Patent ID: 9409105
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B01D,C12C

Claim Text:
1. A filtering system comprising: a vessel having a top section and a bottom section; a first filter section accommodating a first group of filter members located in a first position adjacent to the bottom section of the vessel; a second filter section accommodating a second group of filter members located in a second position adjacent to the top section of the vessel, the first and second positions being vertically displaced in relation to each other; a piping system providing pipelined fluid communication between the filter sections and between a filter section and said filter section's corresponding group of filter members, the piping system configured such that the filter members form filtered fluid openings of the filtering apparatus; and a pump operable to pass fluid in a forward flow or in a reverse flow between the filter sections; wherein the system is operable in a forward flow with the fluid being sucked through the filter members of the first filter section, flowing along the piping system, and leaving through the filter members of the second filter section; and wherein the system is further operable in a reverse flow with the fluid being sucked through the filter members of the second filter section, flowing along the piping system, and leaving through the filter members of the first filter section.