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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:
Jun. 11, 1991
Filed:
May. 16, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bryan A Roy, Mullica Hill, NJ (US);
Gregory F Boris, Sewell, NJ (US);
John J Campbell, Prospect Park, PA (US);
John G Funk, Raleigh, NC (US);
David J Wozniak, Blackwood, NJ (US);
James D Gibson, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Robert M McCauley, Tabernacle, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210651 ; 210770 ; 210780 ; 210350 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for dewatering radioactive waste slurry solids. The apparatus includes a vacuum pump for applying a vacuum to a suitable flexible filter and collapsible membrane combination in which the slurry solids are contained so that the slurry solids are compressively dewatered when the vacuum is applied. The apparatus further includes a container for suitably storing the resulting dewatered slurry solids.