Waste filter and manifold system
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsScott Beckham, Dale Emis, Nilesh Patel
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Abstract
A filter system especially useful in the treatment of waste material, in particular liquid waste material which may include particulate matter therein. The filter system includes a series of filters of progressively finer porosity in order to selectively eliminate particulate (or semi-particulate) matters from a carrier material, typically but not exclusively, of a fluid or liquid nature. The filters are mounted within a housing which includes an outlet port and a plurality of inlet ports, wherein each inlet port includes a check valve.
Claims8
A filtration unit for filtering material flowing therethrough, comprising;
- a housing,
- a plurality of inlet ports mounted at said housing,
- at least one outlet port mounted at said housing and spaced apart from said plurality of inlet ports,
- at least one check valve interposed between said plurality of inlet ports and said outlet port for controlling the material flowing therebetween, and
- at least one filter element interposed between said at least one check valve and said outlet port for filtering the material flowing therebetween.
A filtration unit for filtering material flowing therethrough, comprising;
- a housing,
- a plurality of inlet ports mounted at said housing,
- at least one outlet port mounted at said housing and spaced apart from said plurality of inlet ports,
- a plurality of check valves, each adapted to be attached to a respective one of said inlet ports and interposed between said plurality of inlet ports and said outlet port for controlling the material flowing therebetween in said housing,
- a first filter element interposed between said plurality of check valves and said outlet port and having a first filtration parameter, and
- a second filter element adjacent to said first filter element and having a second filtration parameter different than said first filtration parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.