Abstract: A piston assembly is disposed between the inlet zone and the filter medium of an apparatus to forcibly compact the filter medium with the same liquid which is being filtered by the liquid filter apparatus thereby to inhibit channeling of the liquid through the filter medium.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 10, 1976
Date of Patent:
June 6, 1978
Assignee:
Oil Refining Systems of Florida, Inc.
Inventors:
Jon L. D. Sterkenburg, George O. Kelbert