Liquid purification or separation inventions

20090266750 - Device for siphoning off fuel from a reservoir: Device for siphoning off fuel from motor vehicles to be scrapped, comprising a tank drilling device, a pump and two circuit valves, a storage tank and a pump nozzle, wherein the circuit valves are switchable between tank drilling device and pump such that the pump conveys fuel from the tank... Agent: Tom H. Dao Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20090266751 - Dosing engine and cartridge apparatus for liquid dispensing and method: A liquid dispensing system is provided for automated dispensing of a plurality of liquid reagents into a recreational body of water. The liquid dispensing system includes a cartridge apparatus housing a plurality of liquid reagent containers, each containing a respective liquid reagent. A docking assembly is provided having a dock... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090266752 - Capillary-like connector for liquid chromatography, in particular, high-performance liquid chromatography with reduced dispersion and improved thermal characteristics: The invention concerns a capillary-like connector to conduct liquid, in particular, for liquid chromatography, wherein the connector 50, 55 has changing inside cross sections in shape and/or position in the direction of a main flow direction, and an arrangement for liquid chromatography with at least one such capillary-like connector 50,... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20090266753 - Dispensing system for microbial solution: A system and method for dispensing microbial solution into a drain line. The system includes a disposable cartridge adapted to hold a quantity of microbial solution. The cartridge may be provided to the end user containing only a dry mix of microbes in a carrier medium. The end user may... Agent: Jackson Walker, L.L.P.

20090266754 - cast article and a method of its manufacture: A method of manufacturing a cast article including a frame that in use of the article defines an aperture; and a further component that is in use retained moveably captive relative to the frame. The method casts the further component and respective first and second frame members, the further component... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090266755 - Downhole gravitational water separator: A gravity water separation system that may be integrated within a well completion. A diverted flowpath is provided for produced hydrocarbons, external to the completion tubing. As produced hydrocarbons travel through the diverted flowpath, they pass through separation stages wherein gravity separation ensues by migration through predefined flow ports which... Agent: Patent Department Ge Oil & Gas

20090266756 - Filter module and filter unit: Filter module and filter unit with an inlet for medium that is to be filtered, and with an outlet for the permeate, with at least one filter sheet, a first spacer adjacent to the media side and a second spacer adjacent to the permeate side, the spacers being designed with... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090266757 - 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, steam appliances, in particular steam irons, steam cleaners, high-pressure cleaners, air cleaners... Agent: William D Breneman Brenemann & Georges

20090266758 - Halogenated resin beds: A water treatment system may generally comprise a generally cylindrical halogenated resin bed comprising an empty bed contact time greater than 1 second, an aspect ratio less than 0.8, and a fluid velocity less than 0.5 cm/s, wherein the aspect ratio is the ratio of the length of the halogenated... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090266759 - Integrated nanofiber filter media: A filter media is formed from electrospun fine fibers and coarse fibers which are entangled and integrated together into a single fiber composite filter media layer.... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20090266760 - Functional nucleic acids for biological sequestration: The present invention generally relates to methods of improving the removal and/or treatment of substances in bulk volumes, particularly to methods of improving the removal and/or treatment of contaminants in bulk volumes by nucleic acid interaction and by including such nucleic acid interactions in organisms. The present invention further relates... Agent: Winstead PC

20090266761 - Anaerobic purification of heated waste water: The invention is directed to a process for the anaerobic purification of waste water in an anaerobic reactor, said process comprising burning the biogas produced in the purification, in a gas-burner, using the hot gases obtained thereby for indirect heating of water in a hot water boiler, which boiler is... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090266762 - Method for operating reverse osmosis membrane filtration plant, and reverse osmosis membrane filtration plant: A method for operating a reverse osmosis membrane filtration plant having a raw water intake unit, a pre-treatment unit, and a reverse osmosis membrane filtration unit having a reverse osmosis membrane module in this order, the method including: disposing a biofilm formation base material under conditions that reverse osmosis membrane... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090266763 - Water treatment apparatus and water treatment method: Water (23) that contains micro-nano bubbles generated in a micro-nano bubble generation tank (6) is introduced and treated in a charcoal water tank (11) which is filled with a charcoal (15) and in which an air diffusing pipe (12) is placed and thereafter introduced and treated in a membrane device... Agent: David G Conlin Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge

20090266764 - Agent and process for increasing rejection of nanofiltration membrane or reverse osmosis membrane, nanofiltration membrane or reverse osmosis membrane, process for water treatment and apparatus for water treatment: An agent for increasing the rejection of a nanofiltration membrane or a reverse osmosis membrane which comprises a compound having a polyalkylene glycol chain having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 to 6,000; a process for increasing the rejection of a nanofiltration membrane or a reverse osmosis membrane which comprises... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090266765 - Methods for recharging nanoparticle-treated beds: Nanoparticle-treated particle packs, such as sand beds, may effectively filter and purify liquids such as waste water. Proppant beds treated with nanoparticles may fixate or reduce fines migration therethrough. When tiny contaminant particles or fines in these fluids flow through the nanoparticle-treated bed or pack, the nanoparticles will capture and... Agent: Madan & Sriram, P.C.

20090266766 - Wastewater purification with nanoparticle-treated bed: Nanoparticle-treated particle packs, such as sand beds, may effectively filter and purify liquids such as waste water. When tiny contaminant particles in waste water flow through the particle pack, the nanoparticles will capture and hold the tiny contaminant particles within the pack due to the nanoparticles' surface forces, including, but... Agent: Madan & Sriram, P.C.

20090266767 - Runoff water filtration apparatus and system: A runoff water filter is defined by an elongate, tubular mesh container filled with a filter medium that is selected for the ability of the filter medium to remove target pollutants from the runoff water. In a first disclosed embodiment, vermiculite is used as the primary filter medium for its... Agent: Hancock Hughey LLP

20090266768 - Molecular arrangement magnetic treatment apparatus and method: A molecular arrangement magnetic treatment apparatus and method includes an apparatus including a material passageway configured for having material flow therethrough. At least one pair of magnets are provided oriented such that material in the material passageway passes through a magnetic field effect produced by the at least one pair... Agent: David Odell Simmons

20090266769 - Methods for recovering tallow from wastewater: A method for recovering tallow from meat processing wastewater includes adding a coagulant composition to the wastewater to agglomerate suspended fat, oil and grease particles in the wastewater, separating solid waste materials from the wastewater and isolating tallow from the solid waste materials. The coagulant composition includes tannin.... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090266770 - Method for maintaining the water balance in a water purification system: Method for maintaining the water balance in a device (4;5) including a container for waste that has been separated from the waste water, the device (4;5) constituting a part of a permanently installed water purification system for purification of waste water from a building (2). The method is characterised in... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090266771 - Titanium oxide and alumina alkali metal compositions: The invention relates to Group 1 metal/porous metal oxide compositions comprising porous metal oxide selected from porous titanium oxide and porous alumina and an alkali metal or an alkali metal alloy. The compositions of the inventions are described as Stage 0 and I materials. These materials differ in their preparation... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20090266772 - System and method for hydrothermal oxidation of water-insoluble organic residues: The invention relates to a system and method for the hydrothermal oxidation of water-insoluble organic residues. The plant comprises two independent liquid phase feed lines, namely an aqueous phase (1) and a non-water-soluble phase (9). The supercritical conditions in the entrance to the first reactor (10) enable a homogeneous phase... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20090261026 - Bi-phasic bioretention system: An anaerobic to aerobic sequence enhances biological degradation of many organic pollutants. Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for effective treatment of storm-water runoff pollutants such as hydrocarbons, nitrates, phosphorus, and heavy metals using sediment filtration and adsorption, and biochemical processes under bi-phasic bioretention conditions. By integrating these pollution cleanup... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20090261027 - Sequencing batch reactor with continuous membrane filtration and solids reduction: A method and system of treating wastewater that can provide operating flexibility is disclosed. The system is operated with a sequencing batch reactor, which is typically cycling to any of fill, react, settle, decant, and idle stages, to treat the wastewater. The system can further utilize a membrane filtration system... Agent: Lando & Anastasi, LLP U0105

20090261028 - Magnetic field forming device for active water and fluid treatment apparatus using the same: An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic field forming device for active water capable of uniformly forming a high magnetic field free from any unevenness in its intensity, activating a fluid regardless of the orientation of magnetic polarity of the magnets, bringing about excellent assembling efficiency... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090261029 - Fluid filtration apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for filtering a liquid utilize a filter apparatus including a bypass filter, a full flow filter, and a flow balancing element for dividing a total inlet flow of fluid to the filter apparatus into a bypass portion, passing through the bypass filter, and a full flow... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090261030 - Storage and process container made up of an inner part and an outer part: The invention relates to a storage and process container (1) which is made up of an inner part (I) and an outer part (A) and is intended for a drinks machine, a filter part (8) being arranged between the inner part (I) and the outer part (A). In order further... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090261031 - Filter device: A filter device includes a housing (2) having at least two rotation bodies (4,) which are arranged therein and are driven by a shaft (3). The rotation bodies (4) are designed and arranged for producing a centrifugal pumping effect. A guidance device (7) is provided between the rotation bodies (4),... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090261032 - Filter element with active carbon coating: A filter element has a first filter layer that has an active carbon layer, a top cover layer connected to the active carbon layer and a bottom cover layer connected to the active carbon layer opposite the top cover layer, wherein the first filter layer is folded to a first... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20090261033 - Fluid treatment element: A hollow cylindrical fluid treatment element (10B) including at least one fluid treatment zone (Z1) comprising melt-blown fibers and at least one reinforcement element (200A) comprising yarn and/or wire, is disclosed.... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090261034 - Vinylidene fluoride resin hollow fiber porous membrane and method for production thereof: A hollow-fiber porous membrane comprising a hollow-fiber form of vinylidene fluoride resin and satisfying the following properties (A) and (B), is provided as a hollow-fiber porous membrane of vinylidene fluoride resin having an average pore size and a further uniform pore size distribution (A) and a large water permeation rate... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090261035 - Nanowebs: A nonwoven web of fibers that have a number average diameter of less than 1 micron. The web can have a Poisson Ratio of less than about 0.8, a solidity of at least about 20%, a basis weight of at least about 1 gsm, and a thickness of at least... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090261036 - Bioretention system and method: A bioretention system and method are provided for removing phosphorus, nitrogen and other materials from effluent such as wastewater and stormwater. The system and method can include a filtration media comprising water treatment residuals and other fill such as soil. Plants can be growing in the soil. The system can... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20090261037 - Biomass treatment of organic waste or water waste related application data: A method, system, apparatus and program for effecting the decomposition of organic waste material comprises: providing a treatment tank for decomposition of organic waste material, the treatment tank containing an active biomass comprising at least one bacteria that decomposes organic material; providing at least two inlets to the treatment tank,... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Assoriates, P.A.

20090261038 - Steam-sterilizable blood separating device: The invention relates to a device (1) for separating blood into individual components and/or groups of components, in the form of a sterilisable system comprising a filter arrangement (2), which forms an inlet chamber (4) and an outlet chamber (5) by means of filter elements (3) which are arranged therein,... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090261039 - method of treating water effluent from purging or cleaning steam generator circuits, and a mobile unit enabling the method to be implemented: e

20090261040 - Method and system for treating an aqueous stream in the production of hydrocarbon: A method and system for treating an aqueous stream in the production of hydrocarbon are provided. An osmotic operation is performed between the stream of produced water and a stream of draw fluid to transfer water from the produced water to the draw fluid, thereby diluting the draw fluid to... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090261041 - Composition for filtering and removing particles and/or constituents from a fluid: Filter-aid materials are disclosed herein, and processes, systems, and methods using such filter-aid materials for filtering and removing particles and/or constituents from a fluid, wherein the filter-aid material comprises at least one filterable composite adsorbent comprising at least one adsorbent component formed in-situ on at least one filtration component. Further... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090261042 - Method for adsorption of fluid contaminants and regeneration of the adsorbent: The invention provides methods for treating a fluid, particularly water, contaminated with organic compounds, organisms, toxic substances, hazardous substances, ammonia, or mixtures thereof, by adsorption with an adsorbent material and regeneration of the purified adsorbent material. The contaminants may be first adsorbed onto the adsorbent material, which is then regenerated... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090261043 - Chelating compounds and immobilized tethered chelators: Novel di- and tripodal compounds useful as chelators, intermediates for their production and a method for treating an aqueous solution to remove trivalent metal ions are presented.... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20090261045 - Dual generator single power source for tandem pool and spa: A sanitizer generation system supplies power to a first and a second sanitizer generator. Each of the sanitizer generators is connected to a body of water by a circulation system. The system includes a power supply and a control system connected to the power supply and the sanitizer generators. The... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (74074)

20090261044 - Environmental monitoring and control system and method: An environmental monitoring and control system and method are provided for preventing overflow of fluid from a compartment continuous with a settling tank. The system includes an improved pump configuration to minimize pump failure and maintenance, as well as monitoring of fluid volume within the compartment and adjustment of pumping... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090261046 - Filtration method and installation: The invention provides a method for the separation of liquid from a three phase slurry bubble column. The method includes the step of charging the inside of a hollow filter element with a rinsing fluid to clean the inside of the filter for catalyst fines followed by a backflushing step.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090255860 - greywater diversion and hair catcher assembly for baths that is comprised of the novel assembly of a hair catcher mesh cup, a two-port valve, a direct-drain waste-overflow assembly, and an indirect-drain waste-overflow assembly: Greywater diversion of bathwater for reuse is fast becoming a global necessity; however, there is a need for a device that separates the diversion function from the utilization system for reasons including backflow situations and odor control. Further, said device must be able to be installed in typical bath installation;... Agent: Christopher Adam Mcleod

20090255861 - Filtration device with a pressure-activated means for bypassing serial filter layers: A serial-flow filtration device is provided with pressure-activated means for by-passing at least one of its constituent layer (or layers) of filtration material. The filtration device comprises a housing, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and at least an upper and a rearmost filter layer. The upper filter layer divides... Agent: Millipore Corporation

20090255862 - Eco-treament system: A system and method of treating wastewater from an animal confinement operation. The system including at least a first lagoon receiving water from the confinement operation. The system further including a free surface water wetland, a subsurface flow wetland and a vertical flow recirculating media filter. The first artificial wetland... Agent: Gary K. Price, Esq. Terrell, Baugh, Salmon & Born, LLP

20090255863 - Wastewater treatment apparatus: A chemical/biological wastewater treatment apparatus employing rapid sludge chemical dewatering technology in conjunction with an environmental biological system for treating the separated treated wastewater by land applying it for the propagation of biosynthetic fuels and other plants; and/or passing it through aqueous plant, algae, or microbial reduction of the dissolved... Agent: Marcus G Theodore, PC

20090255864 - Anti-microbial carrier member for storm water systems: A storm water drainage system anti-microbial device disposed in a sump of the storm water system such that the concentration of bacteria in storm water that remains resident in the sump after a storm event is severely reduced or eradicated. The device has a plurality of strips or similar carrier... Agent: Rogers Towers, P.A.

20090255865 - Sludge treatment system for dam: The sludge treatment system is comprised of a dam passage penetrated through a dam (D); an induction pipe (11) for discharging a sediment retained by the dam (D) and having an inlet (11 a) toward the floor of the dam (D) and an outlet connected to an inner end of... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090255866 - Oil filter arrangement and filter element for an oil filter arrangement: An oil filter arrangement (10) comprises a housing, which has a receiving chamber (16) for a filter element (18) which can be cross-flowed in a radial manner by oil and which can be inserted into the housing, a support tube (42) which supports the filter element when it is inserted... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20090255867 - Purification method for effluent: A filtration appliance for wastewater purification, preferably for a sewage treatment plant, in particular for a small sewage treatment plant, including at least one ceramic-based membrane for separating off microorganisms, to a sewage treatment plant having such a filtration appliance, a method of purifying wastewater, in particular in a sewage... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper LLP (us)

20090255868 - Stormwater filtration systems: A stormwater filtration system suitable for treatment of stormwater runoff in a developed environment uses a primary treatment bay that includes a filtration bed with live plant matter. A second treatment bay treats water that exceeds the maximum throughput of the primary bay. A reservoir stores treated runoff to water... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20090255869 - Combined anaerobic process apparatus for treating organic wastes: The present invention relates to a combined anaerobic process apparatus for treating organic wastes, comprising: a first solid-liquid separator to separate organic wastes into liquid wastes and solid wastes; an acid-forming tank to decompose the liquid wastes separated through the first solid-liquid separator using acid-forming microorganisms; a USAB reactor to... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090255870 - Method and system for treating organically contaminated waste water: A method and system for treating organically contaminated waste water for reuse, by: introducing the waste water into a sedimentation tank to remove a significant portion of the organic contaminants; circulating the waste water from the sedimentation tank to an anoxic mixing chamber for denitrifying the waste water; circulating the... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090255871 - Method and apparatus for on-site treatment of waste water: A method and apparatus is provided for continuous microbial seeding of waste-laden water directly within septic tanks and similar treatment facilities in order to improve quality of effluent discharge, thereby reducing or eliminating problems commonly associated with such effluent (including, but necessarily limited to, clogging of conventional drain fields). Waste... Agent: Ted M. Anthony Babineaux, Poche, Anthony & Slavich, L.l.c

20090255872 - Aerating device for a water filtering system with immersed membranes, including a floor provided with means for injecting a gas and at least one pressure balancing system: An aerating device for a water treatment system includes an upper and lower chamber separated by a partition. The upper chamber includes a plurality of immersed membranes for removing contaminants from the water. The lower chamber includes a gas inlet and a water inlet for directing gas and water to... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20090255873 - Low pressure backwash: A method of backwashing a membrane filtration system comprising at least one permeable hollow membrane, the method comprising the step of applying a low-pressure gas to the permeate remaining present in the system when the filtration process is stopped or suspended to provide liquid for backwashing the pores of the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090255874 - Versatile water purification systems and methods: Systems and methods for versatile water purification are provided. A system according to the invention may include a first delivery pump. The first delivery pump may maintain a flow of water into a multi media filter. The multi media filter preferably filters the pumped water. The filtered water may then... Agent: Weiss & Arons, LLP

20090255875 - Improvements in regeneration of sulfur sorbents: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a fuel filter, system, and method for reduction, manipulation and/or distribution of sulfur containing compounds in a fuel stream of an internal combustion engine. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of removing sulfur containing compounds from a fuel... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090255876 - Feedback control scheme for optimizing dewatering processes: A method and apparatus for dewatering of effluents through the use of automated optimization using feedback control. The method and apparatus for feedback control optimizes dewatering processes for any water cleansing process that uses retention and/or flocculation aids (e.g., polymers) to impact endpoint water clarity. Disclosed implementations include processing using... Agent: Eaton Peabody Patent Group, LLC

20090255877 - Fluid treatment arrangements and methods: Fluid treatment arrangements and methods involve a spirally wound fluid treatment pack. The fluid treatment pack includes a fluid treatment medium, a feed region, and a permeate region. The feed region extends along a feed surface of the fluid treatment medium and the permeate region extends along a permeate surface... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090255878 - Bypass filter apparatus and method: A filter sub apparatus comprising a housing configured to contain a filter and a bypass mechanism is provided. The bypass mechanism may be actuated upon debris buildup on the filter resulting in a load applied to the bypass mechanism rising above a predetermined lower level. A method to prevent chemical... Agent: Patent Counsel Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20090255879 - Chlorination apparatus and method for use: An apparatus for treating a potable water source can the apparatus comprise a solid phase treatment material for treating a potable water source, a solid phase treatment material dispenser comprising a floatation device and a container configured to hold the solid phase treatment material, the container comprising a bottom surface... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090255880 - Single use sanitary filter assembly: A single use, disposable filtration assembly that eliminates the need for disassembly and replacement of fouled filtration modules in a pharmaceutical setting. The single use, disposable filtration assembly is a unitary assembly that is simply positioned and connected within the fluid processing system whereupon the disposable filtration assembly, upon reaching... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090250385 - Apparatus for waste-water filtration: Sludge dewatering apparatus includes an inflatable membrane to press solids against a screen and thereby separate liquid therefrom, and nozzles to wash the screen of the separated solids.... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20090250386 - Decentralized source separation sewage system: An apparatus and method for treating sewage The apparatus receives sewage at a receiving compartment and separates solids from liquids at the receiving compartment. The solids can be extracted from the receiving compartment by an auger. The liquid sewage flows through a series of treatment compartment containing rotating biological contactor... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Anne Kinsman

20090250387 - Pivoting swimming pool tool device: The present invention is directed to a pivoting swimming pool tool device including a pivot mechanism, a frame member, and a net to allow a person to remove large quantities of surface debris from a swimming pool.... Agent: Nt Patent Law

20090250388 - Filtration device with releasable additive: A filtration device is provided that includes a filter component and an additive component. The filter component includes concentrically arranged filtering elements disposed in a filter-in-filter configuration. The additive component includes at least one additive material that is introduced into a working fluid to be filtered. The filter component and... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090250389 - Composition for odor control: A synergistic composition is provided for controlling odor from waste products. The composition comprises a combination of nitrate salt, sulfide-consuming compound, pH-elevating compound, sulfide-oxidizing, nitrate-reducing bacteria, and sulfide-oxidizing enzyme. The method includes adding a sufficient amount of the composition to a waste stream to provide sufficient sulfide-consuming compound to effect... Agent: Lando & Anastasi, LLP U0105

20090250390 - Filter: A filter is disclosed. The filter comprises a canister, filter media disposed within the canister, the filter media having a first axial end, a second axial end and circumscribing a central axis and an end cap having an inner radial surface disposed adjacent the first axial end of the filter... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20090250391 - Modified polyvinylidene fluoride membrane, laminated membrane for protein adsorption, and manufacturing methods thereof: f

20090250392 - Semi-permeable membrane for use in osmosis:

20090250393 - Apparatus and method for agricultural animal wastewater treatment: One embodiment of an apparatus and method for treating agricultural animal wastewater that costs less to build, is easy to operate, and requires little energy input. The method employs natural systems for wastewater treatment; an initial anaerobic digestion treatment followed by batch floating aquatic plant treatment. The batch floating aquatic... Agent: Scott Williams

20090250394 - Sewage treatment: The present invention discloses a membrane, optionally for use in sewage treatment. The membrane comprises a support membrane having a gas face biolayer on a gas face of the membrane and/or in the support membrane near the gas face, and a liquid face biolayer on a liquid face of the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090250395 - Wastewater treatment system: Wastewater treatment systems are disclosed with improved aeration tanks. The improved aeration tank includes an inverted frusto-conical clarifier and a submersible aerator pump disposed between the bottom of the aeration tank and the interior of the clarifier. The aerator pump is connected to an air inlet line that can pass... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20090250396 - Drainage water-treating method and drainage water-treating apparatus: Drainage water containing organofluorine compounds is introduced into a micro-nano-babble generation tank (1) wherein microorganisms from a microorganism tank (61), a micro-nano bubble auxiliary agent from an auxiliary agent tank (50), a nutrient from a nutrient tank (52) and micro-nano-babbles generated by a micro-nano babble generator (23) are added to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090250398 - Seawater desalination system and method: Desalination system includes a submersible module defining a water-receiving interior and including openings leading from the interior to an exterior, reverse osmosis (RO) membranes arranged in each opening such that the RO membrane is exposed to seawater when the module is submersed, a pump arranged in connection with the interior... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090250397 - Water softener with integrated water filtration: Systems and methods for filtering and softening water in combination are disclosed. The systems may include a water filtering system, having a water filter and a water softening system connected to the water filtering system. In addition, a controller may be connected to the water filtering system and the water... Agent: Merchant & Gould Ge Consumer & Industrial

20090250400 - Absorbents, process for the production thereof and use thereof: An adsorbent for organic compounds consisting of filler granules, which contain 20 to 99.9 wt. % of fillers and a binder. The adsorbent is produced by mixing at least one binder with at least one filler and performing granulation in a mixing or granulation apparatus. The adsorbent may be used... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090250399 - Methods of utilizing recycled rubber: The present invention relates to methods of using recycled rubber including recycled rubber from tires to absorb hydrocarbons. The method is particularly applicable to absorbing waste or contaminating hydrocarbons from solid surfaces or particles where hydrocarbons may have been spilt or otherwise have contaminated the surfaces. The methods may also... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090250401 - Integrated bio-digestion facility: Methods and systems for processing organic waste material are provided. These methods and systems include integrating an anaerobic bio-digester and nutrient recovery module with a bio-production facility, which can locally provide feedstock for the bio-production facility, and can locally provide organic material for the anaerobic bio-digester. Methods and systems for... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090250402 - Replaceable filter elements including plural filter media and related filtration systems, techniques and methods: One embodiment is a filter element including an outer filter media and an inner filter media. The outer filter media is operable to remove particulates present in a flow of fluid and/or coalesce water contained in the flow of fluid. The inner filter media is operable to remove particulates from... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090250403 - Process for removing aluminum and other metal chlorides from chlorosilanes: A process for removing aluminum and other metal chlorides from liquid chlorosilanes with the steps of: introducing a source of seed into a source of impure liquid chlorosilanes, initiating the crystallization of aluminum and other metal chlorides on the seed from the liquid chlorosilanes in a first agitated vessel, passing... Agent: Stephen Michael Lord

20090250404 - Decontaminating fluids and methods of use thereof: The present invention is directed to materials for the decontamination of fluids and methods of use thereof. The material and methods find applications in the decontamination of intermediates, chemical contaminants, a biological contaminants, wastewater, industrial effluents, municipal or domestic effluents, agrochemicals, herbicides and/or pharmaceuticals.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20090250405 - Low profile catch basin filter: A catch basin configured to filter water by way of a matrix filter and a filter pouch. If the matrix filter should become clogged, a bypass weir provides means of bypassing the matrix filter to prevent the catch basin from clogging.... Agent: Howrey LLP - East

20090250406 - Component separating device and method of separating component: A component separating device includes a substrate, a fluid channel provided at the substrate, an actuator and a groove provided at a surrounding of the actuator, the fluid channel contains a fluid including a liquid component and a solid component, and the actuator generates a standing wave at inside of... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090250407 - System and method of water treatment: A mobile water treatment system is disposed on a trailer of a truck. There is an intake filter, an intake hose, a pump or multiple pumps for water intake and sending water throughout the system, a filtering section that may include sand and/or bag filter or other types of filters,... Agent: Law Offices Of David L. Hoffman

20090250408 - Ultrasound assisted heavy metal recovery: Methods and systems for heavy metal separation and recovery from heavy metal-containing sludge or wastes. The method utilizes ultrasonic treatment assisted acid leaching process to separate and recover different heavy metals from multi metals-containing sludge. The technique can be cost effectively implemented for heavy metal separation and purification processes in... Agent: Groover & Associates

20090250410 - Dual media fluid filter: A filter apparatus has a housing, an inlet port on one side of the housing and an outlet port on an opposed side of the housing. Sheet media is disposed in the housing having a first opening through the sheet media. Also dispersed in the housing is a bag media... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090250409 - Purification of ionic liquids: The invention relates to a process for purifying an ionic liquid, which comprises the steps (a) partial crystallization of the ionic liquid from its melt and (b) separation of the crystals from the residual melt.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090250411 - Agglomerate removal system: An agglomerate removal device for removing agglomerated particles from a solids-containing stream. The agglomerate removal device can comprise an agglomerate capture device and an agglomerate withdrawal device. In one embodiment, the agglomerate removal device can be utilized in a process for desulfurizing gasoline or diesel streams in order to remove... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090250412 - Method of freeing the bound oil present in whole stillage and thin stillage: A method is provided for recovering oil from stillage including oil resulting from a process used for producing ethanol. In one embodiment, the method includes heating the stillage to a temperature sufficient to at least partially separate, or unbind, the oil therefrom. The method further includes recovering the oil from... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090250413 - Sterile blood separating system: A system for separating components of a composition according to density. The system includes a torque generating device, a separation device, and a housing. The separation device separates the composition into different components according to density. The housing accommodates the separation device. The housing includes a base having an interface... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090250414 - Method for filtering cooking oil used in frying process: A method for filtering particulate material from cooking oil used in a frying process at a filtration temperature within the range of 250° F. to 400° F. includes providing a filter comprising a non-woven panel of directionally or randomly oriented fibers of synthetic material, and exposing the filter to the... Agent: Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.