed with a fluid inlet and outlet, and an end plate formed with a circular hole and cutouts provided alo... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5540846 | Process for filtering solid-liquid mixtures within an enclosed pressure space The invention relates to a process for the separation, in particular filtration of liquids and solids from solid-liquid mixtures, such as from a mineral, ore, coal or sludge suspensions of contaminated earth. The processing space of the filtration apparat... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5507947 | Centrifugal apparatus for separating particulate material In an apparatus for separating particulate material from a particle-containing liquid, at least the section of the cylindrical housing (10) provided with perforations (5) is designed as a driveable drum sieve (2') so that the solid materials are optimally... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507498 | Sealing device for polymer filtration apparatus A sealing device for sealing a slide plate translatable across an extrusion bore in a polymer filtration apparatus includes an annular seal having a sealing surface which is biased against the slide plate by an annular spring. The seal has a thrust surfac... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5500114 | Separator device A separator device for separating solid material from liquid, particularly in sewage, has an outer casing with respective solid material and liquid outlets, a drum rotatable within the casing and formed of mesh panels for flow of liquid therethrough, spir... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5431814 | Centrifugal filter apparatus and method A rotary filtration apparatus for separating a selected material suspended in a fluid, the apparatus comprising a housing having a selected axis of rotation, the housing being rotatably mounted on a rotation device which rotates the housing about the sele... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5423977 | Rotary filter with automatic spray cleaning device for cleaning same A continuous filtration device comprising a cylindrical filter rotationally driven around the axis thereof, a filtration tank in which an outer chamber having an inlet for a liquid to be cleaned and an inner chamber having an exit for a liquid filtrate ar... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5397471 | Self-cleaning scroll and screen centrifuge A self-cleaning scroll and screen centrifuge for processing a combined liquid and solid material to separate the solid material from the liquid. The centrifuge is designed for use in the food processing industry and therefore has fluid injectors for clean... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5366626 | Filter apparatus In horizontal belt filter apparatus wherein the belt is progressed by alternate incremental motion of the upper run and the lower run, wash liquor used for washing the belt in the lower run, e.g. by spraying into a wash box, is recycled and used for washi... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5320753 | Continuous filter Filtration process and filters for use with materials such as, but not limited to, melts, utilizing a band of filter medium sealed in the filter rollers to seal the material from the outside. In one embodiment, the seal rollers reduce to a minimum the lea... | 06/14/1994 |
