Patent ID: 9421484
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B01D,E21B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An assembly for use with a pumping system comprising: a top portion; a middle portion; a bottom portion; a screen filter for removing solids from fluid being pumped, wherein the screen filter is positioned within the middle portion, leaving a space between an outer diameter of the screen filter and an interior surface of the middle portion; a first filter cap positioned between the bottom portion and the middle portion for holding the screen filter in position; a second filter cap positioned above the screen filter for holding the screen filter in position; a sleeve positioned between the second filter cap and the top portion; and a plurality of radial flutes formed on an interior surface of the screen filter, wherein the radial flutes create a cyclone effect on the fluid being pumped, the cyclone effect allowing the fluid being pumped to pass from an internal diameter of the screen filter to the space between the outer diameter of the screen filter and the interior surface of the middle portion while retaining the solids from the fluid being pumped within the screen filter and forcing the solids upward through the internal diameter of the screen filter.