Patent ID: 8662315
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A liquid extraction assembly for extracting liquid from a mass comprising: a housing having an inlet and an outlet; the housing further including a path between the inlet and the outlet; the housing being configured to have the mass forced into the inlet to move the mass from the inlet to the outlet; the housing including a rotating screen adjacent the path, the rotating screen defining one wall of the path; the rotating screen including a plurality of openings located at the path; wherein pressure from mass forced into the input presses the mass against the openings of the rotating screen to thereby force at least a portion of liquid in the mass to pass through the openings of the rotating screen; the housing including an inflatable member providing a seal adjacent the rotating screen for maintaining the mass in the path, the inflatable member abutting a side face of the rotating screen adjacent an outer peripheral edge of the rotating screen.