US Patent Application 17664925. FILTER DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE CHANGEABLE FILTER SURFACES simplified abstract

FILTER DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE CHANGEABLE FILTER SURFACES

Organization Name

International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor(s)

Madhana Sunder of Poughkeepsie NY (US)

Allan Cory Vandeventer of Poughkeepsie NY (US)

Jay A. Bunt of Esopus NY (US)

Joyce E. Molinelli Acocella of Poughquag NY (US)

Heather Nicole Polgrean of Hopewell Junction NY (US)

Hongqing Zhang of Hopewell Junction NY (US)

Steven H. Boettcher of Fishkill NY (US)

FILTER DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE CHANGEABLE FILTER SURFACES - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17664925 titled 'FILTER DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE CHANGEABLE FILTER SURFACES

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a device that consists of an outer component, an inner component, and a filter module.

• The outer component is a hollow cylinder with ports on its sidewalls.
• The inner component is positioned inside the outer component and also has a cylinder shape with ports aligned parallel to the exterior ports.
• The filter module is a hollow prism surrounding the inner component and has four faces that can hold filters.
• The filter module also has vanes along the edges that form seals with the outer component.
• One of the faces of the filter module has a filter that is aligned between a pair of interior and exterior ports.

Original Abstract Submitted

A device that comprises an outer component, an inner component and a filter module. The outer component includes a first hollow cylinder, and exterior ports in sidewalls of the first hollow cylinder. The inner component is positioned coaxially within the first hollow cylinder, and includes a second cylinder, and interior ports in the second cylinder, wherein the interior fluid ports are aligned parallel to the exterior ports. The filter module includes a hollow prism positioned coaxially within the outer component and surrounding the inner component, the hollow prism comprising at least four faces configured to retain filters. The filter module also includes vanes positioned along edges connecting the at least four faces and forming seals with the first hollow cylinder. A first filter is provided on a first face, of the at least four faces, which is aligned between a pair of the interior and exterior ports.