Liquid purification or separation inventions 10/09

20090242467 - System that removes contaminants from sulfur: A system for removing contaminant from sulfur to a level that allows re-processed sulfur to reenter a supply chain. The system melts contaminated sulfur, filters the molten sulfur, and then dispenses the less contaminated sulfur after filtering it. More specifically, solid contaminated sulfur enters a settling tank, while heated molten... Agent: Benjamin I. Edlavitch

20090242468 - System for controlling the concentration of a detrimental substance in a sewer network: The invention relates to a system for controlling the concentration of a detrimental substance, in particular H2S, in a sewer network. The system comprises a monitoring device arranged at a monitoring location in the sewer network and at least one dosing controller arranged at a dosing location upstream the monitoring... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090242469 - Filter assembly for cleaning fluids by way of an indexing cloth filter: A filter assembly has an inlet for supplying a fluid to be cleaned and an outlet for returning cleaned fluid. A cloth filter is disposed between the inlet and the outlet. The filter has a web of filter cloth wound on a supply roll and guided along an effective filter... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090242470 - Filter closure system with bayonet closure: A filter closure system has a connecting end at an end face of a cylindrical filter housing and a connecting head matching the connecting end. The connecting end is insertable axially into the connecting head and connected positive-lockingly to the connecting head by an insertion-rotation movement. Connecting end and connecting... Agent: Mann+hummel Gmbh, Dept: Vr-p Plant 5.4

20090242471 - Power recovery chamber: A power recovery chamber is used for a positive-displacement power recovery apparatus in the seawater desalination plant or system. The power recovery chamber includes a cylinder, a piston disposed in the cylinder and capable of being reciprocated in a longitudinal direction of the cylinder, and a piston guide disposed in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090242472 - Tank: A tank for water-carrying appliances is proposed, in particular domestic appliances or appliances for the treatment of foods and/or beverages, such as beverage vending machines, in particular coffee vending machines, drinking water dispensers, cooking and baking appliances, steam appliances, in particular steam irons, steam cleaners, high-pressure cleaners, air purifiers and... Agent: William D Breneman Breneman & Georges

20090242473 - Tank: A tank is proposed for appliances which use water, in particular domestic appliances or appliances for preparation of foodstuffs and/or drinks, such as automatic drinks machines, in particular automatic coffee machines, drinking water dispensers, cooking and baking appliances, steamers, in particular steam irons, steam cleaners, high-pressure cleaners, air cleaners and... Agent: William D Breneman Breneman & Georges

20090242474 - Hollow fiber membrane module: Case 10 is characterized by providing a pair of mutually facing surfaces, and a pair of side surfaces which join that pair of surfaces, opening 11 which is the entrance is formed on one of the surfaces 10a of the opposing pair of surfaces, while the opening 12 which is... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20090242475 - Hollow fiber membrane module: One embodiment is a unique replaceable filter element. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings.... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090242476 - Filter closure system: A filter closure system has a connecting head with a connecting web and further has a connecting end at an end face of a filter housing. The connecting head and the connecting end are matched to one another. The connecting end is pushed onto the connecting head in a mounting... Agent: Mann+hummel Gmbh, Dept: Vr-p Plant 5.4

20090242477 - Modified substrate and process for production thereof: The present invention is characterized in that a base material comprises ester groups in the main chain and/or in the side chain(s), and comprises a polymer having hydrophobic groups. Particularly, the hydrophobic groups can be introduced by irradiating the base material with a radiation during the base material contacts an... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20090242478 - Carbon membrane laminated body and method for manufacturing the same: A carbon membrane laminated body includes: a porous substrate, a first porous carbon membrane as a carbon membrane underlayer disposed on a surface of the porous substrate, and a second porous carbon membrane as a carbon membrane separation layer disposed on a surface of the carbon membrane underlayer, having a... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090242479 - Aromatic halosulfonyl isocyanate compositions: wherein “m” is an integer from 2 to 5; “n” is an integer from 1 to 5; Ar is a C3-C40 aromatic radical which is free of aliphatic carbon-hydrogen bonds; and X is halogen. The polymer composition comprising aromatic halosulfonyl isocyanate are useful as membranes. In addition the present invention... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090242480 - Fibers with bound metal oxides and method thereof: A fiber containing a bound active material, such as. a metal oxide, under 20 microns in diameter. The inventive fiber is formed through the mixing of the fibers with a cationic or anionic polymer in one tank, the active material with a cationic or anionic polymer in a second tank,... Agent: Patent Group Attn: J. Kenneth Joung

20090242481 - Gas/liquid separator with non-square-edged outlet openings: A gas/liquid separator including a housing, at least one swirl element positioned in the housing and at least one opening formed in the housing downstream of the at least one swirl element, wherein the at least one opening comprises a non-square-edged sidewall that defines at least a portion of the... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20090242482 - Method of biofiltration of a liquid effluent: A method of biofiltration of a liquid effluent by simultaneous nitrification and denitrification uses the adding of an oxygen source at a predetermined rate and optionally the adding of a carbon source (such as whey) thus enabling the complete transformation of the nitrates (NO3) present in the effluent at the... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20090242483 - Element removal process and apparatus: A process and apparatus for removing elements is described herein.... Agent: Rosenbaum & Associates, P.C.

20090242484 - Environmentally friendly hybrid microbiological control technologies for cooling towers: This is a method that is an environmentally friendly hybrid microbiological control compromising a physical method through fine filtration, which removes nutrients, bacteria and suspended solids from open recirculating cooling systems. The method for microbiological control in cooling systems wherein a recirculating fluid containing an oxidising or a non-oxidising biocide... Agent: Nalco Company

20090242485 - Purified water dispensing machine: A unique water purification system for use in vending machine applications. The invention can be configured several different ways, with the goal of purifying the water through the reverse osmosis component, and optionally sanitizing it with UV light, then re-mineralizing the water, and finally optionally alkalizing and electrolyzing with an... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20090242486 - Simulated moving bed chromatography for strongly retained compounds: Simulated moving bed (SMB) chromatography involving a series of columns serially connected in a circuit is performed in a modified protocol by dividing the columns into two groups isolated from flow communication with each other and using one of the two groups solely for extraction of the more strongly retained... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090242487 - Magnetic particle removal process: The invention provides a system and process for separating residual magnetic resin from a liquid stream by passing the stream through or over permanent magnets (30) located within the stream wherein the process also includes a means for releasing any resin retained by the permanent magnets (30) and capturing the... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20090242488 - Apparatus for the electrochemical regeneration of absorbents: Apparatus for treating liquid by contact with a particulate adsorbent material comprises a regeneration chamber (10) within a reservoir (2) for liquid to be treated. Adsorbent material is recycled along a path including passage through the regeneration chamber (10) and in a body of liquid in the reservoir to contact... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090242489 - Element removal process and apparatus: A process and apparatus for removing elements is described herein.... Agent: Rosenbaum & Associates, P.C.

20090242490 - Method and apparatus for fluid separation: A method is disclosed for separating a multiphase fluid stream comprising a heavier fluid component and a lighter fluid component, the method comprising causing the fluid to flow along a first helical flowpath, the first helical flowpath having a first pitch, the first helical flowpath being sufficiently long to establish... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20090242491 - Method of treating silicon powder-containing drainage water: m

20090242492 - Subsurface wastewater disposal system: A wastewater treatment and disposal system includes a pressure system for forcing wastewater effluent from a treatment tank to a subsurface dispersal/reuse area. Filtered effluent is discharged into the dispersal area through a system of drip irrigation-type driplines contained inside separate elongated, generally tubular sleeve-like enclosures running along the length... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090242493 - Method and apparatus for routine liquid testing for total dissolved solids: An invention is provided for encouraging routine testing for TDS levels in a liquid. The invention includes determining a TDS level of the liquid utilizing an apparatus capable of determining a TDS level based on the conductivity of the liquid. Next, corrective action can be performed to reduce the TDS... Agent: Patent Venture Group

20090242494 - Method and device for treating grinding water of lens grinding device: A method and a device for treating grinding water of a lens grinding device are provided, in which grinding water is circulated via a grinding water tank, a filtering device, a lens grinding device main body by a pump, and an amount of grinding chips in a circulation cycle of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.