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Granted Patent B2
US 12,722,122 · App. 18/626,252 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Reciprocating concentration system

Inventors: Hsuan-Yu Huang (Hsinchu City, TW); Jiun-Hua Li (Hsinchu City, TW); Shen-Hua Peng (Taoyuan City, TW); Lih-Tao Hsu (Zhubei City, TW); Wei-Chieh Chang (Zhubei City, TW); Bo-Yi Li (Zhubei City, TW)
Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
B01D63/02B01D2313/24B01D2313/26B01D2313/60B01D2313/62B01D2313/701B01D2313/903B01D2315/10B01D2315/14
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Patent No.
US 12,722,122
App. No.
18/626,252
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reciprocating concentration system includes: a gas output device, first and second liquid accommodating tanks, a selection device, first and second liquid sensors and a computing control device. The gas output device is controlled to output pushing gas through a first gas channel or a second gas channel. The first liquid accommodating tank is in communication with the first gas channel. The second liquid accommodating tank is in communication with the second gas channel. The selection device is in communication with the first liquid accommodating tank and the second liquid accommodating tank through a first liquid channel and a second liquid channel, respectively, and has a filtered liquid outlet. The first liquid sensor and the second liquid sensor are disposed at the first liquid channel and the second liquid channel, respectively. The computing control device is connected to the gas output device and the first and the second liquid sensors.

Claims (34)

1 . A reciprocating concentration system, comprising:

a gas output device controlled to output pushing gas through a first gas channel or a second gas channel;

a first liquid accommodating tank in communication with the first gas channel;

a second liquid accommodating tank in communication with the second gas channel;

a selection device in communication with the first liquid accommodating tank through a first liquid channel and in communication with the second liquid accommodating tank through a second liquid channel, and having a filtered liquid outlet;

a first liquid sensor disposed at the first liquid channel;

a second liquid sensor disposed at the second liquid channel; and

a computing control device connected to the gas output device, the first liquid sensor and the second liquid sensor.

2 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 1 , wherein the computing control device is configured to control the gas output device to output the pushing gas through one of the first gas channel and the second gas channel, obtain a sensing value of a corresponding one of the first liquid sensor and the second liquid sensor, and control the gas output device to output the pushing gas through another one of the first gas channel and the second gas channel when the sensing value decreases to a default value.

3 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a content sensor disposed at the first liquid accommodating tank or the second liquid accommodating tank and connected to the computing control device.

4 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 3 , wherein the computing control device is configured to control the gas output device to stop outputting the pushing gas when a sensing value of the content sensor is equal to or higher than a target value.

5 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 4 , wherein the computing control device is further configured to output a channel switching signal to the gas output device when the sensing value of the content sensor is lower than a lower limit, wherein the lower limit is greater than 0.

6 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third liquid accommodating tank disposed at the filtered liquid outlet.

7 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a weight sensor disposed at the third liquid accommodating tank and connected to the computing control device.

8 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 7 , wherein the computing control device is configured to control the gas output device to stop outputting the pushing gas when a sensing value of the weight sensor is higher than a target value.

9 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a transmittance sensor disposed at the third liquid accommodating tank and connected to the computing control device.

10 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 9 , wherein the computing control device is configured to control the gas output device to stop outputting the pushing gas when a sensing value of the weight sensor is higher than a first target value and a sensing value of the transmittance sensor is higher than a second target value.

11 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a concentration sensor disposed at the third liquid accommodating tank and connected to the computing control device.

12 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 11 , wherein the computing control device is configured to control the gas output device to stop outputting the pushing gas when a sensing value of the weight sensor is higher than a first target value and a sensing value of the concentration sensor is lower than a second target value.

13 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 1 , wherein the selection device further has a first outlet in communication with the first liquid channel and a second outlet in communication with the second liquid channel, a pore size of the first outlet and a pore size of the second outlet are not smaller than a diameter of a filtration target, and a pore size of the filtered liquid outlet is smaller than the diameter of the filtration target.

14 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 1 , wherein the gas output device is further controlled to output the pushing gas through a third gas channel, and the reciprocating concentration system further comprises:

a liquid storage tank in communication with the third gas channel, and in communication with the liquid accommodating tank or the second liquid accommodating tank.

15 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 1 , wherein the selection device comprises a hollow fiber tube.

16 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 15 , wherein the hollow fiber tube comprises:

a shell; and

a plurality of hollow fiber membranes located inside the shell.

17 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display device connected to the computing control device.

18 . The reciprocating concentration system according to claim 17 , wherein the computing control device is configured to control the display device to display a replacement notification corresponding to the selection device when a filtration rate indicated by a plurality of sensing values of at least one of the first liquid sensor and the second liquid sensor is lower than a default rate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2024
From: HUANG, HSUAN-YU; LI, JIUN-HUA; PENG, SHEN-HUA; HSU, LIH-TAO; CHANG, WEI-CHIEH; LI, BO-YI
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 067807/0399 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 112144014 · Nov 15, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250153107A1 · May 15, 2025
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