Self-cleaning filter media
AssigneePyne Inc.
InventorVahid KHADEMI
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Abstract
Systems and methods of self-cleaning filtering may include: (a) filtering, via a filter media comprising a clean side and a dirty side, a fluid, thereby accumulating particles from said fluid on said dirty side; and (b) shaking, via one or more shaking sources, one or both of (i) a filter housing in physical contact with said filter media or (ii) a reinforced structure in physical contact with said filter media, thereby causing said filter media to shake to dislodge at least a portion of said particles from said dirty side of said filter media.
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A self-cleaning filtration system, comprising:
- a filter media comprising a clean side of said filter media and a dirty side of said filter media, wherein said dirty side of said filter media is configured to accumulate particles from a fluid while performing a filtering operation on said fluid;
- one or both of (i) a filter housing in physical contact with said filter media or a (ii) reinforced structure in physical contact with said filter media;
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- one or more shaking sources configured to shake one or more of said filter housing, said reinforced structure, or said filter media, thereby causing said filter media to shake to dislodge at least a portion of said particles from said dirty side of said filter media.
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A self-cleaning filtering method, comprising:
- filtering, via a filter media comprising a clean side of said filter media and a dirty side of said filter media, a fluid, thereby accumulating particles from said fluid on said dirty side of said filter media;
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- shaking, via one or more shaking sources, one or more of (i) a filter housing in physical contact with said filter media, (ii) a reinforced structure in physical contact with said filter media, or (iii) said filter media, thereby causing said filter media to shake to dislodge at least a portion of said particles from said dirty side of said filter media.
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