US4650575A
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Sorbing apparatus
Assignee: Pall Corp
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Filing: 1985-07-03
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Granted: 1987-03-17
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Expires: 2005-07-03
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure describes an apparatus for sorbing one or more components from a fluid. The apparatus comprises a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an exhaust and defining a fluid flow path between the inlet, outlet, and exhaust; partitioning structures which divide the housing into sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions; a hollow sorbent-containing structure mounted for circulation within the housing in the fluid flow path and including sorbing, regenerating, and cooling sectors respectively defined by the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions in the housing; a mechanism for circulating the sorbent-containing structure through the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, respectively; a heater disposed within the housing in the fluid flow path between the cooling and regenerating sectors of the sorbent-containing structure; first means for directing fluid from the inlet radially through the sorbing sector to the outlet; and second means for directing a portion of the fluid radially through the cooling sector, past the heater, radially through the regenerating sector, and out the exhaust.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald H. White, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:58
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/06; B01D15/00; B01D15/02; B01D15/08; B01D15/10; B01D15/18; B01D15/1892; B01D2253/00; B01D2253/10; B01D2253/102; B01D2253/104; B01D2253/106; B01D2253/108; B01D2253/116; B01D2253/20; B01D2253/202; B01D2253/25; B01D2257/00; B01D2257/80; B01D2257/93; B01D2259/00; B01D2259/40; B01D2259/40083; B01D2259/40088; B01D2259/4009; B01D53/04; B01D53/0407; B01D53/0431; B01D53/26; B01D53/261
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
An apparatus for sorbing one or more components from a fluid, said apparatus comprising a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an exhaust and defining a fluid flow path therebetween, means disposed within the housing for partitioning the housing into sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, a hollow, sorbent-containing structure mounted for circulation within the housing in the fluid flow path, said sorbent-containing structure including sorbing, regenerating, and cooling sectors respectively defined by the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions of the housing, means for circulating the sorbent-containing structure through the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, respectively, a heater disposed within the housing in the fluid flow path between the cooling and regenerating sectors of the sorbent-containing structure, first means for directing fluid from the inlet radially through the sorbing sector to the outlet, and second means for directing a portion of the fluid radially through the cooling sector, past the heater, radially through the regenerating sector, to the exhaust.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
159 words
An apparatus for sorbing one or more components from a fluid, said apparatus comprising a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an exhaust and defining a fluid flow path therebetween, means disposed within the housing for partitioning the housing into sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, a hollow, sorbent-containing structure mounted for circulation within the housing in the fluid flow path, said sorbent-containing structure including sorbing, regenerating, and cooling sectors respectively defined by the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions of the housing, means for circulating the sorbent-containing structure through the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, respectively, a heater disposed within the housing in the fluid flow path between the cooling and regenerating sectors of the sorbent-containing structure, first means for directing fluid from the inlet radially through the sorbing sector to the outlet, and second means for directing a portion of the fluid radially through the cooling sector, past the heater, radially through the regenerating sector, to the exhaust.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the sorbing region includes an inlet chamber communicating directly with the inlet, said inlet chamber being disposed within the interior of the hollow sorbent-containing structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the sorbing region includes an inlet chamber, an intermediate chamber, and an outlet chamber, said inlet chamber communicating directly with the inlet and lying adjacent the exterior of the hollow sorbent-containing structure, and wherein said first means includes means for directing the fluid from the inlet chamber radially through the sorbing sector to the intermediate chamber and from the intermediate chamber radially through the sorbing sector to the outlet chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the sorbing region includes an outlet chamber communicating directly with the outlet and wherein the second means includes apertures in the partitioning means for drawing the portion of the fluid from the outlet chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the circulating means includes at least one roller engaging the sorbent-containing structure and a motor operatively associated with the roller to rotate the roller.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the sorbent-containing structure includes a sorbent bed comprising a fibrous mass impregnated with sorbent particles.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
162 words
An apparatus for sorbing one or more components from a fluid, said apparatus comprising a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an exhaust and defining a fluid flow path therebetween, partitions disposed within the housing for dividing the housing into sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, a hollow, cylindrical sorbent-containing structure mounted for rotation within the housing in the fluid flow path, said sorbent-containing structure including sorbing, regenerating, and cooling sectors respectively defined by the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions of the housing, means for rotating the sorbent containing structure through the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, respectively, a heater disposed within the housing in the fluid flow path between the cooling and regenerating sectors of the sorbent-containing structure, first means for directing fluid from the inlet radially through the sorbing sector to the outlet and second means for directing a portion of the fluid radially through the cooling sector, past the heater, radially through the regenerating sector, and out the exhaust.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
162 words
An apparatus for sorbing one or more components from a fluid, said apparatus comprising a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an exhaust and defining a fluid flow path therebetween, partitions disposed within the housing for dividing the housing into sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, a hollow, cylindrical sorbent-containing structure mounted for rotation within the housing in the fluid flow path, said sorbent-containing structure including sorbing, regenerating, and cooling sectors respectively defined by the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions of the housing, means for rotating the sorbent containing structure through the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, respectively, a heater disposed within the housing in the fluid flow path between the cooling and regenerating sectors of the sorbent-containing structure, first means for directing fluid from the inlet radially through the sorbing sector to the outlet and second means for directing a portion of the fluid radially through the cooling sector, past the heater, radially through the regenerating sector, and out the exhaust.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 7 wherein the sorbing region includes an inlet chamber communicating directly with the inlet and disposed within the interior of the cylindrical sorbent-containing structure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 7 wherein the sorbing region includes an outlet chamber communicating directly with the outlet and wherein the second directing means includes apertures in the partitions for drawing the portion of fluid from the outlet chamber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 7 wherein the circulating means includes at least one roller frictionally engaging the cylindrical sorbent-containing structure and a motor operatively associated with the roller for rotating the roller.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the housing further includes means for spring-mounting the sorbent-containing structure to the housing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 7 wherein the sorbent-containing structure includes a sorbent bed comprising a microfibrous mass impregnated with sorbent particles.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 7 wherein the sorbent-containing structure includes a sorbent bed comprising a mixture of particles of a polymeric binding material and sorbent particles.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
183 words
An apparatus for sorbing one or more components from a fluid, said apparatus comprising a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an exhaust and defining a fluid flow path therebetween, means disposed within the housing for partitioning the housing into sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, a flexible belt sorbent-containing structure mounted for circulation within the housing in the fluid flow path, said sorbent-containing structure including sorbing, regenerating, and cooling sectors respectively defined by the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions of the housing, at least one roller disposed within the housing and frictionally engaging the flexible belt sorbent-containing structure, a motor operatively associated with the roller for circulating the sorbent-containing structure through the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, respectively, a heater disposed within the housing in the fluid flow path between the cooling and regenerating sectors of the sorbent-containing structure, first means for directing fluid from the inlet radially through the sorbing sector to the outlet and second means for directing a portion of the fluid radially through the cooling sector, past the heater, radially through the regenerating sector, and out the exhaust.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
183 words
An apparatus for sorbing one or more components from a fluid, said apparatus comprising a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an exhaust and defining a fluid flow path therebetween, means disposed within the housing for partitioning the housing into sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, a flexible belt sorbent-containing structure mounted for circulation within the housing in the fluid flow path, said sorbent-containing structure including sorbing, regenerating, and cooling sectors respectively defined by the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions of the housing, at least one roller disposed within the housing and frictionally engaging the flexible belt sorbent-containing structure, a motor operatively associated with the roller for circulating the sorbent-containing structure through the sorbing, regenerating, and cooling regions, respectively, a heater disposed within the housing in the fluid flow path between the cooling and regenerating sectors of the sorbent-containing structure, first means for directing fluid from the inlet radially through the sorbing sector to the outlet and second means for directing a portion of the fluid radially through the cooling sector, past the heater, radially through the regenerating sector, and out the exhaust.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
79 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 14 wherein the sorbing region includes an inlet chamber, an intermediate chamber, and an outlet chamber, said inlet chamber communicating directly with the inlet and lying adjacent the exterior of the flexible belt sorbent-containing structure, and wherein the first directing means includes means for directing the fluid from the inlet chamber radially through the sorbing sector to the intermediate chamber and from the intermediate chamber radially through the sorbing sector to the outlet chamber.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 14 wherein the sorbing region includes an outlet chamber communicating directly with the outlet and wherein the second directing means includes apertures in the partitioning means which allow the portion of the fluid to pass from the outlet chamber into the cooling region.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The sorbing apparatus of claim 14 wherein the flexible belt sorbent-containing structure includes a sorbent bed comprising a fibrous mass impregnated with sorbent particles.
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