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US5500029A
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Filter element and method of manufacture
Assignee: Universal Porosics Inc
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Filing: 1994-04-25
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Granted: 1996-03-19
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Expires: 2014-04-25
Abstract
Abstract A unitary candle filter employs a wrapping of continuous filamentary ceramic material in the form of a yarn or twine wrapped over a porous ceramic support tube to hold the support structure intact during a high pressure backwash operation. A thin filtering layer of a ceramic material is deposited over the support structure and the wrapping is embedded in the filtering layer.
Inventors
- 👤 James F. Zievers
- 👤 Elizabeth C. Zievers
- 👤 Peter Aguilar
- 👤 Paul Eggerstedt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:39
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/24; B01D46/2403; B01D46/2407; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/20; B01D39/2068; B01D39/2082; B01D39/2086; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A filter element, comprising in combination a porous ceramic support structure, a filamentary covering disposed over one surface of said support structure, and a thin ceramic skin enclosing said covering and said one surface, said skin having a finer porosity than that of said support structure, and said support structure, said filamentary covering, and said skin being bonded together to form a unitary member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
A filter element, comprising in combination a porous ceramic support structure, a filamentary covering disposed over one surface of said support structure, and a thin ceramic skin enclosing said covering and said one surface, said skin having a finer porosity than that of said support structure, and said support structure, said filamentary covering, and said skin being bonded together to form a unitary member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A filter element according to claim 1 wherein said support structure is tubular.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A filter element according to claim 2 comprising means closing one end of said tubular support structure; and a tubular ceramic mounting assembly attached to the other end of said tubular support structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A filter element according to claim 3 wherein said mounting assembly comprises, a generally tubular plug fitted into said other end of said tube, and a locking ring fitted over the exterior of said tube and compressing the other end of said tubular support structure between said plug and said locking ring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A filter element according to claim 4 wherein said tubular support structure is generally cylindrical, and said other end of said tubular support structure is flared outwardly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
74 words
A candle-type filter element, comprising in combination a porous ceramic tubular support structure, a covering of continuous strands of ceramic helically wrapped over the external surface of said support structure, a thin ceramic porous filtering layer having a porosity less than that of said support structure enclosing said covering and enclosing said external surface, and said support structure, said covering and said filtering layer being mutually bonded together to form a unitary filter candle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
A candle-type filter element, comprising in combination a porous ceramic tubular support structure, a covering of continuous strands of ceramic helically wrapped over the external surface of said support structure, a thin ceramic porous filtering layer having a porosity less than that of said support structure enclosing said covering and enclosing said external surface, and said support structure, said covering and said filtering layer being mutually bonded together to form a unitary filter candle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A filter candle according to claim 6, comprising a generally tubular plug fitted into one end portion of said tubular support structure, and a locking ring fitted over the exterior of said tubular support structure and compressing said one end of said tubular support structure between said plug and said locking ring.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A filter candle according to claim 7 wherein said tubular support structure is generally cylindrical, and said one end of said tubular support structure is flared outwardly.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
A filter element, comprising in combination a porous ceramic support structure, a filamentary covering disposed over one surface of said support structure, a ceramic skin enclosing said covering and said one surface, and said support structure, said filamentary covering, and said skin being bonded together to form a unitary member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
A filter element, comprising in combination a porous ceramic support structure, a filamentary covering disposed over one surface of said support structure, a ceramic skin enclosing said covering and said one surface, and said support structure, said filamentary covering, and said skin being bonded together to form a unitary member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A filter element according to claim 9 wherein said support structure is tubular, and said filamentary covering defines a tubular net surrounding said one surface of said support structure.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A filter element according to claim 10, comprising means closing one end of said tubular support structure, and a tubular ceramic mounting assembly attached to the other end of said tubular support structure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
A filter element according to claim 11 wherein said mounting assembly comprises, a generally tubular plug fitted into said other end of said tubular support structure, and a locking ring fitted over the exterior of said tubular support structure and compressing said other end of said tube between said plug and said locking ring.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A filter element according to claim 12 wherein said tubular support structure is generally cylindrical, and said other end of said tubular support structure is flared outwardly.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A filter element according to claim 9 wherein said ceramic skin includes a plurality of ceramic fibers suspended in a colloidal ceramic liquid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A filter element according to claim 9 wherein said filamentary covering defines a net positioned over said one surface of said support structure.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
68 words
A method of making a filter candle, comprising the steps of forming a porous tubular member of ceramic fibers and a binder, drying said tubular member, and then treating said tubular member with a ceramic colloid material to increase the weight of the tubular member by between four percent and twenty percent, and then curing said tubular member at a temperature of about 1800 degrees F. or more.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
68 words
A method of making a filter candle, comprising the steps of forming a porous tubular member of ceramic fibers and a binder, drying said tubular member, and then treating said tubular member with a ceramic colloid material to increase the weight of the tubular member by between four percent and twenty percent, and then curing said tubular member at a temperature of about 1800 degrees F. or more.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 16, comprising the additional steps of again treating said tubular member with a ceramic colloid material, and curing the again treated tubular member.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
48 words
A method of making a filter element, comprising the steps of forming a porous tubular member from ceramic fibers and a binder, drying said tubular member, enclosing the outside surface of said tubular member with a continuous filamentary material, and curing said tubular member and said filamentary material.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
48 words
A method of making a filter element, comprising the steps of forming a porous tubular member from ceramic fibers and a binder, drying said tubular member, enclosing the outside surface of said tubular member with a continuous filamentary material, and curing said tubular member and said filamentary material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
67 words
A method of making a filter element according to claim 11, comprising the additional step of coating said outside surface and said filamentary material with a colloidal ceramic material to provide a porous layer over said tubular member and said filamentary material, and the step of curing of said tubular member and said filamentary material includes the step of: curing said coating to form a unitary member.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of making a filter candle assembly having ceramic material therein including ceramic fibers, ceramic yarn and a colloid of ceramic material, said method comprising the steps of vacuum forming a porous tube of ceramic fibers, said tube having a thickness in the range of 60 to 150 microns, drying said tube, treating said tube with a colloid of a ceramic material to increase the weight of said tube by between four percent and twenty percent, heating said tube to set said tube and said colloid, wrapping said tube with a ceramic yarn, coating said yarn and said tube with a colloidal ceramic in which ceramic fibers are suspended to provide a ceramic layer having a thickness between about 0.05 and 0.25 times the thickness of said tube, and, curing the assembly to set said ceramic fibers and said ceramic material therein.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of making a filter candle assembly having ceramic material therein including ceramic fibers, ceramic yarn and a colloid of ceramic material, said method comprising the steps of vacuum forming a porous tube of ceramic fibers, said tube having a thickness in the range of 60 to 150 microns, drying said tube, treating said tube with a colloid of a ceramic material to increase the weight of said tube by between four percent and twenty percent, heating said tube to set said tube and said colloid, wrapping said tube with a ceramic yarn, coating said yarn and said tube with a colloidal ceramic in which ceramic fibers are suspended to provide a ceramic layer having a thickness between about 0.05 and 0.25 times the thickness of said tube, and, curing the assembly to set said ceramic fibers and said ceramic material therein.
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