Patents Assigned to Filtros, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 7141203
    Abstract: The present invention provides an all-ceramic diffuser assembly that includes a diffuser element formed of a porous ceramic material and a base formed of a non-porous ceramic material. The base includes a peripheral undercut shoulder portion that overlaps a perimeter edge of the diffuser element to sealingly connect the diffuser element to the base. A conduit is formed in a fitting portion of the base for directing a stream of gas or liquid that is capable of diffusing through the diffuser element into a chamber formed between an inner surface of the diffuser element and a floor portion of the base. The present invention also provides a method of forming the diffuser assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Filtros, Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip S. Way, Billy Ray Bragg
  • Patent number: 6889964
    Abstract: The present invention provides an all-ceramic diffuser assembly that includes a diffuser element formed of a porous ceramic material and a base formed of a non-permeable ceramic material. The base includes a peripheral undercut shoulder portion that overlaps a perimeter edge of the diffuser element to ceramically bond the diffuser element to the base. A conduit is formed in a fitting portion of the base for directing a stream of gas or liquid that is capable of diffusing through the diffuser element into a chamber formed between an inner surface of the diffuser element and a floor portion of the base. The present invention also provides a method of forming the diffuser assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Filtros, Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip S. Way, Billy Ray Bragg
  • Publication number: 20050046054
    Abstract: The present invention provides an all-ceramic diffuser assembly that includes a diffuser element formed of a porous ceramic material and a base formed of a non-porous ceramic material. The base includes a peripheral undercut shoulder portion that overlaps a perimeter edge of the diffuser element to sealingly connect the diffuser element to the base. A conduit is formed in a fitting portion of the base for directing a stream of gas or liquid that is capable of diffusing through the diffuser element into a chamber formed between an inner surface of the diffuser element and a floor portion of the base. The present invention also provides a method of forming the diffuser assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: Filtros, Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip Way, Billy Bragg