Dual connection cyclonic overhead separator
US11358156B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60S3/008
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A vacuum cyclonic separator that includes: a main body having a top surface with an air outlet, a bottom perimeter defining a bottom aperture of the main body, at least two downwardly facing air inlets and at least one side wall extending between the top surface and the bottom portion and shaped such that air received within an interior cavity of main body moves in a cyclone and wherein the at least two downwardly facing air inlets are in at least substantially the same plane as the bottom perimeter of the main body; and a dump valve assembly capable of being opened and closed with one hand where the dump valve is engaged with the bottom portion to seal the bottom aperture of the main body.
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