Liquid purification or separation inventions 12/08

20080314808 - Portable, refillable water dispenser serving batches of water purified of organic and inorganic pollutants: A portable, refillable water dispenser serving batches of water purified of organic and inorganic pollutants includes a portable, refillable and hand-holdable vessel for holding and pouring water having a spout and, inside the portable, refillable and hand-holdable vessel, moving water and still water processing module cooperative to remove inorganic and... Agent: Law Office Of A.p. Durigon

20080314807 - Systems and methods for treating water: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a system, which can comprise a cage. The cage can define a chamber that can at least partially surround a tank. The system can comprise a plurality of water treatment components adapted to receive a non-potable water input and to provide a potable water output.... Agent: Michael N. Haynes

20080314806 - Waste water purification apparatus: A wastewater purifying apparatus has plural treatment chambers for stepwise purifying wastewater discharged from a lavatory, a storage chamber for storing purified wastewater derived from the downstream-most treatment chamber, and a purified wastewater storage tank. A suction port is formed in the upstream-most treatment chamber for sucking the wastewater. Refluxing... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080314809 - Filter monitor: A filter monitor is disclosed capable of sensing the presence of water in the filter. The sensor utilizes changes in capacitance of a water absorbing media which functions as a dielectric disposed between a pair of electrodes. The sensor is in communication with a valve means to interrupt the transient... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080314810 - Filtering device, in particular for fish basins: f

20080314811 - Water filtration system: A filtration system for an aquarium is provided. The filtration system includes a gate chamber with a gate conduit positioned therein that transports unprocessed water from the aquarium. The gate chamber includes filtering media. The filtration system also includes a siphon chamber that is fluidly coupled to the gate chamber.... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080314812 - Apparatus and methods for cooling samples: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to apparatus and methods for performing separations of compounds held in a solution. Embodiments of the present invention allow detectors to operate at constant reproducible temperatures that are lower than the temperature of fluids exiting separation devices. An apparatus of the present invention... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080314813 - Magnetic treatment device for liquids including a figurine and associated methods: A magnetic treatment device for liquid within at least one liquid container may include a figurine having a body portion and at least one limb extending outwardly therefrom. The at least one limb may be positioned adjacent the at least one liquid container. At least one permanent magnet may be... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080314814 - Filter element: The present invention relates to a filter element for chamber filters, membrane filters or the like, having a plate-shaped carrier body in which openings are provided for the supply of medium to be filtered as well as for the draining of filtrate, having a flexible filter medium blank and having... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080314815 - Melt filter for purifying plastic melts: The invention relates to a melt filter (1) for purifying, in particular, plastic melts leaving extruders, comprising a filter disk (3), which is provided between two plates (5, 5′) that form a housing equipped with a filter element changing station (7), and which can be rotationally driven by means of... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080314816 - Settling and retention basin: A settling and retention basin includes an interior chamber having a peripheral wall preferably provided with two diametrically opposite openings in each of which is received a flow port member having a flow equalization port therein. Depending upon wastewater levels and surges, the flow port members can be removed and... Agent: Diller, Ramik & Wight

20080314817 - Direct hemoperfusion adsorber packed with adsorbent having water insoluble microparticle removed therefrom, and method of obtaining direct hemoperfusion adsorbent having water insoluble microparticle removed therefrom: Now, a direct hemoperfusion adsorber has been obtained that is packed with an adsorbent having a number average particle diameter of not smaller than 300 μm but not larger than 600 μm, with the coefficient of variance in particle diameter distribution being not lower than 10% but not higher than... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080314818 - Pressing method, punching plate, and liquid ejecting head: A pressing method by which through holes are formed using a punch in a target plate material that has a first face and a second face that is opposite to the first face, includes forming at least one first through hole by punching the target plate material from the second... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20080314819 - Filter assembly center tube with upstream diverter: A diverter module is incorporated into a filter cartridge. The module employs a radial passage which diverts fluid to be filtered to the radial periphery of a filter element. The filtered fluid flows inwardly and axially through a transfer passage for discharge from the filter cartridge.... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20080314820 - Permeable membrane repelling one or more liquids: The invention relates to a permeable membrane repelling one or more liquids. The membrane includes at least one face, based on a material repelling said liquids, provided with a plurality of protrusions. The membrane is provided with a plurality of through-holes opening out at said face the protrusions are regularly... Agent: Thelen LLP

20080314821 - Filter medium, fluid filter, and engine oil filter: A filter medium comprises a modified cross-section fiber (A) having a fiber diameter between 40 and 70 μm, an extremely fine fiber (B) having a fiber diameter of more than 5 μm and no more than 10 μm and a modified cross-section fiber (C) having a fiber diameter between 15... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080314822 - Apparatus for blood component separation: A device for loading a set of bags into the rotor of a centrifuge including a loading container having an annular rim extending outwardly such that the annular rim rests on the turn table of the rotor.... Agent: Caridianbct, Inc. Mail Stop: 810 1f2

20080314823 - Extruded lamella separator panel modules: A lamella panel module is formed from extruded PVC side rails and a plastic plate member secured to the opposing side panels. Each side rail is formed with receiver mounts defining recesses for the mounting of the lamella plates. The plates are preferably affixed to the receiver mounts by adhesives... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC

20080314825 - De-nitrification treatment system and method: l

20080314824 - Method for decomposing biogenic material: The invention relates to a method for decomposing biogenic material, wherein a percolator is charged with biogenic material, a percolation liquid is separated by sieving and re-sprayed again onto the biogenic material, excess percolation liquid is pumped into a buffer from where it is transported into a biogas reactor and... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20080314826 - Membrane supported biofilm process for autotrophic reduction: A hollow gas transfer fibre is arranged in tows and potted into a module. The module may be used to treat wastewater by supplying hydrogen containing gas via the interior of the fibers to a biofilm present on an exterior surface of the fibers.... Agent: Bereskin & Parr (mississauga) / Ge

20080314827 - Hybrid chemical/mechanical dewatering method and apparatus for inactivating and removing pharmaceuticals and other contaminants from wastewater: A hybrid chemical/mechanical dewatering sewage treatment plant and method employing rapid sludge chemical dewatering technology in conjunction with slower conventional mechanical dewatering solids agglomeration and disposal methods to meet operating constraints and environmental permitting restrictions and siting limitations for disposal of sewage and wastewater.... Agent: Marcus G Theodore, PC

20080314828 - Apparatus and method for the treatment of waste: A facility for treating solid and liquid waste includes a receiving station, a screening station, a preprocessing station, a press station and a processing station. The screening station is connected to an inlet capable of receiving liquid and solid waste and includes a screen for capturing at least some of... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20080314829 - Dynamic control of membrane bioreactor system: A method of controlling the operating parameters of a membrane bioreactor system, the method including the steps of determining a control algorithm based on the relationship between the value of a parameter of the influent provided to the membrane bioreactor system and an optimal performance measurement parameter of the system... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080314830 - Method of removing phosphorus from wastewater: A process for removing phosphorus from wastewater wherein an iron or aluminum salt is added to the wastewater. The iron or aluminum salt results in the precipitation of certain iron or aluminum species that include phosphorus adsorption sites. These iron or phosphorus species are settled and become a part of... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080314831 - Composite materials comprising supported porous gels: This invention relates to a composite material that comprises a support member that has a plurality of pores extending through the support member and, located in the pores of the support member, and filling the pores of the support member, a macroporous cross-linked gel. The invention also relates to a... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20080314832 - Method of filtering: Wastewater, in the form of a colloidal solution containing microparticles, is filtrated using a second filter, having a gel film that is formed by suction on the surface of a first filter. The suction pressure in this process is made extremely weak to maintain the filtration capacity while extending intervals... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080314833 - Coagulant dosing process for membrane filtration: A filtration process has a coagulation step and a membrane filtration step. The membrane filtration step has a permeation step followed by a cleaning step. In the coagulation step, a coagulant is added to feed water during a period of time beginning generally at the start of the permeation step... Agent: Bereskin & Parr (mississauga) / Ge

20080314834 - Extracorporeal blood filter system: A blood filter system used for the sequential filtering of blood while actively removing air bubbles and debris comprising a filter housing with unique conical, or cylindrical shape, a flared inlet port, a unique up and down blood flow path, a multi-stage sequential filter assembly, an active air purge assembly... Agent: Daniel Patrick Herbst

20080314835 - Chiral separating agents with active support: A chiral stationary phase for use in chromatographic separation comprising a chiral selector compound and a chiral support material, wherein the chiral support material comprises a polymer comprising at least 30% chiral monomer of the same orientation.... Agent: Mark J. Pandiscio Pandiscio & Pandiscio, P.C.

20080314836 - Methods and devices for dynamic filtration of pharmaceutical products: A device for dynamic filtration of a pharmaceutical product is provided. The device includes a resin configured to selectively retain one or more components from a mixture having the pharmaceutical product, where the resin is configured to be activated by a medium of the mixture. The device further includes at... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080314837 - Wastewater treatment system with simultaneous separation of phosphorus and manure solids: Wastewater treatment systems and processes for removal of solids, pathogens, nitrogen, and phosphorus from municipal and agricultural wastewater include the simultaneous separation of solids and phosphorus from wastewater and industrial effluents.... Agent: Usda, Ars, Ott

20080314838 - Fluidized bed precipitator with optimized solids settling and solids handling features for use in recovering phosphorus from wastewater: Improved fluidized bed precipitators (20, 46, 62, 74, 108, 112, 134, 168) especially useful for the treatment of waste waters containing soluble phosphorus are provided, having upright, primary fluidized bed sections (22, 48, 64, 76, 110, 114, 136) and obliquely oriented solids settling sections (28, 54, 68, 120, 144) which... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080314839 - Iron composite particles for purifying soil or ground water, process for producing the same, purifying agent containing the same, process for producing the purifying agent and method for purifying soil or ground water: Iron composite particles for purifying soil or ground water, comprise α-Fe and magnetite, and having a ratio of a diffraction intensity D110 of (110) plane of α-Fe to a sum of a diffraction intensity D311 of (311) plane of magnetite and the diffraction intensity D110 (D110/(D311+D110)) of 0.30 to as... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080314840 - Method for separating suspended solid materials from aqueous systems with colloidal flocculants: The invention relates to a method for separating suspended solid materials from aqueous systems, in which the latter is mixed with a flocculant made of polymer colloidal particles with cationic surface charge and subsequently the flocculated material is separated from the aqueous system.... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080314841 - Sewage treatment control device, method, and sewage treatment system: A sewage treatment control device, a method and a sewage treatment system, are disclosed. In one example, the sewage treatment control device includes measuring units having sensors for inspecting specific components in water, respectively; validity verification units connected to the measuring units to determine validities for measured component values, respectively;... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20080314842 - Method of treating raw sewage slurry: A method is provided for treating wastewaters and sewage slurries, and for converting them to disinfected and stabilized sludge by irradiating with electrons and mixing with a base which steps produce a sludge that conforms to the EPA's requirements, and that is usable in agriculture.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080314843 - Treatment of fluids with wave energy from a carbon arc: A method of and apparatus for treating liquids flowing in a thin film around a source of wave energy to directly exposes the liquid to the wave energy, preferably generated in whole or part by an electrical arc between carbon electrodes. In addition to the wave energy generated by the... Agent: Chalker Flores, LLP

20080314844 - Non-metallic oxygen-releasing canister for use in wells: The invention is a non-metallic, preferably, plastic container for delivering oxygen generating materials (OGMs) into wells. By constructing the canister of a plastic and sealing the ends, the canister can be disposable or reusable.... Agent: Novak, Druce & Quigg LLP

20080314845 - Method of effecting efficient flow equalization: A method of effecting efficient flow equalization in a settling and retention basin having a peripheral wall housing a removable design flow equalization port and a filter member exteriorly of the peripheral wall by (a) observing the height of liquid level induced during wastewater flow upon the filter member relative... Agent: Diller, Ramik & Wight

20080308473 - Method and apparatus for liquid purification: P

20080308474 - Diesel fuel filter: A diesel fuel filter comprising an outer casing (2) which is provided at leas with an inlet conduit (40) for the diesel fuel to be filtered (A) and an outlet conduit (41) for the filtered diesel fuel (B), and houses internally at least one first filtering baffle (70) of high... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080308475 - Demineralizer: The present invention provides a demineralizer capable of leveling out product water quantity and product water quality through the year regardless of raw water temperature, cutting down running costs, and improving the rate of operation. The demineralizer includes: a second reverse osmosis membrane module for separating primary concentrated water into... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080308476 - Aesthetic conduit end cap structure having concealed anchor attachments: A conduit end cap structure (e.g., a floor drain assembly) that is securely attached to the conduit and aesthetically pleasing. The end cap of the conduit comprises a perforated plate. Anchor supports extend from the substantially concealed underside of the plate, each providing support for an anchor that is received... Agent: Liu & Liu

20080308477 - Cascading storm drain filter: In one aspect of the present invention, a fluid filter comprises a primary filter configured to filter water passing therethrough, the primary filter having first and second ends. A mount holds the planar filter in a chamber adjacent to an opening in the chamber, such that fluid passing through the... Agent: Law Office Of Donald L. Wenskay

20080308478 - Screen for swimming pool skimmer and method of using same: A skimming screen for a swimming pool filtration system is disclosed. The skimming according to the invention includes a support frame having a central opening and a mesh fabric or screen material attached to the support frame so as to extend over substantially the entire area of the central opening.... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080308479 - Biological treatment and filtration system equipment: The present invention provides a biological treatment and filtration system equipment that can reliably remove most of materials harmful to the human body and arsenic components not capable of being removed until now, which are contained in the raw water, by a series of purification operations. A biological treatment and... Agent: Smith Patent Office

20080308480 - Rotor unit of a centrifugal separator: Rotor unit for a centrifuge for purifying flowing fluids, which rotor unit (12) comprises a plurality of disk elements (14) which are stacked concentrically one on another and provided with at least one centrally located fluid flow-through hole, where the disk elements (14) have lead-through openings by means of which... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080308481 - Drain valve for filter service and method: A fluid filter is described, where a drain valve is configured to move back and forth into open and closed positions. The drain valve and a filter cartridge are in a structural arrangement such that the drain valve is put in an open position before the filter and/or a filter... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080308482 - Electric deionized water production apparatus: An electric deionized water production apparatus in which a direct current field is applied to a deionizing chamber packed with an ion-exchange material such that ions to be discharged are allowed to migrate in the direction identical or opposite to the direction of the water flow in the ion-exchange material,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080308483 - Fluid treatment elements: Fluid treatment elements substantially inhibit electrical charge imbalances and/or build-ups of electrical charges. A fluid treatment element may comprise a multilayer composite including an electrically conductive fibrous matrix, having an upstream side and a downstream side, disposed on a porous substrate, also having an upstream side and a downstream side,... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080308484 - Filtering device for the removal of arsenic from water: A filtering device for the removal of arsenic from the ground water/surface water. The filtering device of the present invention uses steel wool and sand as the raw material for the removal of arsenic from water and the entire outer body of the device can be made from cheaper material... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080308485 - Self-adjusting minimum load filter cartridge and bypass valve: A combination full flow media and bypass media filter cartridge for filtering fluid in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a venturi filter having a full flow media attached to and extending between a first endplate and a second endplate. The second endplate includes an orifice. The apparatus further... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080308486 - Liquid filter arrangement and methods: A filter element includes filter media, first and second end caps, a latch arrangement projecting from the first end cap, a tubular neck extending from the first end cap and a valve head oriented within the first end cap aperture constructed and arranged to move between a position sealing the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080308487 - Filtering device for liquids: A filtering device for filtering liquids features a pot-shaped filter housing for receiving a filter element contained therein, the filter housing being removably engaged with a connecting component (such a cover or a flange) by means of a bayonet connection. The bayonet connection includes a first positive-engaged element at the... Agent: Gerhard Voth Mann+hummel Gmbh

20080308488 - Filter apparatus and filter body: A filter apparatus is composed such that a filter element is housed and held in a cylindrical housing, which has one side open, so as to separate a flow-in side and a flow-out side of a fluid from each other. A filter element is basically composed of a filter body... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080308489 - Pot or pan lid with a draining function and a large area view: A culinary vessel lid in the form of a cover that is adapted for covering the vessel and that includes a transparent covering part, a metal covering part provided with through openings intended for draining foods and a silicone retaining ring.... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080308490 - Thermally bound non-woven material: The invention relates to a thermally bound non-woven material containing a low-shrinkage dual-component core-sheath fibre consisting of a crystalline polyester core and a crystalline polyester sheath which has a melting point at least 10° C. lower than the core, the heat-shrinkage characteristic of said fibre being less than 10% at... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080308491 - Electrolyte: The invention relates to membranes made from polybenzimidazole, doped with low-molecular-weight phosphonic acids and optionally with phosphoric acids. Membranes, doped with phosphoric acid and an aminophosphonic acid have an increased proton conductivity with relation to doping with only one of the components.... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080308492 - Filter medium for technical applications, and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a method for producing a filter medium for technical applications. According to said method, a bellows made of a filter paper is impregnated with a resin, and the resin-impregnated bellows is then radiation-cured. The invention also relates to a filter medium for technical applications, which is... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080308493 - Wastewater treatment: A system and method for treating wastewater by continuously flowing wastewater into a chemostat and continuously discharging clean water out of the chemostat. The system can include sensors and an electronic controller for on-line measuring ambient parameters in the chemostat and adjusting the chemostat's operating conditions accordingly.... Agent: Brux Software Solutions Ltd.

20080308494 - Fluid sampling interface apparatus: A sampling apparatus and method for sampling is provided that achieves automatic, aseptic, extractive sampling of fluid samples from fluid sources containing high solids and/or high viscosity fluid without failing due to adverse interactions between the fluid and the sampling device such as clogging or fouling due to mechanical means... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080308495 - Removal of contaminants from water using sugar based surfactant enhanced ultrafiltration: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a process for removal of an at least slightly water-soluble organic compound from an organic-contaminated water solution to provide a purified water solution, including: adding a surfactant to the organic-contaminated water solution in sufficient quantity to achieve at least a critical micellar... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080308496 - Integrated heated prevaporation module: An integrated heating system for adding heat to a feed fuel within a module by way of an integrated heating element within the body or casing of the module. The heat may be selectively added to maintain a selected temperature.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080308497 - Filter element: A radial flow filter element (10) includes at least one wound body (14) comprising a radially extending filtration zone (20) with alternating co-wound liquid-permeable layers respectively of a predominantly cellulosic material and a predominantly synthetic plastics or polymeric material.... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080308498 - Chromatography column and method of maintenance: A chromatography column and method of maintenance is described which does not require the use of a hoist or crane for disassembly. The method provides improved operator safety by reducing the need for the operator to work below a suspended or supported load within the column. Furthermore, the removal or... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Corp. Patent Department

20080308499 - Method and sorbant for removing contaminates from water: A method and corresponding sorbant for removing dissolved contaminants, such as arsenate, from water. The sorbant comprises an oxide of titanium and a sulfate salt, such as calcium sulfate.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080308500 - Device and method for separating magnetic or magnetizable particles form a liquid: A device (10) is provided for separating magnetic or magnetizable particles from a liquid by using a magnetic field. The device includes a head piece (3) with one or more magnetizable bars (4) which is/are permanently or detachably connected with the head piece (3), as well as one or more... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080308501 - Liquid/solid separator and method: A liquid/solid separator system mounted on a mobile cart and connected to a process tank for reducing the rate at which fluids are consumed in manufacturing processes. The system may include automation and also may include a shear-stepped screen including tilted wire wedge wires arranged at varying cant angles. The... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080308502 - Method and apparatus for contacting bubbles and particles in a flotation separation system: A flotation separation apparatus for separating particles in suspensions, feeds slurry containing the particles through an inlet (10) into a contactor (16) where gas is fed through an inlet (12) to mix with the slurry, for example in a downwardly plunging jet (14), to form a gas-liquid bubbly two-phase mixture... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080308503 - Separation process: A separation process for separating two or more immiscible liquids using fiber-film technology is disclosed. This separation process is especially useful in the separation of disulfide oil formed during the oxidation of spent caustic solution that was used to remove sulfur contaminates from light hydrocarbons.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080308504 - Element loading mechanism and method: A loader for moving a filter element between loaded and unloaded positions with respect to a pressure vessel is provided. The loader includes a connection section associated with a loader section. The connection section is operative to be secured in coaxial alignment with the pressure vessel. The loader section is... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080308505 - System and process for removal of phosphorous and ammonia from aqueous streams: We disclose a process for the removal of phosphorous and ammonia from an aqueous stream by contacting the aqueous stream with magnesium and base in a first zone having a first pH, to form an (n−1)th mixed stream and a first portion of struvite; separating the (n−1)th mixed stream from... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080308506 - Delivery system and method of making article: A water treatment composition comprised of a metal ion yielding material secured to an adhesive, with the adhesive secured to a structure, so that when the structure is placed in a body of water the concentration of metal ions is maintained at level sufficient to kill bacteria and sufficient to... Agent: Carl L. Johnson Jacobson And Johnson

20080308507 - Water purification apparatus: A water purification apparatus comprising: a water source; a dispenser for dispensing water to fill a container; conduit means connected to the source and the dispenser for the transport of water from the source to the dispenser; filter means interposed between the source and the dispenser for filtering the water... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080302709 - Method for monitoring the degree of clogging of the filtration surface of an oil filter: A method for determining the condition of an engine lubricant passing through an engine and a filtration apparatus (1) with a filter by-pass valve (6) comprises determining whether the lubricant needs replacing according to whether a detector (9) detects that the extent to which the by-pass value (6) is at... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080302710 - Pulsating chlorination machine: The invention discloses a pulsating chlorination machine for purification of city water. The machine includes a body, two ends of which are respectively a water inlet and outlet end between which a converging pipe, a throat pipe and a diverging pipe are connected in turn; and a liquefied chlorine input... Agent: Saul Ewing LLP (philadelphia)

20080302711 - Bottom fillable bottles and systems for charging the same: A bottle assembly is provided having a body portion defining a cavity therein, a top lid assembly connectable to the body portion, which includes a selectively deployable and retractable spout, a spout bottom lid; and a resilient tube having a lumen therethrough, wherein the lumen is occluded when the spout... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080302712 - Liquid filtration device: The present invention provides a liquid filtration device with internal flow paths that facilitate the purging of air bubbles from the device. The device includes internal channels that collect bubbles from fluid entering the filtration device and more efficiently direct fluid to sweep bubbles from the device during operation. The... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080302713 - Antimicrobial filter cartridge: An antimicrobial filter cartridge having a microporous core member about which is applied a yam which may be impregnated with a antimicrobial agent. The filter cartridge is sized so as to fit tightly into a cartridge housing of a fluid filtration system. Fluid passing through the cartridge housing will be... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080302714 - Water treatment apparatus: A water treatment apparatus includes a housing comprising multiple housing portions and a plurality of treatment sections disposed within the housing, each treatment section comprising at least one distinct particulate layer. The apparatus is designed so that no water pressure need be applied to force the water through the apparatus,... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080302715 - Water treatment: A sand filter apparatus (10) for treating water includes a filter retention vessel (16) having an outlet (18) from which filtrate can be supplied. An inlet arrangement (48) is in fluid communication with the filter retention vessel and is connectable to a supply of waste water. A filter is interposed... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080302716 - Hollow fiber membrane module and method for making thereof: The present invention relates to a hollow fiber membrane module. The hollow fiber membrane module includes a central water pipe, a central air pipe, and a plurality of small modules. The small modules include a plurality of housings, a hollow fiber membrane, a fixing part, a collector, and a diffusing... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080302717 - Multi-layer filter including retainers: A multi-layer filter including a first media layer surrounded by a second media layer, a third media layer surrounding the second media layer, and at least one retainer disposed between the first and second media layers or between the second and third media layers. The first, second and third media... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080302718 - Removable retention screen for drinking vessel: A new use for a circular, solids retention screen for removable use with a variety of sizes of circular drinking vessels to allow for the separation of liquid from solids contained within the vessel. Typical embodiments for the vessel size can be a drinking glass to allow the user to... Agent: Intellectual Property Center, LLC

20080302719 - Spiral membrane element and method of producing the same: A spiral membrane element that can reduce the dimension increase in the length direction is provided by forming a fiber reinforced resin layer having a reinforcing fiber layer and a strengthening fiber layer. Also, a method for producing a spiral membrane element is provided having a step of forming a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080302721 - Anaerobic digestion apparatus, methods for anaerobic digestion and for minimizing the use of inhibitory polymers in digestion: The invention includes an anaerobic solids digestion apparatus comprising a digester, at least one draft tube; at least one nozzle and a biogas source; a method for digesting a waste stream in an anaerobic solids digestion apparatus comprises feeding a waste stream to a digester; reacting the anaerobically biodegradable material... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20080302720 - Membrane biofilm reactor for removing contaminants from ground water: Apparatus and methods for water treatment are described, particularly for the simultaneous removal of nitrate, perchlorate, and other organic contaminates from contaminated water using a membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR).... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080302722 - Removal of ammonia from fermentation effluent and sequestration as ammonium bicarbonate and/or carbonate: A method for the removal and sequestration of ammonia nitrogen from anaerobic fermentation effluent while producing a higher BTU biogas. The method includes the steps of removing the slurry from the digester, stripping the ammonia from the slurry or portion thereof with a high BTU biogas, blending the stripped ammonia... Agent: Brian J. Coyne

20080302723 - Low phosphorous water treatment methods and systems: A water or wastewater treatment system to reduce phosphorous or other pollutant concentrations in water or wastewater may include an optional primary treatment stage in fluid communication with a biological secondary treatment stage. The secondary treatment stage may, in turn, be fluidly connected with a tertiary treatment stage, which may... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080302724 - Method and apparatus for removing impurities in rejects from sequential filters using separate treatment units: The disclosed method and apparatus involves the use of sequential filters for the purification of liquid. The sequential filters may each produce rejects that can be processed separately in their respective treatment apparatus, which can be fine-tuned to the specific reject that it treats. Alternatively, the first reject may be... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080302725 - Modulated bundle element: An apparatus for the adsorption of components of fluids or the catalytic reaction of components of fluids. The apparatus has numerous membranous elements formed as fibers, strands, strips, or the like. Each element possesses a desirable property such as the ability to adsorb certain components of a fluid or the... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080302726 - Reactive filtration: In one embodiment, a method for treating waste water includes passing ozonized waste water through a bed of moving sand.... Agent: Steven R. Ormiston Ormiston & Mckinney, PLLC

20080302727 - Coupling agent-reacted mercury removal media: The use of a coupling agent containing a mercapto, disulfide, tretrasulfide and/or polysulfide end group provides a mercury removal media having increased reactivity, stability, and mercury removal ability. The mercury removal media described herein is prepared by reacting an organophilic clay containing onium ions with a mercapto, disulfide, tetrasulfide, and/or... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080302729 - Sulfur-impregnated and coupling agent-reacted organoclay mercury and/or arsenic ion removal media: The use of two mercury and arsenic removal media: A) a sulfur-impregnated organoclay; and B) a coupling agent-reacted organoclay, wherein the coupling agent preferably contains a mercapto, disulfide, tretrasulfide and/or polysulfide end group provides mercury removal media having increased reactivity, stability, and synergistic mercury removal ability. The preferred mercury removal... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080302731 - Sulfur-impregnated and coupling agent-reacted organoclay mercury and/or arsenic ion removal media: The use of two mercury and arsenic removal media: A) a sulfur-impregnated organoclay; and B) a coupling agent-reacted organoclay, wherein the coupling agent preferably contains a mercapto, disulfide, tretrasulfide and/or polysulfide end group provides mercury removal media having increased reactivity, stability, and synergistic mercury removal ability. The preferred mercury removal... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080302728 - Sulfur-impregnated organoclay mercury and/or arsenic ion removal media: The use of a sulfur-impregnated organoclay provides a mercury or arsenic removal media having increased reactivity, stability, and mercury removal ability. The Hg/As removal media described herein is prepared by impregnating an organophilic clay with elemental (free state) sulfur. Alternatively, the clay can be made organophilic by onium ion reaction... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080302730 - Sulfur-impregnated organoclay mercury and/or arsenic ion removal media: The use of a sulfur-impregnated organoclay provides a mercury or arsenic removal media having increased reactivity, stability, and mercury removal ability. The Hg/As removal media described herein is prepared by impregnating an organophilic clay with elemental (free state) sulfur. Alternatively, the clay can be made organophilic by onium ion reaction... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080302732 - Integrated fluidics devices with magnetic sorting: A fluidic device employs one or more sorting stations for separating target species from other species in a sample. At least one of the sorting stations employs a magnetic field gradient to accomplish separation. In addition, the sorting station is integrated on a single substrate with one or more other... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080302733 - Coupling agent-reacted mercury removal media: The use of a coupling agent containing a mercapto, disulfide, tretrasulfide and/or polysulfide end group provides a mercury removal media having increased reactivity, stability, and mercury removal ability. The mercury removal media described herein is prepared by reacting an organophilic clay containing onium ions with a mercapto, disulfide, tetrasulfide, and/or... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080302734 - Fluid separation microsystem: A microsystem for separating fluids not miscible with each other and contained in a mixture. The microsystem comprises at least one detection means intended to inspect at least one area of the mixture and to detect the presence of at least one of the fluids in this area. The microsystem... Agent: Thelen LLP

20080302735 - Apparatus and method for removing arsenic and inorganic compositions from water: Simultaneous application of ozone and ultraviolet light (UV185 and UV254) in water to be purified will create hydroxyl radicals, which combination will cause conversion of AS (III) that may be present to As (V), oxidation of inorganic matter such as manganese, sulfur, phosphorus and organic matter and provide virucidal and... Agent: C. Robert Von Hellens Cahill, Von Hellens & Glazer P.L.C

20080302736 - Bimetallic catalyst for the treatment of water containing nitrates: A catalyst which, by means of a reduction reaction at ambient temperature, permits the elimination of nitrates and nitrites in waters. The catalyst comprises a combination of a noble metal and a non-noble metal supported on or incorporated into the structure of a support which, in elemental and anhydrous form,... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20080302737 - Apparatus and method for purifying water in a storage tank: A pressurized water tank having a head space includes a pump for recirculating the water through a nozzle disposed in the head space. The outflowing stream of water will entrain air and cause mixing of air entrained water with the remaining water in the tank. To enhance air entrainment and... Agent: C. Robert Von Hellens Cahill, Von Hellens & Glazer P.L.C

20080302738 - Water intake system filter: A method and apparatus for a marine vessel water intake filtering system is described. The apparatus includes a filtering device adapted to couple to the marine vessel over a water intake port in the hull of the vessel. The filtering device lowers the flow velocity of the water on the... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080296207 - Chromatographic solvent monitor: A bubbler is positioned within a solvent reservoir of a chromatographic system with its opening near the bottom of the system to measure the pressure of solvent. The bubbler may use air or may use helium or some other gas so that the solvent can be purged of excess air... Agent: Vincent L. Carney Law Office

20080296208 - Reverse osmosis filtration devices with rfid tag-powered flow and conductivity meters: The present invention relates to reverse osmosis filtration devices, and more particularly, to membrane filtration devices (10, 11, 12) that have flow meters and fluid conductivity meters powered by RFID tags. Embodiments of the present invention comprise reverse osmosis filters and filtration systems comprising measuring devices, including flow and conductivity... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080296209 - Liquid chromatograph device: This liquid feeding system has the first and second pumps each of which is provided with a plunger. Liquid sucked through each of the pump suction ports is discharged out of the discharging port through the first pump and/or second pump. Under the starting operation mode, the second pump is... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080296210 - Fluid treatment devices: A fluid treatment device includes at least one treatment module (“pod”) releasably connected to a head unit, the pod and head unit each including riser tubes which may be connected to adjacent riser to form a flow passage through the fluid treatment device. A connection mechanism allows a control valve... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080296211 - Inlet filter: An inlet filter for use with stormwater drains and roof drains. The filter is formed of a mat of natural or synthetic fiber material with netting bonded on one side. A convenient method for attaching the filter to a drain using cable ties or adhesive is provided.... Agent: Ryndak & Suri LLP

20080296212 - Centrifuge for cleaning a liquid: The invention relates to a centrifuge for the cleaning of a liquid, in particular a lubricant oil of an internal combustion engine. Said centrifuge comprises a housing, at least one bearing element on the housing side and a rotor which is rotatably mounted thereon. The rotor is composed of at... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080296213 - Pollutant purification appratus: An apparatus for purifying polluted water is disclosed, which can naturally remove polluted water stagnated in a treatment tank. The apparatus includes a treatment tank and an infiltration tank. The treatment tank has an inlet at its one side, and first and second outlets at its other side. The treatment... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20080296214 - Apparatus for supporting chemical tablets: A chemical feeder for dissolving chemical tablets includes a housing and a plurality of tapered pedestals positioned in the housing for supporting the chemical tablet as the tablet is dissolved by liquid flowing through the feeder. The housing also includes a cup configured to receive a cartridge for holding the... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20080296215 - Wastewater treatment and disposal system: A wastewater treatment system according to various embodiments of the present invention includes one or more of a settling tank for receiving wastewater; a mineral removal system receiving water from the settling tank, the mineral removal system being for removing at least some of the minerals from the water; and... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20080296216 - Decontamination of process streams: A method for removing contaminants from a process stream that includes the use of reticulated material to filter the process stream in a vessel located upstream of a process unit. The reticulated material can be used with other conventional filter media within the vessel.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig (hou) Intellectual Property Department

20080296217 - Porous monolithic support for a filtering element: The invention relates to a porous monolith support (50) for a filtration element, having a tubular shape and an essentially-constant cross-section along the axis thereof (X-X). The inventive support comprises a plurality of channels (62, 64), the surfaces of which are intended to be covered with filtration membranes. According to... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080296218 - Oil canning of mesh screen for filter: A method of reducing if not eliminating the possibility of tearing or ripping of a mesh screen of a filter during the manufacturing process includes the step of intentionally deforming the mesh screen. With this technique, as the plastic material that forms the frame of the filter begins to expand... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20080296219 - Atmospheric bioremediation system and method: An atmospheric bioremediation system and method uses preformed gel-like agar sheets or equivalent biological growth medium, composed to selectively enhance the growth of microalgae in defined environmental conditions. Agar is heated and liquefied and soluble iron is added to the agar in predetermined proportions. The agar solution is also modified... Agent: Hollstein Keating Cattell Johnson & Goldstein P.C.

20080296220 - Water treatment: An apparatus for the biological treatment of saltwater-based domestic wastewater, the apparatus having an inlet for the introduction of the saltwater-based domestic wastewater, an outlet for the removal of treated wastewater, means for monitoring the salinity level of the saltwater-based domestic wastewater entering or within the apparatus and means for... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080296221 - Method and system for the treatment of wastewater: A wastewater treatment system for treating wastewater by processes which include aeration. The system includes an influent conduit for delivery of wastewater to be processed and a treatment tank for processing of the wastewater. Also included is an air conduit for providing compressed air for aeration of the wastewater and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080296223 - Bioremediation methods using fungal compositions: The invention provides compositions derived from brown-rot fungi that are suitable for use in bioremediation and similar applications where it is desirable to transform a target compound, often a toxic organic compound, into a different compound or compounds having more acceptable properties. The compositions are suitable for treating aqueous solutions... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080296222 - Enhanced slurrification method: A method of slurrifying oil contaminated materials by introducing a microemulsion or microemulsion-forming surfactant(s) to the material and subjecting the mixture to suitable shear or mixing forces to suitably blend such mixtures. The method may be applied directly to wastes such as waste drill mud cuttings and muds, emulsions, sludges,... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080296224 - Reverse osmosis pump system: Reverse osmosis (RO) systems having efficiency enhancing features are disclosed. Included are RO systems having a RO module and a pumping system. A feed fluid line can introduce feed fluid into the pumping system, and the pumping system can increase the pressure of the feed and pass the pressurized feed... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20080296225 - Water permeable membranes and methods of making water permeable membranes: Water permeable membranes and methods of forming water permeable membranes are provided. The water permeable membranes are comprised of a cross-linked polyamide containing at least one bifunctional additive that is hydrophilic and reactive. Additionally, in accordance with other embodiments of this invention, methods of forming water permeable membranes comprised of... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080296226 - Solutions, dialysates, and related methods: Solutions, dialysates, and methods for measuring solutes in blood and/or for treating blood. In one aspect of the invention, a method of performing dialysis includes placing a solution in communication with blood of a subject, where a concentration of at least one electrically conductive solute in the solution, prior to... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080296227 - Bring your own water treatment system: A method and apparatus for filtering a fluid is presented. In one embodiment, the apparatus converts contaminated water into water having a lower turbidity and bacterial contamination level than the contaminated water. The apparatus includes an inlet for supplying a batch of water to the settling unit; a roughing separator... Agent: Edmonds, P.C.

20080296228 - Wastewater treatment method comprising decantation and fine screening stages and device for carrying out said method: A method for removing helminth egg and other suspended solids from a wastewater stream includes directing the wastewater to a ballasted flocculation system and adding a coagulation agent, flocculation agent and a ballast into the wastewater. Sludge is settled from the wastewater in a settling tank at a rate of... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080296229 - Liquid treatment method and apparatus: The liquid treatment apparatus includes a raw water tank 1 in which a first magnetic-force nanobubble generator 51 is provided, and a treatment water tank 62 in which a second magnetic-force nanobubble generator 52 is provided. The first magnetic-force nanobubble generator 51 has a magnetic water activator 12, a microbubble... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080296230 - Method for removing a liquid from a container and device therefor: Provided is a method for removing a liquid, in particular a supernatant, from a container with a sample, by creating an opening in a container with a sample consisting of solid constituents and a liquid, and subsequently centrifuging the container so as to cause the liquid to flow out of... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080296231 - Method for the preparation of cross-linked enzyme aggregates with improved properties: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of cross-linked enzyme aggregates, which method is characterised by the following steps: i. generating aldehyde groups on enzyme molecules that may or may not be dissolved in a suitable solvent; ii. precipitating the enzyme molecules using a suitable precipitation agent; iii.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080296232 - Wastewater clarifier and process: An apparatus and method are disclosed to purify wastewater of many different compositions by controlling the pH and the flocking of the particulate matter in the water and by gently dewatering the flock produced in the process.... Agent: Benasutti, P.A.

20080296233 - Process control oxidation: The present disclosure provides for a system and method that intensely oxidizes water as it navigates through a system and accurately, controllably neutralizes the oxidation by-products before the water exits the system.... Agent: The Walt Disney Company C/o Greenberg Traurig LLP

20080296234 - Controlled release of microbiocides: A container for releasing a microbiocide component into a liquid composition susceptible to unwanted microbial growth (LCMG) includes a LCMG-impermeable casing separate and apart from an internal combustion engine housing, and having a hollow interior and at least one opening. A microbiocide component, for example, at least one LCMG-soluble microbiocide,... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20080296235 - Method of and apparatus for separation of scum from a liquid: Apparatus for the separation of scum from a liquid including a housing (22) incorporating two side walls in spaced relationship and a scraper wall disposed between said side walls. A rotational device (12) mounted in the housing (22) provides rotational motion about one or more horizontal axes. The rotational device... Agent: Steven M Hertzberg Abelman Frayne And Schwab

20080296236 - Apparatus and method for increasing filter capacity using ultrasonic regeneration: A filter system and associated methods of filtering utilize a combination of ultrasonically enhanced backwashing and a modified filter media configurations for increasing the specific loading on a portion of the filter media, thereby tending to increase the total particulate holding capacity of the improved filter. Depending on factors such... Agent: Capitol Ip, PLLC

20080296237 - Fluid processing apparatus and methods: A fluid processing apparatus and method are provided for filtering a fluid from a source and delivering a filtrate derived therefrom to a first destination, and delivering a decantate derived therefrom to a second destination. The fluid separation and delivery apparatus for the method comprises a filter device having an... Agent: John M. Hammond Patent Innovations LLC

20080296238 - Modular filter assembly: Disclosed herein are modular filter assemblies having a plurality of stacked filter plates formed from a porous material. The filter plate can comprise a planar base portion from which a convoluted ridge wall, having a ridge outer side surface, a ridge inner surface, and a top ridge surface extends. A... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP