Patent ID: 6783564
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for filtering particulate solids out of a mixture of air and solids, said apparatus comprising:a conduit member having an inlet end and an outlet end; a porous filter member disposed about an exterior of to the conduit member in a spaced relationship; and a collection vessel disposed about said outlet end and a portion of the filter member, said collection vessel defining an area in fluid communication with said outlet end and an area defined between an inner surface of said porous filter member and said exterior of said conduit member, a portion of an exterior surface of said porous filter member is not covered by said collection vessel wherein said collection vessel is configured to cause air passing into the inlet end of the conduit member change its flow direction in order to exit the apparatus via the filter member and the particulate solids are either deposited in said area or filtered by said pourus filter member.