# US 2019/0168267 A1 ยท Device for laminar flow fluid extraction > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server โ€” see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0168267 A1 - Document ID: US20190168267A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/831,646 - Filed: 2017-12-05 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05 - Inventors: Eric Carl Ritter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168267A1 ## CPC - B08B 3/14: Removing waste, e.g. labels, from cleaning liquid - B08B 3/08: the liquid having chemical or dissolving effect - B08B 3/10: with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity or by vibration - B08B 3/106: {by boiling the liquid} - B08B 5/00: Cleaning by methods involving the use of air flow or gas flow (cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto B08B9/00) - B08B 7/0021: {by liquid gases or supercritical fluids} - B08B 2203/007: Heating the liquid - B08B: CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL ## Abstract The present invention comprises device (10) which maintains a modified atmospheric pressure within, uses evaporation and condensation by means of heated or cooled fluid jackets and radiators to move and clean washing fluid and fans to increase and decrease the pressure of the gaseous washing fluid in a manner which causes liquid washing fluid to flow laminar within the extraction chamber. The present invention comprises a modular extraction chamber (42) which when fitted to the device (10) is in permanent communication with a boiling chamber (27) and a condensation chamber (33). These chambers are intermittently in communication with an evaporation chamber (12) and a corresponding clean solvent holding chamber (20). The evaporation chamber and the clean solvent holding tank may, upon completion of the extraction cycle sequester the pressurized washing fluid while the rest of the system is depressurized allowing for quick changeover of source material. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An Apparatus for cleaning and recirculating a washing fluid through a starting material using laminar flow comprising: a) a series of walled chambers capable of containing a washing fluid in a liquid state with gas equilibrium, supercritical state or combination thereof of at a pressure ranging from โˆ’14 PSI to 2500 PSI within a range of โˆ’40 c to 200 c. b) a washing fluid. c) a series of fluid jackets corresponding to each walled chamber with the purpose of maintaining a temperature in each chamber. d) a distributed network of sensors capable of measuring temperature, pressure and fluid level within each chamber in communication with at least one microprocessor. e) at least one condensation unit. f) at least one condensate basin. g) at least one resistance filter bottomed condensate basin wherein the bottom of the basin comprises a resistance filter. h) at least one condensation chamber comprising a condensation unit and condensate basin. i) at least modular extraction chamber. j) at least one boiling chamber. k) at least one high speed gas circulation device capable of maintaining a positive downstream pressure. l) at least one evaporation chamber, the contents of which being easily accessible when the interior of said chamber is at standard atmospheric pressure. m) a permanently communicative portion of the device. n) an intermittently communicative portion of the device. ### Claim 2 The cover of claim one wherein said permanently communicative portion of the device consists of an at least one boiling chamber in gaseous communication with an at least one condensation chamber which is in liquid communication with said at least one resistance filter which is in liquid communication with said at least one extraction chamber which is in liquid communication with the aforementioned at least one boiling chamber. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2) The cover of claims 1 and 2 wherein said intermittently communicative portion of the device comprises said at least one evaporation chamber intermittently in liquid communication with said at least one boiling chamber when said at least one boiling chamber is a part of said permanently communicative portion of the system and; the aforementioned at least one evaporation chamber is in gaseous communication with said at least one condensation chamber and; said condensation chamber is intermittently in liquid and gaseous communication with said at least one boiling chamber. ### Claim 4 The cover of claim one wherein said at least one boiling chamber maintains two points of communication with the permanently communicative portion of the system comprising a) at least one gaseous route of communication and; b) at least one liquid route of communication Said boiling chamber is in communication with said intermittently communicative portion of the system via a) at least one gaseous route of communication and; b) at least one two liquid routes of communication. ### Claim 5 The cover of claim one wherein said washing fluid comprises any fluid which can transition from liquid to gas and/or to a supercritical state within said temperature and pressure constraints of said extraction system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cover of claim 1 wherein said at least one boiling chamber has a maximum evaporation rate of liquid washing fluid determined by the surface area, internal atmospheric conditions, heat provided via said fluid jacket and the physical characteristics of said washing fluid. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1, 2) The covers of claims 1 and 2 wherein said permanent route of gaseous communication between said at least one boiling chamber and at least one condensation chamber is interspersed with said at least one gas circulation device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cover of claim 1 wherein said at least one gas circulation device has a variable speed controlled by microprocessor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1, 8) The cover of claims 1 and 8 wherein said at least one gas circulation device has a maximum gas flow rate that is higher than said maximum evaporation rate of washing fluid in said at least one boiling chamber. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cover of claim 1 wherein said at least one condensation unit comprises at least one condensation coil in combination with a fan to provide increased gas flow over the condensation coil. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cover of claim 1 wherein said at least condensate basin and said at least one filter bottomed condensate basin is beneath said at least one condensation unit in an orientation that permits the flow of liquid by gravity from the condensation unit or condensation units into said at least one filter bottomed condensate basin or said at least one condensate basin. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cover of claim 1 wherein said at least one condensate basin has a bottom and said bottom comprises said at least one resistance filter ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cover of claim 1 wherein said at least one modular extraction chamber is fitted beneath said at least one resistance filter such a way to receive the entirety of the liquid flow emanating from the resistance filter. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The cover of claim 1 wherein said at least one modular extraction vessel has a conical interior shape ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The cover of claim 1 wherein said at least one gas circulation device is a one-way gas circulation device and; the direction of gas circulation is towards said at least one condensation unit. ### Claim 15 The cover of claim one wherein said at least one resistance filter has a fluid resistance level above 1 mmHG. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The cover of claim 1 wherein said at least one condensation unit has a rate of washing fluid condensation. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1, 8, 13, 16, 17) The cover of claims 1, 8, 13, 16 and 17 wherein said rate of washing fluid condensation per minute when taken into account with the relative increased pressure from said at least one gas circulation device is sufficient to provide a rate of flow through said at least one resistance filter to achieve a flow emanating from said at least one resistance filter that is characterized by a Reynolds number of below 10.