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Patent No.:

US 11969698 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 09, 2021

High capacity self-cleaning brine maker

Applicant:

Brine Masters, Llc, Carmel, IN (US);

Inventors:

Clay Hildreth, Carmel, IN (US);

Christopher Robert Thomas, Raleigh, NC (US);

Andrew John Humke, Dubuque, IA (US);

Assignee:

BRINE MASTERS, LLC, Carmel, IN (US);

Attorney:

HUSSEY IP, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Natasha E Young

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 21/00 (2022.01); B01F 21/20 (2022.01); B01F 23/40 (2022.01); B01F 35/13 (2022.01); B01F 35/21 (2022.01); B01F 35/212 (2022.01); B01F 35/221 (2022.01); B01F 35/71 (2022.01); B01F 35/75 (2022.01); B01F 35/83 (2022.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 21/15 (2022.01); B01F 21/20 (2022.01); B01F 23/405 (2022.01); B01F 35/13 (2022.01); B01F 35/21112 (2022.01); B01F 35/2113 (2022.01); B01F 35/212 (2022.01); B01F 35/2214 (2022.01); B01F 35/2217 (2022.01); B01F 35/718051 (2022.01); B01F 35/7544 (2022.01); B01F 35/833 (2022.01); F04D 27/004 (2013.01); F04D 29/66 (2013.01); B01F 21/503 (2022.01);
Abstract

A system for making a brine solution is provided comprising: a single conveyor; and a hopper assembly configured to receive a salt and a solvent, the hopper assembly comprising a lower hopper having a shape in which sides of the lower hopper direct any solid contents of the lower hopper, under a force of gravity, towards an entry point of the single conveyor, the hopper assembly further comprising a solvent inlet arranged to spray the salt, wherein the solvent inlet is configured to create a brine solution from a spray of the solvent combined with the salt in the hopper assembly, and wherein the single conveyor is configured to remove debris from the hopper assembly at the entry point of the single conveyor. A novel sediment tank is also provided.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hildreth, Clay. (2024). High capacity self-cleaning brine maker (U.S. Patent No. 11969698). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11969698

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