Liquid purification or separation – Structural installation – Closed circulating system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-08
2006-08-08
Popovics, Robert James (Department: 1724)
Liquid purification or separation
Structural installation
Closed circulating system
C210S195100, C210S196000, C210S251000, C210S258000, C210S259000, C210S282000, C210S287000, C210S416100, C210S502100, C210S663000, C210S669000, C210S767000, C210S805000, C210S806000, C101S147000, C101S148000, C101S364000, C101S450100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07087159
ABSTRACT:
A method of and apparatus for extending the life of fountain solutions used in commercial printing presses comprises withdrawing fountain solution from the dampener recirculation system of a printing press and directing the withdrawn fountain solution through a sediment prefilter, a separation filter, and a post treatment filter. The sediment prefilter preferably comprises a melt blown polypropylene filter; the separation filter preferably comprises a diatomaceous earth filter; and the post treatment filter preferably comprises a zeolite filter.
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Douglas David A.
Seibert Roy E.
Stinson David J.
Villarreal Jose A.
O Neil Michael A.
Popovics Robert James
Woodruff T.
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