US 12,145,083 B2
Grease recovery unit
Malcolm Christopher Higgins, Minehead (GB)
Assigned to The Filta Group Limited, Rugby (GB)
Appl. No. 17/615,295
Filed by The Filta Group Limited, Rugby (GB)
PCT Filed May 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/051274
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 30, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/240172, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1907783 (GB), filed on May 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0193575 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B01D 17/02 (2006.01); B01D 17/04 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); C02F 1/38 (2023.01); C02F 1/40 (2023.01); E03F 5/16 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/32 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 17/0217 (2013.01) [B01D 17/0211 (2013.01); B01D 17/042 (2013.01); C02F 1/001 (2013.01); C02F 1/38 (2013.01); C02F 1/40 (2013.01); E03F 5/16 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/32 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A grease recovery unit for use in a food service establishment comprising:
a housing (1) having an inlet (2) to receive, inter alia, water and oily substances, wherein the housing is divided into three chambers by baffles, a first chamber (51) locating at least one hydrocyclone (30), a second chamber (52) locating a heater (60) and an outlet for the oily substances to a collector (3), and a third chamber (53) locating a water outlet (4); and
a strainer (24) in communication with said inlet for retaining solids in the oily substances, said strainer is upstream of said at least one hydrocyclone (30) which is located beneath said strainer, said at least one hydrocyclone being arranged to separate the oily substances from the water;
wherein the heater arranged to maintain fatty substances in the oily substances in a fluid state before the oily substances are passed for collection in said collector (3) and water is passed through said outlet (4) of said housing.