Patent ID: 9540752
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B01D,D04B,D06C,D06H,D10B

Claim:
1. A method of making a plurality of knitted wire mesh filters each of which is free of tinkles comprising: (I) producing a knitted tube that comprises (i) a plurality of knitted segments comprising knitted rows of wire, said knitted segments being referred to as knitted wire segments, and (ii) a plurality of knitted segments comprising knitted rows of yarn, said knitted segments being referred to as knitted yarn segments, the knitted wire segments alternating with the knitted yarn segments; (II) producing a plurality of separated knitted wire segments without cutting any loops of knitted wire and thus without producing any tinkles, where a separated knitted wire segment is a knitted wire segment that has been separated from the knitted tube of step (I); and (III) producing the plurality of knitted wire mesh filters from the plurality of separated knitted wire segments, each of the plurality of knitted wire mesh filters comprising a plurality of knitted rows of wire and being tinkle free; wherein step (II) comprises treating the knitted tube or a separated portion thereof to remove yarn.