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While Apple released a new super-charged iPad Pro 12.9-inch and a brand new size with the 10.5-inch iPad Pro, there are still a few rumors that have gone unresolved. Where was the iPad mini? Have we seen the last 7.9-inch tablet from Apple? And will we ever see another iPad Air? How about features like 3D Touch?

The Apple iPad Pro Exceeds Expectations

All iPads have the same basic features. Several key aspects, however, do change.

While the newest iPad Pro models didn't receive a 3D Touch upgrade, a feature that is currently iPhone-only, they did manage to exceed some expectations. The new A10X Fusion chip was announced as 30 percent faster than the original iPad Pro, but it turns out to be even faster. In fact, the iPad Pro is as fast as the newest MacBook Pros in some tests, which is amazing when you consider that much power is in a much cheaper tablet.

The display on the iPad Pro also got a major boost. The 9.7-inch iPad Pro released last year got a True Tone display upgrade, which includes support for a wider gamut of colors. The new iPad Pro models turn this up to eleven with a 120 hz display, which will refresh twice as fast as the old display. This will make graphics much smoother.

What's Next for the iPad?

The newest iPad Pro models are absolute beasts, but it is hard to call them anything other than iterative upgrades. And that's fine. The word 'iterative' seems to have a bad connotation around some water coolers, but PCs have been going through iterative upgrades for the past few decades and no one seems to mind.

But there are a few unresolved rumors floating around iPad Pro features:

The Home Button. The only physical button on the front of the iPad remains in place... for now. There have been rumors for a couple of years now that Apple wants to move away from the Home Button on both the iPhone and the iPad. This might sound like a simple task, but the Home Button isn't simply a button. It is a fingerprint scanner, and it is essential to Touch ID. Apple has filed for a patent for a fingerprint scanner built right into the display, but it may take a while before this materializes.

The No-Bevel Screen. This rumor pops up every year and I'm not sure it will ever come true. While a full screen experience has gained some traction, and some smartphones even feature screens that curve around the edges, this isn't an altogether practical design. After all, you can't both have a case around your device and see that screen curving over the edge. And Apple rarely adds a feature just for marketing, so this might be one of those rumors that simply goes unfulfilled. We will have to wait and see.

3D Touch. Apple has worked to differentiate the iPhone and iPad lineups in the last few years. The iPad has gained multitasking features that take advantage of greater real estate on the display. The iPhone has 3D Touch, which gives the user another way to manipulate the device by pressing the finger harder or lighter against the display. This is the type of feature that would seem a no-brainer for the iPad, but we have to remember that the new iPad Pro models already have a special display with extra sensors to support the Apple Pencil, so it isn't exactly a matter of simply porting the iPhone display over to the iPad.

The Next iPad and iPad Pro Model Release Dates

Until this year, Apple had remained relatively consistent with the release cycle of the iPad. The original iPad up to the third generation were released in the March-April timeframe. The fourth generation and the introduction of the iPad Mini occurred in the October-November window, with Apple sticking to holiday releases for the next several years. But now that Apple has (1) released a new iPad model (5th generation) without a major announcement event and (2) released new iPad Pro models during their annual world-wide developer's conference (WWDC), it becomes a little more difficult to predict.

Don't expect another announcement at next year's WWDC. It's unusual for Apple to release hardware during an event that is dedicated to software. The October-November timeframe in 2018 is the earliest we will see another iPad Pro, and it is more likely Apple will skip 2018 altogether and release the next set of Pro models in the spring of 2019.

Why such a long layoff? Apple is treating the iPad like the computer it is. And we don't see yearly releases around the iMac or the MacBook Pro. The newest iPad Pros are as fast as MacBooks, so there is really no need to beef up performance after only a year.

But that doesn't mean we won't see a new iPad until 2019. The 5th generation iPad announcement was rather lackluster coming as it did in the form of a press release. It also borrows technology, using the processor found in the iPhone 6S to power the tablet. We may see a new entry-level iPad sometime in 2018, but that would likely be during the holiday season.

What's Up With the Touch Bar and Apple Pencil 2?

One of the more interesting rumors is of the Touch Bar that debuted with the Mac, later making its way to the iPad. We didn't see that in this iteration, but an iPad that ditches the physical Home Button and includes a Touch Bar could certainly have some interesting ramifications. Not only could the Touch Bar act as a fingerprint sensor, it would give apps a dedicated space for buttons, sliders and other automated tasks.

A rumor of a new Apple Pencil, a stylus for the iPad, with a magnetic strip that both attaches to the iPad and charges the Pencil is also making the rounds. This one sounds pretty cool, but you have to wonder how comfortable it might be with a magnetic charging strip along the side. If Apple can accomplish this while keeping the exterior smooth, it would be a nice addition.

Is the iPad Air Officially Dead? And Will We Ever See Another Mini?

With the release of the 5th generation iPad, which didn't even rate a special event, I think we can safely say the "Air" moniker is dead. The MacBook Air is the low device on the totem pole for the Mac lineup, so perhaps Apple wants to move away from branding the 5th generation iPad an 'entry-level' tablet. Although it is quite obvious that it is exactly that: Apple's entry-level iPad.

But at least the iPad Air 2 got an upgrade even if it dropped the Air name. The iPad mini 4 is still (curiously!) for sale without a potential upgrade in sight. Most rumors point to the iPad mini 4 being the last of the line, with the move to larger displays on the iPhone Plus models edging out the smallest iPad. This may be true, but there is still a segment of the market that prefers the 7.9-inch size because of the portability it offers, so we might not want to count the mini out quite yet.


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In the 1980s, the digital colorization of black-and-white studio films touched off a firestorm of controversy in which its detractors proclaimed the so-called "entertainment makeovers" an act of cultural vandalism.
With Vox Lumiere — The Phantom of the Opera, creator-composer-director Kevin Saunders Hayes re-straddles that controversy by screening the complete 1925 silent Lon Chaney Phantom behind a pulsating, fully choreographed (by Natalie Willes) and steam-punked (by costumer Sharell Martin) original rock operetta.
And while re-scoring vintage silent films with anachronistic rock music is hardly new (see: the Georgio Moroder Metropolis), and nor for that matter is combining a film screening with live performers (see: The Rock Horror Picture Show), appropriating an existing feature film in its entirety as a kind of supertitle and lavishly animated scenic backdrop to a parallel musical version of the same story seems to be unprecedented.
Hayes doesn't physically tamper with the Chaney film, and occasionally, thanks to lighting designer William Kirkham's skillful chiaroscuro, the live actors do almost blend with the vintage cinematography, particularly during the film's stunning, two-strip Technicolor masked-ball sequence.
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24.08.17 Angling Trust urges anglers to respond to consultation to end unsustainable salmon netting The Environment Agency has launched an informal consultation about the exploitation of salmon in England which, if the preferred option is chosen, could bring an end to unsustainable salmon netting. The Angling Trust is urging all anglers and businesses that are dependent on salmon fishing to respond to the consultation before the deadline of 9th October to ensure their collective voice is heard.
23.08.17 New Conservation Measures in Wales for Salmon and Sea Trout (Sewin) Miss the Target The Angling Trust, the representative organisation for anglers in England and Wales, has responded angrily to proposals set out in a consultation issued by Natural Resources Wales yesterday for the regulation of salmon and sea trout (sewin) fishing with rods and nets in Wales.
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Bring your kid (ages 13-17, accompanied by parent or legal guardian!) and let her (or him) belt out Justin Beiber hits like "Baby," "U Smile," or "Never Say Never" for the panel of judges. Fifty kids will be chosen at random to perform for the panel and only one will be declared Justin's biggest fan! Don't forget to bring your child's birth certificate and your own government-issued ID.
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During his 20 years sitting at the council dais, Phil Lieberman was most proud of his work on the Rose Lane Acquatics Center at 51st and Marlette avenues.
The year he retired from public office, he arranged for the city to offer a free swim day at the center pool for neighborhood children. More children showed up than expected, exceeding the budget. However, Mr. Lieberman and others came to the rescue and personally paid the fees so no child would be turned away.
So it is rather fitting that one of the city's longest serving councilman, known for his commitment to Glendale, will be honored with a bronze plaque at the entrance of Rose Lane Aquatics Center.
Mr. Lieberman, who died last year, served 21 years on the council before he retired in 2012. He then moved to California to be near family after 46 years in Glendale.
A dedication ceremony is scheduled for June 3 at Rose Lane, which is a "great way to kick off the summer swim season," said Erik Strunk Public Facilities, Recreation and Special Events director.
Department Deputy Director Mike Gregory told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission last week he has been working with Mr. Lieberman's family on the plaque. The 21″ x 13″ plaque will cost an estimated $3,000, according to Mr. Gregory.
Mr. Gregory ticked off a list of Mr. Lieberman's public service, including serving on the Glendale Rotary and Glendale Optimist clubs, Glendale Board of Adjustment, president of Glendale Chamber of Commerce and hearing officer for Maricopa County Justice Court. He also was instrumental in bringing the Thunderbird Hot Air Balloon Invitation to the American Graduate School of International Management in 1978, which showcased the city and school for many years, according to Mr. Gregory.
In 1992 Mr. Lieberman was the first councilman elected to the then newly formed Cactus District in southeast Glendale. He was noted for his independent and sometime critical voice on council such as becoming a vocal supporter of the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino and Resort near Northern and 91st avenues when the council majority opposed it.
A retired businessman, he often pushed for fiscal accountablity in the city.
Councilman Bart Turner initiated this item, shortly after Mr. Lieberman's death.


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To describe Kurt Elling as a jazz singer is only part of the story. He is also an explorer, a scholar, a poet, a historian, a photographer, a traveller and widely acknowledged king of his artform.
At once, and in his stylish, idiosyncratic way, Elling's vast repertoire pays homage to jazz's rich musical heritage while taking it into new and exciting creative territory. It is this combination – always expressed in his own voice, so to speak – that has made the Chicago-born Elling so popular.
At the end of May, Elling sings two concerts with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as part of the 2015 Melbourne International Jazz Festival's Opening weekend. The concerts, conducted by MSO Associate Conductor Benjamin Northey, will also include Elling's own long-time quartet featuring Mads Baerentzen (piano) John McLean (guitar) Clark Sommers (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums).
'It's a pleasure to play music with a lot of other dedicated musicians and have time with a dedicated audience,' Elling says down the line from Toulouse, one of his stops on a recent tour of France.
Elling and his musicians spend around 150 to 200 days a year on the road. It is a punishing schedule, and Elling misses New York and his wife and nine-year-old daughter. But that's the cost of being an in-demand vocalist who really belongs to the world.
Does being in a particular place – say, Toulouse – make Elling feel any different about what he does? 'Every audience has its own personality and level of energy, and sounds depend on the shape of the room,' he says. 'I do as well as I can on any given night to meet that energy – to romance it, I guess, into a higher state. But it's a thrill and pleasure for me to perform and I hope it's something of an equal pleasure and thrill for the audience.'
For his Melbourne audiences, Kurt Elling's two Hamer Hall concerts will feature numbers from his latest album, Passion World, which will be released around the same time. 'It's a collection of compositions I've been gathering as I've visited countries over the years,' he says. 'There are lots of things I hope people will enjoy. I've been to France so many times, and there are some pieces in French. I've re-harmonised some Brahms, and there are a couple of pieces in Spanish from visits to Cuba.'
Although influenced by classical music – Elling began his singing life as a chorister – he says he's never felt he has the purity of voice to be a classical singer. 'It has a lot more nooks and crannies in it,' he says. 'I'm interested in doing things that haven't been done before in new combinations. As a performer, I continue to be pretty diverse in my interests.'
Kurt Elling's true calling is the art of vocalese: defined as the writing and performing of words over recorded improvised jazz solos. Words, indeed, matter very much to Elling, who often sets his own lyrics. The distinguished American poet Robert Creeley has written that Elling's words 'are informed by a powerful poetic spirit'.
In Elling's view, words and music must be equal partners. 'You're telling a story and you're trying to invite people along to what is sometimes a complicated event, lyrically speaking. I must have a clear musical presentation so people get lost as few times as possible in the course of a set.'
Writing lyrics can, he says, be hard. 'It's an interesting challenge for sure, and it changes with every project. You can rack your brains for the right words, the right rhyming scheme and the right story to tell. In a vocalese piece you need to marry the content, let alone the rhyming scheme and the flavour of the words. Then you have to keep not only to the original intention of the soloist but the original composer. There are quite a few directions I'm pulled in.'
One of Elling's recent albums, 1916 Broadway: the Brill Building Project, is a tribute not only to New York, where the singer and his family moved in 2008, but to an evocative piece of midtown real estate. From the mid-1930s to the 1970s The Brill Building's tenants were associated with the pop music industry, most of them composers and lyricists. The Brill Building Sound lives on, even though the building itself is now being turned into apartments.
For Elling, the Brill, and the immortal music it produced, provided the perfect inspiration. 'I'd often walk by the building on the way to my manager's office, and I could hear the ghosts coming out of there,' he says. 'At the time, I was working on a project to investigate NY more thoroughly. I'd done so many projects over the years for my hometown of Chicago, through theatrical things and literary things and poetic things. In New York I wanted to reach out for some of that history. It was a happy coincidence.'
Elling has also devised a touring show, Elling Swings Sinatra, as a tribute to the great singer, whose centenary falls in December. 'You're never going to outdo Sinatra, and it would do me no good to try,' he says. 'At this point, I'm almost 50 years' old, and I'm going to sing the way that I'm going to sing.'
Yet, Elling views Sinatra as a formidable influence. 'I don't know how I could be in the position I'm in without having done due diligence on Sinatra. He defined a certain way of singing. He is the apex predator of male swinging singers. I don't even think I need to be conscious about bringing his influence into my work at the moment because he is so much a part of it.'
A part of it, but also essentially different, as Elling explains. 'It's 2015. Loads of music has happened since Sinatra's heyday, and since many of his tunes. I've got different musicians surrounding me and it's my task to play what's right for the music in this hour and what's right for these musicians. I have to bring what I love into the future, if possible.'
What, therefore, is the future of jazz itself? 'Well, the place is flooded with talented young musicians who love the history and love the scene and want to take their rightful place. What's more challenging is the revolution in how the fans are accessing music. There's no standard infrastructure, no defined ladder to climb. Jobs are hard to come by.'
Elling says he would not like to face such challenges. 'It's hard enough to maintain a career, to continue to connect with audiences I've made friendships with,' he says.
'I don't see jazz becoming the next popular thing: it comes in waves, in fits and starts. It's for me and for people around me to try to push the music forward as we see it's fit to honour. To keep the honour of our best work at the front of your minds and to honour the past that's been given to us, and to reach out for something that's never been played before.'
Wherever Kurt Elling goes in this world, he takes his camera. He always photographs the airport where he has just landed, and always takes a photograph from the window of his hotel room. 'It's difficult to remember what you've seen, and this interests me as a series. It is to try to acknowledge the varying nature of what I live through. Travel certainly has its challenges, but I try to find the stark beauty of what's in that environment.'
A gallery in St Louis, Missouri, plans an exhibition of Kurt Elling's window pictures. So, another string to his bow.
'Man, I just try to have an interesting life. I hope it's not just ego that makes me post all these pictures.'
Kurt Elling with the MSO plays Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall on Saturday 30 May at 7:00pm & Sunday 31 May at 2:00pm.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Publication date
|Aug 23, 1966
|Filing date
|Sep 26, 1962
|Priority date
|Sep 26, 1962
|Publication number
|Jr David H Eberly
|Original Assignee
|Avco Corp
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (17), Classifications (25)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
Aug. 23, 1966 Filed Sept. 26, 1962 D. H. EBERLY, JR 3,268,080
SELF-CLARIFYING FILTER SYSTEM 2 SheetsSheet 1 TREATMENT UNIT\ I6 I NflQM FILTER SYSTEM [To STREAM I BIO OORGCAL L I HG PROCESS 34 4 I4 28 2O 48 2o 9 42 44 423428 32 32 R 46 1'1 I 44\ I I l I I i l 3O I I 1 l I n I 1 I I I I 22 J 22 I8 22 46 Is V 50 34 34 52 I 30 I INVEN O 4M2 22% ATTORNEY g- 1966 D. H. EBERLY, JR
SELF-CLARIFYING FILTER SYSTEM 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 26, 1962 FIG. 7'
ATTORNEY United States Patent M 3,268,080 SELF-CLARIFYING FILTER SYSTEM David H. Eberly, Jr., York, Pa., assignor, by mesne .as-
signments, to Avco Corporation, Williamsport, Pa., a corporation of Delaware Filed Sept. 26, 1962, Ser. No. 226,372
5 Claims. (Cl. 210-180) The present invention pertains to a self-clarifying filter system and, more particularly, one in which the filter elements, per so, are capable of freeing themselves from the clogging effects occasioned by the retention of accumulated material removed from contaminated fluids passing through the filter elements.
There are many installations and systems presently in use requiring the use of filter elements to remove from various kinds of fluids, both liquid and gaseous, certain contaminating substances, many of which are principally carbonaceous in nature and therefore are capable of being burned. Certain typical examples of systems employing filter means of this type comprise sewage treat ment and disposal plants, air cleaning units and plants, paper mill operations in which waste waters containing fine fragments of wood pulp are filtered and cleansed, and many other types of systems which require the cleansing of gaseous and liquid fluids of contaminants contained therein.
Cleaning of the filter elements employed in certain of the aforementioned systems so as to restore the filter elements to maximum eflicien-cy long has been a vexing problem. Frequently, very expensive, time-consuming, cumbersome, and therefore highly unsatisfactory methods have been employed to accomplish this function. One of the most common forms of freeing filter elements of the accumulated contaminants removed thereby from the fiuid streams passing therethrough is the process of backfiushing the system with a clean solution. Sometimes acid bathing of the filter media is required. In other instances, especially where the nature of the filter media permits, subjecting the same to a flame to oxidize the contaminants or entrapments has been resorted to.
Obviously, the aforementioned described conventional methods presently and heretofore used to free such filter elements of contaminants and accumulated entrapments contained therein and thereupon notonly requires a manual servicing of the filter elements, but, in addition,
such cleansing treatments occasion an extended interruption to the' normal flow, whereby the usual filtering operation cannot be undertaken, during that period of time, unless a standby filter system is in readiness to take over. In addition to the loss of service of the filtering system during that period, a further expense is incurred usually by the need to create a reverse pumping operation through a filter system to per-form a backwash operation. Followed by this, there also is the problem of disposal of the material backwashed from the filter elements.
It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a filter system employing one or more filter elements, all of the same being self-clarifying, particularly with respect to carbonaceous materials which have been removed from fluids passing through the filter system.
It is another object of the invention to provide a filtering system in which one or more filter elements are rendered self-clarifying by the employment of means to heat the filter elements sufficiently to enable the same to burn, and thereby disintegrate carbonaceous material accumulating in or upon the filter elements, such disintegration of the carbonaceous matter being sufficient to enable the matter then to pass through the filter element upon which it has previously accumulated and such pas- Patented August 23, 1966 element, thereby regenerating the filter element substantially to its maximum efficiency, regardless of whether flow through the elements is continuous or intermittent. Such system of regenerating the filter element can be referred to as a firing and forward-flushing regenerative cycle.
A further object of the invention ancillary to the foregoing is to provide the necessary heat to disintegrate the accumulating carbonaceous material by burning the same through the employment of filters which are capable of conducting electric current and thereby acting as a resistance, whereby when the normal resistance of the filter element per se is increased due to the accumulated entrapments of carbonaceous material therein, such increase in resistance is utilized advantageously to generate adequate heat within the filter element to burn the accumulated contaminants, so as to disintegrate the same, and thereby restore the porosity of the filter element substantially to its normal condition.
Still other objects of the invention are to provide current-conductive filter elements made either from suitable metallic substances, such as those conventionally utilized as heating elements in many forms of electrical apparatus, i.e., resistance-type space heaters, electric toasters, and the like, whereby the same will be resistant even to the passage of liquid currents therethrough without disintegration of the filter elements per se.
Still another object of the invention is to provide current-conductive filter elements suitable for filtering from contaminated flo wing currents even very fine, small sized contaminating particles, even of micron size and slightly larger, through the employment of porous carbon plates or blocks and so formed by appropriate binders and the like that they possess suitable resistance to rupture and fracture when the heated elements are contacted by liquid currents, or relatively'cold gaseous currents, especially after the filterelements have been heated to burn the accumulated contaminants to restore the filter elements to normal efficiency.
One further object of the invention is to provide appropriate current-insulating type supporting means for 1 electrical resistance-type filter elements, such supporting 'means preferably being in the nature of a conduit through which the stream to be filtered passes, said conduit also preferably being provided with suitable discharge means through which gaseous products of combustion may pass to vent the conduit andfilter elements, particularly where V substantial quantities of gas may-be formed incident to 1 bodying the present invention, the same being foreshortsage being enhanced by the flow of fluid through the filter ened by the employment of interruptions through the view of the system. 1
' FIG. 3 is a topplan view of the filter system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, but having the cover of the filter system removed, this view also being foreshortened similarly to the view in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view through the filter system, as seen on the line'4-4 of FIG. 3.
'FIG. 5 is a face view of one exemplary filter element per se of a relatively coarse nature.
example. a not of a satisfactory purity for discharge thereof into FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the filter ele- .ment shown in FIG. 5, as seen on the line 6-6 of FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a face view of another type of filter element per se of an intermediate range of porosity.
FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of the filter element shown in FIG. 7, as seen on the line 8-8 of FIG. 7.
FIG. 9 is a face view of still another filter element per se of relatively fine porosity.
FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional view of the filter element shown in FIG. 9, as seen on the line 10- of said figure.
shown in type in which the filter system comprising the present invention readily may be employed. In this figure, the inflow line 10 discharges int-o a treatment unit 12, which, for example, may comprise a conventional septic tank, or a more complex form of sewage treatment unit, for Frequently, the efliuent from a septic tank is streams, for example, particularly according to restrictions of modern day practices, which progressively are requiring higher degrees of purification of effluent before ermitting the same to be discharged into streams. Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, the effluent The principal invention concerns primarily the filter,
system 14 in the exemplary treatment arrangement outlined in FIG. 1. While the housing 18 of the filter system 14 may be composed of various kinds of material, it is preferred that the same at least be composed of a substance which is resistant to the passage of an electrical current therethrough, whereby the same is considered an insulating material, such as porcelain, suitable kinds of asbestos-cement compositions, various types of resins, such as urea-formaldehyde condensation products, and various other types and kinds of synthetic resins, many of which are employed in the field of electrical appliances and are capable of withstanding substantial temperatures of the rangesrequired in the present invention, in accordance with details to be explained hereinafter.
Details of the filter system 14 embodying the principles of the present invention are best illustrated in overall manner in FIGS. 1-4. Referring to FIG. 2, for example, it will be seen that the housing 18, which is of exemplary shape only, and not to be regarded as restrictive from this view, is provided with a removable wall portion 20, which, as seen in FIG. 2, is uppermost in the figure. particularly, the housing 18, when the cover 20 is aflixed in place, 'has a substantially central passage opening 22 'therethrough, the opposite ends thereof terminating in suitable entrance and exit means 24 and 26by which said opposite ends of the filter system #14 may be inter- In cross-section, as seen from FIG. 4.
housing 18 may be provided with suitable sealing means comprising, for example, .a marginal flange 28, which abuts against a seating flange 30 formed in the body of housing 18, appropriate sealing gaskets 32 being employed to eflect positive gas and liquid-tight sealing between the cover and housing when the two are secured together by any appropriate connecting means, such as.
boltlike members 34 which extend at spaced intervals through the marginal and seating flanges 28 and 30 of the cover 20. and housing 18.
Positioned within the passage opening 22, in longitudinally spaced relationship to each other, are a plurality of filter elements 36, 38, 40 and 42, respectively of different degrees of porosity, in accordance with the principles of the invention. filter elements are of similar length and width, as seen in face view, which is that shown in FIG. 4. These filter elements preferably are current-conducting and have substantially uniform sized perimeter areas or portions enabling the same to readily fit between opposed upper and lower sealing members 44 and 46, which may comprise elongated bars of any appropriate type capable of firmly engaging the upper and lower edges of the filter elements. These sealing members 44 and 46 preferably are resiliently urged by any appropriate means, such as springs 48, into firm engagement with the upper and lower marginal portions of the filter elements. For example, the sealing members may be formed, or at least covered with appropriate asbestos sheet material of a somewhat soft nature to enhance the sealing properties thereof.
The opposite side walls of the housing 18 are provided with appropriate bushings 50, which have central openings slidably receiving the stems of exemplary T-shaped electrodes 52 and 54 best shown in FIG. 4. The elec trodes 52 and 54 are constantly urged into firm engagement with the opposite sides of the filter elements 36,. 38,
40 and 42, such firm engagement being eflected by any appropriate means, such as spring-pressed plunger 56, or the like. Preferably, the slidable movement of the elec trodes 52 and 54 in contacting direction for engagement with the filter elements is restricted by any suitable means, such as a stop nut, or the like, not shown, whereby when the filter elements are removed for replacement, servicing, or the like, from the passage opening 52, as when the cover 20 has been removed, they will not continue to move toward each other any substantial distance. Thus they will be in positions for ready reception of the opposite ends of the filter elements therebetween when such filter elements are reintroduced into the housing. To this end, if desired, the upper liner surfaces of the heads of the electrodes 52 and 54 may be slightly beveled, as shownin exemplary manner in FIG. 4. It also will be understood that the ends of the stern portions of the T-shaped electrodes 52 and 54 may project beyond the exterior surfaces of the side walls of the housing 18 to any desired degree to enable ready connection thereto of electrical bus bars, conduits, wiring, or the like, such projection being shown in exemplary manner in FIGS. 3 and 4.
Referring to FIGS. 5-13, various details of the respective filter elements 36, 38, 40 and 42 are shown in exemplary manner. In accordance with the preferred arrangement of the filter system 14, the filter element 36, which is nearest the entrance end 24 of the unit, and therefore will be contacted first by incoming fluid, whether gaseous or liquid, is of relatively coarse mesh, as shown in exemplary manner in FIG. 5. Solely for purposes of mentioning possible examples of porosity, and without .the invention being restricted thereto, the filter element 36 may comprise a woven mesh 58 of, for example 4;" or 4" spaces being provided, whereby relatively coarse particles of undesirable and/or contaminating material may be entrapped upon the surface of the woven mesh 58, through which smaller size particles and the efliuent Preferably, these various,
liquid continue to pass. The physical structure of the filter element 36 preferably comprises an electrode or contact 60 and 62 respectively at opposite sides of the element, these being maintained in spaced relationship by suitable spacers or stretchers 64 of any suitable material, such as a suitable ceramic, asbestos-cement composition, synthetic resin, or the like, so as to maintain the metallic electrodes orcontacts 62 in insulated relationship with respect to each other. Nevertheless, the stretchers 64 serve as supporting means for opposite edges of the woven mesh 58 comprising the filter element.
The filter mesh 58 may comprise any suitable electric current-conducting material, such as conventional resistance wire material used in various types of electric resistance heating elements, i.e., those employed in space heaters, electric toasters, and the like, and being capable of comprising resistance elements, which, when having an adequate amount of current imposed thereupon, will be heated sufiiciently to ignite and burn carbonaceous material. Such elements even are capable of being heater to incandescence. This type of metallic material readily is available, and many types thereof comprise alloys composed largely of nickel and chromium. If desired, the wire comprising the woven mesh 58 may be woven through appropriate holes formed in the electrode-contacts 60 and 62 and the insulating stretchers 64. It also will be understood that the exemplary illustration of size of the filter elements, shown especially in FIGS. 5-12, is not to be regarded as restrictive, one example of a different face view and shape of such electrode being shown in FIG. 4, for example.
In FIGS. 7 and 8, the exemplary intermediate porosity filter 38 is shown, this comprising opposed electrode-contact members 66 and 68, which are spaced appropriately by insulating stretchers 70, these connected elements comprising a frame insertable into and removable from the appropriate seats therefor formed in the side Walls, bottom and/ or cover of the housing 18, in the same manner as described above relative to filter element 36. The porosity of intermediate filter element 38, however, is smaller than that of initially-contacted filter element 36 and, for example, may comprise a matrix of woven wire 72, or at least parallel strands of such wire are utilized to form supporting means, for example, for parallel thin pads of metallic wool 74 closely adjacent each other. Such pads or sheets of metallic wool 74, as well as the matrix 72, both may be formed from appropriate resistance-type metal alloys of the same kind as the Woven mesh 58 of the filter element 36 are formed, if desired. Further, the disposition of the metallic Wool relative to the matrix elements in the filter element 38 may be in any manner as is found convenient and economically expedient, commensurate with maintaining the metallic wool in stable position to effect the entrapment and filtering of intermediate sized particles of undesired and contaminating material from the effluent flowing therethrough.
In FIGS. 9 and 10, the additional intermediate filter element 40 is shown, the same comprising opposed electrode-contact elements 76 and 78, which are maintained '8, whereby the interstices of the Wool 84 are of a still smaller nature than the interstices in any of the preceding filters, whereby entrapment and removal of still finer sizes of undesirable matter and particles from the flowing stream 'is accomplished.
The last of the exemplarily contemplate-d filter elements 42 is illustrated somewhat in diagrammatic manner in FIGS. 11 and 12, the same preferably comprising a plate or block of porous carbon 86. The porosity of the carbon material can be controlled quite accurately during the formation thereof, within reasonable ranges, and such material having the required porosity range is selected and arranged to entrap, and thereby remove from the stream, particles as small as of the order of 0.5 micron in size, if desired. Actually, larger porosity usually is found to be more practical, but the porosity, in any event, is selected to perform the desired final filtering of the effluent before the same is discharged to stream, for example. Also, depending upon the requirements of the filter system in accordance with any material to be filtered relative to any given stream condition, it may be found that it would be best to form the second intermediate filter element 40 from porous carbon, or some equivalent material capable of conducting current, and at the same time serving as a filter element, especially if porosity of such carbon block or sheet is much coarser than that contemplated for the final filter element 42, such as of the order of 40 microns, for example.
For purposes of illustrating one specific, relatively simple, means of connecting the various electrode-contact current-conducting elementsof metal, or the like, to the insulating-type stretchers 64, 70 and 80, there is shown in FIG. 13 interengaging end portions of such electrode-contact members and stretchers which may be secured together in any appropriate manner, such as by providing screws 88 extending through appropriate holes and tapped openings in the respective elements, this illustration simply being of an exemplary and non-restrictive nature.
Various types of control means may be utilized and employed for purposes of causing the filter elements to become heated appropriately and sufiiciently to ignite and burns, and thereby disintegrate, the collected and entrapped carbonaceous type of undesired contaminating material in the fluid currents, whether the currents are gaseous or liquid, passing through the passage opening 22 of the filter system 14. One very simple means comprises merely a circuit arranged between the projecting stern ends of the T-shaped electrodes 52 and 54 and a source of current of appropriate voltage and amperage,
which would be adequate to utilize the inherent resistance of the metallic or carbon filter elements so as to cause the same to be heated to a sufficient temperature to reduce the carbonaceous entrapped material to ashes, or at least disintegrate the same sufiiciently by burning that the remaining particles thereof can be flushed through the interstices of the particular filter elementu-pon which they became entrapped. The flushed particles are carried through the filter element by the passage therethrough of the oncoming stream of gas or liquid. Such an electric circuit could be controlled by any appropriate manual switch means of any suitable type, actuated by remote control, if desired, or a timer-type switch, none of which are specifically illustrated herein, in order that the filter elements periodically would be brought to a burning temperature so as to ignite and burn entrapped contaminants on the respective filter elements. It is believed that a simple circuit needs no illustration. In the event such contaminants on any particular filter element are burned sufliciently that the disintegrated or diminished particles pass through the interstices of that element, and the same are entrapped upon the next element having finer or smaller interstices therein, it is possible that the particles have not been reduced as completely as they might be by burning, whereupon the entrapped particles will be further consumed by burning and thereby additionally disintegrated, While entrapped upon said succeeding filters, until, as is contemplated in the ultimate by the present invention, all of the accumulated and collected contaminating materials are substantially or completely burned and reduced to inconsiderable sizeand inert condition, in which condition they can pass to a stream without constituting any appreciable or recognizable contaminating infiuence.
It has been found from experiments that conducting the burning of carbonaceous matter, such as contaminants entrapped upon any of the various filter elements, can be accomplished even while completely submerged within liquids, such as water. Under such conditions, particularly if there is a substantial amount of carbonaceous material to be burned, it may be that the resulting gases of combustion are greater in amount than normally can be dissipated by passing through the filter with the stream and, under such conditions, in accordance with the present invention, the housing, and preferably the cover 20 of the filter system 14, is provided with suitable pressurerelief valves 90, which discharge appropriately to atmosphere, for example, and are utilized to discharge such gases. The valve 90 may be of any suitable standard construction and the pressures at which the same open may be adjusted, preferably, to suit various conditions according to the demands of the material being filtered and burned at the filters. Accordingly, the valves 90 are merely illustrated in exemplary manner as being connected to appropriate bushings 92, see FIG. 2, incorporated by molding, for example, in the cover 20 of the filter system 14;
Rather than instigate the burning function of the filter element manually or by a simple timer-type switch in the manner described above, the present invention additionally contemplates the burning functions being instigated as a result of the resistance to the passage of an electric current afforded by the filter element in combination with the accumulation of entrapped contaminants within and upon the filter elements. When, for example, any of the filter elements contains a volume of contaminants comprising more than 50% of the total volume of voids or area of interstices therein, the electric circuit system, to be described, can be set to be responsive to the corresponding resistance of that filter element, so as to activate a'relay included in the circuit, and thereby increase the temperature of the filter element sufiiciently that burning of the entrapped carbonaceous contaminants takes place.
An exemplary wiring diagram of an automatically operable control circuit for raising the temperature of the filter elements to a degree which is adequate to burn the entrapped contaminants thereon is shown in FIG. 14. Preferably, a relatively intense electric current is used to ignite and burn the entrapments, but, inasmuch as burning takes place in a relatively short time, the overall cost of operating the filter system is highly economical to achieve the firing and forward flushing regenerative cycle principle afforded by the filter system 14.
In accordance with the details of the wiring diagram of FIG. 14, there normally is a low residual current passing through any of the filter elements connected in the circuit '94 which includes a control transformer and a heat-responsive switch 98. There also is a single pole, single throw, normally OFF relay switch 100 in the circuit 94. When the resistance of the filter element increases, with respect to fluid flow, due to the accumulation of entrapped contaminants therein, to a predetermined degree, such as the aforementioned exemplary 50% by volume of the total voids volume, the electrical resistance decreases and relay switch 100 functions to close the circuit 106, which results in closing the circuit through the power transformer .104, which is of relatively high current capacity, as compared to the normal low value of current derived by circuit 94 from control transformer 96. When the filter element is thus supplied with the higher current, the heat generated by the filter element causes incineration, or at least sufiicient burning to effect adequate disintegration of the accumulated contaminants entrained upon the various filter elements to enable them to be flushed therethrough.
This burning of the contaminants is effected in a relatively short period of time. As soon as the burning is accomplished adequately to permit substantial clearing of the filter element by flushing the disintegrated material therethrough, the heat-responsive switch 98 activates relay 100 which in turn opens circuit 106 and restoresswitch 100 to its normally OFF condition, thus the circuit to power transformer 104 is open and the system is restored to its normal, quiescent condition, with only the low value residual current flowing therethrough.
The individual filter elements are protected from becoming unduly heated by the operation of switch 98 which is suitably calibrated so that the filter element cannot be heated beyond a predetermined limit before the switch 98 will open and otherwise cause the control circuit 94 to be restored to its normal, OFF condition, described above, thereby eliminating any possibility of undue harm being imposed upon the filter elements.
It will be understood that the filter elements prefer ably are each provided with separate circuits respectively controlled by the amount of entrapped contaminants in each filter, rather than the same being all fired simultaneously, or in any particular timed or sequential arrangement, and the circuitry described above will be understood to apply preferably to each filter, although single source of current may be utilized.
Hereinabove, a substantial group of different materials have been mentioned as being suitable for use in the molding or other methods of fabrication of the housing 18 and removable wall portion or cover 20. Such materials are suitable under most operating conditions, but
it may be that under some circumstances, particularly if the filter system is being utilized substantially to maximum capacity and relatively frequent igniting of the accumulated material on the various filter elements occurs, it can be appreciated that additional means and facilities should be provided, especially to minimize heat shock. To this end, the housing 18 and removable wall section or cover 20 may be formed from suitable metal, such as aluminum, which has the advantage of not only being rust resistant, but also has a high co-efficient of heat conductivity so as to dissipate heat. Other metals,"
however, are suitable, even cast iron being appropriate although it may be necessary to suitably protect the same against rusting.
When using metal as the material from which the housing 18 and removable wall section or cover 20 are formed, and particularly since the filter elements are arranged in an electric circuit, it is necessary to insulate said elements from the housing in addition to utilizing the insulating bushings 50 for the electrodes 60 and 62; This readily may be accomplished by slightly enlarging the seats or channels Within which the electrodes 52 and 54 are mounted, if necessary, to accommodate a suitable coating of insulating material. One highly suitable form of such material has been found to be alumina oxide which may be applied in the form of a plasma spray and comprises highly effective electrical insulation means. In addition,
however, this form of electrical insulation material has the added advantage of providing insulation against heat shock to a higher degree of efficiency. Therefore, this form of insulation greatly enhances the reliability of the entire filter unit and especially the functioning and life of the filter elements.
Particularly in regard to the filter elements 40 and/or 42, which are stated hereinabove as possessing different degrees of porosity and being made from porous carbon blocks or plates, alumina oxide also may be applied to both of the opposite filtering faces of said filter elements, preferably in the form of a plasma spray, since such spray provides a porous covering that does not retard or interfere with the filtering function of the porous carbon filter elements. Further, the opposed edges of such filter elements which are not engaged by the electrodes likewise may be covered with such alumina oxide insulation spray but those edges of the filter elements which are in contact with the electrodes 52 and 54 will not be sprayed. Likewise, if preferred, the edges of all of the filters which engage the housing and removable wall in any way may be similarly insulated with such spray, either in addition to or instead of insulating the seats therefor in said housing and removable wall.
When the porous carbon filter elements thus are sprayed with alumina oxide as described, such coating or covering serves additionally as a thermal barrier to induce and insure uniform heating throughout the element when subjected to electric currents for purposes of causing disintegration or incineration of the accumulated carbonaceous material upon the filter, thereby reducing and largely overcoming thermal stresses in the carbon filter elements. This results in greatly increasing the life of the elements.
From the foregoing, it also can be appreciated that by the use of such alumina oxide spray at least in the seating areas within the housing which receive the filter elements, the thermal insulation properties of such alumina oxide coating also affords heat insulation between the heat-generating elements and the housing, thereby conserving heat and minimizing the current consumption required to operate the filter unit. The dielectric strength of such alumina oxide coating is fully adequate to be used satisfactorily in the various manners described above.
While the invention has been described and illustrated in its several preferred embodiments, it should be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the precise details herein illustrated and described, since the same may be carried out in other ways falling Within the scope of the invention as claimed.
I claim:
1. In a water treatment system, an automatic selfcleaning filter for removing and eliminating ignitable products of carbonaceous sewage material from a fluid flowing through a sewage conduit and for forward flushing said filter system utilizing the normal fluid flow in said conduit, the combination comprising:
a plurality of electric conducting filters longitudinally spaced Within said conduit and extending transversely thereacross, the porosity of said filters decreasing in the direction of fluid flow, said conduit being formed of a nonconducting material, said fluid passing through said filters, said particles of carbonaceous material being trapped by said filters, each of said filters being comprised of electric conducting electrical resistance elements, said filters being supported between two spaced electric conducting electrodes and electrically connected thereto, said electrodes being maintained in spaced relationship by two insulated spreader members, said electrodes and said spreader members forming a frame for said filter, said frame being seated within said conduit;
first and second sources of electric current, said second source being relatively small compared with said first source;
a normally open switch for connecting said first source across the electrodes of each of said filters for heating the elements of said filter to a temperature sufiicient to ignite said carbonaceous sewage material, whereby the size of said particles is reduced and said particles are forward flushed by the normal fluid flow through said filter;
a relay for closing said switch, said relay having a winding connected in series with said second source across the electrodes of each of said filters, said relay being energized by the currents flowing through said winding to close said switch when the currents through said winding exceed a predetermined level, the electrical resistance of said filters decreasing as trapped particles of carbonaceous sewage material accumulates thereon;
and gas pressure relief means in said conduit adjacent said filters for venting said conduit when the pressure in said conduit, due to the ignition of said materials, exceeds a predetermined magnitude.
2. In a water treatment system, an automatic self-cleaning filter system for removing and eliminating ignitable products of carbonaceous sewage material from a fluid flowing through a sewage conduit and for forward flushing said filter system utilizing the normal fluid flow in said conduit, the combination comprising:
an electric current conducting filter supported in said conduit transversely to said fluid flow, said fluid passing through said filter, said'particles of carbonaceous sewage material being trapped by said filter, said filter being comprised of electric conducting electrical resistance elements;
a source of electric current;
a normally open switch for connecting said source across said filter for heating said elements to a temperature sufficient to ignite said trapped particles of carbonaceous sewage material, whereby the size of ,saidparticles is reduced and said particles are forward flushed by the normal fluid flow through said filter;
means for closing said switch responsive to a change in the electrical resistance of said filter when it decreases to a predetermined level due to the accumulation of trapped particles of carbonaceous sewage material thereon;
and gas pressure relief means in said conduit adjacent said filter for venting said conduit when the pressure in said conduit due to the ignition of said material exceeds a predetermined magnitude.
3. In a water treatment system, an automatic selfcleaning filter system for removing and eliminating ignitable products of carbonaceous sewage material from a fluid flowing through a sewage conduit and for forward flushing said filter system utilizing the normal fluid flow in said conduit, the combination comprising;
an electric conducting filter supported in said conduit transversely to said fluid flow, said fluid passing through said filter, said particles of carbonaceous sewage material being trapped by said filter, said filter being comprised of electric conducting electrical resistance elements;
first and second sources of electric current, said second source being relatively small compared with said first source;
a normally open switch for connecting said first source across said filter for heating said elements to a temperature sufficient to ignite said trapped particles of carbonaceous sewage material, whereby the size of said particles is reduced and said particles are forward flushed by the normal fluid flow through said filter;
a relay for closing said switch, said relay having 'a winding connected in series with said second source across said elements, said relay being operated by the currents flowing through said winding to close said switch when the currents through said winding exceed a predetermined level, the electrical resistance of said filter decreasing as the trapped particles of carbonaceous sewage material accumulates thereon;
and gas pressure relief means in said conduit adjacent said filter for venting said conduit when the pressure in said conduit due to the ignition of said material exceeds a predetermined magnitude.
4. The invention as defined in claim 3 wherein said filter is supported between two spaced electric conducting electrodes and electrically connected thereto, said electrodes being maintained in spaced relationship by two insulated spreader members, said electrodes and said spreader members forming a frame for said filter, said sources of electric current being connected across said electrodes, and wherein said conduit is nonconducting.
5. In. a water treatment system, an automatic selfcleaning filter system for removing and eliminating ignitable products of carbonaceous sewage material from a fluid flowing through a sewage conduit and for forward 1 l 1 2. flushing said filter system utilizing the normal fluid flow said filter for venting said conduit when the pressure in said conduit, the combination comprising: in said conduit due to the ignition of said material an electric current conducting filter supported in said exceeds a predetermined magnitude.
conduit transversely to said fluid flow, said fluid passing through said filter, said particles of carbona- R ces Clted by the Examiner ceous sewage material being trapped by said filter, UNITED STATES PATENTS said filter being comprised of electric con-ducting electrics? rlesistance elements; g; gc fi llfi ei "212010-8218;
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a l y pen Switch for connecting said source 10 53 85 across said filter for heating said elements to a tern- 2729338 1/1956 H l 210 67 perature c nt to ignite said trapped particles of 2,809,025 10/1957 carbonaceous sewage material, whereby the size of 2846070 8/1958 i -h 209 238 Said particles is reduced and Safid Particles are 2 868 378 1/1959 Bilfsiliii 2o9 23s gfigi by the normal, fluld flow through sand 15 3,001,295 9/1961 Miner 55 466 means for closing said switch responsive to the ac- REUBEN FRIEDMAN Primary Examiner cumulation on said filter of a given amount of v trapped carbonaceous sewage material thereon; HERBERT MARTIN, Examine!- and gas pressure relief means in said conduit adjacent 20 F. W. .MEDLEY, Assistant Examiner.
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Mr. Durham, you were raised better than that, U.S. District Court Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson said during Durhams sentencing hearing Friday. Youre educated. Youre specially trained in the law. All of that was jettisoned because you wanted a lifestyle that, quite frankly, I dont know how you kept track of.
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