Liquid purification or separation inventions 04/08

20080093275 - Filtration system manifolds: A filtration system includes two end manifolds formed from blocks which are adapted to receive two or more reverse osmosis filtration tubes and to provide separate flow channels for the feed and filtered flows through the tubes. The end manifolds are machined from a block of nylon or similar resilient... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080093276 - Dynamic weight balancing of flow in kidney failure treatment systems: A kidney failure treatment system includes: (i) a dialysate supply; (ii) a weighing device; a control container coupled operably to the weighing device; (iii) a diffusion membrane; (iv) a drain; first and second pumps; (v) a first fluid conduit coupled fluidly to the dialysate supply and the diffusion membrane, the... Agent: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

20080093277 - Cadence detection in a sequence of video fields: A water or liquid substance filtration device is disclosed which removes microorganisms and organic contamination and sterilizes the containers and water lines after the unit. The unit is portable, or can be mounted stationary. The unit has a five-stage filtration and sterilization system controlled by an independent onboard computer system... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP 3000 Thanksgiving Tower

20080093278 - Fluid treatment method and apparatus: Separator apparatus for removing an impurity or contaminant, such as oil or heavy metals, from a fluid, such as a liquid or a gas, comprises a body member having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a fluid flow channel for the flow of fluid through the body member from... Agent: Nexus Law Group LLP

20080093279 - Filter head: A filter head, designed to hold at least two filter elements. The filter head having a housing, into which feed channels to, and return channels from, the filter elements are integrated. A rotatable switching drum is provided for selectively opening or closing the channels to control the flow of fluid... Agent: Klaus P. Stoffel Wolff & Samson

20080093280 - Litter screen: A litter screen to be installed below a drain grating placed in a drain hole so that litter, such as cigarette butts and plastic, is caught by the litter screen, thus preventing water pollution. The litter screen of the present invention includes a main body, which has a plurality of... Agent: The Maxham Firm

20080093281 - Clarifying tank: Methods and apparatus for separating solid particles from a fluid. One preferred embodiment includes a tank for settling particles out of the fluid, a conical chamber at the bottom of the tank, an outlet connected to conical chamber, and a conical auger within the conical chamber. The tank may have... Agent: Carter J. White Legal Department M-i L.L.C.

20080093282 - Water treatment system: In a water treatment system with a function of filtering raw water, a filter can be securely and efficiently sterilized without using dangerous chemicals such as hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid. The water treatment system 1 has a strongly acidic aqueous solution generating unit 17 provided with an electrolytic bath... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080093283 - Fluorocarbon mediated polymer blends and methods for making thereof: The present invention discloses a method for making blended polymers by utilizing fluorophilic inter-polymer associative interactions between perfluorocarbon functional groups attached on the constituent polymers. The method of the present invention is capable of forming blended polymers from otherwise incompatible polymers. Also disclosed are blended polymers obtained by the method... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080093284 - Unitary mobile power generation and water management facility: A unitary mobile power generation and water management facility is presented. The unitary facility includes a multitude of basic service components mounted on a mobile platform. The unitary basic services facility may include interconnected units, such as: a water storage and distribution unit, a wastewater unit, and a power generation... Agent: Bennett Jones C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20080093285 - Filter device: A filter device has a filter tank into which a contaminated fluid is introduced, a magnetic ball filter medium using a large number of metal balls, magnets, and lift rods. The magnetic ball filter medium is formed of an aggregate of a large number of spherical metal balls of a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080093286 - Membrane plate for a filter press: A membrane filter plate for a filter press includes a membrane fastened in the filter plate. The membrane has a flexible support layer, a central region with a functional layer different from the flexible support layer, and edge regions free of the functional layer.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080093287 - Water pollution prevention and remediation apparatus: A fluid pollution prevention system is provided for preventing the discharge of petrochemicals from a bilge of a marine vessel. The system may include either or both a locator and an absorber for isolating and/or absorbing hazardous waste from a fluid in the bilge. In one embodiment, the locator is... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080093288 - Filter medium for a fluid: The invention relates to a filter medium in the form of a wound filter with a number of adjacent tubular flow channels (5, 6) with a radial flow, which are formed from a double-layered filter web material of which one layer has a smooth embodiment and the other is corrugated.... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080093289 - Filter media surface modification for enhanced sealing and apparatus utilizing the same: A novel surface treatment is provided for portions of filter media coming in contact with the filter media holder, such as filter housing. In certain applications, the treatment is also applied to the filter media holder, depending on the application. Filter media having at least two distinct surface property modifications... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20080093290 - Ceramic porous membrane and ceramic filter: There are disclosed a ceramic porous membrane formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects, a small and uniform thickness and a high resolution, and a ceramic filter. A silica membrane as a ceramic porous membrane is formed on a titania UF membrane as an ultrafiltration membrane (a... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080093291 - Ceramic porous membrane and ceramic filter: There are disclosed a ceramic porous membrane formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects, a small and uniform thickness and a high flux, and a ceramic filter. A silica membrane is formed on a titania UF membrane as an ultrafiltration membrane (a UF membrane) formed on a... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080093292 - Method and facility for treatment of animal waste: A method and a facility for the treatment of waste from concentrated animal feed operations are disclosed. The method includes receiving manure at a central location, digesting the manure and producing therefrom combustible gases, solid matter and water containing dissolved organic pollutants. The combustible gases are used to provide energy... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080093293 - Fluid bed expansion and fluidisation: Method and apparatus in which a biomass is carried on a substrate that is fluidised. The fluidised substrate has a layer of distributor particles below it, through which the fluidizing medium passes prior to contact with the fluidised substrate and biomass associated therewith. The effect of the distributor layer is... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080093294 - Biological treatment system and assembly: An assembly for supporting biomass for treating sludge or wastewater includes a first corrugated sheet having crests and valleys, a second corrugated sheet having crests and valleys and an intermediate member mounted between the first and second corrugated sheets. The crests have peak surfaces and the valleys have trough surfaces.... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080093295 - Apparatus and method for remediation of a drain system: The present invention provides a dispensing apparatus and method for the delivery of remediation agents into waste systems wherein the apparatus is capable of generating and maintaining a controlled release of a concentrated remediation composition throughout the delivery cycle. The invention also provides a dispensing apparatus and methods wherein the... Agent: G. L. Loomis & Associates, Inc.

20080093297 - Filtration system: A method and apparatus for cleaning a permeable, hollow membrane (7) in an arrangement of the type wherein a pressure differential is applied across the wall of the permeable, hollow membrane (7) immersed in a liquid suspension, the liquid suspension being applied to the outer surface of the permeable hollow... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080093296 - Separation of solid particles from the liquid in which they are dispersed: An upright filter unit (10) is disclosed which comprises a membrane (16) consisting of a perforated, vertical permeate pipe (12) and a plurality of leaves (14) of semipermeable material which permits water to pass through it. The semi-permeable material defines a plurality of solids retention passages and a plurality of... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080093298 - Mecs diayzer: The present invention is related to hemodialysis, and more particularly, to a dialyser with improved efficiency of mass transfer across a dialysis membrane utilizing microchannel separation provided in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. In accordance with an embodiment, a dialyzer is provided comprising a plurality of semipermeable membrane... Agent: Paul J. Fordenbacher Silicon Forest Patent Group

20080093299 - Membrane filtration module with adjustable header spacing: A membrane filtration device has a multiplicity of hollow fiber membranes, or fibers, unconfined in a shell of a module; a first header and a second header disposed in vertically spaced-apart relationship; said first header and said second header having opposed ends of each fiber sealingly secured therein, all open... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080093300 - Monolithic column chromatography: Provided herein are methods of liquid column chromatography in which preparative chromatography is performed in-line with analytical chromatography. In particular aspects a monolithic preparative column is used to purify an analyte of interest from a mixture of other substances by applying the mixture to the column, reversing the flow through... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080093301 - Disubstituted cucurbituril-bonded silica gel: A disubstituted cucurbituril-bonded silica gel and its use are provided. The disubstituted cucurbituril-bonded silica gel is useful for removal of air pollutants or water contaminants, and separation and purification of biological, organic, inorganic, or ionic substances.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080093302 - Method for the recovery of acids from hydrometallurgy process solutions: A method for the recovery of acids and other materials from hydrometallurgic process solutions comprising processing said solutions utilizing a simulated moving bed chromatographic method to produce at least two product streams.... Agent: Trask Britt

20080093303 - Method for removal of nano-sized pathogens from liquids: A method of removing nano-sized pathogens from a liquid that includes providing a filter and contacting the filter with a liquid to remove nano-sized pathogens from the liquid. The filter includes a housing and a filter core disposed within the housing. The filter core comprises activated carbon particles, excluding sodium... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080093304 - So-called water catalytic decarbonation appliances: The invention aims at enabling, in a catalytic decarbonation apparatus, inert particles coated with calcium carbonate to be constantly and systematically extracted from the reactor, with no risk of clogging the discharge pipes. Therefor, said pipes (7′a, 7′b) have an inside diameter ranging between 40 and 60 mm and they... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080093305 - Formulation and method for chlorinating recreational water: A solid composition comprising: (a) a sodium or potassium salt of cyanuric acid; and (b) a mixture of a tetraborate salt and boric acid in amounts sufficient to produce a pH from 7 to 8. Optionally, the composition further comprises sodium chloride or potassium chloride.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080093306 - 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

20080093307 - Method for treating a process water to obtain carbon dioxide therefrom: A method for treating a process water from a bitumen recovery process in order to obtain carbon dioxide from the process water, which method includes lowering the pH of the process water, thereby causing carbon dioxide to evolve from the process water as evolved carbon dioxide gas. The evolved carbon... Agent: Rodman Rodman

20080093308 - Water disinfection system using simultaneous multiple disinfectants: A water disinfection system using simultaneous multiple disinfectants includes a completely stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and a contact basin or clearwell acting as a plug flow reactor (PFR). The CSTR receives ammoniated water and free chlorine, and generates multiple disinfectants in primary disinfection water within the CSTR. The contact basin... Agent: Cardinal Law Group

20080093309 - Methods and apparatus for processing fuels: A fuel or other process fluid is cleansed by a) combining the fluid with water and an oxidizer; b) mixing the combination in a mixer having a volume V; c) separating the mixed combination into hydrophobic and hydrophilic phases; d) filtering the hydrophobic phase through a filter; e) removing water... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20080093310 - Anti-microbial media and methods for making and utilizing the same: f

20080093311 - Fluid filter: A filter for filtering a fluid comprises an inlet end and an outlet end, a distensible member extending longitudinally of the housing, and a plurality of fibres extending longitudinally of the housing and being secured at the inlet end. When the distensible member is distended, the fibres are compressed to... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080093312 - Method for separating a volume of composite liquid into at least two components: A method for separating a volume of a composite liquid into at least a first component and a second component is performed in a centrifuge cooperating with a separation bag containing the volume of composite liquid. The separation bag is connected to at least a first component bag and a... Agent: Gambro Bct, IncIPDepartment

20080087587 - Drainless reverse osmosis water purification system: A drainless reverse osmosis (RO) water purification system provides relatively pure water for on-demand dispensing, while recycling brine to a domestic hot water system. The drainless purification system includes a pre-filter catalyst cartridge for removing chlorine-based contaminants from a tap water supply upstream from an RO membrane. The catalyst is... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20080087589 - Powered cartridges and other devices within housings: The present invention describes a system and method for supplying electrical power to a device, such as a filter element, located within a housing. In one embodiment, a conductive coil is embedded into the housing base, and a second coil is embedded into the filter element. Current is then passed... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20080087588 - Wireless receptor for communications within housings: The present invention provides a system and method for transmitting information between a device within a housing to a second device, preferably a test or monitoring unit, outside of the housing. There are numerous issues associated with transferring information from within a sealed housing to an external device. In some... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20080087586 - Water circulation systems for ponds, lakes, and other bodies of water: Circulation systems for ponds, lakes, or other bodies of water using a flotation platform, dish, and impeller. One embodiment has a connecting arrangement between the drive motor and the impeller that permits the two to be easily and quickly coupled and uncoupled. The connecting arrangement also is designed to accommodate... Agent: Dorr, Carson & Birney, P.C. One Cherry Center

20080087590 - Integrated fluid valve assembly: An integrated fluid valve assembly comprising a valve having a flexible head, a stem, and at least one leg. In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a fluid valve assembly comprises a retainer and a valve. The valve may be made of a single integrated part that interacts... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20080087591 - System for treating wastewater: A wastewater treatment system treating excess wastewater from a sewer system includes a generally vertically oriented first shaft structure adapted to receive excess wastewater from the sewer system, a generally vertically oriented second shaft structure spaced apart from the first shaft structure, a connector passage extending between the shaft structures... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080087592 - Fluid filter: A fluid filter (1) comprises a housing (3) provided with a fluid inlet (11) and a fluid outlet (19), filter means (45) being mounted in the house (3) between the fluid inlet (11) and the fluid outlet (19) to filter fluid flowing through the housing (3). Actuation means (43) is... Agent: Michael Best&friedrich

20080087593 - Heatable and coolable filter plate: A combined chamber and membrane filter plate includes a plate body, a plate edge being thicker than the plate body, projecting beyond the plate body and framing the plate body, a chamber side configured to form a filter chamber and a membrane side having a membrane adapted to and spaced... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080087594 - Chamber filter plate and filter plate configuration: A chamber filter plate for a filter press includes a plate edge which is thicker than a plate surface and surrounds the same. The plate surface has at least one slurry feed borehole. A supporting ring surrounds the edge of the slurry feed borehole. A mounting flange of the supporting... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080087595 - Chamber filter plate and method of producing the same: A chamber filter plate for a filter press includes a plate plane having a longitudinal direction and a crosswise direction. A plate body has a surface with a thickness. A plate edge frames the plate body and is thicker than the surface of the plate body. The plate edge has... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080087596 - Universal water purifier unit assembly device: A universal water purifier unitary assembly device comprising a device housing unit support structure, a manually operated air pump, a force-fed water filter cartridge of multiple separable stages and a separable sealing means to seal the junction and opening between said universal water purifier unitary assembly device housing unit support... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC Intellectual Property Department

20080087597 - Water-conditioning cartridge: A water-conditioning cartridge has a housing that encloses an ion exchanger and can be screwed via a screw thread onto a cartridge-connecting fitting. The cartridge is provided with a water inlet for admission of untreated water, especially from a water-supply system, and with a water outlet, which is connected or... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080087598 - Dual filter and method of making: A dual filter apparatus and a process of making a dual filter apparatus that minimizes disruption to the normal flow pattern through the filter apparatus by forming a porous medium suitable to carry a fluid activator and placing an activator proximate the porous filter medium for in situ fluid treatment... Agent: Carl. L. Johnson Jacobson And Johnson

20080087599 - Method for sterilizing blood purifier and blood purifier package: The present invention relates to a method for sterilizing a blood purifier which comprises substantially dried selectively permeable separation membranes as a main component, by way of the exposure of the same blood purifier to a radioactive ray and/or an electron ray, and this method is characterized in that the... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080087600 - Thread system for installing in drinking water systems and other liquid-guiding systems: The invention relates to a thread system (1) for installing in drinking water systems and other liquid-guiding systems (T), said thread system having a multidimensional structure formed by at least one thread (200) which exhibits a germicidal activity in a damp environment due to oligodynamic metal parts in the thread.... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080087601 - Separation apparatus and method: A separation apparatus and method are employed using a separation channel for rotation about an axis. Such channel includes radially spaced apart inner and outer side wall portions and an end wall portion. An inlet conveys fluid into the channel. A barrier is located in the channel intermediate of the... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Lt

20080087602 - Method and apparatus for treating wastewater: The invention is directed to a method an apparatus for treating wastewater. The wastewater treatment system includes an aeration system that cycles between biological multiple biological basins. The system also includes one or more membrane basins. A method of the invention includes controlling the introduction of air into each biological... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP U0105

20080087603 - Fluid purification methods and devices: Disclosed is a method of purifying fluid by reverse osmosis whereby the recovery rate of the fluid processed is increased over conventional applications by incorporating methodologies to achieve the maximum recovery of a fluid stream conventionally processed by reverse osmosis. The resultant concentrate solution is subjected to additional electrolytic treatment... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080087604 - Heat-stable anion exchangers: X is Cl, Br, OH, HCO3, HSO4, ½ (SO4), ½ CO3, NO3, F, H2PO4, ½ HPO4, ⅓ PO4 with the result that these anion exchangers, preferably in the OH form, withstand a working temperature of at least 60° C., preferably of at least 80° C., over a relatively long time,... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20080087605 - Water treatment: A method of treating water to remove fluoride ions from the water, thereby to reduce the dissolved fluoride content of the water, is provided. The method includes, in a contacting step, contacting water containing dissolved fluoride ions with alumina, to cause the fluoride ions to react with and become bound... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd.

20080087606 - High efficiency ion exchange system for removing cations from water: The disclosed invention is a fixed bed ion exchange system from removing cations from water. It employs a combination of electronically controlled process steps and specific systems configurations to duplicate the effects of moving resin beds from one operating position to another as is required in moving bed ion exchange... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080087607 - Effluent treatment installation and clarification and filtration method using same: The invention relates to an effluent treatment installation which can be used to improve the filtration capacity of membranes and to reduce water losses without increasing the floor area thereof. For said purpose, the invention comprises a pulsed sludge blanket settling tank (1) containing membrane filtration modules (10) which are... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080087608 - Compact multiphase inline bulk water separation method and system for hydrocarbon production: A method and apparatus for inline, controlled water separation from a multiphase hydrocarbon production stream. The method includes the steps of directing the multiphase hydrocarbon production stream to a gas/liquid separator in order to separate into a gas stream and a liquid stream. The level of liquid in the gas/liquid... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20080087609 - Device for oxygenating sea water: The present invention relates to a diffuser hose for oxygenation of water in aquaculture installations for marine organisms in the sea, together with a method for oxygenation of water. The invention provides for the supply of substantially pure oxygen, which is distributed via a more closely specified diffuser hose to... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20080087610 - Water circulation systems for ponds, lakes, and other bodies of water: Circulation systems for ponds, lakes, or other bodies of water using a flotation platform, dish, and impeller. One embodiment has a connecting arrangement between the drive motor and the impeller that permits the two to be easily and quickly coupled and uncoupled. The connecting arrangement also is designed to accommodate... Agent: Dorr, Carson & Birney, P.C. One Cherry Center

20080087611 - Chemical metering system: The present invention provides a complete, fully integrated system for chemical metering, computer software to control the system and methods for use with the system. In general, the chemical metering system comprises one or more means for holding at least one chemical, one or more means for moving at least... Agent: Latimer, Mayberry & MatthewsIPLaw, LLP

20080087612 - Method for cleaning a process fluid for offset printing by means of transverse flow filtration, as well as a filtration device for a process fluid: A method for cleaning a process fluid for offset printing by transverse flow filtration, for which the process fluid, which is to be cleaned, flows over the surface (28) of a transverse flow filtration membrane (18), the flow being produced at least partly by a movement of the transverse flow... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20080087613 - Apparatus and method for separating discrete volumes of a composite liquid: A method for separating at least two discrete volumes of a composite liquid into at least a first component and a second component, comprising centrifuging at least two separation bags containing two discrete volumes of a composite liquid respectively, so as to separate therein the first and second components; transferring... Agent: Gambro Bct, IncIPDepartment

20080087614 - Separation apparatus and method: A separation apparatus and method are employed using a separation channel for rotation about an axis. Such channel includes radially spaced apart inner and outer side wall portions and an end wall portion. An inlet conveys fluid into the channel. A barrier is located in the channel intermediate of the... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Lt

20080087615 - Photoresist coating liquid supplying apparatus, and photoresist coating liquid supplying method and photoresist coating apparatus using such photoresist coating liquid supplying apparatus: This invention provides a photoresist coating liquid supplying apparatus and a photoresist coating liquid supplying method, for supplying a photoresist coating liquid having a low particle content to a photoresist coating apparatus, and a photoresist coating apparatus using such a photoresist coating liquid supplying apparatus, which can realize coating without... Agent: Az Electronic Materials Usa Corp. Attention: Industrial Property Dept.

20080083664 - Oil bypass device, and engine fitted with such a device: According to the invention, the filter is fixed to the engine block by screwing it to an attached connecting sleeve. The connecting sleeve contains a bypass valve, in the form of a tubular piston sliding in a through-passage and pushed against an intermediate shoulder by a spring. By sliding, the... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080083665 - Water screen system with compressible boot seal: A compressible boot seal for sealing the side of a vertical traveling water screen with flights. The boot seal is formed by a U-shaped, bent nylon plate having a bottom base that resides in the boot section at the lower end of the traveling water screen and two upwardly extending... Agent: Laitram, L.l.c. Legal Department

20080083666 - System for processing contaminated water: All embodiments of the system include a separator for removing sediment and large suspended solids from contaminated water; a coagulant delivery device for delivering coagulant to contaminated water; a clarifying device for removing fine suspended solids from contaminated water; an adsorbing device for removing organic substances from contaminated water; a... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20080083667 - Apparatus for dosing a wastewater treatment system: A reservoir is configured to receive a first fluid, and has an inlet configured to receive a second fluid and an outlet. Second fluid received in the reservoir drives a corresponding amount of first fluid out of the outlet and into the wastewater treatment system. A method also is disclosed.... Agent: Emerging Strategies, Pllc

20080083668 - Magnetically enhanced oil filter apparatus: A magnetically enhanced oil filter apparatus includes an oil filtration assembly which includes a filtration assembly base having oil inlets and an oil outlet located in the filtration assembly base. A filtration material support bracket rests on the filtration assembly base. A quantity of filtration material is supported by the... Agent: S. Michael Bender

20080083669 - Filter system for an automobile engine: A filter system for use in an automobile engine includes a filter unit fluidically interposed between a fluid pump of the engine and a heater core of the engine. The filter unit includes an inner core removably mounted in an outer case. The inner core includes a fluid permeable wall... Agent: Sung I. Oh, Professional Law Corporation

20080083670 - Composite semipermeable membrane and process for producing the same: The present invention aims at providing a composite semipermeable membrane in which water permeability and salt-blocking rate cannot deteriorate by long-term storage, and at providing a process for producing the same. The present invention relates to a composite semipermeable membrane having a skin layer formed on the surface of a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080083671 - Systems and methods using a solvent for the removal of lipids from fluids: Systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid, such as plasma, or from lipid-containing organisms. A fluid is combined with at least one extraction solvent, which causes the lipids to separate from the fluid or from lipid-containing organisms. The separated lipids are removed from the fluid. The extraction solvent... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080083672 - Adsorbent composition and method of making same: An adsorbent is made by chemically attaching proper functional groups onto low cost precipitated silica surface under elevated temperature and pressure conditions. Functional groups are designed for particular targeted compounds. The resulting adsorbent has low production cost, high capacity and fast kinetics for adsorption applications. The resulting adsorbent also is... Agent: W. Edward Ramage

20080083673 - Method and apparatus for treatment of plating solutions: Embodiments herein provide waste abatement apparatuses and methods for treating waste solutions derived from depleted or used plating solutions, such as from an electroless deposition process or an electrochemical plating process. The waste abatement systems and processes may be used to treat the waste solutions by lowering the concentration of,... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20080083674 - Apparatus for and method of dosing a wastewater treatment system: A reservoir is configured to receive a first fluid, and has an inlet configured to receive a second fluid and an outlet. Second fluid received in the reservoir drives a corresponding amount of first fluid out of the outlet and into the wastewater treatment system. A method also is disclosed.... Agent: Emerging Strategies, Pllc

20080083675 - Apparatus, method and system for treating sewage sludge: An apparatus, method and system is provided for treating sewage sludge by heating the same in a container to drive off pathogens and/or pasteurize the sewage sludge while the material is tumbled in the container, and with moisture gases being evaporated therefrom and drawn off from the container. After treatment... Agent: John F. Mcnulty Paul & Paul

20080083676 - Oil purifier system and process: Improved oil reconditioning systems and methods are disclosed. One preferred system provides an oil purifier for an internal combustion engine for separating contaminants in an oil stream from the oil. The system may include a housing, an oil distributor, and a heating element. The housing may enclose a platen having... Agent: Michael P. Mazza, Llc

20080078709 - Concrete mixer drive: A concrete mixing truck including an engine, a frame supporting the engine, and a power transfer system receiving mechanical power from the engine. The power transfer system includes a housing, a power input shaft, a plurality of power output shafts, a plurality of gears and a power driven filter system.... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20080078710 - Wireless water purification systems and wireless remote dispensing devices for water purification systems: Wireless water purification systems and wireless remote dispensing devices for a water purification system. The remote dispensing device is fluidly coupled with the main purification unit. A wireless transceiver is associated with the remote dispensing device and another wireless transceiver is associated with the main purification unit. The wireless transceivers... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080078712 - Filter, oil strainer and method for manufacturing oil strainer: One end of an outlet side tubular member has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of one end of an inlet side tubular member. The inner periphery of the one end of the outlet side tubular member includes a fusion bonding part, a shoulder closer to the one... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080078711 - Pool sweep filter adapter: A Pool Sweep Filter Adapter provides connection between the inlet to a swimming pool leaf catcher basket and the pool vacuum hose, said hose is also attached to a pool vacuum head with an attached long tubular handle to move the head around the pool surfaces manually, or said hose... Agent: Lewis C. Ensor

20080078714 - Swimming pool cleaner debris container: A pool cleaner debris bag (18) having an access opening (24) and a closure means (25) operable to close the access opening (24) for collecting debris or open the access opening (24) for emptying debris from the bag (18). The closure means (25) includes a clamp member (50) having clamping... Agent: Arthur Freilich Freilich Hornbaker & Rosen

20080078715 - Ion exchange and particulate filter assembly: A fluid filter comprising a housing having walls defining a cavity, a particulate filter medium contained in a first portion of the cavity, an ion exchange member contained in a second portion of the cavity, wherein the particulate filter medium and the ion exchange member at least partially define a... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20080078716 - Bypass oil filter system and method of installing same: A bypass oil filter system, and a method of installing same, for a vehicle having an engine compartment, an oil lubrication system having a full flow oil filter attached to a free flow oil filter mount and an oil intake line having an oil filler cap comprising, a bypass filter,... Agent: Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP

20080078717 - Porous filter cartridge and method for manufacturing the same: A porous filter cartridge comprising: a cap being in the form of a bottomed cylinder and including an opening provided at the center of a bottom part thereof; and at least one porous filters held on the inner side of the cap, and at the bottom part, wherein the cap... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080078718 - Porous membrane for water treatment and method of manufacturing the same: A porous membrane for water treatment of the present invention is made of a resin composition containing 100 parts by weight of a polyvinylidene fluoride based resin, and 5 to 13 parts by weight of a polyvinyl alcohol based polymer having a degree of saponification of 10 to 80 mol... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080078719 - System and method for treating wastewater: A system and method for the treatment of wastewater is disclosed. The disclosed wastewater treatment system includes a high selectivity reactor coupled to a wastewater treatment reactor, such as an activated sludge treatment basin, membrane bioreactor or sequencing batch reactor. The high selectivity reactor is adapted to receive a liquid... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080078720 - System and method for removing phosphorus from non-point pollution sources: A modularized phosphorous filter (P-filter) for installing into open flow channels, such as urban and rural drainage ditches, streams, rivers, bayous, swales, etc. In some embodiments, the P-filter includes a module formed from a container that contains a phosphorous-filtering mass of loose pieces of slag. The container has anchoring extensions... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20080078721 - Method of treating water with an inorganic powder reagent: A process for treating water is provided where the water is mixed with an inorganic reagent powder such as powder activated carbon. Organics and micropollutants are absorbed by the reagent powder. After the reagent powder has been mixed with the water, the water is directed to a setting tank and... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080078722 - Method for purifying aqueous alkaline solution: A method for purifying an aqueous alkaline solution, which comprises: bringing a fibrous activated carbon into contact with an aqueous alkaline solution-to remove a metal component other than alkali metals and alkaline earth metals from the aqueous alkaline solution.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080078723 - Methods for wirelessly operating water purification systems: Wireless methods for dispensing water supplied by a main purification unit to a remote dispensing device. The remote dispensing device is fluidly coupled with the main purification unit. A wireless transceiver is associated with the remote dispensing device and another wireless transceiver is associated with the main purification unit. The... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080078724 - Wet oxidation of soot: A system and method for the treatment of soot containing an insoluble metal. The soot is formed into a soot slurry and a characteristic of the soot slurry is maintained to solubilize at least a portion of the metal to act as a catalyst. The soot slurry with the soluble... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP U0105

20080078725 - Catalytic wet oxidation systems and methods: A system and method for the treatment of process streams. A catalyst mediates a wet oxidation process at elevated temperatures and pressures for treating at least one undesirable constituent in an aqueous mixture. A catalyst may be selected for its solubility at a detected pH level of the aqueous mixture.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP U0105

20080078726 - Filtering and compacting device for solid particles suspended and contained in fluids, such as slurry from mechanical operations: A filtering and compacting device for solid particles suspended and contained in fluids, such as slurries produced by mechanical operations, comprises a container (11), provided with a cover (12) and an openable bottom (13), and includes an inlet mouth (91) of the fluid to be treated, means for placing the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw