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Fixed rigid wall device for compressed pleat configuration filters

US11752470B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 2017
Grant dateSep 12, 2023
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2313/2031
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A scaling tool for replicating filtration characteristics of a large-scale filtration device, the scaling tool comprising a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a filter receiving region in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet and configured to contain a membrane comprising one or more pleats, the filter receiving region being defined by a rigid wall framework configured to hold the one or more pleats of the membrane and compress the pleats in an amount effective to replicate the filtration performance of the large-scale filtration device. Also disclosed is a methodology for configuring a filter receiving region in a scaling tool.

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