Patents Assigned to Rheo Engineering
  • Patent number: 12698166
    Abstract: A receiver for a vacuum conveyance system may include a vertically-oriented, cylindrical receiver body having an inlet port through which material may be conveyed when an airstream is created. A head assembly attached to an upper end of the receiver body includes a filter housing having a first end and a second end, the filter housing constructed to house a horizontally-oriented cylindrical pre-filter between the first end and the second end, wherein the head assembly includes a filter access cap removably attached to the first end and usable to remove and insert cylindrical pre-filters. A vacuum utility assembly may be attached to the second end of the filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Rheo Engineering
    Inventors: Andrew Herrmann, Robert John Nogaj, Jr., Robert Herrmann