Patent ID: 6279751
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A reusable filtration device for removing particulate matter from liquids in a liquids processing system, the reusable filtration device comprising:a. a rigid, tubular body defining a longitudinal axis of the reusable filtration device, said body being defined by a body wall with an inside surface and an outside surface, and a bore within the body wall, the bore being coextensive with the body wall, wherein the body wall terminates in a pair of ends, the ends being open, wherein the body wall includes a central circumferential band and a plurality of openings, the openings being inlets for liquid to flow from outside of the filtration device and into the bore, said plurality of openings including only a first circumferential row of elongated longitudinal openings and a second circumferential row of elongated longitudinal openings, said first and second rows of openings being separated by the circumferential band;b. a means for filtering surrounding the body wall outside surface, wherein the means for filtering is a layer of reusable filtration material; andc. an end cap mounted to the body at each body end, each end cap securing the filtration material to the body and each end cap being a means for positioning the filtration device within the liquids processing system, in which the liquid flows through the filtration material, enters through the body wall openings from the body outside surface to the bore, and exits one body end, with the particulate matter being retained on the filtration material outside of the filtration device.