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US 12,649,989 B2Granted
Dewatering apparatus and process
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsEric James Watkins, Victoria Grace Strain, Roger Scott Telvick
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Abstract
A capillary dewatering apparatus, including a framework with a plurality of apertures, and a flexible member disposed around an exterior surface of the framework, in which an inner surface of the flexible member is in contact with at least a portion of the exterior surface of the framework and in which the flexible member and the framework are not bonded. Also disclosed is a capillary dewatering process using the corresponding apparatus.
Claims14
A dewatering apparatus comprising:
- a framework comprising a plurality of apertures;
- and
- a flexible member disposed around an exterior surface of the framework, wherein an inner surface of the flexible member is in contact with at least a portion of the exterior surface of the framework;
- wherein the flexible member and the framework are not bonded;
- and
- wherein the flexible member comprises two layers including an innermost layer and an outermost layer, wherein an effective pore diameter of the innermost layer is greater than an effective pore diameter of the outermost layer.
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