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Automatic filtration system

Assignee: Detrex Corp
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Filing: 1961-04-25
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Granted: 1964-09-29
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Expires: 1981-04-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jack C Smith
  • 👤 Edwin E Etterman
  • 👤 Roy T Romine

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 23:29
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D29/00; B01D29/50; B01D29/52; B01D29/11; B01D29/13; B01D29/15; B01D29/62; B01D29/66; B01D29/88; B01D29/90; B01D2201/00; B01D2201/04; B01D2201/043; B01D2201/0453; B01D37/00; B01D37/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
IN A FILTERING APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SOLID SOILS FROM A LIQUID, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A RESERVOIR FOR SAID LIQUID; A MAIN FILLTER; A SECONDARY FILTER OF THE ROTATABLE CENTRIFUGE TYPE ADAPTED TO FUNCTION AS A SUB-FILTER AND MUCH STORAGE CONTAINER; AN AUTOMATIC FILTER POWDER DISPENSER MOUNTED ON SAID RESERVOIR AND HAVING A ROTATABLE FEED MECHANISM ADAPTED TO DISPENSE INTO SAID RESERVOIR A UNIFORM QUANTITY OF DRY FILTER POWDER FOR EACH ROTATION OF SAID FEEDING MECHANISM; CONDUIT MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID MAIN FILTER, RESERVOIR AND SECONDARY FILTER; VALVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLIG THE DIRECTION OF FLOW THROUGH SAID CONDUIT MEANS; ELECTRICALLY RESPONSIVE VALVE OPERATOR MEANS, INCLUDING VALVE OPERATOR SWITH MEANS; A PUMP FOR FLOWING SAID LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE THROUGH SAID CONDUIT MEANS, MAIN FILTER, RESERVOIR AND SECONDARY FILTER; PRESSURE SENSITIVE SWITCH MEANS IN THE CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID RESERVOIR TO SAID MAIN FILTER AND ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED WHEN THE FLOW PRESSURE RISES ABOVE A SELECTED VALVE; RELAY CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED ELECTRICALLY TO SAID PRESSURESENSITIVE SWITCH MEANS AND TO SAID VALVE OPERATOR MEANS AND ACTUABLE IN RESPONSE TO ACTUATION OF SAID PRESSURE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
IN A FILTERING APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SOLID SOILS FROM A LIQUID, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A RESERVOIR FOR SAID LIQUID; A MAIN FILLTER; A SECONDARY FILTER OF THE ROTATABLE CENTRIFUGE TYPE ADAPTED TO FUNCTION AS A SUB-FILTER AND MUCH STORAGE CONTAINER; AN AUTOMATIC FILTER POWDER DISPENSER MOUNTED ON SAID RESERVOIR AND HAVING A ROTATABLE FEED MECHANISM ADAPTED TO DISPENSE INTO SAID RESERVOIR A UNIFORM QUANTITY OF DRY FILTER POWDER FOR EACH ROTATION OF SAID FEEDING MECHANISM; CONDUIT MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID MAIN FILTER, RESERVOIR AND SECONDARY FILTER; VALVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLIG THE DIRECTION OF FLOW THROUGH SAID CONDUIT MEANS; ELECTRICALLY RESPONSIVE VALVE OPERATOR MEANS, INCLUDING VALVE OPERATOR SWITH MEANS; A PUMP FOR FLOWING SAID LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE THROUGH SAID CONDUIT MEANS, MAIN FILTER, RESERVOIR AND SECONDARY FILTER; PRESSURE SENSITIVE SWITCH MEANS IN THE CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID RESERVOIR TO SAID MAIN FILTER AND ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED WHEN THE FLOW PRESSURE RISES ABOVE A SELECTED VALVE; RELAY CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED ELECTRICALLY TO SAID PRESSURESENSITIVE SWITCH MEANS AND TO SAID VALVE OPERATOR MEANS AND ACTUABLE IN RESPONSE TO ACTUATION OF SAID PRESSURE

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