Patent ID: 11969698
Assignee: BRINE MASTERS, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 4:
5. A system comprising:
a single conveyor;
a hopper assembly configured to receive a salt and a solvent, the hopper assembly comprising a lower hopper having a shape in which sides of the lower hopper direct any solid contents of the lower hopper, under a force of gravity, towards an entry point of the single conveyor, the hopper assembly further comprising a solvent inlet arranged to spray the salt, wherein the solvent inlet is configured to create a brine solution from a spray of the solvent combined with the salt in the hopper assembly, and wherein the single conveyor is configured to remove debris from the hopper assembly at the entry point of the single conveyor; and
a plurality of sediment tanks configured to selectively receive the brine solution from an outlet of the hopper assembly, wherein each of the sediment tanks is configured to cause solids suspended in the brine solution to fall out of suspension,
wherein a first one of the sediment tanks is configured to receive the brine solution from an outlet of the hopper assembly while a second one of the sediment tanks is configured to clean a filter in, and/or debris from, the second one of the sediment tanks.