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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:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
David M Higgins, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
United States Filter Corporation, Palm Desert, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417 46 ; 417 63 ; 417 53 ; 137538 ;
Abstract
An air flow sensor and method for filling a filter press which detects slowing and/or intermittent stoppage of the feed pump and signals a controller associated with a pressure regulator to increase the pressure of the air supplied to the feed pump. The air flow sensor includes a spring-biased piston slidably movable within a housing, which piston defines a flow passage therein and carries a magnet thereon. A switching device is mounted on the housing and detects the position of the piston magnet, and when the piston approaches the closed position, the switching device transmits a signal to step-up the air pressure to the feed pump.