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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles A Lee, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Fairchild, Incorporated, Beckley, WV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210401 ;
Abstract
A system for separating solids from a slurry containing liquids and solids including an elongated plate having spaced apart openings therethrough, a pair of superposed endless screens supported for sliding movement on the upper surface of the plate. A pond of the slurry is formed over a portion of the run of the screens. A vacuum chamber is provided on the side of the plate opposite the side supporting the screens to draw liquid from the pond through the screens. A roll nip is provided to engage the screens to apply pressure to material on the screens at the nip. Various screen constructions and operating parameters are also disclosed.