Liquid purification or separation inventions 04/07

20070090030 - Complete water management process and system: A complete water management system employing a plurality of tanks to control the use of potable, gray, and black water. The system is centrally controlled and continuously monitors the condition of all reservoirs, (i.e. the potable, the gray, and the black). The same controller also manages the treatment and interaction... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20070090031 - Variable speed waste removal system: The invention is directed to a system for removing waste material from a fluid flowing in a channel. This system may incorporate the use of a trap for collecting the waste material while allowing the fluid to pass; a rake for removing the waste material away from the trap; a... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070090032 - Plasma treatment apparatus: A plasma CVD apparatus has a container, and channels composed of introduction grooves and circumferential grooves for different types of gases are formed within the container. The gases introduced through source gas piping, auxiliary gas piping, and cleaning gas piping are equally supplied to a plurality of supply nozzles, a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070090033 - Curb inlet filter: A curb inlet filter for filtering out sediments and the like flowing into a curb inlet, includes a filter body, including a water permeable, substantially rigid, elongated frame having an upstream side and a downstream side thereof, and an elongated filter cover formed around at least one of the sides... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070090035 - Method and apparatus for packing chromatography columns: A slurry chamber is fastened to and held in coaxial alignment with a chromatography column by a V-band. One end of the column has an end cap and frit. A slurry of fluid and chromatographic media is placed in the column and chamber. A piston is forced through the chamber... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070090034 - Substrate for a chromatography column: A substrate for retaining a particulate packing medium within a chromatography column is disclosed. The substrate is formed from a polymer material and positionable to retain the packing medium within the column. The polymer has pores sized to retain the packing medium within the column but allow fluid, such as... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070090036 - Method and system for decreasing molybdenum and/or tungsten concentration in aqueous solutions: A method and system for decreasing the concentration of at least one metal in an aqueous solution. The metal may be molybdenum, tungsten, or both. An aqueous solution is introduced into at least one reaction zone, and at least one source of hydroxide ions is provided into the at least... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070090037 - Diesel filter: A diesel filter includes a case, a cap for closing the opening of the case, an element housed in the case, and an attachment member having a holding portion and a bracket. The attachment member and the cap hold the case therebetween. The bracket is provided to fix the diesel... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070090038 - Contaminated liquid filtration system vehicle: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle which is capable of recycling contaminated liquid in a factory or the like swiftly and efficiently without performing incineration. In order to achieve this object, a contaminated liquid filtration system vehicle is characterized in comprising: vehicle driving unit comprising... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070090039 - Apparatus and method for treating injection fluid: An apparatus for treating a fluid to be injected into a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation includes a filtration unit having one or more filtration membranes including either or both ultra-filtration membranes and microfiltration membranes, and an ionic species removal plant, wherein fluid to be injected is first treated by the filtration... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070090040 - Fluid filter element: A compact filter element with a large filter surface area having inner and outer rings of filter material with an annular space between them, such that fluid to be filtered can be introduced into the annular space between the rings of filter material and a portion thereof can flow through... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070090041 - Self-cleaning intake screen: A self-cleaning screen that automatically cleans both the inside and outside surfaces of the cylindrical screen using only the rotation of the cylindrical screen itself. This self-cleaning ability is accomplished by using a fixed brush on the exterior surface of the screen, and a freely rotating brush on the interior... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20070090042 - Drainage assembly: A drainage assembly (10) comprising a cylindrical outer body (11) and cylindrical basket (12) have co-operating threads (13 and 14). a slotted flow though lid (15) is hinged at (16) to the body so that the lid (15) may be lifted to gain access to the basket (12). A centrally... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20070090043 - Diesel filter: A diesel filter includes a filter member and a water reservoir formed below the filter member. The filter member has a case, a cap for closing the opening of the case, an element, and an element-holding member for holding an upper part of the element, and is detachably housed in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070090044 - Container with a filter: This invention provides a filter-equipped container which, particularly in a small-sized eyedrop bottle or the like, is capable of accurate dropping while preventing bubbles from being involved when a contents liquid is to be delivered through a delivery port. To solve such problem, a plug body 12 disposed in the... Agent: Fisher, Christen & Sabol

20070090045 - Multidiameter wire cloth: A wire mesh fabric, having a plurality of wires running in a first parallel direction, the first plurality of wires having a first wire diameter; a second plurality of wires running in a second parallel direction, the second parallel direction orthogonal to the first parallel direction, the second plurality of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070090046 - Filter screen: There is provided a fibrous filter screen formed by stretching, aligning in parallel and laminating a number of liquid crystal-spun poly-p-phenylenebenzoxazole fibers.... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070090047 - Refractory articles: A filter for molten metal is an open-pored porous material comprising particles of refractory material embedded in and bonded together by a carbon matrix bonding material. The filter can be made by forming a porous article from refractory particles, e.g. refractory oxide, carbide or graphite, and a carbon-rich binder, e.g.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070090048 - Oxidation/reduction-potential (orp) based wastewater treatment process and related software program: A wastewater treatment process, and related computer program, where wastewater processing decisions are to be taken based on the real-time oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of the wastewater. ORP is a broad-ranged index and effectively indicates the biological status of water. A computer software program appropriately adds chemicals and controls aeration based... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070090049 - Solvent extraction process: A solvent extraction process is disclosed. The process includes using an organic solvent that contains a non-ionic extractant and a conductivity enhancer that increases the electrical conductivity of the solvent to reduce build-up of static electricity in the process and thereby reduce the electrostatic discharge hazard of the solvent to... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070090050 - Method and apparatus for treatment of a fluid stream: A method for treating a fluid by providing a raw fluid to a process tank. The raw fluid may be water having varying degrees of contamination or another type of fluid. The method further consists of adding an ion exchange resin to the process tank to form a raw fluid/ion... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun L.L.C.

20070090051 - Hollow fiber membrane and method of producing the same: A method of producing a hollow fiber membrane includes discharging a polyvinylidene fluoride solution comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride resin and a poor solvent at a temperature above a phase separation temperature into a cooling bath at a temperature below the phase separation temperature to coagulate the polyvinylidene fluoride resin. The... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070090053 - Automated packing system and method for chromatography columns: A column packing system comprises a control unit provided with software for monitoring the column interior pressure and/or flow through the column for use in calculating the breakpoint where a movable adapter comes into contact with a consolidated bed of bed media. The calculated breakpoint is used by the control... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20070090052 - Chromatographic stationary phase: Provided is a composition of matter comprising a chromatographic stationary phase. The chromatographic stationary phase has bonded thereto, two different active silyl moieties. By combining two different active moieties on the same solid support, the activity of the chromatographic stationary phase can be tailored to a particular application. The active... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070090054 - Mitigation of environmental pollution: A process for mitigating the pollution caused by a potential polluting agent comprises binding the potential polluting agent with a product obtained by calcining skeletal material and hydrating the calcined skeletal material.... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070090055 - Magnetic filter: A magnetic filter device capable of separating contaminant material from a working fluid. The device includes an inlet to allow fluid to flow into the device and an outlet to allow fluid to flow out of the device. The filter further includes an elongate magnetic core comprising at least four... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20070090056 - Portable water quality monitoring and treatment system: A portable system for on-site monitoring and treatment of water comprising a protective enclosure adapted to be positioned proximate a site of collected water, an internal fluid flow system disposed within the enclosure comprising a first conduit extending from a dirty water inlet on the enclosure to a pair of... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20070090057 - Process for the purification of acidic metal-bearing waste waters to permissable discharge levels with recovery of marketable metal products: Acidic metal-bearing wastewaters are treated to produce a finished water of sufficient purity to meet discharge standards while recovering metals removed in forms which are commercially valuable. The metals are selectively precipitated, either in a batch or in a continuous system, for removal of individual metal products in a specific... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070090058 - Molecularly imprinted polymers (mips) for the selective removal of inorganic contaminants from liquids: A method of creating a cationic molecularly imprinted polymer bead that can bind inorganic target compounds is disclosed and described. The cationic molecularly imprinted polymer bead can be formed by complexing a target compound with a cationic ligand, polymerizing the cationic ligands to form the bead, and then extracting the... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070090059 - Remote water quality monitoring systems and techniques: One embodiment involves a method for monitoring water associated with at least one of a water purification, distribution, or treatment facility. The method includes operating a number of monitoring units remotely positioned with respect to one another to at least partially perform the monitoring, the units each including several different... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070090060 - Polymer control system: A feedback control for a polymer dispensing system, which otherwise continuously adjusts the polymer feedrate so as to keep the measured streaming current of filtrate from a sludge dewatering process at one predetermined setpoint. The feedback control includes a video camera focused on sludge as it trails behind plows on... Agent: Harry I. Leon

20070084766 - Pump for liquid chromatograph: A pump device is realized, which accurately detects a flow rate of a pump, performs real-time control of the flow rate, and thus can suppress a flow rate error caused by occurrence of pulsation. Control of a pump rotation speed by a pressure sensor has low responsiveness in a low... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070084767 - Marine water conversion: A marine water conversion apparatus capable of transferring ocean surface water several hundred feet below the surface to cause sufficient cooler water to rise to the surface to prevent formation of or to moderate hurricanes. The apparatus is remotely controlled and includes a propulsion system for moving it to a... Agent: John B. Hardaway, Iii Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20070084768 - Marine water conversion: A marine water conversion apparatus capable of pumping ocean surface water several hundred feel below the surface to cause sufficient cooler water to rise to the surface to prevent formation of or to moderate hurricanes. The apparatus is remotely controlled and includes a propulsion system for moving it to a... Agent: John B. Hardaway Iii Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20070084769 - Rotating perforated cylinder treatment system: A water treatment system comprising: a container having a first end, a second end and a container wall defining an interior and an exterior; an aerator completely disposed within the interior, the aerator comprising an aerator wall having a plurality of perforations, the aerator configured to rotate in a liquid... Agent: Sierra Patent Group, Ltd.

20070084770 - Disposable salt chlorine generator: A disposable salt chlorine generator for use in conjunction with a swimming pool, spa, hot tub or large vessel of water includes a bracket for mounting a housing on a wall of a swimming pool, spa, hot tub or large vessel of water. The housing is releasable mounted relative to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070084771 - Apparatus for supplying drinking water: An apparatus for supplying drinking water has a construction such that a first branch pipe (P2) and a second branch pipe (P3) are connected to a water supply pipe (P1) in which tap water flows, a cold water generating tank (3) is provided in the first branch pipe (P2), and... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070084772 - Controlled dosing of chlorine dioxide or other sanitizing agents into pressurized water systems: A medium having a support structure configured for circulation of a fluid therein, such as a replaceable filter cartridge, including a sanitizing agent which contains one or more reactants that are chemically configured for delivering chlorine dioxide or other sanitizing agents in a controlled dose to sanitize, deodorize, and disinfect... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070084774 - Chromatographic stationary phase: A chromatographic stationary phase comprises a solid support having bonded thereto a mixture of two different silyl groups I and II. The ratio of the silyl groups I and II ranges from 99:1 to 1:99. Chromatographic stationary phases according to the present invention are more resistant to phase collapse than... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070084773 - Chromatography cartridge and method for manufacturing a chromatography cartridge: A chromatography cartridge and method of manufacturing same. A chromatography cartridge of the present invention can include a tubular housing having an open end and an inner surface, and a plug. The plug can be positioned within the open end of the tubular housing and can have an outer circumferential... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070084775 - Mixtures of substances: The present invention relates to mixtures of substances based on organopolysiloxane polyethers and at least one further substance or component, preferably a polymer obtained from aqueous suspension, particularly preferably crosslinked functionalized polystyrene polymer beads, and also to the use of such mixtures of substances based on organopolysiloxane polyether together with... Agent: Lanxess Corporation Law & Intellectual Property Department

20070084776 - Water separation and filtration structure: A fuel conditioning structure filters fuel prior to the water separation mechanism. A coalescing media employs hydrophilic synthetic fibers that coalesce water even with the low surface tension present in fuels treated with additives/surfactants. The coalescing media employs a gradient structure of fine fibers/small voids to larger fibers/larger voids in... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070084777 - Device hermetically sealing a filtering system: A device covering in suction-proof manner a filtering system that includes, in the form of one flat composite structure, jointly manufactured reaction vials. Each of the reaction vials have an upper aperture and a lower aperture. The device is fitted with a resiliently deforming mat that may be mounted flat... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070084779 - Device for protecting medical apparatus: A transduction-protection device for protecting medical apparatus from contamination by infectious agents comprises a containment body having an inlet destined to be set in fluid communication with an extracorporeal circuit of blood, and an outlet destined to be connected to a fluid line operatively connected to a pressure gauge of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070084778 - Method and apparatus for desalinating water combined with power generation: A method and apparatus for desalinating water combined with power generation, comprising a desalination system used for desalinating coastal seawater and comprising a power generation system, wherein such dual purpose co-generation facility captures the heat vapor exhausted or a steam turbine generator's condenser is replaced by the desalination plant's heat... Agent: Myers & Kaplan, Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20070084780 - Filtering device: A filtering device includes: a fluid-collecting tube; a plurality of positioning trays sleeved around the fluid-collecting tube and stacked one above the other; and a plurality of membranes alternating with the positioning trays. Each of the membranes is sandwiched between an adjacent pair of the positioning trays. Each of the... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070084781 - Wastewater filter system: A filter unit for use in a casing disposed in a septic tank comprising a plurality of stacked filter plates. The individual filter plate is preferably substantially “D” shaped in circumference and has a substantially cone-shaped floor, tapering upward. The filter plates are preferably stacked in a superposed, spaced-apart manner... Agent: Intellectual Property Department Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.c.

20070084782 - Filter medium for strainers used in nuclear reactor emergency core cooling systems: A filter medium for strainers used in the emergency sump of a nuclear power plant ECCS. The filter medium is employed with double wall, concentric tube type strainer modules. The filter medium is preferably constructed of a woven or knitted stainless steel wire material and is shaped in a cylinder... Agent: Molly D Mckay, PC

20070084783 - Filter apparatus: A filter apparatus in a container (2) containing non-clarified contaminated liquid, especially wastewater (3), for clarifying this liquid consists of several spaced filter elements (4) arranged in a circle or a polygon on a rotatably supported hollow shaft (5), which filter elements (4) are connected to the hollow shaft (5)... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070084784 - Fuel delivery unit: The invention relates to a fuel delivery unit (2) wherein a space between a baffle pot (3) and a fuel pump (4) is filled with filter material (13) of a fuel filter (6). The baffle pot (3) is injection-molded onto the filter material (13) and is provided with a recess... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070084785 - Multi functional filter: In a filter, a rotatable connection flange with two kidney-shaped openings and a diametral web between the openings is located between the top part and bottom part of the filter. Rotating the connection flange allows the direction in which a gas flows through the filter element located in the filter... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20070084786 - Filter, filter media, and methods for making same: A composite filter medium includes a corrogated substrate of nonwoven porous synthetic material, cellulose, or combinations thereof. The filter medium also includes a layer of bulk meltspun nanofibers anchored or bonded to the substrate. At least about 85% of the fine fibers have diameters less than 1000 nanometers in diameter.... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070084787 - Synthetic fiber pleatable filtration material and filter: The invention provides a method for pleating a filtration material (1), having at least one filtration layer (2) and a stiffening layer (4), comprising preparing the filtration layer (2) as a non-woven layer of synthetic fibers, preparing the stiffening support layer (4) as a non-woven layer of synthetic fibers, with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070084788 - Ultrafiltration membranes and methods of making and use of ultrafiltration membranes: An inherently hydrophobic polymer membrane substrate having its surface rendered hydrophilic with a hydroxyalkyl cellulose and having a throughput greater than about 1500 L/m2 is provided. A process for making the membrane also is provided which includes a step of autoclaving in boiling water and/or steam or submerging in boiling... Agent: Millipore Corporation

20070084789 - Filters made from chemical binders and microspheres: This invention relates to filters made from a refractory material, preferably an insulating material, and chemical binder. The filters are used in the foundry industry to filter molten metal. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the filters.... Agent: David L. Hedden Ashland Inc.

20070084790 - Low cost oil/grease separator: A container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil/grease to be removed has sectional covers. A main sectional cover supports a partially immersed rotatable disk; a drive on the main sectional cover rotates the disk; a trough on the main sectional cover straddles the disk; and a blade on... Agent: Maccord Mason PLLC

20070084791 - Grease and scum removal in a filtration apparatus comprising a membrane bioreactor and a treatment vessel for digesting organic materials: The invention relates to a membrane bioreactor process combined with an advanced biological sludge digestion process that provides significant improvements in sludge digestion by reducing the costs and resources required for disposing of digested sludge. The offline treatment vessel is used to solubilize the organic material by operating in a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070084792 - Purification of organic solvent fluids: A chemical distribution system having improved organic solvent fluid purity and consistency includes a vessel containing ion-exchange media positioned within a fluid flow pathway such that the organic solvent fluid passes through the ion-exchange media, thereby effecting removal of undesired impurities. Different embodiments of the invention position the vessel at... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP

20070084793 - Method and apparatus for producing ultra-high purity water: The present invention relates to a system and method for producing ultrapure water, particular for use in immersion lithography processes. In one embodiment of the present invention, a self contained point-of-use cabinet that can consistently provide ultrapure water for use in immersion lithography equipment is provided. The present invention also... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20070084794 - Porous membrane and method for manufacturing the same: The object of the present invention is to provide a porous membrane having a high strength and excellent water permeability and rejection properties. The porous membrane of the present invention has both a three-dimensional network structure and a spherical structure. The porous membrane of the present invention is suitably used... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070084795 - Method and system for treating wastewater: The invention is directed to controlling wastewater treatment system operations in response to a demand associated with the influent conditions. Fluctuations or variations in flow and/or concentration characteristics of the liquid to be treated can create the reduce the operating demand and the treatment system can be operated to a... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP U0105

20070084796 - Filler used for separating optical isomers and process for separating optical isomers with the filler: The objectives of this invention are to provide a filler for separating optical isomers, capable of efficiently carrying out optical resolution of optical isomer mixtures, and to provide a process for separating optical isomers by a simulated moving bed chromatography utilizing the filler. This invention provides a filler made of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070084797 - Purification of fluids with nanomaterials: Disclosed herein is a nanostructured material comprising defective carbon nanotubes chosen from impregnated, functionalized, doped, charged, coated, and irradiated nanotubes, and combinations thereof. The defective carbon nanotubes contain a defect which is a lattice distortion in at least one carbon ring. Also disclosed is a method of purifying fluids, such... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070084798 - Oil-water separator: An oil-water separator for use in a trench, which surrounds an oilfield. The separator is positioned in the ground such that an inlet conduit extends at about the same level as the bottom of the trench. The trench water is admitted into the housing, where it contacts a plurality of... Agent: Keaty Professional Law Corporation Thomas S. Keaty

20070084799 - Electrode system for electro-kinetic floatation of paint sludge using low voltage dc current: A process using an electrical signal for electrokinetic floatation of solids and semi-solids in paint sludge water includes collecting the paint sludge water into a tank. The process further includes generating the electrical signal from a bottom of the tank to separate the solids and semi-solids from the water in... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070084800 - Use of amino acid and carbohydrate polymers in soil retention, water conservation, and water clarification: Water-soluble amino acid copolymers, modified polysaccharides, acrylamide polymers, and combinations thereof are described for use in flocculation of solids, particularly flocculation of soil, preferably in agricultural settings.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070084801 - Process and apparatus for enhanced recovery of oil from oily particulate material: An apparatus and process are described for processing oily particulate material. The process allows for recovery of the oil and separation of the water from the sand in the oily particulate material. The process involves transferring the oily particulate material into a vacuum tank and processing the oily particulate material... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070084803 - Method and apparatus for purifying water: The invention relates to a method for purifying water by dissolving one or more soluble metal salts in the water to provide corresponding metal ions, by dissolving hypohalite into the water, and by regulating the residence time, and thus hypohalite concentration in the device using a venturi nozzle disposed between... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070084804 - Process for disinfection of sewage sludge: A process for treating sewage sludge with percent solids less than 20 percent comprises (1) contacting sewage sludge that contains undesirable microorganisms with at least one compound that produces methyl isothiocyanate in water to form a reaction mixture, (2) mixing the reaction mixture, and (3) maintaining the reaction mixture in... Agent: Vincent G. Lotempio

20070084802 - System and method for on-site reclamation, reconditioning, and reapplication of poultry processing water: A system of the present invention provides on-site reclamation, reconditioning, and re-use of poultry processing water. The system is connectable to a washing apparatus and comprises a first receptacle, a filter, a dispenser, a channel, a second receptacle, piping, and a plurality of pumps for circulating the processing water through... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070084805 - Livewell/baitwell pump featuring replaceable locking cartridge feature: A livewell/baitwell pump includes a replaceable cartridge for arranging in a pump cartridge body of a pump cartridge assembly. The replaceable cartridge is rotatably coupled to the pump cartridge body and locked in place by a pre-loaded locking lever that securely engages a locking edge of the pump cartridge body... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070084806 - Methods and apparatus for blood component separation: A system for separating a composite fluid into component parts thereof, including: a centrifuge having a rotor with a separation space and at least two valve members disposed thereon and a container set having a separation container adapted to be disposed in the separation space of the rotor and first... Agent: Gambro, Inc Patent Department

20070084807 - Methods and apparatus for blood component separation: A system for separating a composite fluid into component parts thereof, including: a centrifuge having a rotor with a separation space and at least two valve members disposed thereon and a container set having a separation container adapted to be disposed in the separation space of the rotor and first... Agent: Gambro, Inc Patent Department

20070084808 - Mobile water treatment system: A mobile water treatment unit is provided with separation and filtration components secured to a trailer.... Agent: Douglas T. Johnson Miller & Martin

20070080100 - Hybrid water and power system: A hybrid water and power system comprises a power generation device for generating electricity and waste heat and a thermal purification system that utilizes at least a portion of the waste heat to cleanse nonpotable water introduced therein to produce a semi-cleaned water stream and a water filtration system for... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070080101 - Isotonic ozone water generator: An isotonic Ozone generator is disclosed. A supplementary liquid reservoir with pipeline is connected to the outlet of water-gas mixer with 3-way adapter and a flow meter pump at lower position. The hypertonic solution is accommodated in the liquid reservoir. With precise control of flow meter pump, the hypertonic solution... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070080102 - Water filter for refrigerator water dispenser: A water dispenser in a refrigerator door can include a filter casing in the door opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing. The filter casing can include a top wall positioned in the bottom of the dispenser housing, a head assembly at the bottom of the filter casing connected... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company- Md 0750

20070080103 - Water filters and methods incorporating activated carbon particles and surface carbon nanofilaments: A filter for producing potable water filter comprises a housing including a water inlet and a water outlet, and a filter material arranged within the housing. The filter material comprises activated carbon particles, and a plurality of carbon nanofilaments disposed on the surface of the activated carbon particles. The filter... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20070080104 - Integrity testable multilayered filter device: The present invention relates to a device having two or more separate filtration layers that can be independently tested for integrity yet which allow for serial filtration through the two or more layers to obtain the desired characteristics such as retention. The device is made of two or more filtration... Agent: Millipore Corporation

20070080105 - Metal-free combination relief and anti-drain back valves for fluid filters: An oil filter includes an integrated bypass and anti-drain back valve. The valve is part of a valve assembly that includes a rigid support. The valve is constructed from a flexible material and includes unitary first and second legs that provide the bypass and anti-drain back features. The valve assembly... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070080106 - Oil filter housing: A spin-on oil filter can be mounted in an easily accessible position on an engine by means of an oil filter housing comprising a lower housing unit, which comprises an open-topped chamber, and an upper housing unit. A male threaded portion, adapted to mount a spin-on oil filter, extends up... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20070080107 - Nanoporous membrane and method of fabricating the same: Provided are a nanoporous membrane and a method of fabricating the same. The nanoporous membrane includes a support, and a separation layer including a plurality of nano-sized pores at a density of 1010/cm2 or greater and a matrix. The nanoporous membrane has a high flux and a high selectivity.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070080108 - Hollow fiber membrane for blood purification and blood purification apparatus using the same: An object of the present invention is to provide a hollow fiber membrane with enhanced phosphorus-removing performance without impairing antithrombogenicity in order to inhibit in vivo accumulation of phosphate ions in living body that might cause bone metabolism disorders. The present inventors have found that a hollow fiber membrane having... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070080109 - Manufacturing method of uniaxially drawn porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane: A manufacturing method of uniaxially drawn porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane is to process a semifinished product of polytetrafluoroethylene membrane after a corona treatment with an extension procedure and a shaping procedure to obtain finished porous membrane having uniform thickness, pore distribution, pore size and pore-space rate. By having the procedures and... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070080110 - Blow molded septic tank cover: A septic tank cover formed of a blow molded body having an interior and an exterior. The septic tank cover body is formed from one or more layers of plastic material that are chosen for their chemical, mechanical or other properties. The septic tank cover body includes a port for... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20070080111 - Membrane filter for water treatment: The invention relates to a membrane filter for water treatment, comprising a head piece including a permeate collecting chamber with a permeate outlet, and at least one fiber bundle made from capillary membranes, which are secured into the head piece with an end that is open towards the permeate collecting... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070080112 - Method for treating fluids by coagulation on membbranes: The invention relates to a method for treating fluids, in particular waste waters involving coagulation/flocculation, clarification by filtration or flotation stages and a stage of filtration through micro-, ultra, and nanomembranes or of hyperfiltration. The inventive method consists in injecting two times several coagulating reagents in a quantity ranging from... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070080113 - Two stage nanofiltration seawater desalination system: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for desalinating seawater utilizing a two stage seawater desalination system, a first stage including at least one high performance nanofiltration membrane to receive seawater feed pressurized by a first stage pump sufficiently and to produce a first permeate, and a... Agent: Fulwider Patton Lee & Utecht, LLP

20070080114 - Process for reducing contaminants in condensate resulting from the conversion of bauxite to alumina: This invention relates to a process for reducing the contaminants in condensate resulting from the conversion of bauxite to alumina. The process involves coagulating solids in the condensate, filtering the condensate, and then purifying the condensate with a cation exchange resin and an anion exchange resin.... Agent: Ashland Licensing And Intellectual Property LLC

20070080115 - Sorbent for removal of contaminants from fluids: Metal oxide modified or impregnated activated carbon as a sorbent to reduce multiple contaminants, such as arsenic and pesticide residues from a fluid.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070080116 - Method for chlorite removal: The invention is directed to a process for removing chlorite ion from a body of water containing unacceptably high levels of chlorite comprising adding to said body of water a chlorite removal chemical selected from the group comprising sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate, sodium dichloroisocyanurate, trichloroisocyanurate, polyaluminum chloride, sodium permanganate, potassium permanganate,... Agent: Peter C. Lando, Esq. C/o Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20070080117 - Device for the in-situ disposal of health-care waste, in particular of incontinence articles and method for this: The device for the disposal of sanitary waste consists of a fixed drum-type container (20) with a horizontal central axis (MA) and with inlet pipes for dosed wash liquid (WF), for sanitary liquid (HF) and for dosed chemicals (CH),whereby a discharge duct (65) for the carrying-off of the comminuted sanitary... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070080118 - Filter assembly: A wastewater filter assembly comprising a cloth media filter (e.g., a cloth membrane supported by a support cage) having an influent side and an effluent side, an influent valve for controlling flow of influent to the influent side of the filter, a main reservoir (e.g., a tank) in fluid communication... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070075003 - Connector for dialysis port: This invention relates to a connector (1) for connecting a dialysate port (31) of a hemodialysis machine with a dialysate-carrying line. The inventive connector (1) has a recess (6, 6′) with a shift element (3) on the end (4) which accommodates the dialysis machine port (31), whereby the shift element... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070075004 - Aquarium filter cartridge and filtration system: An aquarium filter cartridge including activated carbon or the like and a housing wherein the water traces an S-shaped path is disclosed. In the S-shaped path the water flows horizontally through a floss type filter, downward to the bottom of the housing, horizontally into the bottom of the carbon cartridge,... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070075005 - Fluid filtration station: A fluid filtration system including a storage container to which a frame is removably positioned thereon. A pump is attached to the frame, and the pump has a filter in fluid communication therewith. There is at least one snugging feature associated with the frame to secure the fluid filtration system... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070075006 - Apparatus for supplying drinking water: An apparatus for supplying drinking water comprising a container (1) in which drinking water such as natural water or tap water is accommodated and which is arranged detachably; a water cooler (22) which cools drinking water supplied from the container (1); a sterilizer (5) which is installed in the water... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070075007 - Multicapillary column for chromatography and sample preparation: A multicapillary column especially useful for liquid chromatography and sample preparation comprising a plurality of uniform capillaries coated with an insoluble stationary phase, wherein the thickness of the stationary phase is correlated with the radius of the individual capillaries for high efficiency.... Agent: Mcquaide Blasko

20070075008 - System for correcting biological fluid: Biology and medicine for cleaning biological fluids. A system for correcting a biological fluid includes a sealed container for a magnetically operated absorbent (MOA), a sealed chamber for mixing the absorbent with a biological fluid and for the absorbent precipitation therefrom, and a sealed filtering unit. The chamber and container... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070075009 - Aeration system: A device for aerating a body of liquid comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion being a conduit formed of a flexible plastic material with a plurality of apertures formed therein, the apertures being sized to substantially prevent passage of liquid therethrough while permitting passage of... Agent: Eric Fincham

20070075010 - Implementation of microfluidic components, including molecular fractionation devices, in a microfluidic system: A system and method for integrating microfluidic components in a microfluidic system enables the microfluidic system to perform a selected microfluidic function. A capping module includes a microfluidic element for performing a microfluidic function. The capping module is stacked on a microfluidic substrate having microfluidic plumbing to incorporate the microfluidic... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070075011 - Installation and method for purifying a cryogenic liquid: Said installation comprises a liquid circulation pipe (13), having an upstream portion (21), a downstream portion (23) and a filtering member (37), inserted between the upstream portion (21) and the downstream portion (23), at least one channel (51) being provided in said filtering member. The channel (51) is at least... Agent: Air Liquide

20070075012 - Tubular assembly and method: A tubular assembly and method for its manufacture is disclosed wherein an internal device is positioned and sealed in-line within a metal tube that is formed by two sections which are spin, inertia, or forge welded together so that the flash produced by the weld flows into the interior tube... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20070075014 - Composite article having hydrophilic properties and method of manufacture: A composite article includes a base material and a porous membrane laminated with the base material. The porous membrane has hydrophobic properties and includes at least one of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, woven polytetrafluoroethylene, and non woven polytetrafluoroethylene. A coating layer is formed on at least a portion of the porous membrane.... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070075013 - Hydrophilic membrane and associated method: A membrane is provided, which may include a microporous base membrane; and a cross-linkable coating disposed on a surface of the membrane. The coating may include polyvinyl nucleophilic polymer and a urethane or a blocked isocyanate. The coating may be cross-linked. Also provided is a method of making the membrane.... Agent: Shawn A. Mcclintic General Electric Global Research

20070075015 - Filtration media for liquid filtration: Filtration media including at least one layer of nanofibers having average diameters less than 1000 nanometers with optional scrim layer(s) are disclosed for filtering particulate matter in liquid. The media achieve flow rates of at least 0.055 L/min/cm2 at relatively high levels of solidity. The media have also advantageously been... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070075016 - Method and apparatus for collecting biological materials: A method and apparatus for separating and concentrating a selected component from a multi-component material. The multi-component material may include a whole sample such as adipose tissue, whole blood, or the like. The apparatus generally includes a moveable piston positioned within a separation container and a withdrawal tube that is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070075017 - Method and apparatus for treating wastewater: The invention is directed to a method an apparatus for treating wastewater. The wastewater treatment system includes an aeration system that cycles between biological multiple biological basins. The system also includes one or more membrane basins. A method of the invention includes controlling the introduction of air into each biological... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP U0105

20070075018 - Method and product for the residential and commercial aquatic environment: A product and a method for treating a body of water having organic and ammonia impurities therein. The product consists of a filter media having been pre-colonized with microorganisms capable of organic oxidation (organic removal) and a media having been pre-colonized with nitrifying bacteria, the product is contained in a... Agent: Ecological Laboratories, Inc.

20070075019 - System and method for treating liquids: A system for treating wastewater includes a basin to contain wastewater, an aerator provided in the basin to mix the wastewater, and a cover system to cover a surface of the wastewater contained in the basin. The cover system includes a plurality of hollow bodies disposed on the surface of... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP U0105

20070075020 - Improved process for analyzing for separating, and for isolating polar protic monomers and/or oligomers: An improved process for separating and isolating individual polar protic monomer(s) and/or oligomer(s) on the basis of degree of polymerization. A liquid sample containing polar protic monomer(s) and/or oligomer(s) is introduced into a liquid chromatography (LC) column packed with a polar bonded stationary chromatographic phase. The individual polar protic monomer(s)... Agent: Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione

20070075021 - Module cleaning method: An aeration/backwash device (16) for use with a porous membrane filtration module (5) including one or more membranes (6) extending longitudinally between vertically spaced upper (7) and lower headers (8) into which the ends of the membranes are potted. The membranes (6) having a permeable wall which, in use, is... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070075022 - Single pass method and apparatus for separating a target molecule from a liquid mixture: A single pass simulated moving bed apparatus and methods are described for continuously separating a target molecule from a liquid mixture, using a simulated moving bed system. The simulated moving bed system includes a plurality of filter cartridge modules in serial fluid communication. Each filter cartridge module includes a volume... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070075023 - Apparatus and method for a splint: A medical splint and/or procedure fluid control apparatus includes a procedure bed, and at least one wing. The wing is along at least one longitudinal edge of the procedure bed, and is moveable to a plane non-parallel with a plane of the procedure bed. The apparatus has at least one... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070075024 - Advanced gravity sedimentation system and method: In one embodiment, a sedimentation-control system is provided, comprising a housing and an inlet in the housing, through which fluid may flow into the housing. This embodiment also comprises an outlet, through which fluid may flow out of the housing and a plurality of inclined plates in the housing. This... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20070075025 - Fail safe mechanism: In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides fail-safe mechanisms for final filters. The fail-safe mechanisms of the present disclosure include a prefilter that is essentially transparent or translucent to TOC contaminants and a microporous filter downstream from the prefilter that filters contaminants by means of size-exclusion, mechanical interception, coagulation, or... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company