Gordon E Laib

US Patent:

55425445, Aug 6, 1996

Filed:

Oct 24, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/328048

Inventors:

Cliff Merkle - Wheat Ridge CO
John Burns - Westminster CO
Gordon Laib - Littleton CO
Jim Willis - Englewood CO
Scotty Mitchel - Golden CO
Dennis Erickson - Arvada CO

Assignee:

Coors Brewing Company - Golden CO

International Classification:

B07B 700

US Classification:

2091391

Abstract:

Apparatus and method for separating low density solids from an airflow where a first airflow containing low density solids moves through a first conduit at a predetermined velocity and pressure and flows into a separating chamber wherein it is changed into a second airflow at a substantially reduced velocity and pressure to separate a substantial portion of the low density solids and moves out of the separating chamber through one of a second or third conduits as a third airflow at a velocity and pressure substantially the same as that of the first airflow and also passes through filtering apparatus in the second or third conduits to separate additional low density solids out of the third airflow.