Liquid purification or separation inventions 06/07

20070144950 - Apparatus and method for detecting a built-in filter in photolithography equipment: A filter detection apparatus for photolithography equipment for fabricating a semiconductor device includes a filter which filters at least one of air bubbles and particles in a photoresist. The apparatus also includes a housing which holds the filter. In addition, the apparatus includes a housing fixing portion which fixes the... Agent: Volentine Francos, & Whitt PLLC

20070144951 - Apparatus for dissolving filth treatment bags formed by water soluble film: An apparatus for dissolving filth treatment bags formed by hot water soluble films in a dissolving tub is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pipe for inputting hot water for dissolving the filth bag storing filth by stirring action of the hot water therefrom, a pipe for outputting vapor including odor... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20070144949 - Method and apparatus for testing membrane integrity: A portable or handheld testing apparatus for testing the integrity of membranes in a water treatment unit includes a pressurized gas supply element for pressurizing one side of membranes of a water treatment unit; a pressure sensor in communication with the gas on said one side of the membranes for... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070144952 - Water purifying system: A water purifying system includes a base having a storage tank removably engaged with a recess defined in an outside of the storage tank. A purifying device is received in the base and a connection hose is connected between the purifying device and the storage tank. A high level device... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070144953 - Bypass valve with blending feature: A bypass valve assembly for directing fluid flow having at least one inlet and at least one outlet for fluid flow, the bypass valve assembly being attachable to a fluid treatment system. The bypass valve assembly also includes at least one bypass valve in the bypass valve assembly, the bypass... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070144954 - Drainage device: The invention discloses a drainage device for surface drainage, in particular a drainage channel, comprising a, preferably elongate, basic element (12), a lid (22), preferably a cover grate, covering an opening (16) in the basic element (12), and comprising at least one locking engagement means (38, 40) for the locking... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk

20070144955 - Chromatography column and method of operation: A chromatography column is normally filled with a slurry of media for operation. A piston normally compacts the slurry in the column. The piston moves through a cavity in communication with both a slurry inlet and slurry ports which are in communication with the interior of the chromatography column. A... Agent: Douglas T. Johnson Miller & Martin

20070144956 - Rotor for generating vortex water flow, and filtering apparatus employing the same: Disclosed are a rotor for generating vortex water flow that creates shear intensity for removing solid material adhered to the separation membranes during the processing of water containing pollutant material, and a filtering apparatus employing the same. The rotor consists of a first rotor having first blades and a second... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070144957 - Solid-liquid filtration cloth and filtering device: The invention relates to a method of making a solid-liquid filtration cloth, a solid-liquid filtration cloth, and a filter in which the solid-liquid filtration cloth is arranged. The filter cloth (7) is provided with yarns (13b) having a highly changing length and a long free run in the weave. When... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070144958 - Self-draining oil filter adaptor: A cleaner oil change procedure can be achieved by using an adaptor assembly that comprises: a housing unit that defines a cavity volume; a filter mount connected to the housing unit, and adapted to mount a spin-on oil filter; an inner piston slidably engaged with the filter mount and adapted... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20070144959 - Systems, apparatus and methods for vacuum filtration: A liquid filtering system and methods for filtering are disclosed. One embodiment of the system includes a filtering apparatus having a receiving receptacle coupled with an adapter. The adapter has an adapter port for receiving a vacuum and an interface for coupling with an output receptacle that receives filtered liquid... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070144960 - Fluid filter: The present invention discloses a fluid filter for screening carbon-microparticles exhausted from diesel engines, such filter has two types of structure, i.e. the plate type and the preferable tube type, which includes plurality of multilayer corrugated filtering rings and flat filtering rings, a central tube, and an outer casing; the... Agent: Raymond Y Chan

20070144961 - Visible-light-responsive three-dimensional fine cell-structured photocatalytic filter, its manufacturing method and purifier device: A visible-light-responsive three-dimensional fine cell-structured photocatalytic filter in accordance with the present invention includes a sponge-like porous structure (B) containing an anatase-type titanium oxide coating formed on a surface of a sponge-like porous structural body (A) which has a porosity of 85 vol % or more. The sponge-like porous structural... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070144962 - Bacteria growth device, assembly including the same and method associated thereto: A bacteria growth device (1) for use with bacteria in a substantially liquid medium, the device (1) comprising at least one strip (5) having a surface area shaped and sized for receiving bacteria present in the substantially liquid medium and for allowing attachment of said bacteria onto the surface area... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070144963 - Bacteria growth device, assembly including the same and method associated thereto: A bacteria growth device (1) for use with bacteria in a substantially liquid medium, the device (1) comprising at least one strip (5) having a surface area shaped and sized for receiving bacteria present in the substantially liquid medium and for allowing attachment of said bacteria onto the surface area... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070144964 - Mixed liquid separating apparatus: The present invention relates to a mixed liquid separating apparatus for separating a particular substance from a mixed liquid containing at least two kinds of substances C and O of which follow-rotating property is different. It comprises a cylindrical outer member 1, a rod-shaped inner member 2 and a driving... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070144965 - Low oxygen biologically mediated nutrient removal: The present invention is directed to a substantially odorless biologically mediated treatment process for solid and liquid organic wastes. The present invention also provides for a novel nutrient rich humus material produced from the biologically mediated treatment process. The bioconversion process of the present invention results from low electron acceptor... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070144966 - Denitrification process and system: A process and system for denitrification of wastewater. The process includes the steps of measuring an influent flow rate, measuring influent concentrations of nitrates, nitrites, and dissolved oxygen in the wastewater, and using the influent concentrations to determine a nominal amount of methanol to be provided for denitrification. The invention... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070144967 - Fluid separation: A method of separating a first fluid from a second fluid may include prewetting with the first fluid at least one channel defined by a separation device, the at least one channel thereby containing a column of the first fluid along its length. A combined flow of the first fluid... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20070144968 - Separation of fulvestrant isomers: The invention encompasses methods of separating the isomers of fulvestrant comprising placing a fulvestrant sample on a HPLC using a reverse phase column or chiral column; eluting the sample with an eluant having a first mobile phase and a second mobile phase; and collecting purified fractions of fulvestrant sulfoxide A... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070144969 - Method and system for filtering sediment-bearing fluids: A self-cleaning, back-washable filter apparatus and method for use with a pumping apparatus which is at least partially immersed in fluid. A sediment removal system is disclosed for removing sediment from around a filter apparatus. The sediment removal system comprises a plurality of venturi jets configured to force sediment particles... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070144970 - Supported zeolite membranes, their process for production and their applications: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a supported zeolite membrane that consists of a zeolite/substrate composite layer, whereby the crystallization stage is carried out while being stirred by a hydrothermal treatment of the immersed substrate. In addition, the process satisfies at least one of the following... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070144971 - Monolithic organic copolymer for biopolymer chromatography: Monolithic organic copolymer prepared by copolymerisation of an alkylstyrene and a divinylbenzene or a derivative thereof in the presence of a porogen, wherein said porogen comprises decanol and at least one of the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran and toluene.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070144972 - Monolithic organic copolymer for biopolymer chromatography: Monolithic organic copolymer prepared by copolymerisation of an alkylstyrene and a divinylbenzene or a derivative thereof in the presence of a porogen, wherein said porogen comprises decanol and at least one of the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran and toluene.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070144973 - External gradient chromatofocusing: The invention provides novel methods for the separation of charged molecules such as proteins according to the isoelectric points (pI's) and includes the systems and buffering compositions employed for isolating charged molecules. The invention further provides for modifications to the above described chromatographic methods that enable the separation of charged... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070144974 - Method of reducing trace organic matter in ultrapure water and system therefor: A method and system for reducing trace organic matter from ultrapure water is applied to removal of trace organic matter from ultrapure water having a total organic carbon (TOC) level less than 1ppb, so as to avoid leaching of trace organic matter from the ion exchange resin used in the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070144975 - Apparatus, method and system of treatment of arsenic and other impurities in ground water: The invention uses apparatus, methods or systems, e.g., fine pore diffusers (18), to saturate ground water with a gas, preferably oxygen, but also possibly methane, air, inert or noble gasses and/or carbon dioxide. The pore diffusers (18) can be in a ring of aeration injection wells (16) in a large... Agent: Hunton & Williams/new York Intellectual Property Dept.

20070144976 - Micro-reactor: In an arrangement for the transport of at least one magnetic particle fraction through a microfluidic system including a structure with micro-channels and means for generating a back and forth flow of fluid in the channels in which the magnetic particle fraction is contained for movement of the magnetic particles... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20070144977 - Gradient solution sending apparatus: A gradient solution sending apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of solution sending flow channels, a mixer, a gradient controller in which a solution sending flow rate is set, and a control device which controls a solution sending flow rate of a mobile phase of each solution sending... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070144978 - Methods and apparatus for separation of particles: The present invention is directed to a method and system that separates first particles from second particles, or white blood cells from red blood cells, by sedimentation in a fluid chamber with debulking of one of the first or second particles or red blood cells through the inlet of the... Agent: Gambro, Inc Patent Department

20070144979 - Vibratory apparatus for separating liquid from liquid-laden solid material: A vibratory apparatus for separating a liquid from a liquid-laden solid material includes a trough having a base, a deck attached to the trough, and a vibratory drive attached to the trough. The deck includes a plurality of support members extending longitudinally along the trough, each support member having a... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070138108 - Methods and apparatus for conditioning and degassing liquids and gases in suspension: A method and apparatus are provided for the controlled application of ultrasonic energy for conditioning of mixtures of gas and liquids by evolving and/or agglomerating gas bubbles existing with or in a liquid or for coalescing droplets of liquid dispersed in another liquid. The invention in preferred embodiments thereof comprises... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070138109 - Oxidizing composition for salt water: An improved method of treating a body of salt water containing chloride ion in which the level of chlorine in the water is controlled by an electrochemical chlorine generator wherein the improvement comprises increasing the chlorine generation in the water without increasing the generator output by addition of a composition... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070138110 - Removal and recovery of ammonium perfluorooctanoate (apfo) from contaminated water: Ammonium perfluorooctanoate—also called APFO, PFOA or C8—is a surfactant associated with the production of Teflon®, and is also present in products such as fire-fighting foams and may be formed from the microbial degradation of grease-resistant coatings applied to items such as pizza boxes. APFO itself does not hydrolyze, photolyze, or... Agent: Kelydra Elizabeth Welcker

20070131595 - Method for conductivity calculation in a treatment fluid upstream and downstream a filtration unit in apparatuses for the blood treatment: A method for conductivity calculation in a treatment fluid upstream and downstream a filtration unit in apparatuses for the blood treatment has been provided. The method comprises the steps of: creating a flow of treatment fluid in the filtration unit, imposing a change in the conductivity of the treatment fluid... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070131596 - Oxygen-supply-capable cooling water equipment, filtration equipment and filtration-function-equipped cooling water equipment incorporated with these equipment: Filtration-function-equipped cooling water equipment that includes: filtration equipment connected to water-purifying, oxygen-supply-capable cooling water equipment, wherein the filtration equipment includes a filtration space for a filter, wherein the water-purifying, oxygen-supply-capable cooling water equipment comprises a cooling oxidation unit disposed inside of a tank body, and comprising a honeycombed or latticed... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20070131597 - Drain cover: A drain cover is primarily composed of a layer of eco-material paved on the drain cover. The eco-material is made by stirring wastes of irregular shapes (e.g., slag, glass fragments, ceramic or waste gravels) with an adhesive agent and fiber glass yarns. By paving the eco-material on drain holes of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070131598 - Methods and apparatuses for filtering water: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for filtering or purifying water.... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070131599 - Method for channeling debris in a pool: A plurality of incrementally rotating nozzles are mounted in the bottom and side walls of a swimming pool to provide bursts of water and channel in a cascade manner debris toward one or more outlets disposed in the bottom of the pool.... Agent: C. Robert Von Hellens Cahill, Von Hellens & Glazer P.L.C

20070131600 - 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

20070131601 - Hydraulic fluid passage with particle gettering magnet: Combination of a housing having a fluid passage and one or more solenoid actuated fluid control valves communicated to the fluid passage wherein a permanent magnet is disposed in fluid passage upstream of the fluid control valves to magnetically capture or getter ferrous particles in fluid prior to entry into... Agent: Mr. Edward J. Timmer

20070131602 - Quick change filter and bracket system with key system and universal key option: A bracket system holds a filter(s) in quick-attach and quick-release fashion. Brackets are combined in modular fashion, with conduit between the brackets, to create a “bank” of filters easily changed in number, arrangement, and flow scheme. Top brackets and bottom brackets capture/support the top end and bottom end of a... Agent: Pedersen & Company, PLLC

20070131603 - Effluent sterilizer system: The present invention provides a system that utilizes microwave heating to sterilize contaminated effluent. The system sterilizes the contaminated effluent by heating it to a minimum temperature for a minimum duration under pressure, and then discharging it to a sanitary drain as sterilized effluent. The process maximizes energy efficiency by... Agent: Walker & Jocke, L.p.a.

20070131604 - Filter unit with deaerating mechanism: To achieve space saving and cost reduction by solving a problem with a conventional treatment fluid filtration device wherein a deaerating device and a solid particle filter device were required separately. A filter unit comprises a head part 3 having a treatment fluid inlet port 5, a filtrated fluid delivery... Agent: Timothy J King Entegris Inc

20070131605 - Hollow fiber membrane module, hollow fiber membrane module unit, and water treatment method: A hollow fiber membrane module, a hollow fiber membrane module unit using the hollow fiber membrane module, and a water treatment method using the module or the module unit enable the efficient contact of microorganisms on the surface of a membrane with a gas, the module and the unit having... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070131606 - Filter device: The invention relates to a filter device, comprising at least one filter element (10), which may be housed in a filter housing (22), connected for the flow of fluid by fluid connections (30, 36) to a fluid device, in particular, in the form of a hydraulic tank (40), using a... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070131607 - Fluid filter and method of using same: A fluid filter includes a case in which an inflow path, an outflow path, and a drainage path are formed, a cap which is engaged with the case through axial rotation, a biasing device (a coil spring) which biases a filter element housed inside a casing constituted by the case... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070131608 - Oil filter: An oil filter is provided which comprises a housing main body, a cover attached to the housing main body on the lower side thereof, an inner tubular member axially movably disposed in a recessed portion of the housing main body, a seal member interposed between the inner tubular member and... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070131609 - Membrane structure and method of making: A membrane structure is provided. A membrane structure has a top surface and a bottom surface. The membrane structure includes a plurality of sintered layers including an inner layer disposed between two outer layers. The membrane structure further includes a nonmonotonic gradient in pore size extending between the top surface... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070131610 - Membrane-based apparatus and associated method: A system may include an article, and the article may include a membrane having pores and a surfactant in contact with the membrane. The surfactant may function as a super-spreader when in solution. The article may wet out the pores in response to contact with a fluid.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070131611 - Membrane-based article and associated method: An article includes a membrane having pores extending therethrough, and a surfactant in contact with a surface of the membrane. The surfactant may function as a superspreader when in solution. The membrane surface may wet in response to contact with a fluid. An associated method is provided.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070131612 - Cell separation method and apparatus: Disclosed herein are apparatus and methods for isolating a fraction of interest from a physiological fluid sample.... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070131613 - Water treatment: A method of treating water which comprises, forming a mixture of a particulate natural organic substrate with a flow control component, exposing the water to contact with oxygen containing gas over a large surface area, and causing the water to trickle through a column of the mixture, wherein the particulate... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070131614 - Low pressure filtration: High flow, low-pressure ultrafiltration or microfiltration spiral wound membrane cartridges are used in filtration of liquid feedstocks having high suspended solids. Applications may utilize either vacuum or pumping for transmembrane drive pressure (TMP), and gas may optionally be bubbled up through the cartridges with certain feedstocks. Water permeate flux rates... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070131615 - Disposable chromatography valves and system: Described is a disposable valve that includes an actuation layer operationally linked to a flexible diaphragm; a valving layer operationally linked to the flexible diaphragm; and a connection layer operationally connected to the valving layer; wherein the valving layer and the connection layer have a corresponding plurality of channels passing... Agent: Intellectual Property Department Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.c.

20070131616 - Optically active maleimide derivatives, optically active polymaleimide derivatives, process for their production, separating media comprising the optically active polymaleimide derivatives and method of separating optically active compounds using them: s

20070131617 - Container having fluid purification system: A container for removing particulates and/or contaminants, including impure compounds and elements from fluid to be treated is provided. The container can include a compartment within which a volume of fluid to be treated may be received, a chamber into which a volume of treated fluid from the compartment may... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070131618 - Multivalent metal ion extraction using diglycolamide-coated particles: A separation medium, a method for using that separation medium and an apparatus for selectively extracting multivalent cations such as pseudo-lanthanide, prelanthanide, lanthanide, preactinide or actinide cations from an aqueous acidic sample solution is described. The separation medium is preferably free-flowing and comprises particles having a diglycolamide (DGA) extractant dispersed... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20070131619 - Method and apparatus for condensate demineralization: The present invention provides a multiple bed-type condensate demineralization method and apparatus for the method that are able to provide an improved treated water quality in ammonia operation by substantially reducing the cross contamination ratio during resin regeneration from the current cross contamination ratio. In the method of condensate demineralization... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070131620 - Methods for removing metals from plating operation: The present invention relates to compounds and methods for removing metals, e.g., ionic cobalt from an electroless plating operation, preferably to levels less than 5 ppm. The metals can then be either landfilled or regenerated for electrowinning and reuse. The invention utilizes an ion exchange media comprised of a silica... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070131622 - Cell sorting device and method of manufacturing the same: A system, method and apparatus employing the laminar nature of fluid flows in microfluidic flow devices in separating, sorting or filtering colloidal and/or cellular particles from a suspension in a microfluidic flow device is disclosed. The microfluidic flow device provides for separating a particle within a suspension flow in a... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070131621 - Method and system for treating radioactive waste water: A method and apparatus for treating radioactive waste water containing contaminating ions, colloids and suspended solids having like (usually negative) charges preventing their precipitation. An electric current is passed through the waste water in an EC assembly to cause electro-coagulation of the contaminants and anodes of this assembly are made... Agent: Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier, LLC

20070131623 - Method of reclaiming brine solutions using an organic chelant: A method of reclaiming a well completion brine solution by using an organic chelant that is capable of discriminating between (i) iron and non-zinc heavy metals; and (ii) calcium and zinc. The chelant contains a functional group selected from the group —CO2H or —PO(R21)R20 or a salt or ester thereof,... Agent: Jones & Smith, LLP

20070131624 - Submersible reservoir management system: A submersible reservoir management system for large water reservoirs comprising a submersible pump assembly including a frame that is removably attached to the pump assembly. The frame stabilizes the pump assembly when it is submerged and floating and supports the pump assembly when it is resting on the bottom of... Agent: D'ambrosio & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20070131625 - Methods of inhibiting biogenic sulfide formation in aqueous systems: The present invention relates to methods for inhibiting biogenic sulfide formation in an aqueous system, which include adding to the aqueous system an effective amount for the purpose of a combination of a chlorate compound and a nitrate compound. The invention includes utilizing the enhanced effect resulting from combining inorganic... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070131626 - Method and apparatus for producing oxygen enriched water: A method for dissolving oxygen into water comprised of diffusing oxygen in small, fine bubbles at the bottom of a water column in a closed vessel, building headspace pressure above the water column in the vessel, and circulating the oxygen from the headspace continuously till the desired oxygen dissolved concentrate... Agent: George R. Reardon

20070131627 - Water purification system: A water purification method and devices, and in particular a purification method effective against microbes, that uses a silane-based antimicrobial, and in particular the AEGIS MICROBE SHIELD antimicrobial, where the antimicrobial is embedded, coated, or otherwise permanently applied to a substrate or carrier, such as a solid, a porous solid,... Agent: Rogers Towers, P.A.

20070125691 - Protective sleeve for intake rack bars: A protective sleeve for use with metal intake racks used for screening debris from water intakes and other similar structures. The proactive sleeve may be made from a plastic material, such as HDPE, using an extrusion process. The sleeve is designed to snap into place over the metal blades of... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20070125692 - Point-of-use water treatment system: The present invention relates to a point-of-use water treatment system unit (10). The unit (10) includes a filter housing assembly (60) having a filter tank assembly (66) and a closure (64) which utilizes a handle (152) and cammed reciprocating lock blades (146, 150) to secure the closure (64) to the... Agent: Warner, Norcross & Judd In Re: Alticor Inc.

20070125693 - Filter presses: A filter plate press with a plurality of filter plates. A resilient diaphragm is provided on one side only of each filter plate and hot water or steam can be passed between the diaphragm and the adjacent filter plate. Each filter plate has a steel core to provide high heat... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20070125694 - Filtration device: A filtration device is equipped with: a filtration tank; a layer of particulate filtration media within the filtration tank; a cleansing tank, which is vertically placed within the filtration tank and which has an opening at the lower end thereof; and a screw conveyor for cleansing the filtration media, which... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070125695 - Device for separating water and filtering impurities out of fuel: In a device for separating water and filtering impurities out of liquid hydrocarbons or fuels, comprising a housing including a first vertically arranged hollow body receiving the coalescer element and a second vertically arranged hollow body receiving a fine filter, and the first and second hollow bodies are joined to... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20070125696 - Device and method for increasing the concentration of fuel in a liquid flow supplied to the anode of a fuel cell: The invention relates to the field of fuel cell technology, more specifically to a device and a method for supplying fuel to the anode of a direct alcohol fuel cell. Said device comprises a fuel accumulator in which the fuel is stored, and a flow-through device provided with a wall... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070125697 - Submerged hollow fiber membrane module: The present invention discloses a submerged hollow fiber membrane module which is of such a structure that it is easy to expand a module processing capability according to a treatment capacity, provides convenient module coupling properties and module manufacturing properties, maintains a stable flux under an efficient air diffusion condition... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070125698 - Environmentally friendly dual lube venturi filter cartridge: An environmentally friendly dual lube venturi filter cartridge which has no metallic components. A plastic centertube having a venturi section supports a bypass filter element on standoffs molded into the centertube. An outer concentric full flow filter element surrounds the bypass filter. The full flow filter is supported on a... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070125699 - Filter device: A filtering apparatus, including a flexible mesh filter and a compressible gasket, for use in filtering low viscosity liquids in a flexible tubular conduit. The filtering apparatus can include a threadable coupling for connection between a first port and a second port, and a flexible mesh secured to a flexible... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.

20070125701 - Membrane structure and method of making: A membrane structure is provided. The membrane structure includes a first layer having a plurality of interconnected pores; and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The second layer has a plurality of unconnected pores. Each of the unconnected pores is in fluid communication with at least one of... Agent: Paul J. Diconza General Electric Global Research

20070125702 - Membrane structure and method of making: A membrane structure is provided. The membrane structure includes a polymer layer having a plurality of pores; and a ceramic layer disposed on the polymer layer. The ceramic layer has a plurality of substantially unconnected pores. Each of the substantially unconnected pores is in fluid communication with at least one... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070125700 - Nanoweb composite material and gelling method for preparing same: The invention discloses novel composite materials comprising a porous support and a nanoweb coating and/or interpenetrating the porous support. The nanoweb is comprised of fibrous structures derived from gelation and drying of supramolecular assemblies of non-covalently bonded organogelators. Typical organogelators useful in the invention include those that assemble via hydrogen... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070125703 - Method for providing resistance to biofouling in a porous support: The invention is a process useful for providing a treated support comprising a porous nanoweb coating wherein the treated support is characterized by a biofilm cell count of less than 50% that of an untreated porous support control. The process is useful for modifying porous materials, such as filter media... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070125704 - Ceramic filter and method for purifying water: A ceramic filter is provided including a substrate, a separation layer comprising titania and having an average pore size in a range of 0.08 to 1 μm and a thickness in a range of 5 to 20 μm, and an intermediate layer formed between the substrate and the separation layer.... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070125705 - Water preparation device, in particular for a drain cleaning vehicle: The invention relates to a water preparation device (1), in particular for a drain cleaning vehicle. Said device comprises a separation device (2) for a supplied mud-water mixture and a water tank (8) for clean water that is connected to said device. The separation device (2) and the water tank... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070125706 - Loop reactor with clog-resistant gas distribution: Special guide means 7 are located in the interior of a loop reactor for circulating the reactor contents. The guide means 7 has at least one central gas supply means 1 with gas distribution means 2 attached thereto for gas charging into the guide means 7. These loop reactors are... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070125707 - Carbon nanotubes and method for purifying carbon nanotubes: Carbon nanotubes are purified by adding the carbon nanotubes into a solution in which a template compound consisting of receptor regions each including a conjugated ring structure and a spacer region that fixes the receptor region is dissolved, extracting specific carbon nanotubes into the solution, and recovering the extracted carbon... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070125708 - Wastewater treatment using spent solvents: A wastewater treatment method includes mixing spent solvents with an oily water stream comprising water, oil, and solids and separating a resulting mixture into a top layer of oil and solvent, a middle layer of clean water, and a bottom layer of solids. An exemplary embodiment of the method combines... Agent: Steven J. Rosen Patent Attorney

20070125709 - Extracorporeal renal dialysis system: The present invention provides an extracorporeal renal dialysis system including a recirculating dialysis apparatus and at least one detoxification cartridge wherein the system can be used for either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis requiring small volumes of dialysate.... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070125710 - Non-electric zero waste reverse osmosis water filtering system: A reverse osmosis filter system including a non-electric valve-pump assembly that allows the filter system to create zero waste and operate without electricity. The assembly includes two valves that are mechanically coupled to pistons of a pump, and in fluid communication with containers of the pump. Opening one of the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070125712 - Anion-exchange displacement chromatography process and anionic organic compounds for use as displacer compounds in anion-exchange displacement chromatography process: displacing at least one of the one or more component from the stationary phase by applying to the stationary phase a mixture comprising an polyaromatic polyanionic displacer compound having a general formula Cen (Ar)w, in which Cen is a central bond or group, Ar is an aromatic nucleus, w=2 to... Agent: Thomas W. Adams Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070125711 - Novel separation matrix: The present invention relates to a separation matrix comprised of ligands coupled to the surfaces of a porous support, such as one or more porous particles, wherein the ligands provide at least one chemical gradient within the support. In the most advantageous embodiment, the chemical gradient is a ligand density... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20070125713 - Water purifier with uv and adsorbent: The invention has two primary portions, a means to provide ultra-violet radiation and a means for adsorbing organic, inorganic and, optionally, pathogens. The means to provide ultra-violet radiation comprises ultra-violet light sources emitting, at least in part, in the spectrum around 265 nm. Light emitting devices, including light emitting diodes... Agent: Fernandez & Associates, LLP

20070125714 - Processes for removing oil from solid wellbore materials and produced water: Processes for removing oil from a solid wellbore material such as drill cuttings or water such as produced by a subterranean formation include contacting the solid material/water with an amino-substituted polymer such as chitosan and a halogenating agent. The oil separates from the solid material and becomes bound within a... Agent: Craig W. Roddy Halliburton Energy Services

20070125715 - Flotation separator: A flotation separator for the separation of a dispersed liquid phase and/or suspended solid materials from a continuous liquid phase containing free gas including; an open or closed vessel (1) which is completely or partially liquid filled, is equipped with one or several inlet nozzles (2) feeding the inflowing mixture... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070125716 - Process for separating mixtures: a mixture (b) comprising an aqueous phase, a solid filler phase and optionally an oil phase that is substantially insoluble in said aqueous phase; and providing for separation of any one or more of said aqueous phase, said solid filler phase, and if present, said oil phase from mixture (b)... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070125718 - Irradiation system and methods of treating fluids in hydrocarbon industry applications: A method comprises rendering a hydrocarbon industry servicing fluid biologically inert without using chemical biocides. One method of rendering a hydrocarbon industry servicing fluid biologically inert comprises irradiating at least one constituent of the servicing fluid to produce an irradiated fluid. Another method comprises irradiating a used hydrocarbon industry servicing... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20070125717 - Method and system for biologic decontamination of a vessel's ballast water: A system for elimination of unwanted species from contaminated ship ballast water. The apparatus comprises an electrolytic cell containing at least one pair of electrodes, electric alternating current, and parallel perforated electrodes, for providing an effective and safe method to render ballast water or other conductive bodies of water free... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070125719 - System and method of reducing organic contaminants in feed water: A zero liquid discharge (ZLD) power plant (20) includes an advanced oxidation system (72) for reducing contaminants in source water (70) to form feed water (40) for a boiler (24). The system (72) includes an ozonation module (86) for applying high concentration ozone to the source water (70) to form... Agent: Lowell W. Gresham Meschkow & Gresham, PLC

20070125720 - Decanter for reducing the level of carbon dioxide in alcoholic drinks and respective reduction method: A decanter for consuming and tasting drinks such as beer has a plurality of raised ribs (11) inside it, extending from the base (12) towards the mouth (5) of the decanter (1) and evenly distributed radially or in a helical or spiral arrangement; a decanter (1) with such ribs (11),... Agent: Harbin King & Klima

20070125721 - Sealing arrangement: This invention relates to an arrangement for sealing off a fluid-filled, stationary pressurized compartment from an endlessly circulating, impermeable belt of a machine for producing and/or refining a paper, paperboard, tissue or other fibrous web with the help of at least one seal of the pressurized compartment, whose contact pressure... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070125722 - Device for the separation of a fluid into at least two fractions, using a plurality of membrane filters, and use thereof: The invention relates to a device for the separation of a fluid into at least two fractions, using a plurality of membrane filters, and to the use thereof. The inventive device comprises at least one sub-assembly (2a, 2b, 2c) of membrane support plates (8), with a filter membrane (10) being... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.