Liquid purification or separation – Structural installation – Geographic
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-06
2009-12-15
Griffin, Walter D (Department: 1797)
Liquid purification or separation
Structural installation
Geographic
C210S510100, C210S437000, C210S440000, C210S428000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07632403
ABSTRACT:
In some embodiments, a filtration system may include one or more of the following features: (a) a housing having a bottom portion, a middle portion coupled to the bottom portion and an upper portion, and a cap coupled to the upper portion, (b) a sediment storage area within the bottom portion, (c) a separator area within the middle portion, (d) a porous filter within the upper portion, (e) an access hatch within the cap, (f) an inlet pipe for allowing storm water within a middle chamber, (g) an outlet pipe for allowing filtered water to be discharged from the filtration system, and (h) a central pipe being a passageway through the porous filter.
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Anderson Denise R
Griffin Walter D
Nikolai & Mersereau , P.A.
Paige James J.
Royal Environmental Systems, Inc.
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