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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:
Apr. 28, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard H Wykoff, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
AMSTED Industries Incorporated, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ; B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210396 ; 210400 ; 210401 ; 210406 ; 210111 ; 210526 ;
Abstract
A filter unit is provided for separating solids from a liquid including a receiving tank and a vacuum chamber located beneath the tank and separated therefrom by a perforate septum. A closed loop filter media is trained about the tank and a length thereof is disposed beneath a flight conveyor assembly including chains which overlie the side margins and flights which engage ridges provided in the filter media. A filter media cleaning arrangement is provided at one end of the tank for removing solids from the filter media and transporting the solids for disposal.