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US 2017/0361276 A1Published application
Water filter
AssigneeSagan Industries, Inc.
InventorsRichard B. Muir, Dennis M. Clements
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Abstract
A filtration system effective to filter bacteria, cysts, and viruses, and to alter the surface tension of water. The small scale filter includes a rigid or semi-rigid core having perforations formed therein, and surrounded by one or more layers of filter media formed into a pleat pack filter arrangement.
Claims14
A small-scale filtration unit comprising:
- a perforated core having a center channel running therethrough;
- a top end cap connected to a first end of the perforated core;
- a bottom end cap connected to the second end of the perforated core;
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- an inner filter disposed at least partially around the perforated core, wherein the center channel of the perforated core is in fluid communication with the inner filter;
- wherein said small-scale filtration unit reduces the surface tension of water.
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A method of filtering a fluid comprising:
- immersing a filtering unit in a fluid to be filtered, wherein the filtering unit comprises:
- a perforated core having a center channel running therethrough;
- a top end cap attached to a first end of the perforated core;
- a second end cap attached to the second end of the perforated core;
- an inner filter disposed at least partially around the perforated core;
- applying a suction to the center channel of the perforated core;
- drawing the fluid to be filtered through the inner filter, through one or more perforations in the perforated core, and into the center channel of the perforated core;
- and reducing the surface tension of the filtrate by at least 5, at least 10, at least 15, at least 20, or at least 25%.
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A filtration unit comprising:
- a filter membrane disposed around a central channel;
- a top end cap connected to a first end of the filter membrane;
- a bottom end cap connected to a second end of the of the filter membrane;
- an elongate support member connected to the top end cap at a first end and connected to the bottom end cap at a second end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.