Demister with rinse-in-place filters and method

US12357937B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Quickdraft, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jonathon Charles Hayes · Hartville, US
• Michael R. Webb · Somerville, US
• Andrew P. Grow · Mogadore, US
• Cephas Tetteh Kudzordzi · Uniontown, US
• Jonathan E. Mitchell · Cambridge, US
• Mark Zellers · Canal Fulton, US
• Mick Flickinger · Canal Fulton, US
• Robert Prachar · Akron, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 3, 2022
• Grant date: Jul 15, 2025
• Expiry date: May 3, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01D2273/14
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A demister includes demister filters that are rinsed in place with sprayed liquid during the normal operation of the demister. The filters remain in place and the demister continues to operate during the rinsing process. The disclosure also provides a method of rinsing the filters during the continued operation of the demister. The demister filters that can be moved between an operational position to an extended cleaning position where they can be cleaned without fully removing them from the demister. The filters are slid out through an open door to provide access for cleaning. The disclosure also provides a method of moving the filters out of the demister to extended positions and cleaning the filters in the extended positions.