US Patent 7380348 Material dewatering apparatus

Patent 7380348 was granted and assigned to Solid Solutions Limited on June, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Solid Solutions Limited

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7380348

Date of Patent

June 3, 2008

Patent Application Number

10512824

Date Filed

April 29, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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S. Gravini

Patent abstract

The invention provides a pneumatic dewatering apparatus (1) for wet product. The apparatus (1) comprises essentially a cyclone chamber (2) connected to a centrifugal fan (3). Various vortex flow forming stations (6), each followed by a vortex shedding station (7), are mounted within the cyclone chamber (2). Tight centripetal vortices are formed and are then shed such that water is delivered out the cyclone chamber (2) into a sump (42).