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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2012
Patrik Akerstrom, Uppsala, SE;
Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam, Bangalore, IN;
Patrik Akerstrom, Uppsala, SE;
Nirmal Kumar Thanikachalam, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A robust crossflow filtration cassette holder, allowing easy mounting and removal of filtration cassettes. The cassette holder comprises a distributor plate, an end-plate, a plurality of essentially parallel tie rods connecting the distributor plate with the end-plate, and a compression plate slidably mounted on the tie rods between the distributor plate and the end plate, wherein at least one of the tie rods is movable in its entirety between an open position or orientation, allowing mounting or removal of a filtration cassette, and a closed position or orientation, in which the movable tie rod is in engaged connection with the cassette and locks it in the holder by a locking means.