Granted Patent B2

US 12,722,191 · App. 17/848,684 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Inventors: Kyle A. Brown (Jamesville, NY); Colby W. Clark (Manlius, NY); Tyler E. Robillard (Oswego, NY)

Assignee: Feldmeier Equipment, Inc.

B08B9/093B05B1/14B05B1/34B08B2209/08

Abstract

Claims (37)

1 . A fluid cleaning device, comprising:

a spheroid-shaped member defining an internal void defining a vertical diameter, and comprising;

a wall defining a plurality of apertures and including a lower internal surface and an upper internal surface, wherein the plurality of apertures are confined to the upper internal surface, and

an inlet orifice configured to receives a cleaning fluid under pressure; and

a tubular nozzle comprising an external surface that projects from the inlet orifice parallel to the vertical diameter and into the internal void,

wherein the tubular nozzle is structured to:

direct the cleaning fluid along the vertical diameter and against the lower internal surface, and

direct the cleaning fluid upward from the lower internal surface along the upper internal surface and against the external surface to mitigate fluctuation of one of a pressure and a flow velocity of the cleaning fluid within the spheroid-shaped member and produce uniform flow of the cleaning fluid through each of the plurality of apertures.

2 . The fluid cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular nozzle comprises a constant cross-sectional geometry.

3 . The fluid cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular nozzle comprises a variable cross-sectional geometry.

4 . The fluid cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular nozzle tapers from the inlet orifice of the tubular nozzle to a tip end thereof.

5 . The fluid cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein:

the spheroid-shaped member defines a first chordal plane and a second chordal plane, each of the first and second chordal plane is oriented normal to the vertical diameter; and

wherein the tubular nozzle comprises a tip end configured to extend into a region defined by and between the first and second chordal planes.

6 . The fluid cleaning device of claim 5 , wherein the region extends from about one-quarter to about three-quarters, respectively, along the vertical diameter.

7 . The fluid cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein:

the spheroid-shaped member defines a first and second chordal plane, each chordal plane disposed normal to the vertical diameter;

the tubular nozzle comprises a tip end configured to extend into a region defined by and between the first and second chordal planes; and

the region is configured to extend from about four-tenths to about six-tenths, respectively, along the vertical diameter.

8 . A method of manufacturing a fluid cleaning device, comprising:

structuring a spheroid-shaped member to define an internal void and a vertical diameter, the internal void comprising;

a wall including a lower internal surface and an upper internal surface, wherein the wall defines a plurality of apertures confined to the upper internal surface, and

an inlet orifice configured to receive a cleaning fluid under pressure; and

structuring a tubular nozzle to:

comprise an external surface that projects from the inlet orifice parallel to the vertical diameter and into the internal void, and

direct the cleaning fluid parallel to the vertical diameter and against the lower internal surface and upward along the upper internal surface and against the external surface of the tubular nozzle to mitigate fluctuation of one of an internal pressure and a flow velocity of the cleaning fluid within the spheroid-shaped member and produce uniform flow of the cleaning fluid through each of the plurality of apertures.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising structuring the tubular nozzle to comprise a constant cross-sectional geometry.

10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising structuring the tubular nozzle to comprise a variable cross-sectional geometry.

11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising structuring the tubular nozzle to taper from the inlet orifice of the tubular nozzle to a tip end thereof.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

structuring the spheroid-shaped member to define a first chordal plane and a second chordal plane, where each of the first and second chordal plane is oriented normal to the vertical diameter; and

structuring the tubular nozzle to comprise a tip end configured to extend into a region defined by and between the first and second chordal planes.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising extending the region from about one-quarter to about three-quarters, respectively, along the vertical diameter.

14 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising structuring:

the spheroid-shaped member to define a first and second chordal plane, where each chordal plane is positioned normal to the vertical diameter;

the tubular nozzle to comprise a tip end configured to extend into a region defined by and between the first and second chordal planes; and

the region to extend from about four-tenths to about six-tenths, respectively, along the vertical diameter.

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