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Liquid purification or separation

20130118960 - Multi-cyclone sediment filter: A multi-cyclone sediment filter having a housing with upper and lower shells and defining an interior space for fluid flow. A cyclone holder is disposed in the housing and includes a plurality of fluid cyclones, each comprising a conical tube with a small opening at a lower end and a... Agent: Waterco Limited

20130118961 - Dialysis systems and related methods: A dialysis machine that includes a valve member having a deformable area configured to deform outwardly away when pressurized fluid is introduced into the valve member. The valve member is configured so that, when a dialysis fluid cassette is disposed in a cassette compartment of the dialysis machine and pressurized... Agent: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh

20130118962 - Systems for processing abrasive slurry: Systems and methods are provided for processing abrasive slurry used in cutting operations. The slurry is mixed with a first solvent in a tank. The slurry is vibrated and/or ultrasonically agitated such that abrasive grain contained in the slurry separates from the other components of the slurry and the first... Agent: Memc Electronic Materials, Inc.

20130118963 - Catch basin filter: A reusable, catch basin filter installable by one person into a catch basin. A blank of filter material is foldable to form a skirt with a central opening and having the shape of a flattened tube. A filter trap filter depends from the skirt. The hollow interior of the trap... Agent:

20130118964 - Filter arrangement: A filter arrangement for the filtration of oil or an ATF fluid, in particular a transmission oil filter, has at least a first and a second filtration layer which are arranged spaced apart by at least one spacer in a filter housing to form at least one intermediate chamber. At... Agent: Ibs Filtran Kunststoff-/ Metallerzeugnisse Gmbh

20130118965 - Device for mixing and separation of magnetic particles: An apparatus for mixing and separating magnetic particles in a liquid comprises a holder having a plurality of apertures configured as an array of rows and columns and a plurality of containers capable of receiving liquid containing magnetic particles, each container being sized to be placed in one of the... Agent: Sigris Research, Inc.

20130118966 - Fixing member and membrane module unit: A first fixing member which fixes to a membrane module unit a tubular member with a protrusion formed at a tip end or near the tip end for connecting a membrane module of the membrane module unit and a water collecting header to form a filtrate flow path from the... Agent: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.

20130118967 - Fluid filter: A fluid filter such as an oil filter for a vehicle is provided. The fluid filter includes a body. A plate is coupled to one end of the body, the plate having a first surface and a threaded portion having a thread pitch. A seal is disposed adjacent the plate,... Agent: Fram GroupIPLLC

20130118968 - Iodine adsorbent and column for water treatment using iodine adsorbent: f

20130118969 - Food waste disposal system including bod reduction apparatus: The present invention provides a food waste disposal system including a BOD reduction apparatus comprising a concentrated-oxidizing tank, an aeration tank, an air pump and a filter. A drain of food waste disposal system is connected to a inlet of the BOD reduction system. Also, purified water in the BOD... Agent:

20130118970 - Dialysis fluid cassettes and related systems and methods: A dialysis fluid cassette that includes a base and a flexible membrane attached to the base. The flexible membrane and the base cooperate to at least partially define a venting chamber and a fluid channel fluidly connected to the venting chamber.... Agent: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh

20130118971 - Fluid treatment assemblies: Fluid treatment assemblies may include first and second end pieces, at least one fluid treatment unit positioned between the first and second end pieces, and a retainer extending between the first and second end pieces and arranged to press the fluid treatment unit(s) and the first and second end pieces... Agent: Pall Corporation

20130118972 - Filter systems for bottled water dispensers: Bottled water dispensers are disclosed that include a modular water filter, particularly bottom loading water dispensers that include a pump to move water through the water dispenser. The water filters include a bottom container with an open top end, and a cap portion with an open bottom end (which is... Agent:

20130118973 - Filter media for a liquid filter using an electrospun nanofiber web, method for manufacturing same, and liquid filter using same: Provided is a filter medium for a liquid filter, having a three-dimensional micropore structure of a multi-layered structure using a multilayer nanofiber web that is obtained by performing air-electrospinning, to thus be thin but have high efficiency and long life, a method of manufacturing the filter medium using the multilayer... Agent: Amogreentech Co., Ltd.

20130118974 - 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: Donaldson Company, Inc.

20130118975 - Hydrophilic porous substrates: Hydrophilic porous substrates, methods of making hydrophilic porous substrates from hydrophobic polymers are disclosed.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20130118976 - Devices for water treatment: A device for use in water comprising a carrier having an interior cavity and one or more openings allowing ingress to and egress from the interior cavity; and a moss contained within the interior cavity in which the carrier completely encloses the moss.... Agent:

20130118977 - Process and apparatus for gas-enriching a liquid: Methods and apparatuses are described for enriching a first liquid with a gas and introducing the gas-enriched first liquid into a second liquid. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a vessel containing the gas at an elevated pressure, a liquid fluid inlet into the vessel such that the first liquid... Agent: Blissfield Manufacturing Company

20130118978 - Combined microfiltration or ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis processes: A water treatment system combines a microfiltration or ultrafiltration membrane system with a downstream reverse osmosis membrane system. The MF or UF system has multiple trains of immersed membrane modules. The trains are connected to a common permeate pump. The permeate pump discharges directly into the inlet of an RO... Agent: General Electric Company, A New York Corporation

20130118979 - Dialysate regeneration unit: A dialysate regeneration unit adapted for regenerating a dialysate containing carrier substances comprises a first flow path and a second flow path. The first flow path comprises a first supply unit adapted for adding an acidic fluid to the dialysate flowing in the first flow path, and a detoxification unit... Agent: Hepa Wash Gmbh

20130118980 - Polymeric material, production and use thereof: d

20130118981 - Porous hollow fiber: Porous hollow fibers comprising first pores having an average length in the range from 0.045 μm to 120 μm and an average width in the range from 0.030 μm to 20 μm, measured in a fiber direction, wherein the ratio of the average length of the first pores to the... Agent: Schaefer Kalk Gmbh & Co. Kg

20130118982 - Wastewater treatment system: A treatment system and process is described herein to separate constituent parts from aqueous-based products or by-products, such as wastewater from a cellulosic ethanol process. The treatment system may include an ultrafiltration system, a first reverse osmosis system and a second reverse osmosis system. The treatment system may be configured... Agent: Bp Corporation North America Inc.

20130118983 - Asymmetric membranes for use in nanofiltration: Improved integrally skinned asymmetric membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration, and their methods of preparation and use are disclosed. Membranes are formed from polybenzimidazoles by phase inversion and are then crosslinked by addition of crosslinking agents. These stabilise the membranes and allow solvent nanofiltration to be maintained even in the solvents... Agent: Imperial Innovations Limited

20130118984 - Process and system for treating water: A process for producing ultrapure water, in which a stream of water is purified in a reverse osmosis device, wherein the water stream is subject to pretreatment including splitting the water stream into at least two partial streams, partial exchange of cations present in at least one of the partial... Agent: Bwt Aktiengesellschaft

20130118985 - Heavy metal removal from waste streams: A method for removing heavy metals from contaminated water, comprising collecting metal salt precipitates from a water softening process, drying said precipitates, contacting water having a concentration of one or more heavy metals with said precipitates, and collecting water having a reduced concentration of said heavy metal(s).... Agent: King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology

20130118986 - High capacity oxoanion chelating media from hyperbranched macromolecules: A resin is provided for selectively binding to certain anions in aqueous solution. The beads are prepared by cross-linking macromolecules such as hyperbranched PEI, and functionalizing with groups containing vicinal diol moieties.... Agent:

20130118987 - Anti-scale water treatment system and method: This invention relates to an anti-scale water treatment system, composition and related methods. The system suppresses hard scale formation by releasing small amounts of transforming agent into water.... Agent: Ecowater Systems LLC

20130118988 - Multistage daf-advanced oxidation system: A multistage dissolved air flotation and advanced oxidation (MDAF-AO) system/method with multi-functions in oil recovery, solids removal, emulsion breaking, and advanced oxidation. Influent, with oil and suspended solids, enters a first stage for oil recovery includes a gas ionizer and an air dissolving pump. A second stage includes of two... Agent: Wsi International LLC

20130118989 - Process scheme to improve divalent metal salts removal from mono ethylene glycol (meg): A MEG reclamation process includes the step of increasing above 2,000 ppm the divalent metal salts concentration of a rich (wet) MEG feed stream flowing into a precipitator. The increasing step includes routing a salts-saturated MEG slipstream from the flash separator it to the precipitator. The slipstream may be mixed... Agent:

20130118990 - Washbox: Exemplary systems and methods relating to washboxes are described.... Agent: Blue Water Technologies, Inc.

20130118991 - Process and apparatus for controlling a filtration plant: A process and an apparatus are provided for controlling a filtration plant having at least one vacuum filter, at least one vacuum pump and at least one filter tank, by which a medium that is to be filtered and that includes solid particles and liquid is separated into a concentrate... Agent:

20130118992 - Water filtration and purification system and method: A unitary water treatment system for filtering and purifying untreated water is disclosed that has a filtration compartment, a transfer compartment, and a purification compartment. The untreated water flows into the filtration compartment, then into the transfer compartment, and then into the purification compartment. A fill valve is provided at... Agent:

20130118993 - Light expanded clay aggregates for removal of halogenated contaminants from water: Light expanded clay aggregates are described that are prepared by firing and expanding a clay-based material, wherein metals such as palladium, copper or nickel are added to the clay together with iron prior to expansion and firing. The expanded clay aggregates can be used for cleaning of water contaminated with... Agent:

20130118994 - System and methods for wastewater and produced water cleaning and reclamation: Systems and methods have been developed for treating waste water and produced water, so as to remove contaminants therefrom. The systems and methods allow specifically for the removal of contaminants from produced water from oil and gas wells, fracturing flow-back water, and water- or brine-based drilling fluids. The water is... Agent: R360 Environmental Solutions

20130118995 - Solar-activated photochemical purification of fluids: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a solar-activated photochemical fluid treatment system, some of which comprise a fluid vessel, a porous enclosure positioned inside of the fluid vessel, a porous enclosure positioned inside of the fluid vessel, a fiber substrate contained within the enclosure, and a semiconductor photocatalyst coupled to the... Agent: Uvcleaning Systems, Inc.

20130118996 - Hexahydrotriazines, synthesis and use: Methods for making asymmetrical triazines are provided. The methods comprise first forming a mixture of at least two primary amines then reacting the mixture with an aldehyde. Methods for removing sulfides from hydrocarbon streams are also provided. The triazines may be added to the hydrocarbon stream in a molar ratio... Agent: General Electric Company

20130118997 - Fluid purification media and cartridge: A fluid purification system, comprising a first fluid purification media comprising a first rigid porous purification block, comprising a longitudinal first surface; a longitudinal second surface disposed inside the longitudinal first surface; and a porous high density polymer disposed between the longitudinal first surface and the longitudinal second surface; a... Agent: Selecto, Inc.

20130118998 - Collector apparatus: The present invention provides an apparatus, method and system for separating a first substance from a mixture of the first substance and a liquid. The apparatus comprises inlet means adapted to receive a portion of the mixture into a separator tank; a separator tank for holding a collected portion of... Agent:

20130118999 - Self-clearing filter: A self-clearing filter for filtering a fluid, the self-clearing filter comprising a filter wall having a lumenous side and an external side and a pump for creating a flux of the fluid to impinge against the external side of the filter wall. Methods for filtering a fluid by diverting a... Agent: Eckman Environmental Corporation

20130112600 - Selective hydrogen adding equipment for living organism applicable fluid: A selective hydrogen adding equipment for living organism applicable fluid, comprising a hydrogen generating system and a hydrogen bubble forming implement, the hydrogen bubble forming implement having a gas/liquid separating section including an open-close type valve, wherein the hydrogen bubble forming implement is disposed in a closed container storing living... Agent: Miz Co. Ltd.

20130112601 - Denitrification and ph control using bio-electrochemical systems: The present invention provides reactor designs, component designs, and operating schemes for removing nitrates and chemical oxygen demand from any suitable wastewater stream. The invention also provides reactor designs, component designs, and operating schemes designed to modify and improve pH and water quality in wastewater streams.... Agent:

20130112602 - Apparatus for facilitating maintenance of a pool cleaning device: Advantageous apparatus are provided for facilitating maintenance of an automated pool cleaning device. The device includes a filter assembly, e.g., a bucket-type filter assembly, that is removable from the base of the pool cleaner through a closable top opening of the pool cleaning device, such as a hinged lid. The... Agent: Hayward Industries, Inc.

20130112603 - Forward osmotic desalination device using membrane distillation method: This invention relates to a fresh water separator including a dilute draw solution chamber, at least one first membrane contactor which receives a fluid fed from the dilute draw solution chamber so that gas and fresh water can be separated from the fluid, a second membrane contactor which enables the... Agent: Stx Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

20130112604 - Valve for high pressure analytical system: A high pressure valve, comprising a stator having a stator sealing surface with at least one stator port and a rotor having a rotor sealing surface with at least one rotor port or channel. The rotor is movable with respect to the stator to selectively move the rotor port or... Agent: Waters Technologies Corporation

20130112605 - Superficially porous materials comprising a substantially nonporous core having narrow particle size distribution; process for the preparation thereof; and use thereof for chromatographic separations: Novel chromatographic materials for chromatographic separations, columns, kits, and methods for preparation and separations with a superficially porous material comprising a substantially nonporous core and one or more layers of a porous shell material surrounding the core. The material of the invention is comprised of superficially porous particles and a... Agent: Waters Technologies Corporation

20130112606 - Filter assembly for fluid path and method of manufacture: A filter assembly including a first body section having a first through passage with a seat defined about the through passage and including a first membrane-engaging surface and a central platform with the central platform extending about the first through passage. A second body section has a second through passage... Agent: Medical Components, Inc.

20130112607 - Hydraulically set cement body for preservation of organic liquids: An hydraulically set oil-permeable cement body is provided in the form of a stand-alone block or briquette for preserving cooking oil during deep fat frying, said body. It has substantially no free water or having a low free water content for resisting damage on immersion in cooking oil and initial... Agent: Bbm Technology Ltd

20130112608 - Methods, compositions and devices utilizing structurally stable cyanuric acid hydrolase: The present invention relates to stable cyanuric acid hydrolase enzymes, compositions, and devices for use in the treatment of a liquid, such as water. The present invention also relates to methods of using these enzymes, compositions and devices for the treatment of a liquid, such as water.... Agent: Regents Of The University Of Minnesota

20130112609 - Screen carrier element for a filtration device having at least one screen cavity: The invention relates to a screen carrier element (100) for a filtration device comprising at least one screen cavity (101) for arranging at least one filter unit (10) therein, a support tube (15) having cut-outs (15.4) and a plurality of disk filter elements (11), each having a central hub (11.3)... Agent: Seebach Gmbh

20130112610 - Microsieve using carbon nanotubes: A microsieve includes a patterned forest of vertically grown and aligned carbon nanotubes with a patterned matrix of vertically aligned pores. A conformal coating of substantially uniform thickness coats the nanotubes defining coated nanotubes. An interstitial material infiltrates the carbon nanotube forest and substantially fills interstices between individual coated nanotubes.... Agent: Brigham Young University, A Non-profit Organization

20130112611 - Disc shaped filter element: The invention relates to a disc shaped filter element for filtering a liquid such as a polymer. The filter element comprising—a hub, said hub defining a central opening therethrough,—an upper filter medium and a lower filter medium, said upper filter medium and said lower filter medium extending radially outwards from... Agent: Nv Bekaert Sa

20130112612 - Device for plasma separation by means of a central channel structure: e

20130112613 - Hybrid porous structured material, membrane including the same, and method of preparing hybrid porous structure material: A hybrid porous structured material may include a porous region (that forms a nanopore structure) and a non-porous region. The porous region may form a stacked structure where a plurality of spherical bodies are stacked so as to contact each other in three dimensions. The non-porous region may form a... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

20130112614 - Monofilament-reinforced hollow fiber membrane with scalloped lumen: The embedded spiral weave, free of any circumferentially constricting monofilament, allows the membrane to be biaxially distensible. The membrane has “give” not only in the axial or longitudinal direction but also in the radial direction. “Give” in the radial direction permits soiled membranes to be backwashed under higher pressure than... Agent: Cheil Industries Inc.

20130112615 - Organic/inorganic fouling resistant hybrid compound, fouling resistant membrane, and method of preparing fouling resistant membrane: An organic/inorganic fouling resistant composite compound is disclosed, which includes a core of a polyhedron of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and at least one arm connected to a silicon atom of the polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. The at least one arm includes a vinyl-based first structural unit including at least one ethylene... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

20130112616 - Fluid treatment system: A fluid treatment system includes a fluid source, at least one anaerobic reactor vessel, and at least one aerobic reactor vessel. The anaerobic reactor vessel contains retaining a set of retaining structures that are at least partially coated with an anaerobic biofilm. The aerobic reactor vessel contains an aerobic biofilm.... Agent:

20130112617 - Redox wastewater biological nutrient removal treatment method: A redox water biological nutrient removal treatment method utilizing sulfurous acid to act as either an oxidizing or a reducing solution via pH adjustment for water conditioning and bacterial treatment.... Agent: Earth Renaissance Technoloogies, LLC

20130112618 - Filtration membranes, related nano and/or micro fibers, composites methods and systems: Filtration membrane comprising polymeric nanofibers and/or microfibers attaching dendrimer component presenting reactive sites selective for chemicals to be filtered, and related nanofibers and microfibers, composite materials, compositions, methods and system.... Agent:

20130112619 - Solvent resistant polyamide nanofiltration membranes: The present invention relates to a composite membrane for nanofiltration of a feed stream solution comprising a solvent and dissolved solutes and showing preferential rejection of the solutes. The composite membrane comprises a thin polymeric film formed by interfacial polymerisation on a support membrane. The support membrane is further impregnated... Agent: Imperial Innovations Limited

20130112620 - Vibration-assisted dialysis method: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method of increasing dialysis dose and waste removal with the introduction of mechanical energy, such as vibration, to a hemodiafiltration membrane The method generally includes providing a dialyzer that includes a vibration element in engaged vibratory communication with a hemodiafiltration membrane The method also... Agent: The Regents Of The University Of Michigan

20130112621 - Water filtration article and related methods: A water filtration article has a filtration layer of thickness no larger than 10 microns including porous polytetrafluoroethylene coated with a hydrophilic coating comprising uncrosslinked ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer. Methods include water filtration using and manufacture of such a water filtration article.... Agent:

20130112622 - New liquid processing device: The present invention refers to a device, comprising a hollow body having at least one open end and at least one barrier inside of the hollow body, which is non-permeable for liquids and solids under ambience conditions, however, becomes liquid-permeable by applying an external force like pressure, drag force or... Agent: Qiagen Gmbh

20130112623 - Composite material: The invention describes a composite microfiber, which is comprising a polysaccharide polymer selected from the group consisting of cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, n-propyl cellulose, isopropyl cellulose, cellulose acetate and combinations of two or more of these substances, and combinations of two or more of these... Agent: Jacobs University Bremen Ggmbh

20130112624 - Fluid mixing in a disposable fluid processing system: High accuracy mixing of fluids in a disposable fluid processing system with at least two pumps is provided by a method where a calibration fluid volume is pumped through each pump via a flow meter at at least one calibration pump speed while registering the flow rate using data output... Agent: Ge Healthcare Bio-sciences Ab

20130112625 - Consolidated nanofiber nonwovens and consolidated nanofiber nonwoven composites containing roped fiber bundles: A consolidated nanofiber nonwoven comprising a plurality of roped fiber bundles having a length axis. The roped fiber bundles comprise a plurality of nanofibers having a median diameter of less than one micrometer, where at least 50% by number of the nanofibers are oriented within 45 degrees of the length... Agent:

20130112626 - Self contained dissolved air flotation system: A dissolved air flotation system and method for purifying fresh water. The system is self-contained within a standard shipping container, with all components disposed in-line within the shipping container. Float is removed from the flotation tank with a skimmer that drives float downstream onto a conveyor belt, and the conveyor... Agent: Sionix Corporation

20130112627 - Chemical treatment to improve red mud separation and washing in the bayer process: The invention provides methods and compositions for improving the rheology of red mud removed from Bayer Process liquor. The method includes adding a flocculant and a cross-linked polysaccharide to the liquor. This combination separates the red mud from the liquor but also prevents the red mud from becoming too thick.... Agent:

20130112628 - Treatment solution supply method, non-transitory computer storage medium and treatment solution supply apparatus: A treatment solution supply method of the present invention is for supplying a treatment solution from a treatment solution supply source to a treatment solution supply unit supplying the treatment solution to a substrate, wherein a supply pipe connected to the treatment solution supply unit is provided with a filter... Agent: Tokyo Electron Limited

20130112629 - Medical functional device, process fluid, and medical treatment apparatus: A medical functional device, provided and designed for single use in a method for extracorporeally treating the blood of a patient, includes at least one process fluid circuit or sections thereof, each provided for receiving a process fluid, at least one first filter device arranged within the process fluid circuit... Agent: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh

20130112630 - Methods and systems for separating components of a suspension using a secondary liquid: Methods and systems for separating component materials of a suspension are disclosed. In one aspect, a suspension suspected of containing a target material and a secondary fluid are added to a tube. The secondary fluid has a greater density than the suspension, is immiscible in the suspension fluid and is... Agent:

20130112631 - Sieve device for untreated drilling mud and a method of using same: A sieve device (1) for untreated drilling mud being brought up from a well and a method for use is provided. The sieve device (1) has a filter device (3) to separate a share of the drilling liquid from the drill cuttings. The sieve device (1) connects to a first... Agent: Cubility As

20130105370 - Construction de-watering high-volume, multi-separation system and method: A construction de-watering high volume multi-separation system for use in removing a fluid medium from a construction site including a mechanical subsystem and a programmable computer control subsystem where the mechanical subsystem includes a high volume inlet for injecting a fluid medium, a chemical metering pump for injecting engineered chemicals... Agent:

20130105371 - Detection device and method: Detection device for quantitative detection of predetermined molecules, in particular medium size protein molecules, in a sample liquid with a light source for emitting measurement radiation, a section for irradiating the sample liquid and a light detector for measuring the detection radiation exiting the section for irradiating the sample liquid,... Agent: B. Braun Avitum Ag

20130105372 - Chlorinators and replaceable cell cartridges therefor: A chlorinator system for pools or spas is disclosed. The chlorinator system includes a replaceable chlorinator cell cartridge having built in sensors, switches, and custom connections. The chlorinator system includes a controller, a chlorinator, a replaceable cell cartridge, and compression fittings for connecting the chlorinator to piping of a pool... Agent:

20130105373 - Systems and methods for user-installable chlorinators: The present disclosure relates to a do-it-yourself kit for the installation of a pool or spa device, such as a chlorinator. A first nut associated with a first port, compression ring, collar, and face sealing gasket may be placed over a first pipe segment, and a second nut associated with... Agent:

20130105374 - Water filter: In a pool filter with a filter for filtering the water of a pool including in a housing, a filter structure is rotatably supported off-center so that it is arranged at one side in close proximity to the housing wall and at the opposite side a housing space is formed... Agent:

20130105375 - Ballast water treatment system using a high efficient electrolyzing apparatus: Disclosed is a ballast water treatment system to remove or eradicate various aquatic organisms or microbes remaining ballast water. A water treatment tube manufactured in a filter type is primarily installed to apply physical shock to aquatic organisms having the size of 50 μm or more by modifying the flow... Agent: Aqua Eng. Co., Ltd.

20130105376 - Treatment of a waste stream through production and utilization of oxyhydrogen gas: Methods and systems for reducing a redox active contaminant in a waste stream in a waste treatment system involve performing a unit process of the waste treatment system by contacting redox active contaminant in the waste stream with oxyhydrogen-rich gas generated on-site by an oxyhydrogen gas generator that implements water... Agent: Xogen Technologies Inc.

20130105377 - Water with switchable ionic strength: A method and system for reversibly converting water between an initial ionic strength and an increased ionic strength, using a switchable additive, is described. The disclosed method and system can be used, for example, in distillation-free removal of water from solvents, solutes, or solutions. Following extraction of a solute from... Agent: Queen's University At Kingston

20130105378 - Countercurrent tank type supercritical water reactor with a sacrificial lining: A countercurrent tank type supercritical water reactor with a sacrificial lining, comprising a cylinder body and a catalyst tank arranged inside, the upper part of the cylinder body is connected with a top cover, and the lower part of the cylinder body is connected with a spherical head, the inner... Agent: Xi'an Jiaotong University

20130105379 - Magnetic fluid filter: The present invention relates to a magnetic fluid filter device and, more specifically, to a magnetic fluid filter for removing ferro-magnetic particles from a fluid in addition to filtering the fluid. The magnetic fluid filter includes an upper end cap having a centrally located aperture, a lower end cap, a... Agent:

20130105380 - Lightweight protection element and filter of the mattress type: A lightweight protection element and filter of the mattress type comprises an external containment structure (10, 20), a three-dimensional internal structure (30) with a high cavity index and a granular filler material which is inserted inside the containment structure. Engagement means (50, 52) of the mechanical type are distributed over... Agent: Officine Maccaferri S.p.a.

20130105381 - Filtering apparatus having fixed-type chaos-flow inducer: Provided is a filtering apparatus having a fixed-type chaos-flow inducer that saves energy as well as sufficiently washes a separation membrane in an environment of high concentration by efficiently generating chaos flow by using a structure of a fixed type.... Agent: Bkt Co., Ltd.

20130105382 - Disc filter: A disc filter for dewatering cellulose fibre suspensions comprising disc-shaped filter elements (11) carried by a rotor shaft (7) in order to rotate inside a vessel (2) while being partly immersed in a suspension received in the vessel. Each filter element comprises several filter sectors (12) distributed about the rotor... Agent: Rioks Patenter Ab

20130105383 - Nanofiltration-type thin film composite forward osmosis membrane and a method of synthesizing the same: There is provided a nanofiltration-type thin film composite forward osmosis membrane comprising a rejection layer including intrinsic separation properties; and a substrate for support of the rejection layer, the substrate comprising a porous sub-layer having long finger-like pores and a thin sponge-like skin layer. A method for synthesizing the nanofiltration-type... Agent: Nanyang Technological University

20130105384 - Thin film composite osmosis membranes: A two-layered osmosis membrane contains a support layer and a rejection layer. The support layer, in which a mesh is embedded, is made of a phase separation polymer and has a thickness of 50 to 200 μm. The rejection layer, which adheres to the support layer, is made of a... Agent: National University Of Singapore

20130105385 - Carbon block filter formed from divided particles of binder and activated carbon and method therefor: A carbon block filter with UHMWPE binders and activated carbons and the method are provided. The method comprises: pulverizing ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) binders with an average particle size of 120˜140 μm, serving as original binders, and separating binders with a granularity of 20˜80 μm from the original binders;... Agent: Altwelltech Inc.

20130105386 - Tubular pore material: Product formed from a ceramic material, at least part of the said product not being formed from amorphous silica and including pores and satisfying the following criteria (a), (b) and (c): (a) at least 70% by number of the said pores are frustoconical tubular pores extending substantially parallel to each... Agent: Saint-gobain Centre De Recherches Et D'etudes Europeen

20130105388 - Advanced biologic water treatment using algae: An advanced water treatment method processes a continuous flow of water in a sequence of stages including pre-filtering [200] to remove solids, conditioning [202] to adjust pH, blending [210] with a recycled dense microalgae culture, and passing the resulting mixture through an enclosed, environmentally-controlled photobioreactor [212] where nutrients, PCB's, trace... Agent:

20130105387 - Treatment for depolluting water contaminated by micro pollutants and/or emergent pollutants, notably by organochlorinated compounds: A process for decontaminating water contaminated by emergent pollutants or micropollutants, includes a step of injecting the contaminated water into a device having a vertically filtering planted organic filter, which planted organic filter includes: an inlet for the contaminated water; an outlet for treated water; filtration and decontamination elements interposed... Agent: Phytorestore

20130105389 - Water treatment method and ultrapure water production method: In a water treatment method, raw water supplied from a water supply reservoir for reserving the raw water is biologically treated by a biological treatment means before being supplied to a primary pure water apparatus. Thereafter, urea or a urea derivative and/or an ammoniacal nitrogen source (NH3—N) are added before... Agent: Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

20130105390 - Low mean cell residence time anaerobic digestion process: A Class B biosolids sludge digestion process whereby feed sludge is introduced to a completely-mixed, continuously- or intermittently fed and drawn, sealed, anaerobic digester, and sludge is drawn off at a rate such that the average mean cell residence time for the sludge in the digester is greater than or... Agent:

20130105391 - Design of modules for use in and operation of a membrane biofilm reactor with reduced biofouling: A module for use in a membrane bio film reactor is described, and systems comprising such modules are described. The module comprises a fabric formed from a sheet of hollow-fiber membranes and a spacer material situated between adjacent membrane sheets, which are wound around a central core tube in the... Agent: Aptwater, Inc.

20130105392 - Fluid conduit with layered and partial covering material thereon: A fluid conduit with layered and partial covering material thereon is disclosed. The fluid conduit may be used for processing and treatment of fluids which must be treated to remove materials so that the resultant treated fluid may be reused and/or returned to the earth and particularly to the water... Agent: Presby Patent Trust

20130105393 - New storage, collection or isolation device: The present invention refers to a device, comprising a hollow body having at least one open end and at least one barrier inside or at the end of the hollow body, which is non-permeable for liquids and solids under ambience conditions, however, becomes liquid-permeable by applying an external force like... Agent: Qiagen Gmbh

20130105394 - Static pressure desalination assembly: A desalination device that uses the natural and constant static pressure of the ocean depths to cause seawater to push against a reverse osmosis membrane with sufficient force to separate the molecules of water and salt. The resulting water, the permeate, is pumped to the surface using normal subsurface pumps.... Agent:

20130105395 - Nanostructured membranes for engineered osmosis applications: In one aspect, the invention relates to engineered osmosis and related membrane-based separation technologies. Disclosed are semi-permeable nanostructured osmosis membranes comprising a film polymerized on a nanofiber support fabric, methods for osmotically-driven separation, the method comprising creating an osmotic pressure gradient across a semi-permeable nanostructured osmosis membrane comprising a film... Agent:

20130105396 - Novel sorbent for endotoxins: The invention relates to a sorption agent for removing endotoxins from a biological fluid, comprising a water-insoluble, porous carrier having a neutral hydrophobic surface wherein the surface of the carrier has an adsorptive coating made of polymyxin and albumin, wherein polymyxin and albumin are bonded to the surface of the... Agent: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh

20130105397 - Magnetic dye-adsorbent catalyst: New magnetic dye-adsorbent catalyst has been described in this invention, which is the modification of conventional magnetic photocatalyst. The catalyst consists of a composite particle having a core-shell structure, with a magnetic particle as a core and a dye-adsorbent (which may also exhibit photocatalytic activity) as a shell. The shell... Agent: Council Of Scientific & Industrial Research

20130105398 - Method for removing ammonium nitrogen from organic waste water comprising liquid manure: The invention relates to a method for removing ammonium nitrogen from organic waste water comprising liquid manure, which method comprises the steps of applying waste water with a high content of ammonium to an organic, synthetic ion exchanger and allowing ammonium to adsorb to the ion exchanger.... Agent: Re-n Technology Aps

20130105399 - Polymer-encapsulated liquid exchange media: A capsule for encapsulating ion exchange chemicals has a capsule body, including a surface layer and ion exchange chemicals encapsulated within said surface layer. An ion exchange media is created by encapsulating liquid ion exchange chemicals inside a polymer coat making small beads which behave as solids but have much... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

20130105400 - Composite containing metal component supported on graphene, preparing method of the same, and uses of the same: There are provided a composite including a metal component supported on graphene, a preparing method of the same, and uses of the same. The composite may be used for removing a contaminant.... Agent:

20130105401 - Method for removing phosphorus and nitrogen contained in sewage or wastewater using iron ore wastewater: The present invention provides a method for removing phosphorus and nitrogen contained in sewage or wastewater using iron ore wastewater. According to the method of the present invention, in which the phosphorus and nitrogen contained in sewage or wastewater are crystallized in the form of struvite using iron ore wastewater... Agent:

20130105402 - Method for clarifying a wine sediment: A method for clarifying a wine sediment. The method steps include providing a solid-wall worm centrifuge, clarifying the wine sediment in the centrifuge by forming a solid phase and a liquid phase, and fining the sediment by adding a fining agent at one or both of before and during the... Agent: Gea Mechanical Equipment Gmbh

20130105403 - Systems and methods for controlling chlorinators: Systems and methods for controlling chlorinators for pools and spas are provided. A controller communicates with a processor positioned within a replaceable cell cartridge of a chlorinator, to allow for remote control and diagnosis of the chlorinator and/or cell cartridge. The cell cartridge stores, in non-volatile memory on board the... Agent:

20130105404 - Oil filtration system for a load tap changer: An oil filtration system for a load tap changer includes a filter configured to filter oil, a pump fluidly coupled to an oil tank and configured to pump the oil from the oil tank through the filter and to return the oil to the oil tank, and a control system,... Agent: Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.

20130105405 - Water purification device and a method of decontaminating a water supply: A water purification device is provided in the form of a hydrogel matrix containing immobilized nanoparticles that are directly synthesized in-situ in the hydrogel matrix. A related method of decontaminating the water supply contaminated with a target pollutant is also disclosed.... Agent: The University Of Kentucky Research Foundation

20130105406 - Evaporative recirculation cooling water system, method of operating an evaporative recirculation cooling water system: An evaporative recirculation cooling water system, the system having a recirculation loop to recirculate water through the system, a space to cool the water in the recirculation loop by evaporation, and an ion removal apparatus to remove ions. The ion removal apparatus has a flow through capacitor to remove hardness... Agent: Voltea B.v.

20130105407 - Glycerin-containing antifreezing agent concentrates with corrosion protection: The present invention relates to antifreeze/anticorrosion concentrates comprising from 10 to 50% by weight, based on the total amount of the concentrate, of glycerol, to processes for preparing such concentrates from super concentrates, to aqueous coolant compositions from these concentrates, and to their use, for example in internal combustion engines.... Agent:

20130105408 - Wastewater treatment apparatus: A water treatment unit includes a mixing chamber surrounding the upper end of a riser containing an impeller, Water can be moved from a body of water up through the riser, and out through laterally directed openings into the chamber adjacent to an air inlet, The water moving out the... Agent: Aqua Manna, LLC

20130105409 - Three-stage slurry processing apparatus and method: A three-stage separator system for separating the solids and liquids from a slurry includes a first stage having an inclined housing defining a liquid channel. A slot sieve is disposed over an open surface of the channel. A mechanical vibrator assembly imparts mechanical vibration to a vibration zone of the... Agent:

20130105410 - Wastewater treatment: A wastewater treatment system includes wastewater having nitrogen-containing compounds, an anoxic zone having denitrifying bacteria, and an aerobic zone having nitrifying bacteria. The anoxic zone is coupled to the aerobic zone, and wastewater flows from the anoxic to the aerobic zone or vice versa. A fluidized bed heat exchanger configured... Agent:

20130105411 - Filter module for disposable use, and a method for producing a filter module of this type and the use thereof: A filter module (1) for disposable use with a closed and at least partially flexible, preferably expandable casing (3) as filter housing (2), a non-filtrate space (9) within the closed casing (3) and at least one first opening (10) through the casing (3) to the non-filtrate space (9), at least... Agent: Filtrox Ag

20130105412 - Apparatus and method for separating solids from a solids laden drilling fluid: An apparatus for separating solids from solids laden drilling fluid is provided. The apparatus includes a shale shaker and a screen assembly. The shale shaker includes a base and a basket isolated from the base, a flow tray arranged in the basket for directing screened drilling fluid. The screen assembly... Agent: National Oilwell Varco, L.p.

20130105413 - Vibrating slot sieve slurry processing apparatus and method: A separator for separating solids and liquids from slurry includes a housing defining a liquid channel and oriented at an acute angle such that a top end is positioned higher than a lower end. A slot sieve extends between and supported at opposing side edges of the housing and is... Agent:

20130105414 - Water filter: A water filter including a housing, at least one cylindrical filter component disposed within the housing, an inflow pipe extending through, and parallel to a longitudinal axis of, the at least one cylindrical filter component, the inflow pipe including a series of openings arranged along the length of the inflow... Agent:

20130105415 - Methods and apparatus for treating water and wastewater employing a cloth disk filter: A backwash header for a cloth filter disk includes a body having a length a diameter, first and second ends, a longitudinal axis, and an exterior surface, the body defining at least one internal cavity. The body includes at least one suction slot configured to allow fluids and solids to... Agent:

20130105416 - Debris filtering apparatus and method: A debris filtering apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a first filter assembly. The first filter assembly includes an outer conduit and an inner conduit received within the outer conduit. An inner conduit flow-path is defined within the inner conduit and an outer conduit flowpath is defined between the inner... Agent: Iroc Energy Services Partnership

20130105417 - Perforated graphene deionization or desalination: A fluid deionizer includes at least one graphene sheet perforated with apertures dimensioned to allow a flow of fluid and to disallow at least one particular type of ion contained in the flow of fluid. A purge valve is placed in an open position so as to collect the at... Agent: Lockheed Martin Corporation

20130098814 - System and process for the purification, by means of the environment, of water and/or of water obtained from a municipal or collective supply, and/or of water obtained from a well, and/or of water obtained in domestic and industrial vessels: System and process for the purification of water The water produced is treated with a selective oxidant obtained from the air without contaminants. The water obtained, together with the selective oxidant, is treated through a chemical process, denominated batch process, in a pressurized primary sterilization vessel. The reaction dwell time,... Agent:

20130098815 - Sewage treatment apparatus: The present invention relates to a sewage treatment apparatus, more specifically to a sewage treatment apparatus which does not only supply high quality treated water with uniform diffusion of microorganism mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) and organic matters during hydraulic retention time (HRT), but also provides the target quality of... Agent: Dream Engineering Co., Ltd.

20130098816 - Mobile water purification station: The present invention relates to a mobile water purification station capable of producing up to 30,000 gallons (151,400 lpd) of EPA/WHO-standard clean and aesthetically pleasing potable water per day which is self contained and operates as a stand-alone unit powered by integrated solar array and wind generator or utilizing gravity... Agent: International Water Company

20130098817 - Sediment retention bag: A sediment retention device including a water-permeable outer containment structure, a water-impermeable injection tube including an outlet disposed within the outer containment structure, and a flocculent treatment material disposed within the injection tube. The injection tube can include an agitation structure to promote mixing contaminated water with the treatment material.... Agent:

20130098818 - Modular water treatment system: Apparatus for the treatment of a substance such as a liquid includes a treatment pit (10) which has a plurality of chambers (1 to 8). Walls (24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34) separate the chambers. Apertures (36) are located in non-adjacent walls (24, 28, 32) near the base of the... Agent:

20130098819 - Enhanced resin regeneration: An oxygen and hydrogen emitter that is an electrolytic cell is disclosed. When the anode and cathode are separated by a critical distance, very small microbubbles and nanobubbles of oxygen and hydrogen are generated from aqueous solutions. The very small bubbles remain in suspension in the aqueous solution, forming a... Agent: Oxygenator Water Technologies, Inc.

20130098820 - Cartridges for bulk feeders: A cartridge system for converting a bulk feeder which delivers a single water treatment material at a high rate to a bulk feeder that delivers two or more water treatment materials at a lower rate through locating a set of dispensing cartridges in the chamber of the bulk feeder with... Agent:

20130098821 - Water filtration module and method for the manufacture and use thereof: A water filtration module (10) is made of hollow fibers for filtration from the outside to the inside of the fibers, wherein the fibers are arranged inside a casing (11) made of multiple elements (20). The module (10) and at least one element (20) include elements working together, which are... Agent: Polymem

20130098822 - Filter for internal combustion engines: A filter for internal combustion engines of vehicles, comprising: an external casing (11) and an upper closing cover (12), which close an internal chamber (13) having an inlet for the liquid to be filtered and an outlet for filtered liquid; a filter cartridge (20) having a tubular filter means (21)... Agent: Ufi Filters S.p.a.

20130098823 - Buoyant skimmer: A buoyant skimming device includes an enclosure that bounds an interior space that is configured to hold a liquid within the enclosure and to be in fluid communication with means for withdrawing from the interior space the liquid held in the interior space. The enclosure includes a body portion and... Agent: Zebra Skimmers Corp.

20130098824 - Filter device, in particular liquid filter: A filter device has, in a housing, a filter element and, downstream of the filter element, an outflow opening for discharging the cleaned medium. Between the filter element and the outflow opening there is arranged a diverting part, wherein on the diverting part there is formed an overflow region for... Agent: Mann+hummel Gmbh

20130098825 - Fuel supply device, particularly for an internal combustion engine: A fuel supply device (1), particularly for an internal combustion engine (6), is equipped with a particulate filter and a water trap. In order to improve the separation effect, while simultaneously reducing the separation material that is required, it is proposed to configure the water trap (5, 8, 30) as... Agent: Mann+hummel Gmbh

20130098826 - Treatment unit for treating a cooling fluid of a cooling device of a functional system: A treatment unit for treating a cooling fluid of a cooling device of a functional system has a container provided with at least one inlet and at least one outlet. A granular ion-exchange medium is arranged in the container in a flow path of the cooling fluid to be treated... Agent: Mann+hummel Gmbh

20130098827 - Apparatus and method for filter cleaning by ultrasound backwashing and filter movement during the filtration of biological samples: The present application is directed to the separation of a solid fraction from a fluid sample particularly a therapeutic cellular fraction from a biological sample such as a bone marrow sample by a porous filter which separates a filtration unit into an upper pre-filtration chamber into which a fluid sample... Agent: Smith & Nephew PLC

20130098828 - Method for making a bag filter housing: A spinning method for making a seamless filter housing 50 with an elliptical bottom 52 and a bottom opening 58 for a drain port. An inlet port 62 is added after fabrication along with any optional sensor ports 64. The seamless filter housing 50 made with this process.... Agent: Eaton Corporation

20130098830 - Method for producing porous thermosetting resin sheet and composite separation membrane using same: In the step of extracting and removing a porogen from a thermosetting resin sheet 1 containing the porogen, the porogen is extracted and removed by bringing the thermosetting resin sheet 1 into contact with a first liquid that has a relatively low temperature, and subsequently bringing the thermosetting resin sheet... Agent: Nitto Denko Corporation

20130098829 - Spiral wound membrane element and permeate carrier: A permeate carrier for a spiral wound membrane element has two or three layers, for example of tricot construction. The two outer, or only, layers resist movement of the membrane sheet into permeate channels in the permeate carrier. The total thickness of the permeate carrier sheet may be similar to... Agent: General Electric Company

20130098831 - Material efficiency and fabrication of membrane elements: Membrane elements that use multiple membrane leaves may have a limited total active membrane area due to an increased diameter at the ends of the element. Membrane leaves may comprise a permeate carrier positioned between one or more membrane sheets. Adhesive may be used to seal one or more edges... Agent: General Electric Company

20130098832 - Semi-permeable composite membrane: Provided is a semi-permeable composite membrane which exhibits both high durability and high solute-removal and water-permeation performances. The semi-permeable composite membrane is formed from a porous support membrane and a polymer membrane. The polymer membrane is formed of at least one type of polymer (a) with a positive charge in... Agent: National University Corporation Kobe University

20130098833 - Method of preparing a nanocomposite membrane and nanocomposite membranes prepared thereof: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a nanocomposite membrane, comprising: (a) providing a nanocomposite solution comprising a polymer solution and nanomaterials; (b) subjecting the nanocomposite solution to a cold water bath to produce the nanocomposite membrane in a gel-like form; and (c) subjecting the gel nanocomposite membrane... Agent: Nanyang Technological University

20130098834 - Medium, devices and methods: A separation medium is provided, comprising at least one megalin polypeptide and/or at least one cubilin polypeptide immobilized on a support. Also provided are devices comprising the separation medium, as well as methods and uses employing the separation medium for extracorporeal removal of low molecular weight proteins, or fragments or... Agent: Jjk Medical Ltd.

20130098835 - Microscopically structured polymer monoliths and fabrication methods: Novel polymer monolith structures and methods for fabrication of the same are disclosed in a variety of embodiments. In an illustrative embodiment, a method includes forming a pattern of features on a wafer, thereby forming a patterned wafer; forming a polymer layer on the patterned wafer; using a first plasma... Agent: Cornell University

20130098836 - Bio-mechanical wastesolution treatment system: Wastesolution treatment systems and methods are provided which may remove particulates and hydrocarbons from wastesolution. Embodiments may be used to treat scrubber wastesolution from exhaust gas cleaning (“EGC”) systems. Some embodiments may be used with terrestrial EGC systems and others may be used for maritime ship EGC systems. Certain embodiments... Agent: Ensolve Biosystems, Inc.

20130098837 - Method for rapid treatment of waste water and a composition thereof: The present invention discloses a process and a composition for the treatment of wastewater. The composition comprises of microbes, enzymes and cofactors along with the nutrients. The composition is a synergistic composition and wastewater can be treated effectively for the removal of pollutants by using the synergistic composition.... Agent: Richcore Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.

20130098838 - Method as well as apparatuses for retrograde filling of at least one calcium line of an extracorporeal blood circuit: The present invention relates to a method for priming a line for adding a medical solution, the line branching off a return line of an extracorporeal blood circuit, in particular a calcium line, a control device for controlling or regulating the method according to the present invention and a blood... Agent:

20130098839 - Device allowing serial use of clean and alternative blood filters during blood filtration: A device that allows for serial (time) use of clean blood filters during the use of a heart lung machine. The device is comprised of a series of filters and a switching mechanism that allows the new filter to be placed in the blood flow pathway while at the same... Agent:

20130098840 - Porous composite media for removing phosphorus from water: Disclosed are nano-engineered porous ceramic composite filtration media for removal of phosphorous contaminates from wastewater and other water or liquid sources. Such porous ceramic media has high surface area and an interconnecting hierarchical pore structure containing nano-iron oxide/oxyhydroxide compounds, as well as other nano materials, surfactants, ligands or other compounds... Agent: Metamateria Technologies, LLC

20130098841 - Removal and inhibition of scale and inhibition of corrosion by use of moss: Methods of removing scale and inhibiting scale formation on a surface in an aqueous system are provided that include contacting a surface susceptible to scale formation or having a scale with a solution comprising an amount of a non-decomposed moss effective to remove some or all of the scale or... Agent: Embro Corporation

20130098842 - Method for evaluating performance of a lime softening clarifier: The various embodiments herein provide a method for evaluating a performance of lime softening clarifiers. The method is based on electrical conductivity (EC) measurement of the treated water samples after addition of carbon dioxide. If EC of the treated water after carbon dioxide gas addition is lower than EC of... Agent:

20130098843 - Apparatus and method for treating slurries: An apparatus for treating slurries, in particular biogenic or industrial slurries, can include at least one treatment rotor which is arranged or can be arranged in the slurry and which rotates or is rotatable about an axis of rotation (R), with treatment elements which project outward, as seen from the... Agent: J.f. Knauer Industrie-elektronik Gmbh

20130098844 - Method and arrangement for a water treatment control: The present invention relates to water treatment control (1, 100) of water (3) to be treated containing a chlorine disinfectant (5) stabilized by a chlorine stabilizer (6). A concentration of said chlorine disinfectant (5) contained in said water (3) will be measured (110) once before irradiating (120) said water (3)... Agent: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

20130098846 - Process, apparatus and system for treating a hydrocarbon feedstock: An apparatus, process and system for treating a hydrocarbon feedstock having a specific gravity differential between components of the feedstock is disclosed and includes a treatment vessel having an inlet for receiving the feedstock. A primary separation container may be located in the treatment vessel to accumulate feedstock to cause... Agent: Suncor Energy Inc.

20130098845 - Proportional regeneration for water treatment systems: A method for fluid treatment that provides variable or alternative regeneration cycles within the same fluid treatment device. The duration of all stages of the regeneration cycle can be adjusted depending upon the amount of fluid treated so that regenerant resources such as water are not underutilized and waste is... Agent: Water-right, Inc.

20130098847 - Filtering systems and methods for fryer apparatus: A fryer apparatus includes a cooking chamber, at least one heating element in the cooking chamber, a filter pan that filters cooking medium from the cooking chamber, a drain valve that controls flow of cooking medium from the cooking chamber, and a filter pump that pumps filtered cooking medium from... Agent: Henny Penny Corporation

20130098848 - Wastewater treatment system and methods: Disclosed are wastewater treatment systems and methods of treating wastewater. In particular, this disclosure provides a method of lowering the biological oxygen demand, total nitrogen, total suspended solids, and phosphorous within wastewater containing human excrements. In addition to improving the quality of the wastewater on a per Liter basis, this... Agent:

20130098849 - Ph balancing dispenser and system with piercing opener: A pH balancing solution dispenser having an upper body portion and a lower dispenser body portion. An interior support portion is provided with a dispensing grid and an at least one piercing mechanism thereon. A dispenser lid and an at least one dispensing mechanism are provided wherein a container of... Agent:

20130098850 - Separator system and related methods: A separator system and method are provided in which the separator has two outlets for different components of mixed fluid. An energy harvester is provided on one of the outlets, wherein harvested energy is transferred to a pump located on an inlet of the separator. As a result, the differential... Agent: