Patent ID: 8157099

Claim:
An apparatus for separating waste materials comprising: a tank having a first end, a second end and opposing sidewalls extending therebetween, wherein the tank defines a width separating the opposing sidewalls; a nozzle in the first end of the tank to introduce flocculent into the tank, the nozzle including an outlet defining an elongated cross section extending laterally for dispelling flocculent across the width of the tank; a feed assembly positioned above the nozzle outlet to evenly deposit waste materials into the flocculent dispelled from the nozzle outlet; a flocculent circulation system operable to circulate flocculent via the nozzle; and a first material conveyor at least partially disposed in the tank, the first material conveyor operable to convey waste materials from the tank; wherein the tank defines an upper chamber and a lower chamber separated by a divider wall and interconnected by a flow path remote from the first end, wherein the upper chamber is vertically stacked above the lower chamber.