Term #2,111
filter diversion system
Claim Term
filter diversion system
Reference Case 1
DAR-2
Date Added
9/8/23
Created
9/8/23, 3:36 PM
Modified
9/8/23, 3:37 PM
Full Desc
"Filter Diversion System" refers to any system, structure, subsystem, device, apparatus, assembly, or the like that is organized, configured, designed, arranged, or engineered to divert a fluid from a first path to a second path. In one embodiment, a filter diversion system can divert the fluid from a first filter to a second filter. A filter diversion system can be used to divert a fluid flow from the first path to the second path so that a filter on the first path can be removed and/or replaced. Those of skill in the art will appreciate that a filter diversion system can be implemented in a variety of ways and/or using a variety of components and/or instruments.
For example, in one embodiment, a filter diversion system can include a "Y" connected in a fluid circuit with one branch of the "Y" being an input, a second branch being an output branch conveying the fluid to a first filter, and a third branch being an output branch conveying the fluid to a second filter. The filter diversion system can include a first clamp or first valve on the second branch that is closed or clamped to stop fluid flow through the first filter and a second clamp or second valve on the third branch that is opened or released to enable the fluid to flow through the second filter. In another example, a filter diversion system can include a common housing that houses a first filter and second filter and has a common inlet port that connects to a diverter valve having a first setting and a second setting. With the diverter valve in the first setting the fluid can pass through the first filter and not the second filter and with the diverter valve in the second setting the fluid can pass through the second filter and not the first filter. Such a configuration can also be a filter diversion system in accordance with the present disclosure.