Liquid purification or separation inventions 02/07

20070039857 - Filter sponge with replace-indicating function: A filter sponge having a replace-indicating function is mainly used in an aquatic filter to filter aquatic breed water. The filter sponge includes a sponge body (10) centrally defining therein a vertical passage 11. A replace-indicating mechanism (20) is located at a top side of the vertical passage. When the... Agent: Pyle & Piontek

20070039858 - Nanocarpets for trapping particulates, bacteria and spores: A nanofeature particulate trap comprising a plurality of densely packed nanofeatures, such as nanotubes, and a particulate detector incorporating the nanofeature particulate trap are provided. A method of producing a nanotrap structure alone or integrated with a particulate detector is also provided.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070039859 - Activity enhanced dispensers: A liquid treatment method and system with the liquid treatment system having a container for holding a liquid treatment material therein with the liquid treatment device effectively positionable in various transitional regions in the liquid system to provide for an enhanced dispersant rate in response to increased activity in the... Agent: Carl L. Johnson Jacobson And Johnson

20070039860 - Deep sea water harvesting method, apparatus, and product: Sea water is extracted from a depth in excess of 400 meters below the sea surface and desalinated to produce potable water. A system to extract, desalinate and store the desalinated sea water is mounted aboard a ship.... Agent: Robert Popa, Esq. C/o Ladas & Parry

20070039861 - Filtering device: A multifunctional filtering device for an aquarium mainly includes a filter box for being suspended at an aquarium. The filter box includes a pump motor for producing mixture of water and air and a vortex flow generator disposed at the center of the inner side of the bottom thereof and... Agent: Pyle & Piontek

20070039862 - Ion separation: A device for separating ions from a fluid stream is disclosed. The device includes multiple chambers in fluid communication with one another. A first chamber has an inlet, and a last chamber has an outlet. The inlets and outlets of intermediate chambers are connected to one another so that fluid... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20070039863 - Wall mount for water treatment system: A wall mount for attaching water treatment system to a wall plate consists of a platform and a vertical portion. The water treatment system rests on the platform. The water treatment systems extend through the back of the wall mount and extend through passages in the wall mount and into... Agent: Warner, Norcross & Judd In Re: Alticor Inc.

20070039864 - Filter system: A filter system for a fluid having a cup-shaped housing releasably connected to a connecting head and a filter element arranged in the housing, in which the releasable connection is formed by at least one connecting element formed on the connecting head which engages a connecting element formed by a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070039865 - Apparatus, system, and method for multistage water separation: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for multistage water separation. A first separation layer separates water droplets from a fuel flow by repelling the first water droplets. A coalescing layer may coalesce fine water droplets in the fuel flow. In one embodiment, a centrifugal separator directs the fuel flow... Agent: Kunzler & Associates

20070039866 - Device, system, and method for depositing processed immiscible-fluid-discrete-volumes: Various embodiments relate to systems and/or methods for sample preparation that can be used for biochemical and/or molecular biology procedures involving small volumes, for example, micro volumes or smaller. Methods and systems that can reduce sample size requirements and increase the number of samples on a substrate are provided. Samples... Agent: Leonard D. Bowersox

20070039867 - Flume for a filter system including at least one filter having a filter bed that is periodically washed with liquid, gas or a combination thereof: A flume for a filter system including at least one filter having a filter bed that is periodically washed with liquid, gas and/or a combination of liquid and gas. The flume includes a chamber having a top wall, a bottom wall, a left sidewall and a right sidewall. The chamber... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees. LLC

20070039868 - External pressure type hollow fiber membrane module: An external pressure type hollow fiber membrane module, comprising a hollow fiber membrane bundle formed of a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, a housing, and an inlet/outlet nozzle for fluid, wherein hollow fiber membranes are fixedly adhered to each other and the hollow fiber membranes are fixedly adhered to the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070039869 - Sector for vacuum rotating filters and similars: “Sector for vacuum rotating filters and similars”, refers to the enhancement of the filtering component, belonging to the mechanical field, and to which it was given constructive original displacement, since it is built from a filtering sector (1) provided with two generating elements (2), obtained preferentially with two highly resistant... Agent: Collen Ip

20070039870 - Cartridge filter: There is provided a liquid filter comprising a filter vessel having a removable cover, a fluid inlet, an engagement lip for a filter and a fluid outlet, an open top, fluid impermeable sidewalls, and a fluid outlet at a bottom of the insert. Into the filter vessel is inserted a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070039871 - Inlet filter for high pressure spraying devices: An inlet filter for high pressure spraying devices includes an inlet body having an inlet end and an outlet end, a hose coupling at the inlet end, an inlet fluid passage extending through the inlet body with at least one inlet body outflow port extending therethrough, at least one inlet... Agent: Adam H. Jacobs

20070039872 - Vinylidene fluoride based resin porous hollow yarn and method for production thereof: There is provided a porous hollow fiber of vinylidene fluoride resin which has a water permeation rate that is large per fiber and little dependent on the length, has a large treatment capacity per volume of a filtering module, and is therefore suitable as a microfilter element. That is, a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070039873 - Modified polyamide matrices and methods for their preparation: The invention provides novel polymer matrices and methods for preparing polymer matrices.... Agent: Viksnins Harris & Padys Pllp

20070039874 - Membranes and methods of treating membranes: Membranes as well as a methods of treating membranes are disclosed. The method of treating a membrane includes contacting the membrane with a first solvent, contacting the membrane with an inert solvent, and contacting the membrane with an amine reactive compound. The first solvent includes a solvent having a Hansen... Agent: General Electric Company Gegr Patent Docket Rm.

20070039875 - Absorbent article: An article is used to preferentially absorb fats and oils and the like from food. The article comprises an absorbent article including a non-absorbent backing, a layer of absorbent material and a container. The layer of absorbent material is attached to the non-absorbent backing. The container is used for containment... Agent: David O. Simmons Galasso & Associates Lp

20070039876 - Tank with centrifugal system for creating and controlling a water current: This is an apparatus for generating a controlled current of fluid in a tank or swimming pool. It can be used for exercise, recreation, rehabilitation, stationary swimming and serious training. It comprises of a tank with a large rectangular inlet at one end through which the fluid is forced by... Agent: Mr. Giuseppe Gori

20070039877 - Waste collection system for separating liquid waste from solid waste: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a waste collection system for separating liquid waste from solid waste which includes a conveyor having an upper conveyor roller, a lower conveyor roller and an endless conveyor belt extending around the conveyor rollers. The upper run of the conveyor... Agent: Long And Cameron

20070039878 - Process and apparatus for increasing biological activity in waste treatment in bodies of water: A process and apparatus for increasing biological activity in waste treatment ponds and lagoons. In this process a floating fluid circulator having an annular space between nested frusto-conical surfaces is operated in a pond or lagoon. An aerator within the scope of the floating fluid circulator is provided. That aerator... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20070039879 - Sustainable product solution development method: A method for sustainable product solution development including endorsing the waste stream supply; engaging the endorsed waste stream supply in order to identify sustainable product targets; sourcing the sustainable product targets into sustainable product solutions and maintaining the sustainable product solutions.... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20070039880 - System and method for distributing multiple materials from an agricultural vehicle: A system and method for distributing multiple types of seed, fertilizer or other materials from an agricultural vehicle is disclosed. The system includes first and second sources holding the first and second materials, respectively, a plurality of distribution units, and a nurse distribution mechanism coupled between the sources and the... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20070039881 - Method and apparatus for solution/separation at predetermined temperature with solvent set undergoing temperature-dependent reversible change between solution phase and separation phase: A method for solution/separation phase change at a constant temperature (with no temperature change) in a combination of a first solvent and a second solvent of a mixture of plural solvents that undergoes temperature-dependent reversible change between solution phase and separation phase. A method for solubilization or phase separation of... Agent: Hammer & Hanf, PC

20070039882 - Integrated nanofiltration process to reduce the alcohol content of alcohol beverages: The invention relates to a process for the reduction of the alcohol content of alcoholic beverages, namely wine, preserving the organoleptic characteristics of the original beverage. The process consists of the total or partial removal of the ethanol using nanofiltration membranes (6), which allow the passage of a mixture of... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek, LLP Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070039883 - Water separation system: Waste oily water is dewatered by expelling water through ceramic ultra filtration membranes of a cross-flow filter, located in a circulation ring, which is routinely cleaned in situ. The ring has two auxiliary reservoirs, with removable sight glasses, between which reservoirs the cleaning fluid is see-sawed during cleaning cycles, the... Agent: D.w. Eggins

20070039885 - Membranes and methods useful for caustic applications: The invention provides methods for purifying caustic feed streams using membranes that comprise polysulfonamide matrices.... Agent: Viksnins Harris & Padys Pllp

20070039884 - Method for adjusting protein affinity of hydrophilic polymers: A system and method of processing an item at least partially formed of a hydrophilic material to reduce or increase the item's protein affinity. In one example, the system and method prevent or greatly reduce the formation of insoluble ionic materials in or on the item during processing, thereby reducing... Agent: Gardner Groff Santos & Greenwald, P.C.

20070039886 - Membrane pipe module: The invention relates to a membrane pipe module, said module comprising a cylindrical housing containing a plurality of tubular membrane sections which extend in the axial direction and are interconnected at the ends thereof, forming longer tubular membrane sections. Said cylindrical housing comprises a heatable chamber, on one or both... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070039887 - Hollow fiber contactor systems for removal of lipids from fluids: This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid, such as plasma, or from lipid-containing organisms. These systems contact a fluid with an extraction solvent, which causes the lipids in the fluid to separate from the fluid or causes lipids in the lipid-containing organisms to... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070039889 - Compact membrane unit and methods: Modular or cartridge-type membrane units utilize hollow, cylindrical tubular housings or receivers to house strings of removable membrane modules (elements) and normally comprise arrays of pipes that act as membrane module housings. A pseudo header for fluidly interconnecting the array of pipes reduces weight and cost. The pseudo header may... Agent: Kenneth L. Nash

20070039888 - Process control for an immersed membrane system: An immersed membrane system or process may use measured or calculated process information to optimize one or more process operating parameters to improve performance or reduce operating costs. An on-line process control system or method may use the resistance in series method in operating an immersed membrane water treatment system.... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20070039890 - Separating agent for enantiomeric isomers:

20070039891 - Separation of proteins based on isoelectric point using solid-phase buffers: Proteins can be separated from mixtures, based on their pI values, through the use of a series of chromatographic materials, each comprising a solid buffer and an ion exchange resin. Each solid buffer generates a stable pH, such that passing proteins possess a net charge and can be separated by... Agent: Ciphergen C/o Foley & Lardner LLP

20070039893 - Ammonium/ammonia removal from a stream: In one embodiment, an ammonium removal method can comprise: removing a multivalent cation from a stream comprising ammonium to form a treated stream; converting the ammonium in the stream to ammonia by increasing the pH of the stream; and separating the ammonia from the treated stream to form a separated... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070039892 - Small droplets recovery system: A system for separating an emulsion fluid into a recovered fluid and a purified fluid. The emulsion fluid comprises a continuous phase and a dispersed phase. The purified fluid is essentially constituted of the continuous phase. The system comprises a vessel at an inlet of which the emulsion fluid may... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20070039894 - Water treatment using magnetic and other field separation technologies: Apparatus and methods for removal of pollutants from a stream of water, by binding the pollutant particles to magnetic seeding particles using a flocculating polymer, and then removing the composite magnetic particles from the water stream in a simple and efficient apparatus. The invention is applicable to many common water... Agent: Michael De Angeli

20070039895 - Process for treating concentrated salt solutions containing doc: A process for removing DOC (dissolved organic carbon) from a concentrated salt solution containing DOC by contacting the salt solution with a coagulant/flocculant such that the DOC becomes insoluble and removing the insoluble DOC from the salt solution.... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070039898 - Apparatus for the generation of chlorine dioxide: The instant application provides apparatus and methods for the generation of chlorine dioxide. The methods and apparatus of the invention use a water dissolvable membrane to allow the reaction of precursor chemicals, e.g., chlorite salt and an acid. The methods and compositions of the invention provide chlorine dioxide for a... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070039896 - Oil cleaning system and method: An oil cleaning system is provided that includes a source of oil that is substantially free of aqueous content. The system further includes an oil flow conduit that is in fluid communication with the oil source. The oil flow conduit is operable to draw a flow stream substantially free of... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070039897 - Portable animal waste pick up and storage apparatus: A portable apparatus for picking up and storing waste and, particularly animal waste, includes a container having each of a predetermined shape and a predetermined size, a bottom wall, and a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall and forming an open top end. An elongated member with a... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070039899 - Thickener for concentration of fibre suspensions: A thickener for concentrating fiber suspensions is disclosed including a housing, a rotor arranged on the housing, a screen attached to the rotor for separating the fiber suspension into a first fraction passing through the screen substantially containing only fibers and a fraction not passing through the screen and containing... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070039900 - Hydroclone based fluid filtration system: A variety of improved hydroclone based fluid filtering systems are described. The hydroclones generally include a tank having an internal chamber and a filter (preferably a surface filter) that is positioned within the internal chamber. The filter defines a filtered fluid chamber within the internal chamber of the tank. The... Agent: Beyer Weaver & Thomas, LLP

20070034555 - Fluid filter with pressure relief valve: A fluid filter assembly having a relief valve for visually indicating when a filter element may be replaced. The fluid filter assembly of the present invention provides a vertical, transparent housing having a fluid inlet for communicating a fluid into the housing and a fluid outlet for communicating fluid downstream... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070034556 - Automatic oxidization-reduction treatment system using a colloidal solution of hydrogen gas or oxygen gas produced under a reduced pressure and a high pressure: An automatic oxidation-reduction treatment system, characterized in that it comprises introducing oxygen or hydrogen to a agitation vessel under reduced pressure through a nozzle to feed the gas into a solution having a reduced pressure and reduce the size of a bubble by agitation under reduced pressure, subjecting the resultant... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070034557 - Gradient pump apparatus: A gradient pump apparatus which is capable of continuously and precisely feeding, to a chromatograph, eluents at intervals of certain time and at a constant flow rate in units of nano-liter per minute while the composition of two or more eluent components is changed. The gradient pump apparatus includes a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070034558 - Nitrification system and method: A system reduces ammonia within a fluid flow. The system includes an aeration vessel, a clarifier vessel, and a geyser pump. The aeration vessel nitrifies bacteria within the fluid flow. The aeration vessel has an intake flow rate. The clarifier vessel receives fluid from the aeration vessel. The geyser pump... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070034559 - Combination particulate and acid-neutralizing filter: The present invention provides a filter apparatus for use in removing impurities and acids contained in a fluid that includes a particulate filter and an acid-neutralizing filter. Preferably, the particulate filter and the acid-neutralizing filter are positioned within a housing. A conduit having a pressure reduction section is arranged to... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070034560 - Drain valve alignment system for filter assembly: The present invention discloses a drain assembly for securement over the sump opening of a filter cartridge that allows service personnel to drain water from the cartridge sump where access from directly beneath the cartridge is obstructed. The drain assembly includes a drain extension that effectively shifts the drain outlet... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070034561 - Water deionization manifold: The present invention is a manifold for insertion within a pressure washing system to create deionized water on demand for spot-free rinsing. The manifold comprises necessary conduit and a pumping apparatus to divert water through an associated deionization system.... Agent: Geoffrey E. Dobbin, Patent Attorney

20070034562 - Washing device for pleated cartridges and filter comprising said device: Washing device for one or more pleated cartridges (3) comprising a pleated filtering membrane (4) arranged around a perforated tube (5). Said washing device comprises a casing (1) which is provided with at least one discharge opening (9) and is suitable for containing said cartridges (3), as well as at... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070034563 - Connection device for inlet and outlet of water purifying device: A water purifying device includes a body with purifying material received therein and the body includes an inlet and an outlet. A first connection device and a second connection device are respectively connected to the inlet and the outlet so as to connect with different parts. The first connection device... Agent: Ming-yen Wu

20070034564 - Porous filter: A filter has a longitudinal axis with an inner diameter defined by a hollow longitudinally extending center. The filter has fingers extend radially outwardly arcuately from the longitudinal axis. The fingers have base ends near the longitudinal axis and outer edges at extremities spaced from the longitudinal axis. The outer... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20070034565 - Method for treating a contaminated fluid: A method for treating a contaminated fluid includes a step of providing a rotating packed bed (RPB) reactor having a rotatable permeable element disposed within a chamber defining an interior region. The RPB reactor also includes at least one liquid inlet for infusing the contaminated fluid into the interior region,... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070034566 - Biodestruction of blended residual oxidants: The present invention may be used for treatment of waste streams using domestic wastewater. A concentrate waste stream containing one or more of perchlorate, nitrate, bromate, selenate and chromate may be combined with a domestic wastewater stream. The concentrate waste stream may have not less than 3000 mg/l of total... Agent: Dennis W. Beech (law Office Of Dennis W. Beech)

20070034567 - Water treatment device: An object is to provide a water treatment device which can treat for-treatment water containing fluorine components into a state adaptable to the environment and which can treat nitrogen compounds without influencing a concentration of the for-treatment water containing the nitrogen compounds. The water treatment device includes: a fluorine content... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070034568 - Particle synthesis apparatus and method: An apparatus for dissolving or suspending a substance in a solvent comprising an outer chamber for containing a dense gas; an inlet for supplying dense gas as a solvent; a porous chamber within the outer chamber for containing a substance for dissolution or suspension with the solvent, the porous chamber... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20070034569 - Backwash and cleaning method: A method of concentrating the solids of a liquid suspension by providing a pressure differential across the walls of permeable, hollow membranes (6) immersed in the liquid suspension (9). The liquid suspension (9) is applied to the outer surface of the porous hollow membranes (6) to induce and sustain filtration... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070034570 - Biofilm reduction in pressure driven membrane-based water treatment systems: A process for reducing and/or eliminating biofilm growth and removal thereof formed during operation of pressure-induced filtration systems such as reverse osmosis systems. The systems and methods are particularly suitable for use with pressure-driven membrane filtration, including microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070034571 - High recovery reverse osmosis process and apparatus: Processes and apparatus are disclosed for producing clear reverse osmosis retentates having silica concentrations which are substantially supersaturated in silica from feedwaters having silica concentrations, without substantial formation of alkali-soluble scale having substantial silica content in the associated reverse osmosis apparatus, by adjusting the pH of such feedwaters to an... Agent: Andover-ip-law

20070034572 - Low pressure anion chromatographic apparatus and method having two or more eluents: A low pressure anion chromatography apparatus that includes a first eluent reservoir that contains a first eluent, a second eluent reservoir that contains a second eluent, and a valve for switching flow between the first and the second eluent reservoirs. The low pressure anion chromatography apparatus also has a low... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070034573 - Method and apparatus for metal removal by ion exchange: The present invention provides a method for selectively removing metal ions of interest from a solution (12), such as the wastewater from a chemical mechanical polishing process. The method comprises contacting a solution (12) containing solid particles, an oxidizing agent and a first concentration of the metal ions with an... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20070034574 - Fluid cleaning system and method for cleaning a fluid: A fluid cleaning system includes: a reactor unit for receiving a fluid body to be processed; a photocatalyst unit disposed in the reactor unit to contact the fluid body and including composite fibers, the composite fibers including a first fiber component made from a first organic polymer, and a second... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070034575 - Treatment of recreational water: An oxidizing agent comprising a pre-measured amount of stabilized potassium hydrogen peroxymonosulfate and a buffer in a sealed water-soluble pouch, said pouch comprising a hydrolyzed copolymer of vinyl acetate and at least one of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, and esters thereof is disclosed.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070034576 - Method for separating a homogeneous catalyst: A process for separating a mixture comprising a) a monoolefinically unsaturated compound which is obtainable by adding two terminal olefins which bear the functional groups required to prepare the monoolefinically unsaturated compound containing at least two functional groups, or a saturated compound obtained by hydrogenating such a compound, b) a... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070034578 - Mobile filtration system and method: A filtration system comprising a floor panel and a plurality of wall panels connected to each other to define a box, at least one filtering wall vertically inclined and supported inward of a corresponding wall panel such as to define a first free space therebetween, a filtering floor horizontally inclined... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070034577 - Self-locking grate for deck drain fitting: A self-locking grate for a drain fitting body includes a plate having strainer holes and arcuate elongated openings near the periphery of the grate. Enlarged diameter portions of the elongated openings fit over studs connected to a drain, and the grate can be rotated to engage the studs, so that... Agent: William H. Eilberg

20070034579 - Methods and apparatus for isolating platelets from blood: A platelet collection device comprising a centrifugal spin-separator container with a cavity having a longitudinal inner surface. A float in the cavity has a base, a platelet collection surface above the base, an outer surface. The float density is below the density of erythrocytes and above the density of plasma.... Agent: William B. Walker

20070034580 - Fluid filter arrangement including valve arrangement and methods: A valve assembly includes a retainer, a knob connected to the retainer, and a seal member. A filter arrangement includes a housing, a media pack operably oriented in the interior volume of the housing, a retainer operably oriented in a valve opening in the housing, a knob, and a seal... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070029235 - Metal separator: A metal separator for separating metallic parts in a material flow formed by part icles is described. The material flow passing vertically through the metal separator from a top of the metal separator. The metal separator may include (i) a separation module holding a separation unit; and (ii) a detection... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070029236 - Module for purifying a fluid containing a cleaning agent, and methods of fabricating and using this kind of module: The invention consists in a disposable module (31) for purifying a fluid, in particular water, adapted to form part of a fluid purification system and comprising fluid purification means (25, 28), a housing (35) in which the purification means are housed, and means for removably connecting the purification module (31)... Agent: Millipore Corporation

20070029237 - Pressure relief valve for filter assembly: An oil filter assembly includes a pressure relief valve adaptable to wide variety of environments while maintaining ease of assembly and manufacture. The pressure relief valve of this invention also occupies a minimal amount of space within the filter assembly as compared to conventional valve arrangements. In the preferred embodiment,... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20070029238 - Mobile liquid treatment system and method: A mobile liquid treatment apparatus, such as a filter assembly, includes a frame having a first end, a second end, and a platform extending between the first end and the second end. A filter is secured to the frame and is configured to separate a solid component from a liquid... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070029239 - External filter: External filter for filtering fluids, especially water in aquarium, is composed of a filter container, a filtering packs, a cover unit, an engine unit together with a rotor and a working chamber with a piston unit and a non-return valve. Between the working chamber (22) with the piston unit (17)... Agent: James Faier Faier & Faier

20070029240 - Phased activated sludge system: The inventions describe a phased activated sludge treatment system that incorporates elements of batch treatment technology into a flow-through treatment process. Control of mixing and aeration systems are independent to facilitate the operation of the main reactor vessel in alternating aerated and anoxic conditions. Conditioning vessels in communication with the... Agent: Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro

20070029241 - Column for liquid chromatography with adjustable compression: A column for liquid chromatography includes a chamber adapted to receive packing medium. Openings in the chamber allow fluid to pass through it. Porous plugs in the chamber retain the packing medium. A piston and one porous plug are movable within the chamber to compress the packing medium. A fitting... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070029242 - Separating agent including polysaccharide derivative having a polycyclic structure: The present invention provides a separating agent for enantiomeric isomers, which has an excellent ability to identify asymmetry. That is, the present invention relates to a separating agent for enantiomeric isomers which includes as an effective component a polysaccharide derivative having a bicyclic or more structure having an aromatic, alicyclic,... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070029252 - System and process for biomass treatment: A system including an apparatus is presented for treatment of biomass that allows successful biomass treatment at a high solids dry weight of biomass in the biomass mixture. The design of the system provides extensive distribution of a reactant by spreading the reactant over the biomass as the reactant is... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070029254 - Method and equipment for liquid-liquid extraction: The invention relates to a method for reversing the dispersion formed in the mixing section of liquid-liquid extraction and kept condensed in the separation section and the separated solutions from the rear end of the separation section to flow back towards the feed end of the separation section as two... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070029255 - Desalination system powered by renewable energy source and methods related thereto: Embodiments of the invention relate methods to control a desalination system comprising evaluating physical models sufficient to identify physical constraints, evaluating economic models and wherein evaluating the physical and economic models provides a preliminary configuration for the desalination system to reduce the cost of water and provide operating strategies.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070029256 - Composite porous membrane and process for producing the same: [Problems]To provide a membrane material that realizes effective and efficient separation of a target substance of micron size, being easy to handle and that can be worked into various forms; a blood filtration membrane and a leukocyte removing filter unit that realizes a substantial reduction of filter material volume while... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070029257 - Multiple laminar flow-based particle and cellular separation with laser steering: The invention provides a method, apparatus and system for separating blood and other types of cellular components, and can be combined with holographic optical trapping manipulation or other forms of optical tweezing. One of the exemplary methods includes providing a first flow having a plurality of blood components; providing a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070029258 - Hollow fiber membrane module, hollow fiber membrane module unit, membrane filtration device using the same and method of operation the same: A hollow fiber membrane module using a sheet-form hollow fiber membrane having excellent cleaning properties in which the pressure resistance of a hollow fiber membrane anchor section does not deteriorate, even when the membrane area increases; a hollow fiber membrane module unit using the module; a membrane filtration device using... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20070029259 - Method of reducing impurity content in aqueous salt solution: A method in which an aqueous water-soluble compound solution containing at least one impurity in a slight amount is passed through a column packed with an adsorbent onto which the impurity is selectively adsorbed to thereby remove the impurity from the aqueous solution, wherein an abnormal phenomenon in adsorption chromatography... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070029260 - System and method of slurry treatment: Wastewater streams from semiconductor processing operations are treated to reduce the concentration therein of one or more metal species to a satisfactory level. The disclosed systems and technique utilize complexing ion exchange media to treat the wastewater streams having a significant concentration of oxidizing species.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070029261 - Method and device for water treatement using an electromagnetic field: A method and a device for treating water using an electromagnetic field. The method comprising the steps of subjecting the water to the electromagnetic field generated utilising an inductor coil; and varying a frequency of a driving signal for the inductor coil such that the generated electromagnetic field has a... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20070029262 - Combining waterborne bionutrients with scale particles and use of a waterborne particle remover to remove the combined particles from the water: An automatic, self-regulating method of water treatment for use in water circulating towers in which water is evaporated, and make up water is added, with components which synergistically function to cut chemical, energy, water, corrosion, pollution, and maintenance costs, by passing the water through a Water Conditioning unit to prevent... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070029263 - Multi-functional oxidizing composition: A composition comprising a stable anhydrous mixture of an oxidizing agent and an active halogen agent wherein the oxidizing agent is potassium hydrogen peroxymonosulfate and the active halogen agent is an alkali metal salt of dichloro-s-triazinetrione, halogenated dimethylhydantoin, or mixtures thereof, and a method of treating water with such compositions... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070029264 - Processing biological waste materials to provide energy: Biological waste materials are mixed with water and subjected to intense ultrasonic irradiation (14), before being supplied to an anaerobic digester (16), so that a biogas is generated which contains methane. The biogas is supplied to a catalytic reformer unit (20) to form a synthesis gas; steam may also be... Agent: Law Offices Of William H. Holt

20070029265 - Ultra violet water treatment device and system: This invention relates to ultra violet water purification and, more particularly, to a simplified system wherein the output and the effects of the ultra violet lamp is maximized in both irradiating power and duration while the water dwells under the direct rays of the lamps full force, all the while... Agent: Edward Gale

20070023332 - Automatic supply filtered water adapting system: An automatic supply filtered water adapter has a filter device to filter the inflowing water and a sensing and supplying device to supply filtered water when its sensor senses an object. The adapter comprises an infrared sensing water supplying device and a water filter connected to the water supplying device... Agent: Huan-chang Fan

20070023333 - Missing element indicator: An indicator device utilizes a pair of magnets to provide a missing-element indication. The indicator may be installed within a filter assembly such that, when a filter element is present, it urges a piston disposed towards the top of the indicator and one of the magnets to slide axially inwards... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070023334 - Apparatus, a system and a method relating to hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, hemofiltration or peritoneal dialysis: The invention relates to an apparatus for hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, hemofiltration or peritoneal dialysis. The apparatus comprises at least one conduit (10, 14) in which a dialysis and/or infusion fluid is intended to flow. The apparatus has a measurement unit (48) for measuring at least one optically active substance in the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070023335 - Recycling cool water filter: A cooling water recycling filter comprises a supersonic and electromagnetic wave limescale processor installed inside a main water recycling system of water storage tank and a sub water recycling system installed outside a main water recycling system. The sub water recycling system comprises a water quality control unit, a limescale... Agent: Tony C. T. Chen

20070023336 - Inline filter monitoring device: An inline serviceable filter has a rigid sleeve with inlet and outlet lines connected to end caps secured on opposing ends of the sleeve. The inlet and outlet conduits are easily secured in the transmission lines of a vehicle, for instance between a pump and a radiator, or a radiator... Agent: Keaty Professional Law Corporation Thomas S. Keaty

20070023337 - Filter media supporting apparatus and method in an engine or transmission filter: A tray insert for supporting filter media in an engine or transmission oil filter. The tray insert is preferably made from plastic and can preferably rest on the bottom of the filter housing. Alternatively, the tray insert can preferably be made of plastic or metal and rests on at least... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP Washington Square

20070023338 - Filter apparatus with fluid bypass: A filter arrangement for filtration of a primary fluid, the filter arrangement having a filtration region and a bypass region. The bypass region is a sealed region containing a secondary fluid having a specific gravity different than a specific gravity of the primary fluid. The bypass region providing a bypass... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070023339 - Filter assembly and filter element: A filter assembly and a method of filtering a fluid using the filter assembly are disclosed. The filter assembly includes wave coils arranged axially to define a filter element. The filter element includes bottom and top ends and an inner cavity. The filter assembly also includes a base plate that... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070023340 - Filtration device including a loop and a circulation pump: f

20070023341 - Fluid treatment apparatus: A fluid treatment system that includes at least one treatment module (“pod”) with rigid and impermeable inner and outer surfaces, and an annular center passage which is designed to provide an alternative flow path during the pod backwashing process. At least one chemical treatment media disposed in the interior portion... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20070023342 - Process and apparatus for further processing of sewage sludge and other materials to reduce pathogens and toxins: An apparatus and a method for treating a composition containing toxic materials or biosolids, wherein the apparatus has a hydraulically sealable top that can be opened to allow loading of the composition or closed to substantially seal the apparatus. The apparatus also includes a reagent injection system for injecting a... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20070023343 - Systems and methods for mixing paint: A tank apparatus for mixing paint including a mix compartment, a circulation compartment, a partition between the mix compartment and the circulation compartment, and a transfer assembly in fluid communication with the mix compartment and the circulation compartment, whereby the transfer assembly has an opening to selectively transfer mix paint... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20070023344 - Filter plate assembly and filter grid for filter press: A filter plate assembly for use in a filter press includes a frame made of two sealing frame members, each defining a rectangular aperture having a major and a minor dimension. A rectangular filter grid made of adjacent first and second sets of narrow bars fits in the frame. The... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070023345 - Emergency saltwater filtration system: The primary benefits provided by the Emergency Saltwater Filtration System includes, but not limited to, providing an unlimited fresh water supply while in a small boats. The Emergency Saltwater Filtration is compact, simple to use and discreet It can be installed onto any small boat. In coastal areas the unit... Agent: Jerry Westmoreland

20070023346 - Filter having a filter layer that forms a protective barrier to prevent clogging of a gravel-less underdrain and method of making the same: A filter having a gravel-less underdrain and a filter layer installed directly on top of the gravel-less underdrain. The filter layer is designed such that when fluid is directed through the filter layer at controlled rates a protective barrier is formed by the larger particles of the filter layer directly... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20070023347 - Liquid separation apparatus: A two-vessel liquid separation apparatus includes a pump and its motor submersed in a one vessel and a reverse osmosis membrane in the other vessel. The vessels are separated by a contiguous dividing wall. The membrane and the pump are in fluid communication with one another through the dividing wall... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070023348 - Membrane plate and filter element: A filter unit includes membrane plates placed together parallel to one another, which at least in zones around connecting elements for the purpose of draining permeate are connected together liquid-tight. The membrane plates because of their shape and after two membrane plates have been placed one on top of the... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070023349 - High efficiency grease filter cartridge: A grease filter has a filtering portion configured such that fumes enter a major face thereof and flow through a grease extraction filter therewithin in a direction parallel to the major face. A frame that fits into an opening of a hood defines a box structure that is configured to... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070023350 - Apparatus for cutting material within a centrifuge: An apparatus for cutting residual cakes within a bottom-unloading centrifuge so that the residual cake can be discharged without putting the operator in jeopardy. The apparatus comprises first and second cutting members that are vertically spaced from each other and an elongated support member secured to the cutting members. The... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070023351 - Pivotable leg assembly for use with a colander: A pivotable leg assembly for use with a colander is disclosed including a housing having an engagement end for engaging a colander body, a leg pivotably engaged to the housing, and a biasing mechanism coupled to the leg and positioned within the housing, wherein the biasing mechanism provides resilient bias... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070023352 - System for feeding a liquid fluid through a filter: A large vault or tank receives the runoff water to be cleaned. There are one or more small tanks in the large tank (vault). Each small tank is inverted and receives water at its open lower end, from the large tank. The water entering the small tank rises, as the... Agent: William D. Hall

20070023353 - Specialized hollow fiber membranes for plasmapheresis and ultrafiltration: A plasmapheresis and/or ultrafiltration membrane comprises elongated hollow fibers each fiber having an interior lumen extending along the fiber length, the fiber wall having a plurality of zones between the inner and outer wall surfaces, each of the zones having a mass density different than the mass density of an... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070023354 - Methods and systems for dispersing ultrafine non-polar particles into a polymer/solvent/non-solvent solution and products formed thereby: A method for producing a homogeneous and stable dispersion of ultrafine non-polar particles in a ternary polymer/solvent/non-solvent solution (dope) suitable for phase inversion formation into a controlled pore size microporous polymer membrane wherein the polymer contains homogeneously distributed ultrafine non-polar particles is disclosed. In one possible embodiment, the ultrafine non-polar... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070023355 - Vortex separator for separating floating and settling substances from centrally inflowing storm-water: Disclosed herein is a vortex separator for separating floating and settling substances from storm-water. The vortex separator of the present invention can separate fine settling substances as well as coarse settling substances, floating substances and oil from storm-water. To achieve the above purpose, the vortex separator of the present invention... Agent: Sherr & Nourse, PLLC

20070023356 - Active biological contactor (abc); a modular wastewater treatment system: A method and system for wastewater treatment includes flowing a quantity of a wastewater into a first microbubble chamber having a plurality of diffusers for injecting microbubbles into the wastewater to promote oxygenation. The microbubble includes activated sludge for treating the wastewater. The wastewater is then flowed from the first... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20070023357 - Compositions and methods for removing and killing mycobacterium chelonae and removing bacterial cell membrane fragments from turbulent waters: Compositions containing chlorine and/or bromine in combination with chlorine dioxide are found to be synergistic against non-tuberculosis mycobacterium such as Mycobacteria chelonae.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070023359 - Methods of the purification and use of moderately saline water particularly for use in aquaculture, horticulture and, agriculture: The invention relates to purifying unwanted moderately saline water. The methods of the present invention including passing moderately saline water through an ion exchange media saturated with ammonium salts to produce fertilizer water. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of passing moderately saline water through a dual... Agent: Drummond & Duckworth

20070023358 - Process for selective removal and immobilization of contaminants from spent sorbents: Contaminated drinking water and other liquids are decontaminated by contact with sorbents to remove toxic contaminants such as arsenic, as well as non-toxic contaminants. In regenerating the spent sorbents, the waste stream contains both toxic and non-toxic contaminants but only toxic components must be treated as hazardous waste and subjected... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070023360 - Removing fluorosurfactant from aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion using sorbent pouches: A process for reducing the fluorosurfactant content of an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion by filling a container with fluoropolymer dispersion, inserting into the container a fabric pouch containing a fluorosurfactant sorbent so that the sorbent contacts the fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion in the container and retains the fluorosurfactant to reduce fluorosurfactant... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070023361 - Microporous diffusion apparatus: Apparatus for active in situ multi-element gas sparging for bioremediation or physico-chemical degration for removal of contaminants in a soil formation containing a subsurface groundwater aquifer or a substantially wet unsaturated zone, the multi-gas contained in bubbles, wherein the apparatus includes a plurality of injection wells extending to a depth... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070023362 - Composition and process for the removal and recovery of hydrocarbons from substrates: The invention relates to a chemical composition and a process for using the chemical composition to remove and recover petroleum hydrocarbons from a contaminated substrate including an ammonia compound; a nitrogen-containing compound; and an aqueous carrier solution.... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070023363 - Installation and method for the purification of an aqueous effluent by means of oxidation and membrane filtration: A system and method for treating an aqueous effluent having organic material. The system comprises a single cell reactor having an injector for injecting an oxidizing gas into the reactor. Disposed downstream from the injector is an immersed membrane filtration device for, filtering the effluent contained or passing through the... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070023364 - Tetrasilver tetraoxide as disinfective agent for cryptosporidium: The invention relates to a method for disinfecting water contaminated with Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and to other similar pathogenic parasites by adding monopotassium persulfate activated/oxidized tetrasilver tetraoxide (TTO) to water intended to be potable for human consumption. It addresses methods that improve penetration of this disinfectant to improve efficacy. The... Agent: Robert C. Kain, Jr.

20070023365 - Pumping device: A pumping device includes a container having a cover structure. A piston is movably received in the container and is manually operable. The cover structure has an air inlet valve and a slide switch, which, when properly set, allow air to be sucked into or expelled out of the container... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC