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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Iwaki America Incorporated, Holliston, MA (US);
Jean Daher, Auburn, MA (US);
Nobutoshi Sato, Saitama, JP;
Christopher Collins, Mendon, MA (US);
William Lane Peacock, Amesbury, MA (US);
Eric Moore, Pomfret Center, CT (US);
John Peter Miersma, Whitinsville, MA (US);
IWAKI AMERICA INCORPORATED, Holliston, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a tank assembly with a main housing enclosing an inner volume, and an outlet section positioned extending from one end of the main housing that includes a front cavity with an outlet volume and an adjacent outlet channel. Some embodiments include at least one removable filter configured to be inserted at least partially into main housing forming at least a filtered volume and a fluidly coupled main volume. Some embodiments include a removable tank baffle including at least one central channel and a plurality of baffle apertures. In some embodiments, the central channel is configured to be fluidly coupled to the outlet channel when the removable tank baffle is positioned in the main housing. Further, the plurality of baffle apertures are configured to be fluidly coupled to the outlet volume when the removable tank baffle is positioned in the main housing.