Liquid purification or separation inventions 11/08

20080290009 - Water softening device: A water softening device comprises a salt chamber, a metering chamber, and a softening chamber. The salt chamber holds salt, while the metering chamber holds brine. The softening chamber holds water softening material, such as zeolite beads. An input is in fluid communication with the salt chamber for producing brine.... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20080290010 - Oil water coalescing separator: An oil water coalescing separator has a coalescing chamber containing oil coalescing media. The separator is preferably substantially transparent so that the thickness of the band of coalesced tramp oil can be visually discerned at a glance. The separator preferably has a magnet base so the separator can be hung... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080290011 - Wireless liquid level sensing assemblies and grinder pump assemblies employing the same: A liquid level sensing assembly employs an inductive or magnetic coupling to wirelessly communicate a plurality of signals based on a changing level of wastewater in a tank to a first coil of a pump/alarm control circuit in the grinder pump. The assembly includes at least one liquid level sensor... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080290012 - Water discharge pipe and drain head assembly structure: A water discharge pipe and drain head assembly structure that, by means of a matched drain head inner diameter bore, seal ring shape, and clamp ring, enables the utilization of a simple stomp operated, additionally fabricated, foot-driven component which is sleeved into the inner diameter bore of the drain head... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20080290013 - Oil filter apparatus: The invention relates to an oil filter apparatus comprising an oil inlet and an oil outlet, with a suction oil pump being connectable to the oil outlet with which a negative pressure can be produced between the oil inlet (and the oil outlet, a coarse filter medium and a fine... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080290014 - Power aquarium cleaning and gravel vacuum: A gravel vacuum, including a pump, a detachable suction base connected to the pump to which a suction tube can be attached, a filter connected to the suction base, a return assembly, at least one valve, and an alternate flow path. The pump impels a flow of water from the... Agent: Swernofsky Law Group PC

20080290015 - Waste water filtering system: A wastewater filtering system is provided for the passage of the wastewater from the home to the septic tanks prior to passage to the drain fields. The system comprises a separate septic tank assembly and a grease trap assembly operatively adapted to receive the wastewater from the home prior to... Agent: Delphine James

20080290016 - Supporting structures for preparative chromatography columns: The plunger used as the upper enclosure in a preparative chromatography column is suspended by one or more rods that are supported by a frame through coupling connections on the frame that can fix the position of the rod(s) relative to the frame, while the position of the rod(s) is... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080290017 - Connection device for hydraulic circuit: The present invention relates to a connecting element for hydraulic circuits. The device comprises a body provided with one channel having an inlet section and an outlet section, the channel being connectable with a fluid supply line, said body being further provided with an aperture which opens, to the outside,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080290018 - Filter apparatus: A filter apparatus, including a dual-chambered, centrifugal and compressive filtration apparatus having a central annular filter element, rotating external radial fins extending from adjacent the filter element to adjacent an outer cannister wall and internal fins within the annular filter element. The disclosed filter element is a continuous resilient, cylindrical,... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080290019 - Scavenging filter: A scavenging filter includes a volume containing activated beads or fiber particles of a scavenging material housed in a removable housing in a cartridge filter body having an axial inlet extending to a space below a permeable false bottom, the fluid permeating upwards through the material, and cleaned liquor leaving... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080290021 - Composite membrane and its use in separation processes: The invention is directed to a composite ceramic/polymer membrane. The invention is further directed to the use of a composite membrane in pervaporation processes. According to the present invention there is provided a composite membrane comprising a support and a separation layer that comprises a rubbery polymer, wherein an intermediate... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080290020 - Method for making oriented single-walled carbon nanotube/;polymer nano-composite membranes: Nano-composite membranes and methods for making them are described. The nano-composite membranes a made from a layer of oriented carbon nanotubes fixed in a polymeric matrix. Methods for efficient, facile, and inexpensive fabrication of the nano-composite membranes using a filtration method are also described. The carbon nanotubes may also be... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080290022 - Crosslinked polymer film bearing ionic groupings: n

20080290023 - Induced vortex particle separator: The induced vortex particle separator is a device for separating solid particulate matter from a liquid containing such particulate matter. The liquid enters a housing through an inlet port and is driven about a helical vane to form a helical flow path. Upon exiting the helical vane, the liquid is... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080290024 - Methods for reducing biosolids odors: A method for reducing the odors of an anaerobically digested dewatered biosolids or other biosolids or sludge may include separating first anaerobically digested dewatered biosolids into first and second portions, storing second anaerobically digested dewatered biosolids, removing a portion of the second biosolids, and mixing the removed second biosolids portion... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080290025 - Combination membrane/biolytic filtration: Described herein are methods and systems for combination membrane/biolytic filtration. In one embodiment a filtration system is operated under suction. The arrangement includes a feed tan (5) having a smaller filtrate vessel (6) positioned therein. The region within, the feed tank (5) not occupied by the filtrate vessel (6) is... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080290026 - Method and apparatus for aeration of liquid medium: An apparatus and method for mixing gas and liquid comprising a dome, lower housing, aerator device and flotation device, wherein intermeshed rotating sets of discs operate on parallel shafts driven by variable speed drives, and strakes are radially mounted on the discs to carry liquid up into a mixing area... Agent: Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20080290027 - Method and apparatus for removing solute from a solid solute-bearing product: The process and apparatus are for removing a solute from a solute-bearing solid product by means of a solvent which remains in liquid state throughout the entire oil extraction process. In one embodiment, the solvent is normally in gazeous state at ambient temperature and pressure values, but is used mainly... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080290028 - Stationary phase and column using cucurbituril bonded silica gel, and separation method of taxol using the column: Provided are a stationary phase and a column using a cucurbituril-bound silica gel, and a method of separating taxane using the column. The taxane separation method includes: preparing a column for taxane separation, the column being packed with a stationary phase including a cucurbituril-bound silica gel in which a cucurbituril... Agent: Perman & Green

20080290029 - Method for removing organic matter from water and a device for carrying out said method: A system and method is provided for removing organic matter from water. The method includes contacting the water with a powdered material with an anionic or cationic surface charge and having a particle size of between 0.1 mm and 2 mm. The powdered material is a modified product of natural... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080290030 - System and method for treatment of acidic wastewater: A method for removing contaminants from an influent wastewater stream includes initially chemically adjusting a pH of the influent wastewater stream to less than about 3.5 or maintaining the pH of the influent stream at less than about 3.5. After initially adjusting or maintaining the pH of the influent wastewater... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080290031 - Spacer for filter modules: In order to provide a spacer for filter modules which may be used not only for plate and frame filter modules, but also for spiral wound-type filter modules and which allows high packing densities while providing optimized cleanability, a spacer for filter modules is proposed to be disposed between two... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080290032 - Submersible reverse osmosis desalination apparatus and method: An submersible desalination unit composed of a structure containing a water intake system for acquiring sea water, a sea water pre-filtration system for removing lager contaminants and debris, a reverse osmosis system for the purification of the water, a permeate transfer system to carry the water to where it will... Agent: Jim Helfrich

20080290033 - Method and apparatus for recovery of water containing silica: Disclosed are embodiments of a method and apparatus for the treatment of water containing silica in order to recover as much treated water from a water source as possible while minimizing the generation of waste products. Other embodiments include removing specific elements from the water source and utilizing those elements.... Agent: John J. Brooks, Iii

20080290034 - Bridged macrocyclic module compositions: This invention is related to the fields of organic chemistry and nanotechnology. In particular, it relates to materials and methods for the preparation of organic synthons and bridged macrocyclic module compounds. The bridged macrocyclic module compounds may be used to prepare macrocyclic compositions such as nanofilms, which may be useful... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080290035 - Method and sorbant for removing contaminates from water: A method for removing dissolved contaminants, such as arsenate, from water by the step of contacting a sorbant with the water, the sorbant comprising more than ten weight percent of an oxide of titanium and more than one tenth weight percent of a sulfate salt, such as calcium sulfate, having... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080290036 - Method of synthesizing zirconium-loaded fibrous adsorbent materials having phosphoryl groups and removal of objectionable substances using the adsorbents: A zirconium-loaded fibrous adsorbent material having phosphoryl groups which is produced by first grafting a reactive monomer having phosphoryl groups onto a polymeric substrate and then loading zirconium. One or more methods of using the zirconium-loaded fibrous adsorbent material to recover arsenic, phosphoric ions, and/or fluoride ions are disclosed.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080290038 - Magnetic hydrocarbon treatment device and method: A magnetic treatment of hydrocarbon fuel flowing through a fuel conduit. A plurality of magnets with repelling polarity is used in affecting the fuel structure and alternating said structure by aligning the hydrocarbons in a parallel uniform manner to increase combustion efficiency thus increasing power while reducing pollutants and exhaust... Agent: Jim Helfrich

20080290037 - Methods and apparatuses for separating biological particles: Methods and apparatuses for separating biological particles are provided.... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20080290039 - Control system: An apparatus and method for controlling a water characteristic of a body of water by controlling the cyclic release of a water characteristic material into the body of water with or without the system being responsive to a level of the water characteristic in the body of water with the... Agent: Carl L. Johnson Jacobson And Johnson

20080290041 - Methods and apparatus for efficient operation of an abatement system: A method of operating an electronic device manufacturing system is provided which includes the steps of receiving information with an interface, wherein the information relates to an abatement system, and shutting down a process tool and an abatement tool in response to the information.... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20080290040 - Methods and apparatus for foam control in a vacuum filtration system: A flow diverter, vacuum control and tilting of the liquid filtering system are used alternatively or in conjunction to reduce foam production in a filtered liquid sample. A liquid filtering system includes an upper sample reservoir, a filter and a lower storage bottle. A vacuum is applied below the sample... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080290043 - Directional microporous diffuser and directional sparging: A method for treating contaminates includes delivering a stream of a fluid to a directional microporous diffuser that has a sidewall with microscopic openings and has a partitioned interior region to effect discharge of microbubbles from less than the entire sidewall portion of the directional microporous diffuser at any particular... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080290042 - Pollutant control for inlet protection: A pollutant control apparatus for mounting in a grate frame used for protecting a water inlet comprising a basin frame and a flexible basin. The basin frame is adapted for disposition upon the grate frame. The flexible basin affixed to the basin frame is made of an open mesh material.... Agent: Kramm Law

20080290044 - Chlorine dioxide-based water treatment system for on-board ship applications: An on-board ship water treatment system includes such features as drinking water purification and ballast water treatment. The on-board ship water treatment system includes an on-board ship water treatment vessel. A chlorine dioxide generator is fluidly connected to the on-board ship water treatment vessel. The chlorine dioxide generator includes a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080290045 - Process and apparatus for water decontamination: Apparatus and method relating to water decontamination, and more particularly, to removing NDMA and other organic contaminants from water using ultraviolet light in combination with ozone or ozone and peroxide, are described.... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20080290046 - Control system: A control system comprising a timer based controller and a valve wherein the timer-based controller has a fixed period and the timer based controller regularly cycles the valve between a first condition and a second condition with the first portion of the cycle directing a first flow of water through... Agent: Carl L. Johnson Jacobson And Johnson

20080290047 - Method and apparatus for filtering flowable material: A method and filter element for filtering flowable material. The filter element includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and a middle plate sandwiched therebetween. The top plate includes a first outlet to receive unfiltered material. The middle plate is interposed between the top plate and bottom plate and supports... Agent: Gary K. Price, Esq. Bowers Harrison, LLP

20080290048 - Plasma separation device and method thereof: A device and method thereof for at least partially fractioning or separating fluid from higher density and/or solid particles contained in liquid samples are disclosed. The present invention provides a movable or drivable device having a flow path defined by inner and outer wall surfaces and arranged such that the... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP One Dayton Centre

20080290049 - Methods for separating slurry components: The invention relates to methods for separating slurry components. In particular, the invention relates to the concentration of polymer particles in a slurry from the polymerization of C4-C7 isoolefins.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20080290050 - Device, kit to filter bone marrow aspirate: The present invention refers to a filtering device for bone marrow aspirate, a kit comprising said filtering device, a method to obtain a biocompatible material enriched with progenitor cells, the material per se obtained from said method and to the use of said material for bone treatment, both in humans... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080283454 - Water softener salt loading system: Remote delivery of water softener pellets into a water softener by means of vacuum. By using a vacuum the delivery system allows salt to be delivered to great distances to point of use (existing brine tank). This invention will allow people to drive into their garage close to the inventive... Agent: D.a. Stauffer Patent Services LLC

20080283455 - Apparatus and method for denitrification of treated water from aerobic wastewater treatment systems: An apparatus and method for denitrification of treated wastewater from an aerobic wastewater treatment system in which oxygen levels in the aeration chamber of an aerobic digestion vessel are cycled between an anoxic environment, i.e., when the treated wastewater in the aeration vessel contains from just above 0 to just... Agent: C. James Bushman Browning Bushman P.C.

20080283456 - Pool filter net: With reference to drawing FIG. 1-3 the pool filter is a filter media sheet or form that is place on or around an existing water filter and whose purpose is to filter large particles before they plug the pores of the primary filter FIG. 1. It is place over the... Agent: Sadel Charlotin

20080283457 - Skimmer apparatus for use with a body of water: A skimmer apparatus including a floatation element defining an operative top end and configured to remain on top of a body of water, a net material having a top edge connected to the floatation element and extending nearly a complete width of the floatation element, a non-floatation element defining an... Agent: Terry M. Sanks Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20080283458 - Separation column and liquid chromatography apparatus using the same: A monolith rod 1 is covered with a metal or resin coating 2. Then, the monolith rod 1 covered by the coating 2 is further covered with a rod retainer 3 made of a low melting point metal (melting point 100-200 degrees C.) to form a column body 19. Since... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080283459 - Purification carrier input structure of a sewage scum removing unit: An improved structure of purification carrier input of a sewage scum removing unit includes a tank provided with a water inlet to introduce sewage into the tank; a water outlet disposed at a predetermined location on the tank to lead sewage out of the tank; and a carrier introduction end... Agent: Charles C.h. Wu

20080283460 - Device for filtering a fluid, particularly for plastic processing plants: The invention relates to an arrangement and a device for filtering a fluid, particularly for plastic processing plants, wherein the pressure drop, or the flow rate reduction, created by the withdrawal of material from the process is sensitively balanced in that pressure constancy and flow rate constancy are achieved at... Agent: Bohan Mathers

20080283461 - Filter, especially fuel filter: The invention relates to a filter, especially a fuel filter, comprising a housing of a suitable plastic material, consisting of an upper part and a lower part, and a concertinaed filter element arranged in the housing. Said housing separates an inlet from an outlet. The upper part is connected to... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20080283462 - Filter element: A sub-component of a replaceable filter element that is interfacably sealing a standpipe includes an end cap, said second end cap defining a first central opening; a central tube extending from the first central opening of the second end cap, wherein the central tube defines an inner surface, an outer... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20080283464 - Filter assembly with valve requiring compliant filter for open flow path: A fuel filtration apparatus for use in an internal combustion engine comprises an interrupter valve in a flow path from an inlet port of a filter head to a compliant filter. The interrupter valve has an open state and a closed state. In the open state a protruding member of... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080283463 - Filter with protruding member for engaging valve in head: A fuel filtration apparatus for use in an internal combustion engine comprises an interrupter valve in a flow path from an inlet port of a filter head to a compliant filter. The interrupter valve has an open state and a closed state. In the open state a protruding member of... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080283465 - Low coefficient of thermal expansion bonding system for a high porosity ceramic body and methods of manufacture: A porous ceramic body comprises a plurality of fibers and a bonding system bonding a portion of at least two fibers of the plurality of fibers. The plurality of fibers has a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The bonding system has a second coefficient of thermal expansion lower than the... Agent: Geo2 Technologies

20080283466 - Microbial control system: The invention relates to a microbial control system for treating influent water and sump water for control of microbial material in machines which process water such as ice making machines, humidifiers such as cool mist humidifiers and cooling towers. The microbial control system includes antimicrobial treatment media housed in a... Agent: John A. Parrish Law Offices Of John A. Parrish

20080283467 - Ship-side ballast water treatment systems including related appratus and methods: Ballast water treatment apparatus and methods for preventing foreign aquatic invasive species form entering marine ecological zones by translocation in ship's ballast water. The apparatus includes a housing, a filter member, and UV water treatment chambers. Methods include use of a ship's fire hydrant system or ballast water discharge port... Agent: Donald Bollella Db Technical Consulting

20080283468 - Method, composition and apparatus for high temperature production of methane from poultry waste: Compositions, methods and apparatus for the production of methane gas from poultry litter are provided. Particular features are selection of methanogens, well stirring of the digester, and control of critical parameters of digester temperature, pH, and solids content resulting in enhanced methane production and reduced nitrogen compositions. A benefit of... Agent: Terry B. Morris

20080283469 - Methods and apparatus for biological treatment of waste waters: A submerged membrane assembly including a membrane having a first surface, a second surface, and a vertical axis, and which is permeable between the surfaces by molecules of less than a predetermined size. A first fluid compartment in fluid communication with the first membrane surface and that contains at a... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20080283470 - Watewater mercury removal process: A method for removing ionic, organic and elemental mercury from aqueous streams such as wastewater streams from hydrocarbon processing. The method comprises four primary removal steps. First, a mercury precipitant is added to the stream to convert dissolved ionic species of mercury water-insoluble form. The majority of these precipitated solids,... Agent: Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Company

20080283471 - Process for separating one or more solids from water miscible fluids and an apparatus therefor: This invention relates to a process for removing solid matter from process liquids that are miscible with water. A brine made from water and dissolved salt and which is more dense than the process liquid is placed underneath and in contact with the mixture of process liquid and solid matter.... Agent: Cameron International Corporation

20080283472 - Supercritical water oxidation apparatus and process: A method for oxidizing an organic material includes the steps of (a) forming a preoxidation mixture comprising the organic material and water, and (b) causing the preoxidation mixture to react with a liquid oxidizer in a continuous flow reactor supercritical conditions for water, including a pressure of at least 3206... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20080283473 - Apparatus and method for separating a composite liquid into at least two components: A method and apparatus related to using a squeezing or transfer fluid to transfer fluid or components between bags in a centrifuge wherein the squeezing fluid can be reversed to reduce squeezing and such fluid an also be used to build up a over-pressure for rapid movement.... Agent: Caridianbct, Inc. Mail Stop: 810 1f2

20080283474 - Buoy suspension fractionation system: A separator that uses centrifugation to fractionate a suspension such as blood comprises a separation container and a buoy. The buoy is carried in the separation container and has a tuned density that is configured to reach an equilibrium position in a suspension. The guide surface is carried on the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080283475 - Purification and separation system for a fluid flow stream: The present invention relates generally to purification and separation of a fluid flow stream, and more particularly, to a separation system including a device for dispersing the fluid flow and separating pollutants there from. The device includes a vertical screen and baffle wall positioned in a fluid flow stream between... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20080283476 - Fluid filter and filtering method: A fluid filter is preferably constructed from a relatively thick batting of high loft, non-woven, fluid permeable fibrous material. The filter batting is then passed through a manufacturing device, which slices the batting in the vertical as to create two continuous filter batts from the parent filter batt. The slicing... Agent: Meroni & Meroni, P.C.

20080277324 - Floor drain: A floor drain system includes a generally rectangular drain grate having a plurality of drain apertures, and a drain body, having a circular lower portion defining an outlet and configured to mate with an underdrain structure, and an upper portion defining an inlet configured to receive the drain grate in... Agent: David R. Mckinney, P.C.

20080277325 - Mobile oil filtration unit: A portable oil filtration unit 10 comprising a tank section 11 and a pump and filter unit 12 and an electrical control box 13. Operational switches are illustrated generally at 14. The unit is equipped with an inlet lance or wand 15 and an outlet lance or wand 16. The... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080277326 - Pre-assembled flow control structure and related media filtration system: A stormwater filtration system includes a stormwater containment structure including a concrete floor and a pre-assembled flow structure embedded in the concrete floor. The pre-assembled flow structure includes an inlet compartment housing, an outlet compartment housing and at least one filter conduit positioned between the inlet compartment housing and the... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080277327 - Stormwater filter assembly: A filter assembly for use in filtering stormwater includes a bottom including a boss that includes a rib extending laterally along an inner surface of the boss. The rib includes a locking portion that mates with a corresponding locking portion on a peripheral surface of a connection to an outlet... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080277328 - Up-flow multi-stage anaerobic reactor (umar): The present invention discloses an Up-flow Multi-stage Anaerobic Reactor (UMAR) used for treatment of medium/high concentration organic wastewater. The stated UMAR with forced internal circulation, improved phase separator and added sludge inlet overcomes the disadvantages of a lower load, a longer hydraulic retention time and a larger dimension in traditional... Agent: Dr. Joe R. H. Zhao Tri-y Enterprises Ltd.

20080277329 - Jet nozzle arrangement for optimising gas bubble size in flotation: The present invention provides a nozzle assembly for use in a dissolved gas flotation system, comprising: a nozzle having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet being in fluid communication; and a shroud comprising a first shroud... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080277330 - Device and method for thermally drying filter cakes in diaphragm-filter presses: Heatable filter plate comprising two interconnected corrugated elements forming a cavity for the flow of a temperature controlled medium, filter press comprising said filter plate and diaphragm-filter plates in an alternating manner, and method for drying filter cakes in said filter press.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20080277331 - Multisectional filtering device: a

20080277332 - Micromachined membrane filter device for a glaucoma implant and method for making the same: A MEMS-fabricated filter device for an ophthalmic shunt and a method for making the same. The filter device may include: a membrane with a plurality of pores, substantially uniformly sized to achieve a therapeutic flow rate while substantially preventing bacterial passage therethrough; a pair of substrates, each bonded to an... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080277333 - Chlorine resistant polyamides and membranes made from the same: A chlorine resistant polyamide is formed from the reaction product of an amine and an acid chloride monomer wherein the acid chloride monomer is modified with electron-withdrawing groups that exhibit sufficient activity to (i) minimize any chlorination on both the amine and acid chloride side and (ii) minimize N-chlorination. A... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080277334 - Process for producing semipermeable composite membrane: The present invention aims at providing a composite semipermeable membrane excellent in water permeability and salt-blocking rate, a smaller content of unreacted polyfunctional amine components in the membrane, the composite semipermeable membrane avoiding the necessity of a membrane washing treatment, and the present invention also aims at providing a process... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080277335 - Disposable weir liner: A garnet settling/filtration system for use with a plurality of machine tools such as a water jet cutting machine is described. The garnet settling/filtration system comprises a settling tank, which utilizes a removable, disposable settling weir, which is received therein. The settling weir drops into the settling tank and provides... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080277337 - Method for producing hydrogen from organic wastes: The present invention relates to a method for producing hydrogen by batch process capable of replacing the existing complex continuous organic waste treatment system by using pretreated organic waste not only as a substrate but also an inoculum. According to the present invention, the existing complex continuous process can be... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080277336 - Permanent access port: A method and apparatus for the anaerobic digestion of high-solids waste material. The apparatus includes a closed container having a relatively circular outer wall. The closed container has a first passage having an inlet in which the waste material flows in a first direction, a second passage in which the... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20080277338 - Methods of treatment of ground water: The present invention relates to apparatus, methods, and applications for treating wastewater, and more particularly to biological processes for removing pollutants from wastewater. This invention further relates to apparatus and methods for growing microbes on-site at a wastewater treatment facility, and for economically inoculating sufficient microbes to solve various treatment... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080277339 - Oil tank cleaning: A system and method for cleaning oil tanks comprising: a bio-reactor for producing bacterial cultures containing bio-emulsifiers from bacteria, air, water and sources of utilizable carbon, nitrogen and phosphate; a first pump for pumping the bacterial cultures from the bio-reactor through a first pipe into the oil tank; at least... Agent: Brux Software Solutions Ltd.

20080277340 - Method for controlling fouling of a membrane filter: A membrane bioreactor system includes one or more biological reactors and one or more membrane tanks with each membrane tank having one or more membrane filters. To control membrane fouling, various process control variables are employed. First, the membrane filters are cleaned by an air scouring process where bubbles are... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080277341 - Method for making reverse osmosis permeate water and mineral water from deep seawater: A method for making reverse osmosis permeate water and mineral water from deep seawater includes the steps of: a) sand-filtering or ultra-filtering the deep seawater; b) conducting a first nano-filtering step to nano-filter the deep seawater after the step a) to obtain first nano-filtration permeate water and first nano-filtration concentrated... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20080277342 - Polyamide matrices and methods for their preparation and use: The invention provides novel polymer matrices and methods for preparing polymer matrices, as well as methods for purifying caustic feed streams using membranes that comprise polysulfonamide matrices.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Patent Operation

20080277343 - Liquid handling for filtration and preparative chromatogrphy: A method and system are provided for high-precision separation of pharmaceutical or biotechnology liquids. The separation can be in accordance with direct flow filtration, tangential flow filtration or preparative chromatography. Movement of the pharmaceutical or biotechnology liquid within a flow path is controlled according to a selected pattern. Selected patterns... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20080277344 - Brackish and sea water desalination using a hybrid ion exchange-nanofiltration process: Desalination is carried out by a hybrid ion exchange-nanofiltration process in which ion exchange is followed by pressure-driven nanofiltration. Monovalent ions of sodium and chloride of saline water are exchanged for equivalent concentrations of poly-valent ions (for example, sodium ions for magnesium ions or chloride ions for sulfate ions) when... Agent: Howson And Howson

20080277345 - Device for holding a column or cartridge in proximity to a detector and methods of using the same: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and devices for minimizing band spreading of compositions separated by chromatographic processes. One embodiment of the present invention features a device (11) for holding a separation column or cartridge. The device (11) includes a housing (15) having a chamber for receiving... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080277346 - Process for preparing substrates with porous surface: A process for preparing nanoparticle coated surfaces including the steps of electrostatically coating surfaces with polyelectrolyte by exposing the surface to a solution or suspension of polyelectrolyte, removing excess non-bound polyelectrolyte, then further coating the particles with a multi-layer of charged nanoparticles by exposing the polyelectrolyte-coated surface to a fluid... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080277347 - Sample preparation device and method utilizing polyamide tube: Polyamide sample preparation tubes with a hollow polyamide tube and an extraction medium contained within the tube are utilized in the sample preparation devices. The sample preparation tubes are substantially inert and show little tendency to dissolve or leach contaminants into nonaqueous liquids. The polyamide tubes may be used in... Agent: Varian Inc. Legal Department

20080277348 - Liquid exchange method, ingredient extraction method using the same, composite container and autoanalyzer: A liquid exchange method of exchanging liquids present around a magnetic substance is provided. The method serves to prevent a remaining liquid from transferring to a next step and a loss of the magnetic substance. Even when the liquid exchange method is applied to an autoanalyzer, the device structure will... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080277349 - Reactive filtration: In one embodiment, a reactive filtration method includes continuously regenerating a reactive filter media while simultaneously filtering contaminants from fluid flowing through the filter media. In one embodiment, regenerating the reactive filter media comprises mixing metal granules with the filter media and agitating the mixture. In another embodiment, regenerating the... Agent: Rainier Patents Ps

20080277350 - Method and device for isolating a chemically and radiochemically cleaned 68 ga-radionuclide and for marking a marking precursor with the 68 ga-radionuclide: The invention relates to initial 68Ge/Ga-generator elute which is guided directly to a cation exchanger, whereon 68Ga is quantitatively absorbed and is cleaned simultaneously in a chemical and radio chemical manner. Subsequently, the 68Ga-radio nuclide is combined with a radio pharmaceutical substance by a marking precursor made of a ligand... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20080277351 - Remediation and reclamation of heavy metals from aqueous liquid: The present invention is directed to a method of removing heavy or precious metal ions from an aqueous liquid. This method involves contacting the aqueous liquid with a lignocellulosic material under conditions effective to remove heavy or precious metal ions from the aqueous liquid,... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080277352 - Magnetic water conditioner: A magnetic water conditioner treats water with a magnetic field. The magnetic water conditioner includes a tank having an inlet operable to receive water from a pump and an outlet operable to discharge the water. The magnetic water conditioner is installed in close proximity to the pump. A plurality of... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20080277353 - Fluid treatment device: A method and apparatus for treating a fluid is provided and includes a fluid storage tank for partially containing a fluid and a gas, wherein the fluid storage tank includes a fluid inlet pipe and a fluid outlet pipe. The fluid treatment apparatus also includes a first aeration device, wherein... Agent: The Law Offices Of Steven Mchugh, LLC

20080277354 - Ballast water system: A system and method for treatment of water contaminated with organisms, in particular ballast water in ships, the system including a pump (5) pumping water from the sea trough a cavitation unit (7) and into one or more ballast tanks. The cavitation unit (7) will introduce a strong cavitation in... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080277355 - Anti-microbial and oxidative co-polymer: s

20080277356 - Microfluidic device with a filter: A microfluidic device with a filter includes a substrate; a flowpath including a well formed in the substrate in fluid communication with a channel formed in the substrate; and a filter disposed across the flowpath.... Agent: Cardinal Law Group Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.

20080277357 - Filtering systems with integral filter back-flushing: A filter system includes a distribution valve operable to direct a received fluid stream to first and second outlets during respective first and second cycles. A filtering system filters at least some fluid output from the first outlet of the distribution valve during the first cycle with a first filter... Agent: Thompson & Knight, L.L.P. Patent Property Department

20080272033 - Water filter and treatment system and component: A water treatment system comprising a separable water treatment component and a host water treatment apparatus is described. The component is useable in the host apparatus, and has an electronic circuit which is adapted to co-operate with an electronic circuit in the host apparatus. In typical operation, the electronic circuit... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080272034 - Separation of particles from a fluid by wave action: Methods and apparatuses for the separation of particles in a fluid provide for a container to enclose the fluid mixture containing particles and at least one transducer to create a wave action within the fluid. A gradient driver may be included to increase the particle separation. Inlet ports may be... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080272035 - System for water treatment: A system for water treatment comprising a first treatment area for receiving waste water and aerating the waste water to enhance aerobic bacterial treatment of waste water, a second treatment area for receiving waste water from the first treatment area and circulating waste water within it to enhance bacterial treatment... Agent: Trask Britt

20080272036 - Oil filter by-pass adapter: An oil filter by-pass adapter for placement between an internal combustion engine block and a spin-on type oil filter comprising a wafer plate having a first face adapted to contact the engine block, and a second face adapted to contact the oil filter. The second face has a peripheral wall... Agent: Charlette M. Crissman Klein, Denatale, Goldner Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP

20080272037 - Apparatus, products and processes for preventing the occurrence of rust strains resulting from irrigation systems using water containing iron ions:

20080272038 - Deck drain cover: There is provided a drain cover for a drain disposed within a fabricated layer having an exposed surface. The drain includes a frame member having a top surface. The frame member extends through the fabricated layer. The drain cover includes a collar having a lower surface that is placed adjacent... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080272039 - Swimming pool cleaning system: A pool cleaning installation that circulates water of a pool filtering and cleaning the water, having a suction connection to a flexible hose of a suction type automated pool cleaner and a return to a Venturi (10) located in the weir (5) of the pool which has a return pipe... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080272040 - Transportable integrated wash unit: A transportable wash unit comprises a wash fluid delivery system for delivering wash fluid to a desired washing location; a power supply for providing power to components of the transportable washing unit; a unit controller for controlling one or more components of the transportable wash unit; and a mobility unit... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20080272041 - Alcohol reduction in beverages: t

20080272045 - Automated packing system and method for chromatography columns: A column packing system comprises a control unit provided with software for calculating the breakpoint where a movable adapter comes into contact with a settled bed of bed media. The calculated breakpoint is used by the control unit to determine how much further the movable adapter has to move into... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20080272042 - Chromatography columns and their operation: A chromatography column (100) is disclosed comprising a housing (10) comprising a tubular side wall (1); opposed, axially spaced end units (2,3) which together with the side wall define an enclosed bed space to contain a bed of particulate medium, at least one of the end units being slidable in... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080272044 - Interphase injector device for the direct coupling of liquid chromatography and gas chromatography: The invention relates to an interface injector device for the direct coupling of liquid chromatography and gas chromatography, comprising an outer body (1) with an inner cavity with two inner chambers (2a, 2b) separated by a dividing element (9, 11a); a first passage (3) of the first chamber (2a) to... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080272043 - Reversed endcapping and bonding of chromatographic stationary phases using hydrosilanes: A process for producing a chromatographic stationary phase for use in reversed-phase chromatography. Chromatographic stationary phases prepared according to the methods of the current invention and liquid chromatography columns, which include the stationary phases, are also provided.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080272046 - Fuel filter: A fuel filter has a filter housing and an annular filter element arranged in the filter housing. Between the bottom of the filter housing and the bottom area of the filter element a water collecting chamber is formed. The filter element has a coalescing element and a particle filter element.... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080272047 - Separating device: The invention relates to a grit washer for separating organic pollutants from grit in wastewater treatment plants, said device comprising a container (2) which has a material supply inlet (5), a grit outlet (7), a separating water inlet (6) and a liquid discharging means (10). The container (2) has a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080272048 - Filter cartridge media retention system: A filter cartridge comprises a pleat pack including filtration media for removing particulates from a particulate laden fluid stream moving in a first direction through the filtration media. The pleat pack is formed into a tubular configuration with a plurality of circumferentially spaced pleats. The filtration media is periodically subject... Agent: Ge Energy General Electric C/o Ernest G. Cusick

20080272049 - In-line flow separation of fluids in a pipe separator: An in-line flow separator (1) comprises an uphill section (2) of pipeline which, in use, carries a gravitationally stratified flow of a first liquid (3) and a second denser liquid (4). The second liquid (4) forms a sump (5) extending uphill from the foot of the uphill section (2), and... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20080272050 - Multi-barrier water purification system and method: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for decontaminating a contaminated fluid that integrate ultraviolet radiation in an advanced decontamination process, and a honing material, along with a cross-flow membrane filter, into a single closed-loop system. This approach combines the advantages of chemical-free advanced decontamination technology, long-life wiper-free UV disinfections, and... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20080272051 - Compositions and uses thereof in bioremediation: Compositions for bioremediation are described. Systems and methods of using the compositions are also disclosed.... Agent: Archer Daniels Midland Company

20080272052 - Method for producing and dewatering cyclic formals: Processes are described which comprise: (a) providing a mixture comprising a cyclic formal and water, wherein the mixture has a cyclic formal concentration and a water concentration; (b) bringing the mixture into contact with an organically selective membrane; (c) creating a pressure differential across the membrane; and (d) obtaining a... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080272053 - Combinatorial separations and chromatography renewable microcolumn: A renewable chromatography structure and methods of the invention for manipulating and trapping small particles within microfluidic systems enable providing surface-functionalized particles that are smaller than the fluidic tolerances of the microfluidic column. Particles of varied chemistry are then utilized for physical or mechanical packing, filtration, separations, modifying fluidic or... Agent: Joan Pennington

20080272054 - Adsorption vessels: The present invention relates to a filtration unit containing pellets or granules of fine-particle iron oxides and/or iron oxyhydroxides with a large specific surface area, processes for their production and processes for their use in the filtration units.... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20080272055 - Conditioning of ion exchangers for adsorption of oxoanions: The present invention relates to the use of inorganic salts for increasing the adsorption of oxoanions and/or thioanalogues thereof to metal-doped ion exchangers, preferably to iron oxide/iron oxyhydroxide-containing ion exchangers, preferably from water or aqueous solutions, and also the conditioning of these metal-doped ion exchangers having increased adsorption behaviour toward... Agent: Lanxess Corporation

20080272056 - Method and apparatus for separating impurities from a liquid stream by electrically generated gas bubbles: A method and apparatus for separating impurities from a liquid stream includes a feed tank for containing an untreated liquid, a mixer for generating and mixing bubbles throughout the wastewater, and a settling tank for allowing the wastewater to settle for removal of impurities through dissolved gas floatation. The mixer... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080272057 - Recycling of waste water: An upstream conduit extends from a container containing reusable waste water to a junction and a downstream conduit extends from the junction to a destination for the waste water. There is a third conduit through which fresh water, under pressure, flows to the junction. The flow in the third conduit... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080272058 - Filter and filter cleaning apparatus and related methods: Apparatus and methods include an improved filter and cleaning processes for same. A rotating cleaning element (230) is actuated by vacuum pressure, and relatively precise controls ensure that all portions of the filter's surface (203) are vacuum cleaned during cleaning cycles.... Agent: J. Mark Holland And Associates

20080272059 - System and method for separating a fluid stream: A system (1) for separating a fluid stream (2) comprising gas, a light liquid and a heavy liquid, the system comprising a separation vessel (5) that is arranged to define a downwardly extending separation space and comprises a downwardly sloping tube (8), the separation space having an inlet (10) for... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080272060 - Method and device for cleaning circulation water: The object of the invention is to provide a method for cleaning circulation water, which reduces the cost of operation and maintenance as much as possible, without a cumbersome cleaning operation such as by detaching electrode plates from an electrolysis cleaning tank and removing scale from inside the tank, and... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080272061 - Methods and compositions for deactivating organic acids in oil: Certain metal and metal-like hydroxides may be added to hydrocarbons with an immiscible and/or more volatile non-hydrocarbon phase to reduce the acidic potential of hydrocarbons with respect to downstream storage, transport, and processability once the non-hydrocarbon phase is removed. These metal hydroxides reduce TAN stoichiometrically and permanently while improving the... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20080272062 - Broad spectrum antimicrobial purification devices and methods for purifying fluids: Devices and methods for inactivating microbiological contaminants in a fluid are provided for use in water, air, and other fluid treatment applications. The device includes (i) a housing having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet; and (ii) an antimicrobial material secured in the housing between... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080272063 - Ex situ and in situ remediation with activated persulfate: The present invention relates to the in situ and ex situ oxidation of organic compounds in soils, sludges, ground-water, process water and wastewater and especially relates to the in situ oxidation of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, pesticides and herbicides, and other recalcitrant organic compounds, in soil and groundwater using... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080272064 - Rainwater treatment process: A rainwater treatment assembly (1) comprising a rainwater storage tank (2) and a treatment tank (3). Rainwater is delivered from the storage tank (3) where ozone is injected into it at regular time intervals. The ozone kills bacteria and oxidises transition metals.... Agent: Pyle & Piontek Attn: Thomas R. Vigil

20080272065 - Molecular separator: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for separating particles and dissolved matter from an untreated fluid stream. Specifically, the present invention includes a first pressure source which transports untreated fluid or contaminated aqueous fluid into a separator annulus with a filter element disposed therein. The untreated fluid is... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20080272066 - Method for introducing and transferring multiple minute quantity samples: A method of introducing solution into the wells of a multiwell plate comprised of a substrate having multiple wells on at least one principal surface thereof. The wells are imparted dimensions, shapes, and surface configurations such that when said multiwell plate is positioned in stationary fashion with the openings of... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080272067 - Methods and apparatus for classification of suspended materials: The teachings of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for removing substances from a process fluid. The system may include a centrifuge body rotatable around a longitudinal axis, the centrifuge body having a first end and a second end. The first end may be configured for receiving a process... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080272068 - Surface purveyed filtration device & process: A filtration appliance comprised of two types of convening disks, whereon opposing, contacting surfaces are textured or channeled, purveying passage and filtration of fluids traversing between the convening disks. A plurality of parallel, spiraling grooves on both sides of conveyance disks purvey channeling for fluid ingress and egress, inlet grooves... Agent: Dubois, Bryant, Campbell & Schwartz, LLP

20080272069 - Apparatus and method for separation of water from an emulsion or mixture of water and oil: The invention refers to an oil recover unit (1) having at least one container (5) for retrieval of a mixture/emulsion of mainly water (3) and oil (4) for separation of the water (3) from the oil (4). The retrieval is provided via at least one inflow (6), located at lower... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP