Pump apparatus for reducing the size of suspended solids before pumping

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12247587
APP PUB NO 20230287888A1
SERIAL NO

18015703

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The present invention relates to a pump apparatus for reducing the size of suspended solids in a fluid prior to pumping the fluid through a pump, comprising: a processing chamber having an inner side wall, the inner side wall comprising one or more formations adapted to reduce the size of suspended solids in the fluid; an inlet to the processing chamber having a diameter D1 for receiving the fluid; an outlet from the processing chamber having a diameter D2 for conveying the fluid to the pump; and a central axis extending from a center of the inlet and a center of the outlet, wherein the one or more formations extend in a general direction from the inlet to the outlet, and wherein the processing chamber is frustoconical in shape and D1>D2.

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  • WEIR MINERALS AUSTRALIA LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Calma, Cesar Artarmon, AU 7 18
Duong, Hugh Artarmon, AU 2 1

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