US 12,065,361 B2
Brine solution cleaning systems, apparatuses, and methods
Donald Joseph Determann, Dodge City, KS (US)
Assigned to National Beef Packing Company, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed by National Beef Packing Company, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed on May 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/324,056.
Application 17/324,056 is a continuation of application No. 16/593,940, filed on Oct. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,008,226.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/742,086, filed on Oct. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0269330 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C02F 1/06 (2023.01); B01D 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC C02F 1/06 (2013.01) [B01D 1/0064 (2013.01); B01D 5/006 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A brine cleaning system comprising:
a brine cooker that heats a dirty brine solution, the brine cooker comprising a brine container having a top portion that includes an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall and the outer wall forming a cavity that receives a first portion of the dirty brine solution that flows over the inner wall;
a brine filter that cleans the dirty brine solution to create a cleaned brine solution; and
a brine storage container that accumulates the cleaned brine solution.