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Filter for removing sediment from water

US8287726B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Monteco Ltd · CA

Inventors

Gregory Richard Williams · London, CA
Roland Dubois · Denver, US
Scott Perry · East Aurora, US
Joel Garbon · Portland, US
Bob Gallucci · Rockville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2011
Grant date	Oct 16, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01D2201/4038
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A system for removing sediment from water is disclosed. The exemplary embodiments described herein disclose a system comprising a filter chamber, having a deck positioned inside to divide it into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The deck may have a plurality of holes to hold filtration elements and also may have a ridge or a skirt or both. An inlet line may be tangentially connected to the filter chamber and introduce influent liquid into the filter chamber below the deck and outside of the skirt.

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