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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2012
Thomas Taylor, Windham, NH (US);
Jeffrey F. Kane, Hudson, MA (US);
Vito Lore, Somerville, MA (US);
Sean Landis Phillips, Lancaster, MA (US);
Thomas Taylor, Windham, NH (US);
Jeffrey F. Kane, Hudson, MA (US);
Vito Lore, Somerville, MA (US);
Sean Landis Phillips, Lancaster, MA (US);
Roush Life Sciences, LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
Liquid filter assemblies including an upper sample reservoir, a sample filter and a lower storage bottle are supported by a vacuum base. The base has a vacuum inlet port and, for connection to the liquid filter assembly, a vacuum outlet port. A vacuum is provided through the base to below the sample filter to draw sample liquid through the sample filter into the storage bottle. The base may include an auxiliary vacuum outlet port for connection with additional devices. The bases may be connected from one to another through auxiliary vacuum outlets and the vacuum inlets to make a chain of liquid filter assemblies supplied from one vacuum source. Alternatively, one base may include multiple vacuum outlet ports so that it may support and supply vacuum to a plurality of liquid filter assemblies.