Kris O Thacker

US Patent:

7033496, Apr 25, 2006

Filed:

Jan 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/038885

Inventors:

Kris Odell Thacker - Rawson OH, US
Bill Russell Vanhoose - Findlay OH, US
Howard Leander Montgomery - Findlay OH, US

Assignee:

Hancor, Inc. - Findlay OH

International Classification:

B01D 21/02

US Classification:

210305, 210521, 2105321, 210538

Abstract:

A casing surrounds a horizontal axis to define a cavity. The cavity has a top, a bottom, and axially front and rear ends. The casing is configured to conduct a mixture of a liquid and debris through the cavity from the front end to the rear end. Front and rear walls cap the casing at the front and rear ends. A horizontal outlet tube extends through the rear wall and defines a horizontal outlet channel with a bottom. A transversely-extending weir extends upward from the bottom of the cavity. The weir has a horizontal top edge located above the channel bottom and spaced below the top of the cavity, and further has fluid flow apertures below the channel bottom.

US Patent:

20040159606, Aug 19, 2004

Filed:

Jul 7, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/614156

Inventors:

Kris Thacker - Rawson OH, US
Bill Vanhoose - Findlay OH, US
Owen Atchison - Findlay OH, US
Howard Montgomery - Findlay OH, US

International Classification:

B01D017/00

US Classification:

210/521000, 210/538000

Abstract:

A casing surrounds an axis to define a cavity that has axially front and rear ends. The casing is configured to conduct a mixture of a liquid and a contaminant through the cavity from the front end to the rear end. A porous basket structure, located within the cavity, for holding coalescing media has a top opening. The basket structure is configured for the liquid to flow through the top opening into the basket structure, through the coalescing media, and outward through of the basket structure in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. A constraining structure, located in the cavity, constrains the liquid flowing through the cavity from the front end to the rear end to flow through the top opening into the basket structure when the liquid is below a predetermined level.

US Patent:

20050126989, Jun 16, 2005

Filed:

Jan 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/039503

Inventors:

Kris Thacker - Rawson OH, US
Bill Vanhoose - Findlay OH, US
Howard Montgomery - Findlay OH, US

International Classification:

B01D017/00

US Classification:

210538000, 210DIG005

Abstract:

A casing defines a cavity having a top, a bottom and front and rear ends. The casing is configured to conduct a liquid along a flow path through the cavity from the front end to the rear end. A holding structure, in the cavity, defines a chamber that can be filled with coalescing media. The holding structure has a top passageway through which the liquid can flow downwardly into the chamber and a rear passageway through which the liquid can flow rearwardly out of the chamber. Blocking structures constrain the flow path to extend through the top passageway into the chamber.

US Patent:

20060157405, Jul 20, 2006

Filed:

Jan 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/039346

Inventors:

Kris Thacker - Rawson OH, US
Howard Montgomery - Findlay OH, US

International Classification:

B01D 69/08

US Classification:

210500230

Abstract:

A casing defines a cavity that extends along an axis and that has a top, a bottom and axially front and rear ends. The casing is configured to conduct a liquid along a flow path through the cavity from the front end to the rear end. A holding structure in the cavity defines a media chamber that can be filled with media for treating the liquid. The holding structure has a top passageway through which the liquid can flow downwardly into the media chamber and a rear passageway through which the liquid can flow rearwardly out of the media chamber. Blocking structures in the cavity constrain the flow path to extend through the top passageway into the media chamber and through the rear passageway out of the media chamber.