Patent ID: 11873612
Assignee: JOHNSON SCREENS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC E  B  Y | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A screen intake, comprising:
a hollow body defining a longitudinal axis, the hollow body including a sidewall defining first and second ends wherein the first and second ends are opposing ends, the hollow body further including a single outlet in the sidewall;
a first screen mounted on the first end;
a second screen mounted on the second end; and
at least one internal plate disposed within the hollow body, the at least one internal plate extending toward the single outlet to define a first hollow portion and a second hollow portion within the hollow body,
wherein said hollow body is submerged in a fluid flow,
wherein a first fluid flow is filtered through the first screen and is directed into the first hollow portion and toward the at least one internal plate,
wherein a second fluid flow is filtered through the second screen and is directed into the second hollow portion and toward the at least one internal plate in a direction opposed from the first fluid flow, and
wherein the at least one internal plate is adapted to merge the first fluid flow and the second fluid flow to form a merged fluid flow, said merged fluid flow being directed to the single outlet.