Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Apparatus – Having self cleaning means
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-01
2008-04-01
Barr, Michael (Department: 1792)
Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
Apparatus
Having self cleaning means
C134S0580DL
Reexamination Certificate
active
10885146
ABSTRACT:
A filter system for dishwasher with a sump having inlets leading to a wash pump and a drain pump in the bottom wall. The filter assembly includes a vertical filter retainer an overlying perforate hood, a multiple porosity filter element carried on the filter retainer and a back wash sprayer rotatably mounted inside the filter retainer with at least one backwash nozzle directed toward the filter assembly. The inlet leading to the wash pump is positioned inside the filter element and the inlet to the drain pump is located outside the filter element. The filter element has openings that vary in size from the top to the bottom of the filter element. The filter element openings can be arranged in bands of different porosity openings including fine, medium and coarse porosity openings. The perforate hood can have coarse porosity openings.
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Ashton Robert H.
Gurubatham Vincent P.
Sharkey Joseph K.
Torberg Aaron M
Barr Michael
Green Clifton
Hartman Tara M.
Morrison John
Riggleman Jason P.
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