Patent ID: 6595277
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B01D,C02F,E02B,E03B,Y02A

Abstract:
A water well filter device for a residential or municipal well comprising:a microorganism filter element wherein the largest pore of the element is of the size of 100 microns or smaller; and a housing for the microorganism filter element having a connection member and at least two openings; wherein the microorganism filter element is connected to the inside of the housing in a manner so that the inside of the housing is divided by the microorganism filter element into two compartments each of which has at least one opening and the only way air can travel inside the housing from one compartment to the other is through the microorganism filter element, and wherein the connection member allows the filter device to be mounted onto an opening of the water well either directly or indirectly in a manner so that one compartment of the housing is in gas communication with the open air and the other with the inside of the well.