US 11,859,107 B2
Resin removal systems
Bree A. Hood, Hood River, OR (US)
Assigned to Supernova Tek LLC, Hood River, OR (US)
Filed by Supernova Tek LLC, Hood River, OR (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/093,559.
Application 17/093,559 is a continuation of application No. 16/263,783, filed on Jan. 31, 2019, granted, now 10,858,542.
Prior Publication US 2021/0054232 A1, Feb. 25, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C09F 1/02 (2006.01); B01D 11/02 (2006.01); B08B 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC C09F 1/02 (2013.01) [B01D 11/0249 (2013.01); B08B 3/14 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a washer configured to receive pressurized water from a water source and pressurized air from an air source, wherein the water and the air are received into an interior cavity of the washer via an inlet, the washer including a first filter located within the interior cavity, wherein the first filter is positioned at a bottom of the interior cavity and forms a peak positioned in a center of the interior cavity and extending upward from the bottom of the interior cavity, wherein:
the interior cavity is configured to store a material;
the interior cavity is configured to direct a flow of the water and the air in a defined pattern configured to remove a resin from the material; and
the washer comprises an opening covered by the first filter, wherein the first filter is configured to allow the water, the air, and the resin to exit the opening while restricting the material from exiting the opening;
a first tank approximate to the opening of the washer, wherein the first tank comprises:
a first opening to receive water, air, and resin from the washer;
a tower structure located within the interior cavity of the first tank, wherein the tower structure comprises a set of filters to trap and separate the resin into corresponding resin grades as the water, the air, and the resin enter the first tank via the first opening; and
an inline filter coupled to a second opening disposed in a bottom of the first tank, wherein the inline filter is configured to clean the water from the first tank; and
a second tank coupled to the inline filter to store water cleaned by the inline filter and further coupled to the water source to provide the water to the water source to supply the water to the washer.