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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2018
Emily Gilbert, Mountain Home AFB, ID (US);
Andy Thruston, Huddleston, VA (US);
Gregory Matanoski, New Kent, VA (US);
Emily Gilbert, Mountain Home AFB, ID (US);
Andy Thruston, Huddleston, VA (US);
Gregory Matanoski, New Kent, VA (US);
SUEZ GROUPE S.A.S., Paris, FR;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a one-piece cell divider for use in a filter underdrain system that supports a parous plate that supports a filter media for filtering a fluid. The one-piece cell divider includes: a divider portion; a porous plate support portion, including a flange that supports the porous plate; a support member portion, including a flange that attaches the divider to a base. A filter underdrain using a one-piece cell divider may include; at least one porous plate for supporting the filter media for filtering a fluid, the porous plate spanning across at least one of the dividers; the at least two dividers including: one or more one-piece cell dividers; one or more multiple-piece dividers, each multiple-piece cell divider comprising a divider portion and a support member, the support member being directly under the divider portion.