Liquid purification or separation inventions 08/08

20080202991 - Apparatus and method for chemical addition to slurry: An apparatus and related method for introducing chemical treatment to a slurry. The apparatus includes a manifolded conduit for receiving and transferring slurry, a chemical treatment pump for regulated introduction of one or more chemicals to the slurry in the conduit, a controller unit, and a chemical treatment mixing tank.... Agent: Chris A. Caseiro

20080202992 - Purifier insert with a tablet dispenser and indicator: A water purifier that can be placed between an upper canister and a lower canister. The upper canister may include filters. Unfiltered water placed in the upper canister drains by gravity through the filters and water purifier into the lower canister. The water purifier includes a dispenser, a purifying media,... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080202993 - Method and apparatus for treating solid waste: An apparatus for treating solid waste to produce a biomass product includes a cylindrical vessel includes a cylindrical vessel comprising a loading doorway and a discharge doorway at opposite ends of the cylindrical vessel. At least two drive tires are mounted on the cylindrical vessel perpendicular to the cylindrical axis.... Agent: Charles F. Reidelbach, Jr. Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, LLP

20080202994 - Spray atomizing ozone water generating apparatus with gas storage ability: A spray atomizing ozone water generating apparatus with gas storage ability includes gas-water mixing chamber with atomizing water nebulizer, delay circuit, as well as a tap water inlet valve and an ozone water outlet valve controlled by the delay circuit. Because the mixer has ozone storage ability, atomizing water nebulizer... Agent: Hdsl

20080202995 - Flow-through oxygenator: An oxygen emitter which is an electrolytic cell is disclosed. When the anode and cathode are separated by a critical distance, very small microbubbles and nanobubbles of oxygen are generated. The very small oxygen bubbles remain in suspension, forming a solution supersaturated in oxygen. A flow-through model for oxygenating flowing... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080202996 - Water dispenser and filter cartridge for use therein: A water dispenser including a water inlet adapted to receive water from a water supply, a water filter operative to filter water received from the water supply via the water inlet, a water outlet operative to provide filtered water received from the water filter, a water spill collector and a... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080202997 - Debris bag for a swimming pool cleaning apparatus: A debris bag for a swimming pool cleaning device includes a body having a debris collection cavity, an upper end and a lower end. The lower end engages the pool cleaner to receive debris from the pool ejected by the cleaner into the bag. The debris bag also includes a... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20080202998 - Sewage treatment system for breeding system: A sewage treatment system for a breeding system able to guide sewage out of the breeding system to be purified and fed back to breeding ponds for reusing, it can be applied for one breeding pond or applied simultaneously for multiple breeding ponds, and it comprises: a purifying tank, at... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080202999 - Leach field form and method of use: A leach field form comprising: a container with an open bottom and an open top, and four exterior walls of a first height, and at least one interior wall; at least one geonet volume with an open bottom and an open top located in the container; at least one granular... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Blake

20080203000 - Air injection into the vadose zone to aerobically degrade volatile organic compounds in groundwater and inhibit subsurface landfill gas migration: This invention is directed to systems including one or more trenches or wells that include one or more perforated pipes through which a gas, such as air, can be injected into the vadose zone of ground located beyond a methaneogenic source to create a positive-pressure gas curtain and/or aerobic conditions... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080203001 - valves and pumps: A check valve (10) comprises, a flexible tube (11) having first and second end portions defining an inlet (13) and an outlet (14), respectively, and a rigid valve body (12) surrounding the flexible tube (11). The end portions of the flexible tube are sealingly fixed to the valve body (12)... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080203002 - High treatment efficiency leach field: A leach field comprising: a channel, the channel comprising: an infiltrative volume, the infiltrative volume comprising: a plurality of opposing infiltrative surfaces, the surfaces being permeable; a volume of treatment media between each opposing pair of infiltrative surfaces; and a distance D between each opposing pair of infiltrative surfaces, where... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Blake

20080203003 - Device for purifying anaerobic biological wastewater: The invention relates to a device for purifying anaerobic biological wastewater, which wastewater is fed in through a feed pipe (4) and the purified wastewater and built-up gas are removed respectively by a discharge pipe (24) and a gas outlet pipe (18), said device comprising a main chamber (1), wherein... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20080203004 - Ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus: An ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus includes a vessel having a cylindrical side portion, and plural rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps are disposed in parallel with a central axis of the side portion in the vessel. A water inlet pipe through which water flows into the vessel is provided in an outer... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080203005 - Water filter device for use with individual containers: An apparatus for producing purified drinking water. The apparatus comprises a container top including an ultrafiltration insert. The container top attaches to the opening of a liquid holding container, such that liquid from the container passes through a filter. The device includes a mechanism for back flushing or cleaning the... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20080203006 - Self-standing weighted diffuser assembly: An apparatus designed to convert the dynamic of residential wastewater treatment processing bacteria from anaerobic to aerobic bacteria in existing single or multiple compartment septic tanks. The apparatus consists of a small self-standing weighted diffuser assembly designed with a center tube having a specific series of vertically lined orifices and... Agent: Craig & Craig

20080203007 - Portable water filtration device: Disclosed is a portable water filtration device in which a filter cartridge having a water purifying function is mounted in a water bottle, including a body, which has an inlet in its upper portion and is made of an elastically deformable material, a lid, which is coupled with the body... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080203008 - Process for preparation of aqueous suspensions of mineral loads, aqueous suspensions of mineral loads obtained and their uses: s

20080203009 - Pump: Disclosed herein is a liquid pump for use with a fluid circulation system for a recreational water body. The liquid pump includes a strainer housing, a pump housing assembly secured to the strainer housing, and a lock ring fastened to the pump housing assembly. The pump housing assembly includes an... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20080203010 - Filter, in particular a fuel filter: A filter has a housing with cylindrical wall having a first end face and a second end face. The housing has an end wall that closes of the first end face. A filter insert is arranged in the housing. A lid is attached to the cylindrical wall and closes off... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080203011 - Support having an altered porosity and membrane for the tangential flow filtration: A porous support (1) for the tangential filtration of a fluid to be processed, which has at least one surface (3) oriented toward the fluid to be processed flowing in a given direction of flow, and a surface (11) for extraction of a fraction called the filtrate, flowing through the... Agent: Clark & Brody

20080203012 - Membrane, apparatus, and associated method: A membrane is provided that is formed from a composition. The composition comprises a polyarylene ether polymer or copolymer comprising a zwitterion; or comprises a polyarylene polymer or copolymer comprising a zwitterion.... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Sabic (noryl)

20080203013 - Oxidation-resistant composite reverse osmosis membrane: Disclosed is a oxidation resistant composite reverse osmosis membrane, comprising a porous support and a polyamide layer, in which the polyamide layer is modified by an agent so that the membrane retains a salt rejection of at least 85% after being subjected to an aqueous solution of NaClO having a... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080203014 - Integrated cogeneration wastewater sewage and waste polar fats/ oils/ greases/waxes (fog) waste treatment method and facility: Integrated sewage or digestible wastes, and fats, oils, greases and waxes (FOG) waste treatment methods, systems and facilities include a slipstream loop incorporating circulation pumps, hot water heat exchangers and conventional anaerobic digesters for continuously circulating actively digesting sludge at a rate to preclude solid settlement accumulation as a warm... Agent: David E. Newhouse Newhouse & Associates

20080203015 - System and method for enhancing an activated sludge process: A system for enhancing an activated sludge process that includes at least one aeration tank subsystem for receiving a flow a wastewater and for introducing dissolved oxygen to a population of microorganisms to promote growth of biological flocs in a mixed liquor defined by a concentration of mixed liquor suspended... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Attorneys

20080203017 - Chemical clean for membrane filter: A method of cleaning a porous polymeric membrane having a feed side and a permeate side including the steps of introducing a fluid containing a cleaning agent to the permeate side of a membrane allowing the cleaning agent to contact the permeate side of the membrane for a predetermined time,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080203016 - Cleaning in membrane filtration systems: A projectile of non-lethal composition includes an outer casing that is substantially sealed prior to impact with a target both when the projectile is in a static condition and when the projectile is in a dynamic condition. A marking material is encapsulated within the outer casing prior to impact. The... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080203019 - Membrane batch filtration process: A membrane batch filtration process has a step of reducing the water level in the tank by permeation prior to emptying the tank to reduce the volume of water drained after each batch. Permeation may continue even after a portion of the membranes is exposed to air to further lower... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080203018 - Monopersulfate treatment of membranes: A method of improving the water permeability and/or cleaning a porous polymeric microfiltration or ultrafiltration membrane, preferably a hydrophobic/hydrophilic blended membrane, eg P VdF/PVP comprising the step of contacting the porous polymeric membrane with a source of monopersulfate, preferably an aqueous solution of 2KHSO5.KHSO4.K2SO4.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080203020 - Processes employing movable particles: The invention is directed to an industrial process, for instance a process for the separation of compounds from a fluid mixture or a process for cleaning parts of equipment, using movable particles, as well as to said particles per se, which may be used in such processes.... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080203021 - Separation: The invention refers to method for selectively binding and separating at least one component from whole blood or a body fluid, whereby the blood or body fluid is allowed to pass through a rigid integral separation matrix without being excluded therefrom. The matrix has a porous structure with a pore... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080203022 - Systems and methods using multiple solvents for the removal of lipids from fluids: This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid or from lipid-containing organisms from a fluid, such as plasma. These systems combine a fluid with at least one extraction solvent, which causes the lipids to separate from the fluid or from the lipid-containing organisms. The... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080203023 - Last-chance quality check and/or air/pathogen filtger for infusion systems: Blood treatment system and method for high rate hemofiltration ensures against pyrogenic patient reaction by providing various mechanisms for filtering replacement fluid to remove endotoxins and other safety features including detecting incorrect fluid administration.... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080203024 - Method for the elimination of leukocytes from blood: The invention relates to a method for reducing the number of leukocytes in blood through treating the blood in an arrangement of a plurality of fibers based on organic polymers, whereby the blood is channeled along the fibers and whereby the reduction in leukocytes from the blood occurs essentially through... Agent: Hammer & Associates, P.C.

20080203025 - Low pressure production of drinking water: An apparatus and methods for producing purified drinking water are disclosed. A hand pump is used in a closed system to generate pressure sufficient to pass the untreated water through a system of filters and a reverse osmosis membrane. The system preferably includes an ultrafiltration filter. The resulting water is... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20080203026 - Reverse osmosis filtration system storage tanks: A reverse osmosis product water storage tank having first and second molded shells coupled together to form an enclosure, a bladder within the enclosure and coupled to separate product water from squeeze water within the enclosure, a first port through a wall of the enclosure to provide water access to... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080203027 - Organosilanes and substrate bonded with same: The present invention, provides novel silicon compounds, methods for making these novel silicon compounds, compositions comprising these novel silicon compounds attached to substrates, methods for attaching the novel silicon compounds to substrates and methods for using the compositions in a variety of chromatographic applications.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080203028 - Electroluminescent device with iridium complex: An iridium complex Ir(III)L 1L2L3 for emitting light with a central iridium ion Ir(III), with a ligand L3 as dionate from the group comprising pentane-2,4-dionate (acac), 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptandionate (thd), 7,7-dimethyl-1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptyfluoro-4,6-octandionate (fod), 4,4,4-trifluorol-(2-thienyl)butane-1,3-dionate (ttfa), 1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-dionate (dbm), 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(2-naphthyl)butane-1,3-dionate (tfnb) or 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(1-naphthyl)butane-1,3-dionate and with two rigid aromatic ligands L1 and L2 with one nitrogen... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080203029 - Chromatographic media: This invention concerns the preparation and use of novel polymeric chromatographic media and preferably mixed mode polymeric chromatographic media. In accordance with the present invention, polymeric media is prepared using polymeric particles derivatized with polyethyleneimine, and preferably such polyethyleneimine derivatized polymeric particles further functionalized with appropriate reactants. The polymeric chromatographic... Agent: Mallinckrodt Inc.

20080203030 - Method of extracting organic chemicals from water or air using polar polyurethane as a solid extraction medium: A method of extracting sparingly soluble organic contaminants from a water or gas stream is provided. Contaminants are removed from a contaminant stream by passing the stream through hydrophilic polyurethane or a composite comprising an open cell hydrophobic polyurethane foam having a plurality of surfaces defining a plurality of pores... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080203031 - Foam composite for absorption of hydrocarbon and process for making same: A foam composite adapted to remove sparingly soluble hydrocarbon contaminants from water is provided. The adapted foam composite comprises a scaffold of an open cell hydrophobic polyurethane foam having a plurality of pores with a plurality of surfaces which have a coating of hydrophobic polyurethane disposed thereupon. The foam composite... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080203032 - Method for removing manganese from nickel laterite waste liquors: A method and system of removing or decreasing waste liquor manganese concentration to less than about 1 mg/L total manganese without the precipitation of significant amounts of magnesium. The method and system include steps for treating the waste liquor using three separate circuits in which in the first circuit, manganese... Agent: Inco Patents & Licensing

20080203033 - Encapsulated water treatment system: A water treatment system is provided having an encapsulate manifold with a reverse osmosis cartridge and one or more filter cartridges. The filter cartridge includes a detent for being received within a slot in the manifold head for secure locking engagement. The water treatment system further includes a single probe... Agent: Patzik, Frank & Samotny Ltd.

20080203034 - Method of inhibiting the growth of microorganisms: The invention relates to a method of inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in fresh or circulating water by adding to the water, separately and essentially continuously, (1) an oxidant and (2) a bromine source.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080203035 - Water treatment method and water treatment apparatus: To minimize an amount of hydrogen peroxide required for controlling the production of bromic acid in an ozone/hydrogen peroxide treatment. The ozone/hydrogen peroxide treatment is performed at an ozone injection rate by which a predetermined dissolved ozone concentration of the water subjected to an ozone treatment alone can be maintained... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080203036 - C02 recovery system and solid-particles removing method for use in the same: A solution contained in a regeneration tower is supplied to a filtering unit. The filter unit filters out solid particles contained in the solution. A washing unit washes out with backwash water solid particles filtered out by the filter unit. An evaporating unit receives the backwash water containing the solid... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080203037 - Passive grease trap using separator technology: A grease trap for separating grease and solid waste from waste water. The grease trap includes a tank having a downwardly shaped bottom. An upwardly shaped divider divides the tank into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A hole near an upper part of the divider allows waste into... Agent: Maccord Mason PLLC

20080197060 - Double acting fuel filter unit: Double acting fuel filter unit comprising a first pre-filter (14) and a second fine filter element (140) connected in series by suitable conduits, wherein said first and second element are supported by the lower and upper opposing sides respectively of a single block (1) within which there are positioned: a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080197061 - Device for filtering a liquefied synthetic material: A device for filtering a liquid synthetic material. The device has a housing, a feed channel, a discharge channel, and backflow channels. The feed duct is subdivided into split-feed channels (2A, 2B). The cross-section of the orifice of the split-feed channels, where they open into the filter chambers, is smaller... Agent: Bohan Mathers

20080197062 - Compact fluid purification device with manual pumping mechanism: According to one exemplary embodiment, a compact fluid purification device includes a housing having an inlet for receiving unfiltered liquid and an open end and a first valve disposed within the inlet and being configured to only permit unfiltered liquid to flow into a hollow interior of the housing. The... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080197063 - Fluid flow interruption means for filter of water purifier: A water purifier includes a head which is defined with a guide passage in communication with an inlet port. an outlet port, and a filter body which purifies the fluid flowing therein through the guide passage of the head and transfers purified fluid to the outlet port of the head.... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20080197064 - Filter device, in particular fluid filter, with a heater: Disclosed is a filter device having a filter element disposed in a filter housing and a heater for heating a medium flowing through the filter device. The heater is disposed in the interior of the filter housing and is mounted on the filter element.... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080197065 - Sintered polymeric materials and applications thereof: The present invention provides sintered polymeric materials and methods of making the same which are useful in a variety of applications. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a sintered polymeric material comprising at least one plastic and at least one elastomer.... Agent: J. Clinton Wimbish, Esq. Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20080197066 - Dialysis apparatus and a method for assembling a dialysis apparatus: e

20080197067 - Reversible vacuum filter cartridge: A reversible vacuum filter cartridge for connection to a pair of tubes or other entities to filter a liquid medium placed in one of the tubes or other entities is described. The filter cartridge is comprised of a male coupling and a female coupling. The couplings are interconnected to one... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080197068 - Filtration device of water pump: The present invention relates to a filtration device of water pump comprising a water inlet at the water inlet end and a water outlet at the water outlet end, water flow being caused by the impeller, which is driven by the power source, to move from the water inlet to... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080197069 - Ceramic filter element for water purification: In a ceramic filter element 10 for purifying water, the element is formed by a tubular body, which comprises at least one wall 11 and has at least one through opening 12 extending along the entire length of the tubular body. The wall 11 is implemented as a functional layer... Agent: Kohler Schmid Moebus

20080197070 - Composite membranes and membrane systems and methods for production and utilization thereof: Thin film composite membranes on polyolefin structures may be prepared by interfacial polymerization on a polyolefin support. Polyolefin structures may have hollow and/or solid portions. The polyolefin structure may be hydrophilized prior to interfacial polymerization. The hydrophilized structure may also be treated with an aqueous monomer containing solution first, followed... Agent: Mccarter & English , LLP Stamford Office

20080197071 - Nano composite hollow fiber membrane and method of manufacturing the same: Disclosed are a nanofiltration composite hollow fiber membrane and a method of manufacturing the same. The nanofiltration composite hollow fiber membrane includes a reinforcement (1) which is a tubular braid, a polymeric resin thin film (2) coated on the outer surface of the reinforcement (1), and a polyamide active layer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080197072 - Microfiltration membrane with improved filtration properties: Method for producing this membrane from a casting solution comprising the hydrophobic first sulfone polymer and the hydrophilic second polymer in a solvent system, the method comprising the steps of pouring the casting solution, conditioned to a molding temperature, onto a carrier to form a film, which carrier has a... Agent: Hammer & Associates, P.C.

20080197073 - Treating pollutants by photoleaching: The invention relates to a method of depollution by phytoremediation intended for treating wastewater, polluted air or soil comprising a first step of introducing the pollutants in solid, liquid or gaseous form in a planted filter bed, and characterised in that it also comprises a step of irrigation of said... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080197074 - Method of and system for supporting denitrification: A method of supporting denitrification includes receiving biological material at a pulsed electric field station and applying a pulsed electric field to the biological material within a treatment zone in the pulse electric field station to generate treated biological material. The method also includes transporting at least a portion of... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080197075 - Removing mercury and other heavy metals from industrial wastewater: A method of removing one or more heavy metals including mercury from industrial wastewater by use of a filtration and/or a solid-liquid separation system by use of a water soluble ethylene dichloride ammonia polymer.... Agent: Peter A. Dimattia Patent And Licensing Department

20080197076 - Two stage hemofiltration that generates replacement fluid: The present invention relates to a system for two-stage blood dialysis of a patient. In one embodiment, the system comprises a first filtration device for receiving the blood from the patient and for producing a first filtrate and processed blood. The system further comprises a second filtration device for receiving... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080197077 - Low pressure drinking water purifier: An inexpensive device for removing microorganisms from drinking water includes an Ultrafiltration membrane filter equipped with a pressure regulating mechanism to supply purified water to a suitable low-pressure reservoir equipped with a bi-directional hydrophobic membrane vent filter having a 0.01-0.05-micron pore size. The purified water may be supplied to the... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080197078 - Hplc capillary column device: A high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) capillary column device, system and method for processing a HPLC sample with a cartridge housing a packed capillary column; at least one inlet connection to the capillary column for a sample fluid; and at least one outlet connection from the capillary column for the... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080197079 - Method of desorbing a volatile component from a spent adsorbent with rotating packed bed and method of recovering 2,2,3,3-tetrafluro-1-propanol from a gas stream by adsorption: A method of desorbing a volatile component from a spent adsorbent is disclosed, which includes flowing a stream of supercritical carbon dioxide through a rotating packed bed of the spent adsorbent; and collecting an effluent from the rotating packed bed, which contains supercritical carbon dioxide and the volatile component entrained... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080197080 - Ion exchange reactor: An ion exchange apparatus includes at least one fluid passage that extends between an inlet and an outlet for transporting a fluid having ions therein. At least one cartridge includes an ion exchange material and the cartridge has an ion removal rate of removing the ions from the fluid that... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080197081 - Compositions and methods for removing arsenic in water: Compositions and methods and for contaminants from water are provided. The compositions comprise ferric hydroxide and ferric oxyhydride coated substrates for use in removing the contaminant from the water Contacting water bearing the contaminant with the substrates can substantially reduce contaminant levels therein. Methods of oxidizing the contaminants in water... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080197082 - Aminocarboxylic acid esters having eo/po/buo-blockpolymers and use thereof as demulsifiers: The present invention relates to aminocarboxylic esters with EO/PO/BuO block polymers, processes for preparing such compounds and the use of these compounds as emulsion breakers, in particular for crude oil emulsions.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080197083 - Method and installation for treating community effluents: The invention concerns a method for treating effluents of communities equipped with a wastewater system capable of collecting rain or infiltration water, such that the flow rate of effluents to be treated by a treatment station may greatly vary between a dry weather period and a rainy weather period, whereby... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080197084 - Reversibly switchable surfactants and methods of use thereof: Reversible switchable surfactants are provided. A surfactant is the salt of an amidine or guanidine having at least one R group that is a hydrophobic moiety selected from the group consisting of higher aliphatic moiety, higher siloxyl moiety, higher aliphatic/siloxyl moiety, aliphatic/aryl moiety, siloxyl/aryl moiety, and aliphatic/siloxyl/aryl moiety. The other... Agent: Parteq Research & Development Innovations

20080197085 - Reduction of hydrogen sulfide in water treatment systems or other systems that collect and transmit bi-phasic fluids: A method for reducing noxious sulfur species including hydrogen sulfide in sewage collection systems including force mains is disclosed, where the method involves administering a an effective amount of a composition including a water soluble sulfur scavenger and an oil soluble sulfur scavenger in the presence of sufficient surfactant to... Agent: Robert W Strozier, P.l.l.c

20080197086 - Assembly for the treatment of a polymerizable material: The present invention relates to an arrangement (1) for treatment of a polymerizable material (12) comprising at least one gassing device (2) to feed a gas (11) into the polymerizable material (12) and a heating device (3) to heat the polymerizable material (12) provided with gas (11), characterized in that... Agent: Smith Moore LLP

20080190825 - Water sanitazation system having safety features and removable filter: A removable disposable air dryer cartridge is provided for a small enterprise water ozonation system. The cartridge includes an air inlet to receive atmospheric air, a desiccant material to remove moisture, and a dry air outlet for interfacing with the ozonation system to provide dry air to an ozone generator.... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Anne Kinsman

20080190826 - Ballast water treatment system: A ballast water treatment system for treating ballast water for a vessel has a pathway with for navigable raw water for to the tank and a discharge for discharging water back to the body of navigable raw water. A back washable filter in the pathway receives the raw water and... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080190827 - Filtered water enhancements: A system for enhancing water is described. The system includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet, source water at the inlet, which can flow through a filter component in the housing and thus become treated water, and at least one enhancement module that can dispense an enhancement into... Agent: The Clorox Company

20080190828 - Gravity-fed basin for discharging industrial water into a receiving body of water: The invention relates to a gravity-fed basin for discharging industrial water into a receiving body of water. The gravity-fed basin comprises a gravity cylinder having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and comprises an overflow sill formed by the edge of the inlet opening of the gravity cylinder. The... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080190829 - Fraction collector: The present invention is directed to a device for positioning a component thereof along x- and y-axes of the device. The device includes first and second motors, a carriage containing the component to be positioned, a lead screw to position the carriage along a first axis of the device, and... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080190830 - Microfluidic separation device and method of making same: A device and method for making a microfluidic separation device. A microfluidic separation device could include a microfluidic column having an inlet, the microfluidic column being configured to hold a first fluid and the microfluidic column including a porous portion, and an outlet attached to the microfluidic column, the outlet... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080190831 - Temperature transfer filter plate assembly: A temperature transfer filter plate assembly for a filter press includes a temperature transfer filter plate in a filter plate assembly having a plate chamber for receiving heating or cooling fluid. A plurality of apertures extend through the filter plate to enable the flow of liquid therethrough. A filter frame... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.c.

20080190832 - Coolant conditioning unit comprising a non-return valve: Coolant conditioning unit for coolant of an internal combustion engine. The unit includes a cup-shaped housing, a removable cover for closing the housing, a replaceable filter insert arranged in the housing and being detachably connected to the cover, an inlet, an anti-drain valve that is normally open during filtering, and... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080190833 - Manufacture of casings for use in the desalinaton of water and the filtration of liquids: A cylindrical casing (12) is disclosed which is of glass reinforced plastic and has an end cap at each end thereof. In the drawing the illustrated end cap is designated 42.2. Each end cap has at least one opening (52) therein through which water can flow. The illustrated end cap... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080190834 - Oil-sludge filtration system having a free floating weir box: A system for consolidating and removing contaminate such as paint sludge or oils from a fluid mixture. A contaminate tank receives a supply of the fluid mixture containing contaminate from a source such as a manufacturing line where overspray of paints or cleaning solutions containing washed away oils are collected.... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Ozga, P.c.

20080190835 - Filter system and methods of operating the same: A filter system for clarifying water or wastewater. The filter system includes at least one filter compartment having at least one layer of filter media and an underdrain. The at least one layer of filter media removes impurities from the influent passing therethrough. An influent feed trough is operably associated... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees Llc

20080190836 - Spiral separation membrane element: A spiral-type separation membrane element is provided that can reduce the pressure loss caused by the transmitted water flow within a water-collecting tube without changing the outer diameter and the inner diameter of the water-collecting tube. In a spiral-type separation membrane element in which a separation membrane, a feed-side flow... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080190837 - Filter module and filter device: A filter module includes an axially extending central channel, a first hollow adapter having an interior through which the central channel extends, a second hollow adapter having an interior through which the central extends, one or more filter cells positioned between the first and second adapters and around the central... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080190838 - Bailing apparatus: A bailing or liquid extraction apparatus for removing liquid from a body of liquid, such as, pools, ponds, water holes, creeks, rivers, excavated hole, flooded areas and natural or artificial reservoirs comprises a hollow body (16) which has an arcuate bottom surface which in use retains a pump inlet (14)... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080190839 - Filter for internal combustion engines: Filter for internal combustion engine liquids, comprising a casing (2) closed by a removable cover (4) and containing a toroidal filter cartridge (3) which separates the casing cavity into two chambers (21, 22) for passage of the liquid to be filtered and passage of the filtered liquid respectively, in which... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080190840 - Microfluidic device with at least one retaining device: A microfluidic device comprising at least one inlet port, at least one flow path coupled to the inlet port, and at least one fluid separation element coupled to the flow path, wherein the fluid separation element comprises a packing material and is adapted for separating different components of a fluid,... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080190841 - Ceramic membranes with improved adhesion to plasma-treated polymeric supporting material and their production and use: A flexible, ceramic membrane is useful as a separator for batteries, especially lithium batteries, the membrane containing a polymeric non-woven; a ceramic coating on and in the non-woven; wherein the ceramic coating comprises at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, TiO2, ZrO2, BaTiO3, SiO2, and mixtures... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080190842 - Polymers useful as medical materials: f

20080190843 - Polymers useful as medical materials: It is intended to provide a polymer for coating a leukocyte removal filter material which is excellent in the capability of removing leukocytes. It is further intended to provide a filter whereby both of leukocytes and platelets can be highly efficiently removed from a blood product containing leukocytes and platelets.... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080190844 - Methods, processes and apparatus for biological purification of a gas, liquid or solid; and hydrocarbon fuel from said processes: This invention relates to improved methods, processes and apparatus for the removal of sulfides from a gas, liquid or solid (substance) wherein the substance is contacted with an aqueous solution. The instant invention presents methods and processes wherein at least one of H2S, SO2 and CS2 is chemically converted in... Agent: Richard A. Haase (inventor)

20080190845 - Methods for enhancing the dewaterability of sludge with alpha-amylase treatment: The present invention relates to enhancing sludge dewaterability by adding an alpha-amylase to the sludge prior to conventional conditioning and dewatering operations.... Agent: Novozymes North America, Inc.

20080190846 - Assembly for water filtration using a tube manifold to minimise backwash: A membrane filtration assembly (10) including a membrane module (5) having one or more permeable hollow membranes (6) supported therein by at least one header (7). A filtrate collection chamber (18) is associated with the header (7) and in fluid communication with lumens of the membranes (6) for collecting filtrate... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080190847 - Apparatus and method: An activated sludge system for the purification of wastewater includes a membrane reactor comprising: (i) an array of pairs of vertical membranes (14) parallel to each other, (5) the membranes being spaced apart from each other and being permeate to liquid but substantially impermeable to solid particles, (ii) liquid flow... Agent: Arnold S Weintraub The Weintraub Group

20080190848 - Central pumping and energy recovery in a reverse osmosis system: A reverse osmosis system includes a plurality of feed pumps each having a feed pump input and a feed pump output, an input manifold in fluid communication with the feed pump inputs and a membrane feed manifold in fluid communication with the feed pump output. The system also includes a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080190849 - Depth exposed membrane for water extraction: A DEMWAX™ water treatment system includes membrane modules and a collection channel. The membrane modules are submerged at depth and tethered to one or more anchors on the ocean floor. A breathing tube extends between the collection channel and a buoy floating on the surface of the ocean to expose... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080190850 - Apparatuses and methods for electrochemically modifying the retention of species on chromatography material: An apparatus and method for electrochemically modifying the retention of a species on a chromatography material is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing having an effluent flow channel adapted to permit fluid flow therethrough. The effluent flow channel comprises chromatography material. The apparatus further comprises first and second electrodes positioned... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080190851 - Crosslinkable materials based on organosilicon compounds: The invention relates to crosslinkable materials based on organosilicon compounds which contain acid scavengers, moldings produced therefrom by crosslinking and the use of these moldings for absorbing and neutralizing acids in a liquid or gaseous medium.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080190852 - Sulfur removal using ferrous carbonate absorbent: Finely divided ferrous carbonate absorbent, siderite granules or absorbent particles made by mixing, agglomerating and shaping finely powdered ferrous carbonate, preferably siderite, in combination with minor effective amounts of water or an optional binder, followed by drying, are used to treat and significantly reduce concentrations of hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide,... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20080190853 - Method and apparatus for separating liquid droplets from a gas stream: A method and apparatus for separating liquid droplets from a gas stream. The method includes the steps of conditioning the gas stream which contains the droplets so that the gas stream exhibits substantially turbulent flow, passing the gas stream generally axially through a flowpath so that the gas stream is... Agent: Rodman Rodman

20080190854 - Process for purifying l-cysteine: L-cysteine-is separated from an L-cysteine-containing fermenter broth containing an oxidizing agent which is capable of oxidizing L-cysteine at pH<5, by contacting the L-cysteine-containing fermenter broth with an ion exchanger at a pH from 5 to 9, the pH in the fermenter broth becoming <5, and preferably <2. The L-cysteine binds... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20080190855 - Derivatised carbon: Derivatised carbon is disclosed in which an amino acid or a derivative thereof is attached to the carbon. Derivatised carbon may be useful in the detection and removal of metal ions from liquid media.... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080190856 - Sorbent composition: The invention describes a sorbent composition consisting of a biomass material from which furfural has been removed for adapted to act as an absorbent. The sorbent composition can be sunflower hulls and/or husks.... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20080190857 - System and methods of producing membranes: An apparatus and method of forming a solid-fibrin web. The apparatus includes a centrifuge (600) having a housing (604), and actuator (648), a wheel (660), and a flange (664). The housing includes a recessed area (616) and a base (608) supportable on a surface. The wheel is coupled to the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080190858 - Flotation process and apparatus for separating suspended particles from a liquid: A process and apparatus for separating suspended solid material from a fluid, comprising the steps of adding in a chamber buoyant media as glass spheres with 30-250 micron diameter (106) to the fluid to form a first mixture of fluid influent and buoyant media, adding a flocculant (108) to the... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080190859 - Method for recovering suspended solids from residual effluents: A process for the treatment of contaminated fluid and wastewater containing residuals from food processing and waste and residuals from animal feeding operations and effluent from the digestion of these residuals is disclosed. The process is carried out in an enclosed tank using a separation procedure that maintains the state... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080190860 - Stimulant sensitive flocculation and consolidation: The present invention relates to methods for the separation of materials from heterogeneous fluids and provides a means of effecting stimulant-sensitive flocculation and consolidation of solid suspensions within a liquid medium. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of controlling the state of a suspension of solid particles in a... Agent: Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus Pc

20080190861 - Composition and method for agglomerating solids in solid-liquid separation processes: An effervescent chitosan-containing solid composition for agglomerating solids in and clarifying a slurry in a solid-liquid separation process or system, such as a mining pond, and a method of using the composition is described and claimed. The slurry contains water and solids. The composition includes chitosan, a solid acid, and... Agent: Edward O. Yonter Patent And Licensing Department

20080190863 - Effluent treatment combining solid/liquid separation and pulsed electric fields: This invention discloses the treatment of effluents in which a flow of the said effluents is subjected to a pulsed electric field that modifies physicochemical and biologic characteristics of the medium, this modification being used during a solid/liquid separation operation, of the settlement or membrane filtration type. The solid/liquid separation... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080190864 - Method of treating a marine object: A method for eliminating alien species and undesirable organisms from ballast water of a marine vessel. Ballast water (204) is injected into a container (202). An organic substance is added to the ballast water. Heterotrophic organisms (219) in the ballast water reproduce and consume the organic substance (218). The heterotrophic... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20080190862 - Solution reactor and method for solution reaction: A solution reactor allows the solution L to contact with the reactant gas G, and the component contained in the solution L is chemically changed by means of the reactant gas G. The reactor includes a nozzle 41 for spraying the solution L into a state of mists M, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080190865 - Preparation and applications of stabilized metal nanoparticles for dechlorination of chlorinated hydrocarbons in soils, sediments, and ground water: A stabilized, chemically reactive, metallic nano-material effective for degradation of chlorinated organic compounds in soils, sediments and groundwater. The nano-material is composed of a magnetic metal nanoparticle and a carbohydrate stabilizer bound to the nanoparticle. The preferred metal nanoparticle is iron and the preferred carbohydrate stabilizer is either a starch... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080190866 - Method for processing aqueous effluents containing metal nitrate or nitrite salts: The invention relates to a method for processing an aqueous effluent (E) containing in solution at least one type of metal (M) nitrite or nitrate whose oxide is stable in an aqueous medium consisting (I) in introducing cations NH4+ in aqueous solution, generally in the form of an aqueous ammonia... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080190867 - System and method for treating wastewater: The present invention provides a system for treating wastewater produced during grinding and slicing in a semiconductor packaging process, comprising a collecting tank for collecting the wastewater produced during grinding and/or slicing in a semiconductor packaging process; a physical filtration device for separating the suspended materials from the wastewater by... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080190868 - Water filtration and recycling for stone fabrication equipment: A water treatment and recycling system for filtering grey waste water to clear water for stone fabrication equipment includes a waste water storage tank connected to receive grey water from stone fabrication equipment and a clear water supply loop. The clear water supply loop includes a high capacity filter assembly... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080190869 - Fat separator: The present invention provides a fat separator device having a container with a spout portion and a cover portion releasably attached to the container. The cover portion including a surface having at least one aperture to allow for passage of a liquid through the cover portion and a plug portion... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Suite 1600

20080190870 - Filter and pump unit, filter and pump apparatus having such a unit and also method for filtering out: A filter and pump unit is proposed for the filtering out of particles from a fluid, there being a filter housing (2) which bounds a filter space (3) and has an inlet (21) and also an outlet (22) for the fluid to be filtered as well as a filter element... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080185320 - System for deodorizing and neutralizing waste-water: A system for injecting odor and/or corrosion control chemical(s) into sewage, having provision to maintain substantial constancy in the ratio between odor and/or corrosion control chemical(s), and material entering the wet well.... Agent: David D. Winters

20080185321 - Effluent purifying plant with centralized structure: The invention concerns a plant comprising, on a vertical axis, a homogenizing vessel (1) followed by a settling vessel (2) and a flocculating vat (3). The homogenizing vessel (1) is fed by tangential intake (92) of the effluent and the input (611) and the output (612) of the upper tube... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20080185322 - Device for the removal of substances from liquids in particular blood: The invention relates to an apparatus for the elimination of substances from liquids, in particular from blood, comprising a primary circuit for the liquid to be treated, a filter which is integrated therein and at whose secondary side a secondary circuit is connected in which at least one adsorber is... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080185324 - Method and apparatus for treating lime slurry for grit removal: A method and apparatus is provided for conveying lime slurry, removing and controlling the amount of grit, and feeding lime slurry, wherein the lime slurry moves through a recirculation loop, and wherein gravity removal of grit from the lime slurry takes place.... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080185323 - Water treatment system: A water treatment system for removing impurities from incoming feed water includes a manifold having a plurality of water treatment filter housings connected thereto. The filter housings are configured to accept a plurality of water treatment filter cartridges, which have, at one end, a filter housing cap fixedly attached thereto.... Agent: Mayer Brown LLP

20080185325 - Pollutant trap: A system for removing pollutants from a liquid. The system has a tank with a bypass chamber, a treatment chamber, inlet and outlet ports. A dividing wall is located within the tank and defines the bypass chamber and the treatment chamber. The dividing wall has an inlet opening, one or... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080185326 - Open-end filter assembly for fluid processing system: The disclosure is directed to a fluid processing system utilizing an open-end filter assembly to produce a product fluid. The system includes a fluid pump to deliver the raw fluid to a fluid processor and a heat exchanger to control the temperature of the processed fluid. The processed fluid is... Agent: Attention: Eric D. Levinson Imation Corp.

20080185327 - Disposable monolithic column: Permeable polymeric monolithic materials are prepared in a plastic column casing. In one embodiment, the permeable polymeric monolithic materials are polymerized by the application of heat from an external source starting at a low temperature such as 40 degrees centigrade, depending on the mixture and size of the column, and... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080185328 - Fluid treatment method and apparatus: Apparatus for treating a fluid in a conduit, comprising first and second core elements of magnetically conductive material adapted to be mounted to the conduit to surround same at spaced positions therealong; and means for establishing radio frequency magnetic fluxes in said core elements, for generating respective electromagnetic fields in... Agent: Todd, Oliver E., Jr. Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd

20080185329 - Strengthening construction for depressing cap of water filter: Disclosed is a strengthening construction for depressing cap of water filter, said depressing cap has a water inlet and a water exit, a pipe line which does not form a via hole for connecting said water inlet and water exit is formed between said water inlet and water exit, and... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080185330 - Filter cartridges and methods: Filter cartridges and methods of use with manifolds of appliances. The filter cartridges can includes components, such as handles, levers, cams, rotatable nuts, actuators, pins, and springs, to assist in removing the filter cartridge from the manifold. Some embodiments of the filter cartridges can include a neck having a non-uniform... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080185331 - Fuel filter device: A fuel filter device includes a bag-shaped filter member and is adapted to be attached to communicate an inner space of the filter member with a fuel suction opening in a fuel tank. The filter member is configured in a multilayer structure. At least one layer of the filter member... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080185332 - Modified polyamide membrane: A modified polyamide membrane and method for making and using the same. The present invention includes many embodiments including methods comprising contacting a polyamide membrane with certain modifiers, including but not limited to certain oxazoline and/or thiazoline-based compounds, derivatives and polymers thereof. In one embodiment, the surface of a polyamide... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080185333 - Silane-treated silica filter media: The present invention provides methods for separating one or more components of interest from a sample containing particulates and soluble materials. The method comprises the steps of: (a) filtering a sample through silica filter media whose surface silanol groups have reacted with one or more silanes, and (b) simultaneously capturing... Agent: Howrey LLP

20080185334 - Density current baffle for a clarifier tank: A density current baffle for use in a clarifier tank has a first baffle portion having a lower end, an upper end and an intermediate central portion. The lower end of the baffle portion is coupled to a side wall of the clarifier tank. The upper end of the baffle... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20080185336 - Process for solid-state methane fermentation of biomass materials and fermentation apparatus system therefor: an apparatus system for producing a biogas by solid-state fermentation of a solid biomass material which comprises: an acid fermentation tank (7) having a means for pelletization (4) of the solid biomass material and an air inlet (25) with a movable valve; and a methane fermentation tank (11) having a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080185335 - Septic system remediation method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for remediating a failing wastewater treatment system comprising a positive air, oxygen, ozone, or combination thereof, generating pressure pump (40) directing the air, oxygen, ozone or combination through a tube (50) to an air stone (60) suspended in the effluent. Attached growth bacteria grow on a... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080185337 - Microbial degradation of water-borne paint containing high levels of organic solvent: A method for degrading, detackifying and reducing solvent in water comprising organic solvent-laden water-borne paint that comprises adding to the water an effective degrading, detackifying and/or solvent-reducing amount of at least one microorganism culture and sufficient micronutrients to sustain the growth of the at least one microorgansim culture and to... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080185339 - Method for extracting at least one compound from a liquid phase comprising a functionalized ionic liquid, and microfluidic system for implementing said method: (EN) The invention concerns a method for extracting at least one chemical or biological compound from a liquid phase comprising at least one functionalized ionic liquid, via a liquid extracting fluid (F) which is miscible with said ionic liquid(s), and a microfluidic system (10) for implementing said method. The inventive... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080185338 - Separation of olefin vapor from liquid fraction to reduce fouling: This invention is directed to methods of removing water and other condensable materials, as well as solids particles such as catalyst particles, from olefin product streams so as to reduce fouling in the liquid and vapor separation equipment. In order to reduce fouling or contamination in the condensing or quenching... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20080185340 - Process to prepare salt: The present invention relates to a process to prepare salt comprising the following steps: (i) preparing an aqueous salt solution containing at least 100 g/l of sodium chloride and at least 0.01 ppm of polyvalent cations by dissolving a sodium chloride source in industrial water, (ii) adding an effective amount... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080185341 - Water treatment by dendrimer-enhanced filtration: Described herein are compositions and methods useful for the purification of aqueous fluids using dendritic macromolecules. The process involves using dendritic macromolecules (dendrimers) to bind to or chemically transform solutes, and a filtration step to produce fluid from which solutes have been removed or chemically transformed. Examples of dendrimers that... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080185342 - Device for capillary chromatography and method for manufacturing such a device: A device for capillary chromatography comprising at least one first receiving space arranged in a circuit board and of a form such that the first receiving space is suitable for at least partially receiving a coiled part of a capillary separation column. Also a method for manufacturing such a device.... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080185343 - Method for separating an organic phase from an electrolyte-containing aqueous and organic phase: A method for separating electrolyte-containing water from an organic phase by means of permeation on a hydrophobic separating means. The permeated organic solution is substantially depleted in water and the retained water is enriched with electrolytes.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20080185344 - Aeration method, aeration apparatus and aeration system: Provided are an aeration method, an aeration apparatus and an aeration system which allow, in a sewage disposal plant, a nursery for fish and shellfish and a closed water area in an ocean or the like, the highly efficient dissolution of an gas into the water to be treated and... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20080185345 - method and apparatus to clean particulate matter from a toxic fluid: There is a method of capturing, removing or collecting the particulate matter from a fluid containing a toxic liquid reaction and particulate matter produced from the reaction. The method includes partly or completely disposing a screen into the toxic fluid. Mixing the toxic fluid allowing the particulate matter to contact... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20080185346 - Desalination device and associated method: A desalination system and method of desalinating liquids are provided. The desalination system includes a supercapacitor desalination unit. A first liquid source to be desalinated is provided to the supercapacitor desalination unit while the system is in a charging mode of operation. A second liquid source comprising saturated or supersaturated... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080185347 - Ph-adjusting compositions in water-soluble pouches: A composition comprising a pre-measured amount of an acid component and an alkaline component in a sealed water-soluble pouch, said composition when contacted with water generating effervescence and neutralizing the pH of the water is disclosed.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080185348 - Methods and apparatus for treating cyanide- and/or complexing-agent-containing solutions: A method of treating an aqueous cyanide- and/or complexing-agent-containing solution, including high-temperature treating the solution in a closed reaction vessel, discharging at least a portion of the treated solution from the reaction vessel, at least partially replacing the discharged fraction with untreated solution, and subjecting the untreated solution to high-temperature... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20080185349 - Apparatus and method for filtering biological samples: An apparatus and method for filtering a biological sample is presented. The apparatus comprises a body member has an upper end and a lower end and defining a workspace therewithin. A first attachment portion is integrally joined to the lower end of the body member for interlockingly receiving a filtered... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20080185350 - Method and apparatus for separating oil sand particulates from a three-phase stream: A method and apparatus for removing solid particles from a three-phase stream that utilizes a separation vessel comprising a vapor-liquid separation zone and an overlying vapor-solid separation zone. The vapor-solid separation zone can comprise a solids flow inhibiting structure operable to remove at least a portion of the solid particles... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080185351 - System and method for water restoration: System and method for water restoration to a water pool or to water regions associated with freshwater or saltwater marinas. Embodiments include a positive water flow device that works in unison with a negative water flow device, wherein the positive and negative flow devices are separated from each other in... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC