Liquid purification or separation inventions 03/08

20080073255 - Filtering device for filtering water and liquids in general: A filtering device for filtering water and liquids in general comprises a first reservoir for collecting the water to be filtered, a second reservoir for collecting the filtered water, which reservoir is supplied by falling from the first reservoir, a conduit which extends from the first reservoir into the second... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20080073256 - Water treatment apparatus: It is an object of the present teachings to provide a technique for effectively providing a packed region in a water treatment apparatus in which the packed region is provided in a path of water to be treated and is filled with biomembrane-deposited members. According to the present invention, a... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080073257 - Pool skimmer apparatus and method: A pool skimmer apparatus and method for maintaining continued flow of pool water through a pool skimmer intake opening and a pool skimmer basket when debris clogs the skimmer intake opening and/or the skimmer basket. A conduit device extends from an outer end beneath the pool water surface adjacent the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080073258 - Storm water runoff treatment system: A hydrodynamic device for removing sediment and other materials from storm water runoff is provided. An exemplary embodiment of this device includes: a first substantially cylindrical chamber a second substantially cylindrical chamber concentrically disposed within the upper portion of the first chamber, a first baffle concentrically disposed within the second... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080073259 - Dosing pipe diffuser: The disclosed invention relates to a diffuser comprising: a disk, the disk comprising: an inner surface; a first geometric chord; a second geometric chord that is not the first geometric chord, and is parallel to the first geometric chord; a first pipe attachment member extending from the inner surface of... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Blake

20080073260 - Device for reducing microorganisms with ultrasonic waves: e

20080073261 - Inline filter fitting: An inline filter fitting is provided that includes a filter, a first member having a bore configured to house the filter, and a second member removably connected to the first member. In one embodiment, the inline filter fitting includes a first connector configured to connect to a first hose and... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20080073262 - Fuel filter cartridge and keyed end cap: A filter cartridge has a keyed end cap which is configured and shaped for unlocking an associated valve mechanism that comprises a latch device and a valve. In this manner, when the fuel filter cartridge is placed into a fuel filter housing having such a latch and valve mechanism, the... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080073263 - Portable water cleaner: A carrying case (1) of a portable water cleaner includes a case main body (2) having an opening portion (2a) and forming a container (2b) that contains water, and a lid member (3) that opens/closes the opening portion (2a), and a filtration device (10) which purifies uncleaned water into drinking... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080073264 - Rotatable water treatment device: A rotatable water treatment device including a hollow shaft and multiple filtering units is provided. The hollow shaft has an axis hole, an external wall and a plurality of through holes defined through the external wall and communicating with the axis hole. The multiple filtering units watertightly mounted on the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080073266 - Continuous multistage thermophilic aerobic and aerobic-anaerobic sludge treatment process: A continuous flow multistage aerobic wastewater sludge treatment system and process comprising at least two stages connected in series, each stage comprising one or more covered tanks, tank segments or compartments, each having an enclosed separate gas headspace, wherein the gas headspaces of each stage are connected in a specified... Agent: Mcquaide Blasko

20080073265 - Process for the simultaneous removal of bod and phosphate from waste water: The invention is directed to a process for the simultaneous removal of BOD and phosphate from a liquid containing ammonium, BOD, phosphate and magnesium, the method comprising: feeding the liquid to a reactor containing BOD-oxidising biomass; ensuring that the liquid in the reactor contains an excess to stoichiometry of ammonium... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080073267 - Method and system for retrofitting an existing water treatment system: A method and system for retrofitting an existing water treatment system having one or more biological reactor systems and one or more gravity clarifiers. To retrofit the existing water treatment system, the one or more gravity clarifiers of the existing water treatment system are converted to one or more biological... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC/michael Deangeli

20080073268 - Use of a magnetic separator to biologically clean water: A nitrification-denitrification process using magnetic seeding and magnetic separation to treat water is provided. The process includes biologically converting ammonia to nitrates with a biofilm disposed on magnetic seed. Suspended solids are removed by mixing flocculant and magnetic seeds with the water and magnetically removing floc formed floc from the... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC/michael Deangeli

20080073269 - Method and apparatus for treatment of wastewater: Introducing a combination of suspended attached growth Medias and biological reactants into a sewage treatment process with or without additional reaction to improve and increase capacity of a given process. Media and biological reactants can be disposed in a perforated container or flexible container that can be submerged in a... Agent: Design Ip, P.C.

20080073270 - Method and apparatus for treatment of wastewater: Introducing a combination of suspended attached growth Medias and biological reactants into a sewage treatment process with or without additional reaction to improve and increase capacity of a given process. Media and biological reactants can be disposed in a perforated container or flexible container that can be submerged in a... Agent: Design Ip, P.C.

20080073271 - Multistage process for treating water utilizing in one stage magnetic seed to sorb dissolved contaminants, and in another stage utilizing magnetic seed to clarify the water: A multi-stage process for removing dissolved contaminants and suspended solids from water employing a magnetic separation technique. The process includes two tanks and magnetic seed. In the first tank, water is clarified by magnetic technologies and in the second tank dissolved solutes are sorbed on magnetic seed.... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC/michael Deangeli

20080073272 - Method of separating isotopes: A process in which isotopes of the same element belonging to the alkaline earth metals, transition elements and heavy metals having an atomic mass of less than 209, in particular lanthanide metals, are separated in an aqueous medium by treating an aqueous medium.... Agent: Patrick J. Birde Kenyon & Kenyon

20080073273 - Spinning impingement multiphase contacting device: A spinning impingement multiphase contacting device and method for heat or mass transfer are disclosed. A first fluid, from which the transfer is to occur, is caused to impinge and be entrained in a spinning permeable element, creating a highly dispersed phase. The highly dispersed phase contacts the second fluid... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080073274 - Aqueous waste processing system and process for use thereof: A process for purifying a liquid from a dissolved solute includes the exposure of the liquid to a material absorbing the liquid in preference to the dissolved solute. The dissolved solute is adsorbed onto the material. Through exposure of the dissolved solute adsorbed on said material to output of an... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080073275 - Bio degradation of oxyanions such as perchlorate on ion exchange resins: Systems and methods for removing perchlorate load off of ion exchange resins are disclosed. The systems and methods rely upon direct contact between the resin and a liquid product formed by the culturing of perchlorate-destroying microorganisms. These methods can be incorporated into methods for removing perchlorate from aqueous streams. A... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080073276 - Filtering systems and methods characterized by reduced color throw: Disclosed are water treatment systems and methods that are characterized by reduced leaching of color-bearing material (i.e., color-bearing leachates) into effluent water. The disclosed systems and methods may include or utilize filtering systems comprising selected mixed ion-exchange resin beds of a strong acid sulfonated cation exchange resin and an anion... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080073277 - Catch basin filter absorber apparatus and method for water decontamination: A storm water treatment device that is installed under the grate of new or existing catch basins, and more commonly referred to as an insert. The catch basin decontamination apparatus has a universal housing and support ring that allows one design to fit most applications. Adjustable chains allow for proper... Agent: Robert S. Smith

20080073284 - Device and method for utilizing magnetic seeding and separation in a water treatment system: Tank designs for magnetic seeding and separation for cleaning water. Magnetic seed are added to water to be treated and form magnetic composite particles or floc comprising the magnetic seed and pollutant particles bound thereto. Moving magnetized surfaces are utilized to collect the magnetic floc from the water to produce... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC/michael Deangeli

20080073282 - Device and methods for shearing magnetic floc in a water treatment system: A horizontally-extending shear tank having a plurality of blades spaced along a horizontally extending elongated shaft disposed in the tank for shearing floc in a water treatment system. A method of collecting a swath magnetic floc, transferring the floc to the horizontally-extending shear tank, shearing magnetic seed from the floc... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC/michael Deangeli

20080073280 - Device for removing magnetic floc from a magnetic collector in a water treatment system: A water treatment system that utilizes magnetic seeding and magnetic separation to treat water. A magnetic collector is provided for collecting magnetic floc from the water being treated. A floc removal device in the form of a scraper is magnetically held adjacent to or in contact with the magnetic collector... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC/michael Deangeli

20080073279 - High rate clarification of cooling water using magnetite seeding and separation: A method and system for treating cooling water and removing scalants therefrom. The cooling water is directed into a chamber. Magnetic seed is mixed with the cooling water causing the scalants to attach to the magnetic seed to form magnetic particles. These magnetic particles are collected on a magnetic collector... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC/michael Deangeli

20080073278 - Magnetic separation and seeding to improve ballasted clarification of water: A process for removing fine particles and particulate from water. The process includes mixing a magnetic ballast, flocculant and water to form magnetic floc, and agitating the magnetic floc in a flocculation zone. A portion of the magnetic floc is collected on a magnetic collector in the flocculation zone. Another... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC/michael Deangeli

20080073283 - Magnetic separator for water treatment system: A magnetic separator for use in water treatment. Magnetic floc collected from water by the magnetic separator and delivered to a shearing device. Sheared slurry of magnetic seeds and sludge returned to same magnetic separator for extracting the seeds from the sludge and returning the seed to the water for... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC/michael Deangeli

20080073281 - Method and apparatus for batch treating water utilizing magnetic separation: A system and process for utilizing a magnetic separation technique in a batch treatment process to clarify water. The system includes a tank, a mixing device, a shearing device and magnets. Water held in the tank includes magnetic floc having magnetic seed incorporated therein. The magnetic floc settle in a... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC/michael Deangeli

20080073285 - Reclaimed water reuse device and method for cleaning the same: Taught herein is a reclaimed water reuse device, comprising a biological reaction tank, a membrane module, a water pool, an inlet-drainage device, an outlet device, a water-generating device, a first aeration device, a backwash device and a membrane filtering pool, wherein the inlet-drainage device feeds water into or drains water... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080073286 - Waste liquid processing method in semiconductor manufacturing process and substrate processing apparatus: This invention discloses a waste liquid processing method in a semiconductor manufacturing process. The waste liquids of a plurality of chemical solutions are mixed. The mixing ratio of the plurality of solutions in a waste liquid mixture generated by mixing is obtained. It is determined whether the obtained mixing ratio... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080073287 - Chassis assembly: Disclosed is a rotary valve and rotary disk fluid dispensing system that sanitizes valve ports using UV radiation during non-use. Steam and ozinated water can also be used for stripping and disinfecting portions of the dispenser that can be accessed by the public. The system also uses detectors including hall... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20080073288 - Multifunctional filtration and water purification systems: A water purification system having a porous anode electrode (21) and a porous cathode electrode (20), each of which is made of graphite, at least one metal oxide, and an ion-exchange, cross-linked, polarizable polymer, and optionally comprises microchannels. Disposed between the electrodes is a non-electron conductive, fluid permeable separator element... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080073289 - Carbon pre-treatment for the stabilization of ph in water treatment: Treatment of un-wetted or low moisture activated carbon with a suitable quantity of carbon dioxide provides a material which, on contact with water, controls pH in treatment water. Use of this activated carbon in a water treatment system provides water having an essentially neutral pH which is immediately potable thereby... Agent: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

20080073290 - Carbon pre-treatment for the stabilization of ph in water treatment: Treatment of n-wetted or low moisture activated carbon with a suitable quantity of carbon dioxide provides a material which, on contact with water, controls pH in treatment water. Use of this treated activated carbon in a water treatment system provides water having an essentially neutral pH which is immediately potable... Agent: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

20080073291 - Agents and methods for removing chloramine, chlorine, and other active chlorine compounds from water used for keeping water organisms: e

20080073292 - Reactor and method for supercritical water oxidation: A reactor for supercritical water oxidation comprises an essentially vertical reactor section (11) and an essentially non-vertical reactor section (12), wherein the vertical reactor section has a cross-sectional area which is substantially larger than the cross-sectional area of the non-vertical reactor section. The vertical reactor section has an inlet (14)... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080073293 - Wastewater treatment system and method of using same: A wastewater treatment system having a tank, a rotatable surface aerator and an elongate draft tube is presented. The elongate draft tube is at least partially submerged beneath the liquid and is rotated about its longitudinal axis for orbitally moving the liquid through the tank in a fixed direction. The... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20080073296 - High strength, high capacity filter media and structure: In the filtration of fluid materials, the removal of particulate from the moving stream requires substantial pressure to maintain flow and substantial capacity for removing particulate. The filters of the invention are rugged, high wet strength materials having a basis weight, permeability and efficiency suitable to obtain substantial reduction in... Agent: Mark Dipietro Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080073294 - Porous web, particularly for filtration of biological fluids: A porous web for filtering fluids comprising a plurality of adjacent layers of fibre material having anisotropic properties, characterised in that the anisotropic directions of a given vectorial property of at least two adjacent layers differ one from the other by an angle greater than 0° and preferably of at... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080073295 - Water pollution trap and methods of use thereof: A filtration device and method for removing pollutants from fluid such as storm-water. The filtration device has a chamber including a series of pivotal filtration assemblies each including a weir and filter. The filters are selected and positioned for sequentially filtering larger then smaller pollutant particles from the water flowing... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20080073297 - Method and tool for collecting blood plasma: According to a blood plasma collection tool of the present invention, a phenomenon that blood cells in blood spontaneously precipitate due to an effect of gravitational force takes place in the very narrow microspace (separation part) having the very narrow depth in the direction of gravitational force of not greater... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080073298 - Filter having opposing parallel planes of wedge wires: A screen for separating solids and liquids is formed from parallel strips of wedge wire or similar material into a two-sided enclosure having the flat bases of the wedge wires oriented to contact dirty liquid. Unfiltered liquid containing solids contacts the screen surface on both sides of the enclosure, forming... Agent: William L. Krayer

20080073299 - Oil filter element of wound cotton /paper composition: A filter element comprising a core having a hollow interior, a perforated outer surface, in fluid communication with the hollow interior, an open first end in fluid communication with the hollow interior, and a closed second end. The filter element comprises alternating layers of flat sheet filter material and lengths... Agent: Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP

20080067116 - Determination and control of wellbore fluid level, output flow, and desired pump operating speed, using a control system for a centrifugal pump disposed within the wellbore: A method and apparatus for determining a fluid level and/or output flow during operation of a centrifugal pump, are provided, which may be used for production of gas and/or oil from a well, and include a vector feedback model to derive values of torque and speed from signals indicative of... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080067118 - Magnetic fluid participate matter separation apparatus and method: A fluid tester includes an inlet for a fluid path, an ionization chamber defining at least part of the fluid path located downstream from the inlet, a charge chamber configured to subject a fluid to an electric field defining at least part of the fluid path located downstream of the... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080067117 - Pool skimmer guard assembly: A skimmer guard for a pool skimmer is provided. The skimmer is attached to either the inner or outer periphery of the faceplate via cooperating male/female connectors on the skimmer guard and inner or outer periphery of the faceplate at the opening for fluid passage from the pool to the... Agent: Bryan H. Opalko, Esquire Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080067119 - Filter installation and method for operating one such filter installation: The invention relates to a filter installation, especially a seawater filter installation, comprising at least one fluid line (18,20) for transporting a biological fluid, a filter device (54) which is mounted in said fluid line and comprises at least one filter element (22) in a filter housing (10), and means... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080067120 - System and method for dispensing a filtered liquid: A liquid filtration and dispensing system stores a liquid, such as water or another beverage, filters the liquid with an integrated component, and dispenses the filtered liquid for use, such as for drinking. The liquid filtration and dispensing system includes a dispenser body for storing a liquid or fluid to... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20080067121 - Fluid filter element with reinforcing scrim: A fluid filter element includes a flat filter material folded along a series of fold lines to define a plurality of substantially adjacent walls and spaces between the walls opening in alternating opposite directions, wherein openings in one direction define an upstream side and openings in the other direction define... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080067122 - Blood purifier and blood purifier package: The present invention provides a blood purifier which shows a decreased amount of hydrogen peroxide extracted from its selectively permeable separation membranes, and thus is highly reliable in its safety in use for hemecatharysis. The present invention relates to a blood purifier which comprises selectively permeable separation membranes as a... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080067123 - Substrates with modified carbon surfaces: A process for functionalizing a carbon surface and the product thereof is disclosed. The first reactant used contains one or more electron withdrawing groups that thereafter can be reacted with other compounds. The reaction product has enhanced dispersability, interaction with other media, or other utilitarian uses, e.g. a reactive surface.... Agent: The Lubrizol Corporation Attn: Docket Clerk, Patent Dept.

20080067124 - Solvent recovery system for plastic dying operation: An apparatus for recovering components of a material system containing dye, water, and solvents such as ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and diethylene glycol is provided. The apparatus comprises in sequence: a first vessel including a cooling device for cooling the material system; a pump; at least one first filter; at... Agent: Bayer Material Science LLC

20080067125 - Method and apparatus for desalination: A method and apparatus for purifying water are provided. A feed water such as seawater can be fed to a filter such as a microporous or nanofiltration membrane to produce a permeate that can, in turn, be fed to an electrodeionization system to produce fresh water.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080067126 - Method for membrane filtration purification of suspended water: A method for membrane filtration purification of suspended water, comprising filtering the suspended water under an external pressure through a porous hollow fiber membrane comprising a polyolefin, a copolymer of olefin and halogenated olefin, halogenated polyolefin or a mixture thereof and having an open area ratio in an outer surface... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080067127 - Method of sewage treatment and sewage treatment apparatus: A method of sewage treatment includes: immersing a separation membrane module into sewage, wherein the separation membrane module has a plurality of separation membrane elements, each having a supporting plate, a separation membrane and a filtered water outlet; separating water into filtered water and suspended solids by having the water... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080067128 - Fluid separation device: at least first and third transverse separation walls (10 and 11) respectively separating the first and second inlets and the second and third inlets, the first and second separation walls (10; 11) being arranged in such a manner that the second inlet (8) is separated from each of said bottom... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080067129 - Inhibition of paraffin wall deposition in oil lines: Disclosed herein is a method for treating hydrocarbon fluids to inhibit the deposition of paraffin compounds on the interior of pipes and other surfaces. The method includes injecting a catalyst fluid containing scale forming compounds into the hydrocarbon fluid. The scale forming compounds may be calcium carbonate, calcium bicarbonate, calcium,... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20080067130 - Magnetic filter device: A magnetic filter device for filtering ferromagnetic material from a fluid in which said material is suspended, has a pair of annular plates (5, 6) attached to either side of an annular magnet (2) of smaller diameter. Pairs of pole pieces (11, 12) radially disposed on the plates (5, 6)... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080067131 - Mobile system and method for mineral hardness management: The disclosed systems and methods for maintenance of an enclosed body of water generally include mobile systems and/or methods for removal of mineral hardness and other particulate impurities via lime softening filtration. Chemicals are added to a body of water containing unwanted mineral hardness (or other particulate impurities) and mixed... Agent: Noblitt & Gilmore, LLC.

20080067132 - Method for using photoplethysmography to optimize fluid removal during renal replacement therapy by hemodialysis or hemofiltration: Disclosed herein are methods, systems and devices to monitor vascular volume status during renal replacement therapy utilizing at least one oximetry/photoplethysmography sensor. The methods, systems and devices provide an alternative to conventional vascular volume monitoring methods during renal replacement therapy while enabling reliable, non-invasive, and automatic monitoring of vascular volume... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire

20080067133 - Method for selectively sampling particulates in boiler/steam cycle corrosion transport: An improved method for isolating the impacts of flow-altering events in corrosion transport from those due to steady state corrosion in boiler/steam cycle processes. The method includes monitoring, in real time, with a particle counter or particle monitor levels of suspended particles in a fluid flow stream and of automatically... Agent: Harry I. Leon

20080067134 - Dispenser for a tablet, and methods of use: The present invention relates to improved dispensers for a tablet containing or consisting of a dissolvable composition which, when contacted with water, will elute one or more chemical compounds to the water. More particularly the present invention relates to such an improved dispenser for a tablet which according to one... Agent: Andrew N. Parfomak Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20080067135 - Automatic control system for chlorine in chillers: Automatic control systems for chlorine in chillers.... Agent: Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20080067136 - Method of purifying polluted water: In a first treatment step part of at least one difficulty biodegradable or non-biodegradable organic compound is oxidized in polluted water by bringing said polluted water into contact with an ozone containing gas. The effluent is subsequently diluted with an aqueous liquid before a second treatment with ozone is carried... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080067137 - Fluid bed filter-dryer apparatus: A filter-dryer apparatus employing a single container for both filtering and drying operations including a container holding a material to be filtered and dried, adapted to connect to a filter system and to connect to a fluid bed dryer system, and a process for separating particulates from liquids by the... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20080060982 - Appratus and method for identifying a filter assembly: A water filter identification system for a refrigerator including a refrigeration compartment includes a manifold assembly positioned within the refrigeration compartment and operatively coupled to a water dispensing system, and a monitoring device positioned with respect to the manifold assembly. The system also includes a filter assembly including a filter... Agent: John S. Beulick (13307)

20080060983 - Filter element and associated data transmission device: The invention relates to a filter element (1) for separating media, especially for filtering fluids such as hydraulic liquids. Said filter element can be received in a filter housing (2), with an inlet point (32) for the medium to be filtered and an outlet point (34) for the filtered medium.... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080060984 - Pool cleaner control subsystem: A method and apparatus for operating a pool cleaner body in a manner to maximize the time spent on cleaning relative to the time spent on repositioning. More particularly, the invention is directed to a control subsystem for operating a cleaner body to enable it to primarily travel in a... Agent: Arthur Freilich Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20080060985 - Wave coil filter assembly: A filter assembly including a continuous resilient cylindrical helical filter coil having flat top and bottom surfaces with each coil including a regular sinusoidal shape having multiple peaks and troughs with the flat top and bottom surfaces of adjacent coils in contact and a drive engaging the helical coil moving... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080060986 - Apparatus for preventing soil inflow in intercepting sewer: Disclosed herein is a soil inflow prevention apparatus in which an angular-rotation opening/closing plate is adapted to be inclined within a predetermined angle by virtue of opening stoppers to prevent a rear portion of the opening/closing plate from being excessively lowered in the beginning that an inflow amount of sewage... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080060987 - Filter and manufacturing method therefor: The present filter 1A comprises a first case member (an upper case member) 2 and a second case member (a lower case member) 3 that are made of synthetic resin and are mutually joined to form a filter chamber S, and a filter element 4 including a filtering medium 5... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080060988 - Extracorporeal blood treatment machine: The invention relates to an extracorporeal blood treatment machine in which a blood circuit (3) is equipped with an inlet line leading to a filtration unit (2) and with an outlet line (3b) from the filtration unit; a fluid circuit comprises an inlet line (4a) leading to the filtration unit... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080060989 - Water purification system: The present invention relates to a water purification system useful for arsenic removal.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080060990 - Hollow fiber filter for extracorporeal blood circuit: A filter for an extracorporeal blood circuit including: a bundle of hollow fibers having an end section encased in a potting material, wherein the end section further comprises a stem of fibers and potting material and an annular disk of the potting material extending radially outward from the stem, wherein... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080060991 - Combination valve including anti-drainback valve with slits: A filter assembly has a housing closed at one end and open at the other end. An annular filter media/core assembly including first and second end caps is disposed in the housing. An end plate having a plurality of first and second inlet openings and an outlet opening is disposed... Agent: Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd.

20080060992 - Filter device: The filter device (10) is provided with a drain device (50) provided with a main body (51) and a plug (60). The main body (51) has a first opening (51a) which communicates to the outer side of a housing (20), a second opening (51b) which communicates with an inner side... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080060993 - Oil filter: An oil filter includes a base, a cap mounted to the base to be detachable and forming a filter case in association with the base, a cylindrical filter element accommodated inside the filter case, and an inner cylinder disposed inside the filter element and attached to the cap. The cap... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080060994 - Oil filter: The oil filter includes a base having an inlet port, an outlet port, and an oil channel communicating with the outlet port. A removable cap is provided to the base, and forms a filter case therewith. A tubular filter element is contained within the filter case. The oil channel coincides... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080060995 - Semi-permeable membrane: A composition of matter and methods to produce the same. The composition of matter includes a thin film and a plurality of smooth-surfaced through-holes extending through the thin film. The thin film may have a thickness of between 200 nm and 150 μm. The through-holes may have a diameter of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080060996 - Method of improving membrane bioreactor performance: Cationic polymers having a molecular weight greater than about 200,000 can be added to the activated sludge in an MBR for industrial wastewater treatment for reasons, which include: conditioning the activated sludge; improving flux through a membrane in the MBR; reducing fouling of the of the membrane in the MBR;... Agent: Peter A. Dimattia Patent And Licensing Department

20080060997 - Method of heavy metals removal from municipal wastewater: A method of removing one or more heavy metals from municipal wastewater by use of a membrane separation process is disclosed. Specifically, the following steps are taken to remove heavy metals from municipal wastewater: (a) collecting a municipal wastewater containing heavy metals in a receptacle suitable to hold said municipal... Agent: Peter A. Dimattia Patent And Licensing Department

20080060998 - Reactor production and purification of promethium-147: A method of producing and purifying promethium-147 including the steps of: irradiating a target material including neodymium-146 with neutrons to produce promethium-147 within the irradiated target material; dissolving the irradiated target material to form an acidic solution; loading the acidic solution onto a chromatographic separation apparatus containing HDEHP; and eluting... Agent: Ut-battelle, LLC Office Of Intellectual Property

20080060999 - Method of heavy metal removal from industrial wastewater using submerged ultrafiltration or microfiltration membranes: A method of removing one or more heavy metals from industrial wastewater by use of a membrane separation process is disclosed. Specifically, the following steps are taken to remove heavy metals from industrial wastewater: (a) collecting an industrial wastewater containing heavy metals in a receptacle suitable to hold said industrial... Agent: Peter A. Dimattia Patent And Licensing Department

20080061000 - Ultrasonic treatment system for separating compounds from aqueous effluent: Novel ultrasonic treatment systems for separating compounds in an aqueous effluent and processes for using the ultrasonic treatment systems are disclosed. More particularly, the ultrasonic treatment systems use ultrasonic energy to energize adsorbent to provide efficient and effective removal of compounds from aqueous effluents, such as textile effluents.... Agent: Christopher M. Goff (27839) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080061001 - Method of stably producing microporous membrane and use thereof in method of separating and purifying nucleic acid: A method of producing a porous membrane, the method comprising: casting a polymer solution, in which a polymer is dissolved in a mixture of a good solvent, a poor solvent and a non-solvent, over a support, so as to form a casted polymer solution; drying the casted polymer solution, so... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080061002 - Hydrophilic substance and a production method thereof: The present invention relates to a hydrophilic substance production method characterized in that polyvinylpyrrolidone-containing material wetted with an aqueous solution of a cationic polymer is treated with radiation. The invention makes it possible to produce material for blood treatment that prevents adsorption of blood platelets.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080061003 - Apparatus for recycling of oil based drilling fluid contaminated with water and water contaminated with oil based drilling fluid: A mobile apparatus and method for recycling an invert emulsion based drilling fluid, in which the invert emulsion based drilling fluid includes an oleaginous component and an aqueous component. The apparatus includes an emulsion breaking tank, a water treatment tank, a filter press, and hydrocarbon filters. The method includes: mixing... Agent: Howrey LLP

20080061004 - Method and apparatus for producing dried distillers grain: m

20080061005 - Methods of fluid irradiation using ultraviolet reflecting compositions: Thermoplastic compositions that reflect ultraviolet light are provided herein, along with articles of manufacture and methods of fluid purification using the same. The thermoplastic compositions preferably comprise a suitable thermoplastic material and microparticles of UV reflective material, such as aluminum or stainless steel. The thermoplastic compositions are useful, for example,... Agent: In Re: Alticor Inc. 28533 Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione

20080061006 - Enhanced reactive ozone: Disclosed is a new form of reactive ozone and techniques for producing nanobubble suspensions of the reactive ozone. The bubbles entrap a high concentration of ozone, with the ozone orienting a net negative charge outwards and a net positive charge inwards.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080061007 - Method and device for removing inflammable gases in a closed chamber and chamber equipped with such a device: b) a catalyst of at least the reaction for oxidizing CO to CO2, possibly an oxygen source c), and possibly a hygroscopic microporous inert solid support d). Device for removing inflammable gases produced by radiolysis in a closed chamber containing radioactive matters comprising organic compounds and possibly water, or radioactive... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080061008 - Systems and methods for treating metalworking fluids: Metalworking fluid may include biological contaminants. In various embodiments, a metalworking fluid may be sent to a fluid treatment system to reduce the amount of biological contaminants in the metalworking fluid. In some embodiments, a fluid treatment system may include a first vortex nozzle unit positioned in an opposed relation... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20080061010 - Filter system for ponds and larger aquariums: A filter system includes a filter compartment enclosing a filtering media, a downward-facing intake into the filter compartment, the intake submerged below the surface of the fluid and elevated above the floor of the fluid container, and an outlet in the filter compartment for connection to a suction source, so... Agent: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc

20080061009 - Fluid filter support layer: An apparatus, system and method to facilitate fluid flow across a filter. The apparatus includes a filtration layer coupled to a support layer to form a composite filter. The support layer includes a hydroentangled cellulosic material forming a plurality of apertures. The apertures form channels to facilitate fluid flow across... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20080061011 - Filter with resuspension of solids: The invention relates to a method for extracting solids (23; 123) from a suspension (22; 122) containing the solids (23; 123) and suspension liquid (32; 132) in a continuously or virtually continuously operating filter device (10; 110) using a filtering material (26; 126), on the one side of which, the... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080061012 - Grease interceptor having a grease removal device: The present invention relates to the removal of grease collected in a hydro-mechanical grease interceptor via a pump which may be activated by a programmable timer. In an embodiment, a hydro-mechanical grease interceptor includes a tank having a tank inlet and a tank outlet; a tray positioned inside the tank;... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080053879 - Filter pressure indicator: A fluid filter having a fluid pressure sensor integral with a canister enclosing a filter medium, such that the fluid filter can be removed and replaced as a unit and further such that a new fluid pressure sensor is provided each time the fluid filter is replaced. The fluid filter... Agent: Henneman & Associates, PLC

20080053880 - Variously configurable rotating biological contactor and prefabricated components therefor: Improved fabricated subcomponents, components and rotating biological contactor embodiments that are assembled from, and that incorporate, such subcomponents and components are achieved. The components comprise tank sections, bulkheads, contactor drums, paddle wheels, shaft assemblies including associated bearings and supports, each of which may be assembled from preformed subcomponents if desired.... Agent: Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd.

20080053881 - Drain trap with strainer and cup: A drain trap assembly for separating sediment from wastewater released from kitchen, bath or washroom appliance such as a sink or tub including a conduit with a first upper inlet portion and second upper outlet portion. Between the inlet and outlet is located a lower bend portion. Interrupting the lower... Agent: Michael Gurmu

20080053882 - Hydrate-based desalination using compound permeable restraint panels and vaporization-based cooling: Desalination apparatus based on porous restraint panels fabricated from a number of different layers of metal, thermoplastic, or other substances are used as sophisticated heat exchangers to control the growth of gas hydrate. The gas hydrate is produced after infusion of liquid hydrate-forming material into water to be treated, which... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

20080053883 - Amalgam separator: An amalgam separator for purifying a waste stream that contains a mixture of air and waste liquid. The amalgam separator contains filter media that comprises a sulfur-impregnated carrier and an ion exchange resin, wherein the ion exchange resin is present at a concentration of from about 25 to about 75... Agent: Howard J. Greenwald P.C.

20080053884 - Liquid filter element having keys: A filter element having a plurality of keys for actuating a locking mechanism of a valve of a filter is provided. The keys are formed on an interior side of a first end cap and extend axially inward toward a second opposite end cap. In one embodiment, the keys are... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080053885 - Tank: In a tank B for water treatment, consisting of at least two plastic material tank parts 1, 2 produced by injection moulding or by injection moulding and embossing a separately produced separation wall T is mounted with the edge at the walls of the tank parts such that the mounting... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080053886 - Liquid filter element having keys: A filter element having a plurality of keys for actuating value or other closure mechanism of a filter is provided. The keys are formed in a radially inner surface of a first end cap. The keys have axially inner and outer free faces as well as a radially inner free... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080053887 - Apparatus of treating grinding water for processing periphery of eyeglass lens: A grinding water treating apparatus for separating a processing refuse from grinding water used for processing a periphery of an eyeglass lens, the grinding water being introduced from an eyeglass lens processing apparatus, the grinding water treating apparatus includes: a centrifugal separator that includes a dewatering tank having a bottom... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080053888 - Pleated single phase filter coalescer element and method: A filter coalescer element for oil based industrial fuels includes a rigid, porous support tube, and a hydrophobic drainage layer covering the outer surface of the same. A single phase, dual function combination water coalescer and particle filter pleat block is positioned in the support tube, and is formed from... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080053889 - Self-cleaning, continuously operating filter apparatus for fluids: The filter apparatus for an incoming liquid which includes a retentate and a permeate includes a housing with a frame and a hollow drum assembly mounted for rotation within the housing about a fixed central cylinder. The drum assembly has openings in the drum wall. An inlet assembly delivers the... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20080053890 - Root beer float strainer and method of reducing foam: A strainer for use with combining beverages and cold food includes a bottom section sized for insertion into a beverage container, and a side section projecting substantially vertically from the bottom section and sized for insertion into a portion of the beverage container. At least one of the bottom and... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080053891 - Functional porous multilayer fibre and its preparation: The invention relates to a hollow or solid fibre having multiple porous layers concentrically arranged, and wherein at least one of the layers comprises functionalized or active particles that are well accessible and maintain their function after preparation. The layer containing high loads of particles can be either the outer... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080053892 - Porous ptfe materials and articles produced therefrom: Novel porous PTFE membranes are described possessing a unique combination of high strength, low flow resistance, and small pore size. Additionally, unique constructions with superior filtration and venting properties incorporating porous PTFE membranes are described.... Agent: Carol A. Lewis White, Esquire. W.l. Gore & Associates, Inc.

20080053893 - Semipermeable composite membrane and process for producing the same: The present invention aims at providing a composite semipermeable membrane excellent in water permeability and salt-blocking rate, and including an extremely small amount of unreacted polyfunctional amine components in the membrane, and at providing a process for producing the composite semipermeable membrane. A composite semipermeable membrane having a skin layer... Agent: Marlin J Messick

20080053894 - Poroushybrid material with organic groups removed from the surface: A material for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation, and separation devices containing the chromatographic material. In particular, porous inorganic/organic hybrid materials are provided with a decreased concentration of surface organic groups. These materials may be surface modified and have enhanced stability at low pH.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP Client: Waters Corporation

20080053895 - Porous grog composition, water purification device containing the grog and method for making same: A porous grog with a body composition of clay and a source of Fe3+. Further, an earthenware water purification filter utilizing the porous grog in the body composition of the filter. Further, an earthenware filter utilizing Fe3+ treatment for water disinfection is disclosed. A water purification system incorporating said filter... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP

20080053896 - Waste water treatment system and method: Systems and methods have been developed for reclaiming water contaminated with the expected range of contaminants typically associated with produced water, including water contaminated with slick water, methanol and boron. The system includes anaerobically digesting the contaminated water, followed by aerating the water to enhance biological digestion. After aeration, the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080053897 - Liquid-solid fluidized bed waste water treatment system for simultaneous carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous removal: Biological nutrient removal (BNR) in wastewater treatment to remove carbonaceous substrates, nutrients and phosphorus, has recently become increasingly popular worldwide due to increasingly stringent regulations. Biological fluidized bed (BFB) technology, which could be potentially used for BNR processes, can provide some advantages such as high efficiency and compact structure. This... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20080053898 - Wastewater treatment system: Disclosed is a system for treating wastewater. The system includes a microorganism clad structure positioned in a body of wastewater such that the microorganism clad structure is at least partially submerged in the body of wastewater. The apparatus also includes an aeration device, such as a propeller-type, surface mounted aeration... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20080053900 - System and method for treating water contaminated with methanol and boron: Systems and methods have been developed for treating the waste water contaminated with methanol and boron in addition to other contaminants. The systems and methods allow specifically for the removal of the methanol and boron without the addition of significant chemicals to raise the pH. The water is treated by... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080053899 - Water treatment: This invention is directed to an integrated process and system for water treatment, in particular, an integrated process and system for water treatment in the beverage manufacture cycle. The water treatment process is directed to treating an influent water solution, a low sugar concentration solution, and a high sugar concentration... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20080053901 - Continuous isocratic affinity chromatography: The present invention provides devices and methods for micro-scale simulated moving bed chromatography (SMB) for continuous preparation of analytic quantities of highly pure fractions of target molecules. The present apparatus and method of the invention is adapted in a preferred embodiment to separations by affinity chromatography involving three discontinuous liquid... Agent: Casimir Jones, S.c.

20080053902 - Method for separation of substances using mesoporous or combined mesoporous/microporous materials: Methods are provided for separation of substances using non-crystalline, amorphous inorganic oxides having mesoporosity or combined meso- and microporosity. The amorphous inorganic oxide may have a separating agent, such as a chemical functional group, bonded or attached to the surfaces within the pores. The amorphous inorganic material is exposed to... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20080053903 - Process for extracting oil from tar sand and shale: A process for extracting oil substances such as bitumen from materials such as tar sands and shales. The process may include placing the material and water in an enclosed conduit and applying heat to the water and material. The pressure inside the conduit may be increased such that temperatures above... Agent: Alan J. Howarth

20080053904 - Apparatus and method for preparing microparticles using in-line solvent extraction: Apparatus and method for preparing microparticles using in-line solvent extraction. An emulsion is formed by combining two phases in a static mixer. The emulsion is combined with an extraction liquid in a blending static mixer. The outflow of the blending static mixer is combined with additional extraction liquid. The additional... Agent: Covington & Burling, LLP Attn: Patent Docketing

20080053905 - Batch filtration system for preparation of sterile fluid for renal: A method and device for blood treatments that use fluids such as dialysate and replacement fluid for renal replacement therapy. In an embodiment, fluid is passed either by pump or passively by gravity feed, through a microporous sterilization filter from a fluid source to a replacement fluid container. The latter... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080053906 - Protective filter for extracorporeal circulation circuit pressure monitor: There is provided a protective filter 1 for an extracorporeal circulation circuit pressure monitor, having a dialysis device side housing 2, an extracorporeal circulation circuit side housing 3, and a hydrophobic filter 4 held between both the housings, which allows passage of a gas but does not allow passage of... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080053907 - Offshore wastewater treatment: Wastewater is treated on at least one apparatus positioned at a location on the surface of a body of seawater wherein a wastewater intake system takes in wastewater into the apparatus, the wastewater is treated on the apparatus to yield treated wastewater and sludge, and the treated wastewater and/or sludge... Agent: Ruden, Mcclosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell, P.A.

20080053908 - High pressure flash chromatography: A method for separating a sample using high pressure flash chromatography is provided. The method comprises the steps of: i) providing a pressurized vessel containing an adsorption material; ii) pressurizing a compressible fluid, optionally containing a cosolvent, to create a mobile phase; iii) premixing the sample with the mobile phase... Agent: Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLP

20080053909 - Ammonia recovery process: Embodiments include a method and apparatus for cost-effective and efficient ammonia recovery from a waste stream. In some embodiments, ammonia is recovered after bicarbonate buffer removal from the waste stream via addition of an acid.... Agent: Kyla D. Cummings Speed Law Firm

20080053910 - Water-softening method: This invention relates to a method of water-softening using a water-softening product and products useful in such methods. The invention describes such products and processes wherein a change to the product occurs during the water-softening process.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20080053911 - Separation of an organic phase from a mixture comprising organic and aqueous phases by solid phase systems: The present invention relates to a method for separation of a mixture comprising an organic and an aqueous phase making use of a solid phase system. Still further the invention refers to a specific solid phase system, namely a spin column which can be used in order to carry out... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080053912 - Unipolar magnetic medicine carrier: We propose unipolar magnetic particles as medicine carriers. The whole surface of each particle is monopolar, being either north or south. The particles repel each other and are repelled by same polar external magnet. Four or more magnets that are stereo located to apply the forces to a swamp of... Agent: Huan-chen Li

20080053913 - Nutrient recovery process: Embodiments include a method and apparatus for cost-effective and efficient nutrient recovery from a waste stream. The nutrients recovered may include ammonia, phosphorous, and/or potassium. The ammonia and phosphorous recovery may be simultaneously accomplished. In some embodiments, ammonia is recovered along with other nutrients using lime or lime-based products.... Agent: Kyla D. Cummings Speed Law Firm

20080053914 - Methods of enhancing fine particle dewatering: A new method of improving the process of dewatering fine particulate materials is disclosed. In this method, an aqueous slurry of fine particles is treated with appropriate hydrophobizing reagents so that the particulate material becomes moderately hydrophobic with its water contact angle considerably below 90°. A low hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB)... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080053915 - Method of processing liquid organic waste to solid fuel; greenhouse gas purification and oxidization: A method of processing liquid organic waste, whereas sludge liquid is separated from sludge solid. The sludge solid is pasteurized and pumped into the formation unit. The heat gases (heart, emission, air pressure, ash, dust, and etcetera) force sludge solid to move more than one direction creating ocean waves look... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080053916 - Method for coagulating and dewatering sludge with use of polymer coagulant and method for coagulating and percipitating waste water with use of polymer coagulant: Using a continuous dissolving and feeding device equipped with two or more storage tanks for storing two or more kinds of powdery polymer coagulants individually feeders which are able to control feed rate, connected to the storage tanks, a mixing tank equipped with a feed water pump, and a filtering... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080053917 - Control system for simulated moving bed chromatography: The present invention provides devices and methods for micro-scale simulated moving bed chromatography (SMB) for continuous preparation of analytic quantities of highly pure fractions of target molecules. The present apparatus and method of the invention is adapted in a preferred embodiment to separations by affinity chromatography involving three discontinuous liquid... Agent: Casimir Jones, S.c.

20080053918 - Systems and methods for controlling resistivity and ph levels in a coolant delivery system: Systems and methods for controlling resistivity and pH levels in a coolant delivery system are provided. The coolant delivery system can employ a first ion introduction element that introduces hydrogen ions into a coolant of the coolant delivery system, and a second ion introduction element that introduces hydroxide ions into... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080053919 - Filter assembly with a weak base slow release mechanism: A filter assembly is provided that includes an immobilized base material in combination with a slow release mechanism for introducing an additive base material into a lubrication fluid flowing through the filter assembly. The introduced base material is a weaker base material than the base material of the immobilized base... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080053920 - Scavenging hydrogen sulfide and/or mercaptans from fluid and gas streams: Hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans may be removed from a fluid or gaseous stream by reacting the hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans in the stream with a scavenger selected from a: (i.) 1,3,5-trisalkanylamino hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine derivative; (ii.) morpholine or piperazine derivative; (iii.) amine oxide; (iv.) alkanolamine; or (v.) aliphatic or aromatic polyamine.... Agent: Jones & Smith , LLP

20080053921 - Apparatus and method for aerating waste water: Apparatus for aerating waste water, provided with a container for waste water and a rotor which is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis (1) and the downward directed part of which can reach into the waste water, which rotor comprises blades (4) having surfaces which are orientated substantially radially and... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20080053922 - Nanostructured materials comprising support fibers coated with metal containing compounds and methods of using the same: Disclosed herein are fibers comprising an active material that assists in removing contaminants from fluid. The active material, which forms a coating on the fiber, typically comprises a non-fibrous: nanostructured, metal-containing compound, such as a metal-oxygen compound. A filter media made of such fibers, as well as methods of making... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080053923 - Methods and apparatus for removing solids from a membrane module: A method of operating a membrane filtration module (5), the module (5) including one or more membranes (7) extending longitudinally between vertically spaced upper and lower headers (8, 9) into which the ends of the membranes (7) are potted. The membranes (7) have a permeable wall which is subjected to... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department