US5961212A
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Screw with continuous and discontinuous blades for water processing apparatus
Assignee: Aquasystems International NV
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Filing: 1995-08-23
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Granted: 1999-10-05
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Expires: 2015-08-23
Abstract
Abstract A water treatment apparatus comprising a power source driving a shaft supporting a helicoidal, spiral-shaped screw having an upper end part and a lower end part and fitted round at least part of the shaft, such that water is sucked up or impelled downwards, the screw comprising at least one continuous screw blade, and at least one discontinuous screw blade near at least one of its end parts.
Inventors
- 👤 Johny Hector Haegeman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:33
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F3/00; C02F3/02; C02F3/12; C02F3/14; C02F3/16; C02F3/165; B; B01; B01F; B01F27/00; B01F27/05; B01F27/11; B01F27/114; B01F27/1143; B01F23/00; B01F23/20; B01F23/23; B01F23/234; B01F23/2342; B01F23/23421; B01F23/234211; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W10/00; Y02W10/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A water treatment apparatus comprising a power source; a shaft driven by said power source; and a spiral-shaped screw supported on said shaft; said screw having a length extending from an upper end part of said screw to a lower end part of said screw and being fitted around at least part of said shaft such that water is sucked up or impelled downwards; said screw comprising one or more continuous screw blades extending over the length of said screw, and one or more discontinuous screw blades located within the length of said screw and near said upper end part or said lower end part, wherein said continuous and discontinuous screw blades are wound in a common direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A water treatment apparatus comprising a power source; a shaft driven by said power source; and a spiral-shaped screw supported on said shaft; said screw having a length extending from an upper end part of said screw to a lower end part of said screw and being fitted around at least part of said shaft such that water is sucked up or impelled downwards; said screw comprising one or more continuous screw blades extending over the length of said screw, and one or more discontinuous screw blades located within the length of said screw and near said upper end part or said lower end part, wherein said continuous and discontinuous screw blades are wound in a common direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The water treatment apparatus according to claim 1 wherein one of said one or more discontinuous screw blades is near the lower end part.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The water treatment apparatus according to claim 2 wherein a second of said one or more discontinuous screw blades is near the upper end part.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The water treatment apparatus according to claim 1 wherein one of said one or more discontinuous screw blade is near the upper end part.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The water treatment apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said one or more continuous screw blades and said one or more discontinuous screw blades are lightly curved upwards near an outside edge of each of said continuous and discontinuous screw blades.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
115 words
A surface aerator apparatus comprising: a power source; a shaft driven by said power source; and a spiral-shaped screw supported on said shaft; said screw having a length extending from an upper end part of said screw to a lower end part of said screw and being fitted around at least part of said shaft such that water is sucked up; said screw comprising one or more continuous screw blades extending over the length of said screw, and one or more discontinuous screw blades located within the length of said screw and near said upper end part or said lower end part, wherein said continuous and discontinuous screw blades are wound in a common direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
115 words
A surface aerator apparatus comprising: a power source; a shaft driven by said power source; and a spiral-shaped screw supported on said shaft; said screw having a length extending from an upper end part of said screw to a lower end part of said screw and being fitted around at least part of said shaft such that water is sucked up; said screw comprising one or more continuous screw blades extending over the length of said screw, and one or more discontinuous screw blades located within the length of said screw and near said upper end part or said lower end part, wherein said continuous and discontinuous screw blades are wound in a common direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
115 words
A water mixer apparatus comprising: a power source; a shaft driven by said power source; and a spiral-shaped screw supported on said shaft; said screw having a length extending from an upper end part of said screw to a lower end part of said screw and being fitted around at least part of said shaft such that water is impelled downwards; said screw comprising at least one continuous screw blade extending over the length of said screw, and at least one discontinuous screw blade located within the length of said screw and near said upper end part or said lower end part, wherein said continuous and discontinuous screw blades are wound in a common direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
115 words
A water mixer apparatus comprising: a power source; a shaft driven by said power source; and a spiral-shaped screw supported on said shaft; said screw having a length extending from an upper end part of said screw to a lower end part of said screw and being fitted around at least part of said shaft such that water is impelled downwards; said screw comprising at least one continuous screw blade extending over the length of said screw, and at least one discontinuous screw blade located within the length of said screw and near said upper end part or said lower end part, wherein said continuous and discontinuous screw blades are wound in a common direction.
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