Liquid purification or separation inventions

20090277819 - Treating unit for simultaneous removal of carbon and nitrogen from wastewater and treating apparatus having the same: The present invention provides a treating unit of activated sludge for wastewater treatment and a treating apparatus having the same. The treating unit is constructed by a cage-shaped supporting structure which defines an interior space for containing the microbial cell therein. The present invention provides a measure for simultaneous removal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090277820 - Gutter bugg: The objective of this invention is to filter storm water that drains into catch basins and drain inlets by trapping sediment and preventing sizeable objects from flowing into storm drain systems. The device can be made of durable material and with a removable inner filter it can cleaned and reused.... Agent: Naymond Sunkins

20090277821 - Pool cleaning vehicle having an advanced drain system: Disclosed herein is a pool cleaning an electric pool cleaning vehicle having a drive assembly and including an advanced system for draining water from the vehicle as the vehicle is removed from a pool of water. The vehicle includes a housing defining a body shell and the body shell having... Agent: PeninsulaIPGroup

20090277822 - Changeable continuous flow modular system for the treatment of water streams: A changeable continuous flow modular system for the treatment of water streams that makes it possible to treat any polluted water stream (CA) being submitted to an anaerobic process or not (0), through the implementation of an aerobic biological process (1) with aeration and oxidation of the water stream (CA)... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090277823 - Refrigeration device comprising a water filter: A refrigeration device comprising an internal water conduit that contains a mounting site for an exchangeable water filter and at least one valve situated downstream of said filter, for controlling the water flow through the conduit. A chemically inert particle filter can be fitted to the mounting site.... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090277824 - Method for reducing performance variability of multi-layer filters: Multi-layer membrane devices with reduced performance variability, and method of reducing performance variability of such devices. The variability is reduced by combining two or more membranes with similar pore sizes, and carefully selecting the upstream membrane based upon its performance rating, in order to control the performance of the overall... Agent: Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC

20090277825 - Spiral membrane module: A spiral membrane module where membrane elements are easily connected to each other and the connection thereof is prevented from being loosened. The spiral membrane elements (20) are each formed in multiple layers by winding membranes and channel materials around a center tube (3) having holes and are received in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090277826 - Hollow fibre membrane module: A module has a housing and a tube-sheet. Hollow fiber membranes are potted in the tube-sheet with their ends open. Mechanical interference prevents excessive movement of the tube-sheet along the length of the housing. A gasket is placed in a groove between the tube-sheet and the housing, opening towards the... Agent: Bereskin And Parr LLP/s.e.n.c.r.l., S.r.l.

20090277827 - Liquids rebalancer: A liquid rebalancer for improving the taste of liquids using a sinusoidal helical coil made of three-strand copper wire.... Agent: Alice Galassi

20090277828 - Adsorbents for radioisotopes, preparation method thereof, and radioisotope generators using the same: Disclosed is a novel adsorbent for use in a 99Mo/99mTc generator, which is a medical diagnostic radioisotope generator, and in a 188W/188Re generator, which is a therapeutic radioisotope generator. The adsorbent composed of sulfated alumina or alumina-sulfated zirconia exhibits adsorption capacity superior to that of conventional adsorbents, and is stable... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090277829 - Method of ecological restoration of water bodies containing excess nutrient: A method of ecological restoration of water bodies containing excess nutrient includes steps of: (a) taming a kind of plankton to be able to eat blue algae as an algae eating plankton, so as to digest blue algae in the water bodies, and (b) putting the algae eating plankton in... Agent: Zhen Zheng Lu

20090277830 - Septage treatment system and method of treating septage: The present invention generally includes a septage treatment system comprising: (a) a primary treatment process system comprising: (1) a receiving station adapted to receive septage from a vehicle and to pump the septage; (2) at least one equalization tanks adapted to receive septage from the receiving station; and (3) at... Agent: Roger A. Gilcrest

20090277831 - Microbial based chlorinated ethene destruction: A mixed culture of Dehalococcoides species is provided that has an ability to catalyze the complete dechlorination of polychlorinated ethenes such as PCE, TCE, cDCE, 1,1-DCE and vinyl chloride as well as halogenated ethanes such as 1,2-DCA and EDB. The mixed culture demonstrates the ability to achieve dechlorination even in... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20090277832 - Method for biological disposal of organic wastewater and biological disposal apparatus: A biological treatment method and device for organic wastewater, whereby the amount of minute organisms which reduce the amount of excess sludge and held within an activated sludge tank can be stabilized so that the treatment can be stabilized, are provided. Substrates for growing dispersed bacteria and/or dispersed bacteria are... Agent: The Marbury Law Group, PLLC

20090277833 - Tangential flow filtration system: A system, method and device are disclosed for bio-processing a feed stream providing a constant output by operating a continuous single-pass tangential-flow process. Embodiments are operated without large circulation pumps. Other embodiments use components which can be disposed after a single use. The system, method and device can also be... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090277834 - Resin contactor and containment system: The invention provides a method for contacting liquid with an ion exchange resin comprising introducing liquid into a process tank containing ion exchange resin at an inlet (2) and removing liquid that has been contacted with resin from the process tank at an outlet, the outlet being located above the... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20090277835 - Method for reducing performance variability of multi-layer filters: Multi-layer membrane devices with reduced performance variability, and method of reducing performance variability of such devices. The variability is reduced by combining two or more membranes with similar pore sizes, and carefully selecting the upstream membrane based upon its performance rating, in order to control the performance of the overall... Agent: Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC

20090277836 - Filter for oil-water separation and device for oil-water separation: The present invention provides a filter for oil-water separation comprising water-repellent resin fiber and inorganic fiber. Further, the present invention provides a device for oil-water separation and a method for oil-water separation, using the filter.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090277837 - Fluoropolymer coated membranes: The present invention discloses fluoropolymer coated membranes and methods for making and using these membranes. The fluoropolymer coated membranes described in the current invention are prepared by coating a porous asymmetric membrane layer with a thin layer of fluoropolymer coating. The porous asymmetric membrane layer comprises an asymmetric cellulosic membrane,... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services

20090277838 - Functionalized substrates with ion-exchange properties: The current invention provides compositions, which are useful as stationary phases for a variety of chromatographic applications, such as high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and solid-phase extraction (SPE). The compositions include a porous solid support (e.g., silica gels, silica monoliths or synthetic organic resins) having an exterior surface and pore... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20090277839 - Porous composite particulate materials, methods of making and using same, and related apparatuses: In an embodiment, a porous composite particulate material includes a plurality of composite particles. Each composite particle includes an acid-base-resistant core particle at least partially surrounded by one or more layers of acid-base-resistant shell particles. The shell particles are adhered to the core particle by a polymeric layer. The shell... Agent: Workman Nydegger C/o US Synthetic Corp.

20090277840 - Process for treating animal husbandry effluent slurry by pre-treatment and electroflotation: Described is a process for treating an animal husbandry effluent slurry, such as hog manure, containing suspended solid particles. The process includes a) providing a liquid portion of the effluent, b) diluting the liquid to a Newtonian fluid, c) assuring the pH is under 10, d) adding to the fluid... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090277841 - Method for minimizing corrosion, scale, and water consumption in cooling tower systems: This invention is an improved process for operation of evaporative recirculating cooling systems. In addition to reducing the scaling and corrosive tendencies of the water, the method eliminates or reduces discharge from the system without creating any localized corrosive or scaling conditions as a result of the treatment process. The... Agent: Edward O. Yonter Patent And Licencing Department

20090277842 - Method for regenerating ionic exchange resins used for softening water and device for softening water: In a method for regenerating ionic exchange resins (3) used for softening water and a device for softening water, a flow of brine (S) is fed into a housing compartment (2) of the resins (3) at a determined velocity and subsequently a first flow of water alone is fed at... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090277843 - Polymer composite, water-treatment method using the same and manufacturing method of the same: A polymer composite is provided for a water treatment. The polymer composite with excellent workability is capable of adsorbing impurities in water, being rapidly separated from the water using magnetic forces. The polymer composite includes secondary aggregates. The secondary aggregates are formed of clumped particles, the particles being magnetic particles... Agent: Gregory Turocy Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090277844 - Mass/volume estimation of contamination, removal and/or in situ treatment using subsurface pressure waves: A remediation process that a employs improved quantitative method(s) of estimating of the volume and/or mass of contaminant in the subsurface, removal and or in situ degradation of the contamination using subsurface pulsing treatment (“SPT”) technology, and evaluation of the degree of remediation by re-applying the quantitative contaminant evaluation methods.... Agent: Kaplan Gilman & Pergament LLP

20090277845 - Particle separating method: A particle separating method comprising the following steps is provided. A vibration chamber is vibrated by a vibrating element for changing a volume of the vibration chamber periodically, such that a suspension is pumped into the vibration chamber while the volume of the vibration chamber is increased and pumped out... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090277846 - Water supply thermocline detection and mixing process: A means for mixing drinking water stored in large storage tanks, preventing stratification of the water, detects incipient stratification of water along thermoclines, and, responsive to thermocline detection, generates large mixing bubbles toward the bottom of the tank, causing mixing of layers of water in the tank through turbulence created... Agent: Anthony Claiborne

20090277847 - Filter device: The present invention relates to a filtering device, facilitating the filtration of media to be cleaned, and also the cleaning of the filter material or filter elements in a filtering device. Said filtering device comprises at least one filter element arranged in a housing, with at least one filter material... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090277849 - Biological cleaning filter apparatus and system for aqua-culture: A filter apparatus may be provided. The filter apparatus may include a multi-port valve; a strainer coupled in flow communication to the multi-port valve, wherein the strainer may include a conical portion and an attachment portion extending away therefrom; a diffusing column coupled to the strainer and coupled in flow... Agent: Maier & Maier, PLLC

20090277848 - Water recycling apparatus and method: A water recycling tank 40 for a filtration system 10 including a filter 30 and pump 20, the tank: (a) in communication with the filter and the pump; (b) that has a substantial height difference between the upper internal space and the lower internal space of the tank whereby the... Agent: Traskbritt, P.C.

20090277850 - Implantable fluid separation system: An implantable fluid separator having a housing holding a membrane which allows fluid to pass through. The fluid is drained from the housing and removed from the body.... Agent: Matthew Pasulka

20090277851 - Multiphase particulate separation vacuum: A vacuum system for wastewater removal and filtration, comprising: (1) at least one velocity reducing gravity separator, comprising: (a) a water input line; (b) a water velocity reduction mechanism at an end of the water input line; (c) a settling tank; and (d) a water output line; and (2) at... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20090272678 - Prediction of rapid symptomatic blood pressure decrease: The invention relates to prediction of a rapid symptomatic drop in a subject's blood pressure, e.g. during a medical treatment or when operating an aircraft. To this aim, a pulse shape parameter (Pps) with respect to a peripheral body part (105) of the subject (P) is registered by means of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090272679 - Blood purification apparatus and blood purification circuit: The present invention provides a blood purification apparatus and a blood purification circuit, by which a circuit can be shared by different modes for performing respective continuous blood purification methods, a structure of the apparatus performing the continuous blood purification methods can be simplified, and CHF, CHD, CHDF, and ECUM... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090272680 - Centrifuge rotor: A rotor for a centrifuge (1), wherein the rotor is rotatably driven about a rotation axis and includes two parts, i.e., a central bearing part and a waste collecting part which is provided with a waste collecting area. The waste collecting part is separable from the bearing part for waste... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090272681 - Recycle water treatment system for car wash: The present invention relates to a recycle water treatment system for car wash comprising principally a flocculating sedimentation tank, a flotation tank, a tank of aerobic biofilter, a secondary sedimentation tank and a storage tank that are connected in sequence, wherein a flocculent feeder is equipped at the top of... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20090272682 - Filtered water enhancements: A system for enhancing water is described. The system includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet, source water at the inlet, which can flow through a filter component in the housing and thus become treated water, and at least one enhancement module that can dispense an enhancement into... Agent: The Clorox Company

20090272683 - Jet dispenser, filter fastening system, nozzle fastening system: The invention relates to a device (1) for the treatment of substance mixtures conveyed under high pressure, with a casing (3) surrounding a high-pressure space (2), with at least one sealing means (12) in order to seal off the high-pressure space (2) with respect to the surroundings, and with an... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20090272684 - Contained liquid membrane contactor and a method of manufacturing the same: A contained liquid membrane contactor includes a perforated center tube, first and second membrane mats each with a first and a second end both being open, four tube sheets affixing the membrane mats to the center tube, a shell sealed to the tube sheets, and two end caps. The first... Agent: Hammer & Associates, P.C.

20090272685 - Wastewater screening device: A screening device for wastewater overflow weirs and the like includes a perforate screening member through which wastewater flows from a bottom to top sides thereof, with a frame and a plurality of screening rods arranged in a laterally spaced apart, mutually parallel relationship. The opposite ends of the screening... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090272686 - Blood purifier: the water permeability of the blood purifier found at a point of time when 10 minutes has passed since the priming treatment of the blood purifier is 90% or more of the water permeability of the same found at a point of time when 24 hours has passed since the... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090272687 - Method of deep sewage treatment without sludge discharge and device therefor: A deeply sewage treating method and apparatus without sludge discharging is disclosed by means of the physical, chemical and biological methods. Proper sewage treating agent with powerful adsorbing capacity, organic matter decomposing and oxidizing capacity and settling capacity is selected based on the quantity of sewage and pollutant characteristic of... Agent: Taras P. Bemko C/o Hiroe & Associates

20090272688 - Bioreactor and method for the biological purification of water: The invention relates to a bioreactor (1) for the purification of waters, said reactor comprising a cross-sectionally essentially circular or elliptical tank section (2) provided with inlet means (5) for water to be purified and outlet means (6) for purified water. The tank holds thereinside carrier material (3) on which... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20090272689 - Liquid aeration apparatus and wastewater treatment method: A liquid aeration apparatus includes a vessel having sidewalls, a closed bottom end and, a liquid outlet being provided at or near the upper end. The sidewalls define a cross-sectional interior open area with a vertical depth. An air diffuser is positioned within the interior open area of the vessel.... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090272690 - Method for the treatment of ammonia-containing waste water: A method for treating ammonium-containing waste water by means of a single sludge system in an SBR reactor, in which ammonium is converted to nitrite in a first reaction and ammonium and nitrite are converted into molecular nitrogen in a second reaction carried out in parallel, the oxygen concentration in... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090272691 - Method of conditioning a mixed liquor containing nonionic polysaccharides and/or nonionic organic molecules: A method of conditioning a membrane biological reactor mixed liquor containing one or more nonionic polysaccharides and/or one or more organic molecules is disclosed.... Agent: Peter A. Dimattia Patent And Licensing Department

20090272692 - Thin film membranes with additives for forward and pressure retarded osmosis: A thin film composite or TFC membrane formed by interfacial polymerization of an organic and aqueous phase on a support membrane with nanoparticles in the discrimination layer and/or the support membrane, optimized by the selection of nanoparticles for membrane flux, hydrophilicity and to minimize thickness of the support membrane while... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20090272693 - Utilization of polysaccharides to eliminate anions of heavy metals from water: Water contaminated with anions of heavy metals, e.g., arsenic values, is purified by contacting same with a composition containing at least one polysaccharide, such as starches or vegetable gums.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090272694 - Apparatus and method for separation magnetic particles from a solution: A biological sample processing apparatus and method of use thereof. The biological sample processing apparatus includes a rod-shaped magnet having a north pole, a south pole, a length and a width, and a plunger covering the magnet. The north pole and the south pole of the rod-shaped magnet are substantially... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090272695 - Desalination with production of brine fuel: The present invention involves a water-based vessel for the production of desalinated water and concentrated brine. The former is usable for drinking water in areas that lack sufficient potable water, while the latter may be used in part as fuel in electricity production. The invention additionally includes amphibious vehicles for... Agent: Benjamin Blumenthal

20090272696 - Filtration and drainage apparatuses and methods: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to apparatuses and methods for collecting, filtering, and/or draining fluid from a surface. For example, according to one embodiment, an apparatus is structured for positioning at least partially below the surface, and the apparatus comprises: (1) a core comprising a base portion and... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20090272697 - Superoxidant poiser for groundwater and soil treatment with in-situ oxidation-reduction and acidity-basicity adjustment: Equipment and process by which an operator can set (or program) a time sequence of coatings of oxygen with increasing oxidation potential for in-situ treatment (chemical reaction) of organic compounds ranging from superoxidation (catalyzed ozone) to reduction conditions involving hydrogen sulfide gas is described. The equipment makes use of oxygen... Agent: Lathrop & Gage LLP

20090272698 - Bromate suppression: A apparatus and method for killing microorganisms in a body of water that has been treated with ozone in the presence of bromide ions with the method comprising the steps of carrying out the ozonization of a body of water in the presence of bromide ions, adding a metal ion... Agent: Carl L. Johnson Jacobson And Johnson

20090272699 - Method and apparatus for aeration of liquid medium in a pipe: An apparatus and method for mixing gas and liquid comprising a pipe having an enclosure positioned in-line with said pipe, wherein a sealed space is defined, at least one blower, said blower regulates the barometric pressure in said sealed space, wherein intermeshed rotating sets of discs operate on parallel shafts... Agent: Balser & GrellIPLaw LLC

20090272700 - Method for removing organic contaminants: This invention provides a method for removing organic contaminants from an inorganic processing solution, comprising the step of: introducing the inorganic processing solution comprising organic contaminants into steam stripping treatment; heating the inorganic processing solution; reintroducing the inorganic processing solution into the steam stripping treatment; and removing the organic contaminants... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090272701 - Centrifuge apparatus and method for selectively reducing forces on a biologic fluid: A centrifuge blood component separation system for separating components of a blood product, comprising a separation vessel; a first transfer bag; a second transfer bag with an outside edge generally congruent to an outside edge of the first transfer bag and further having a central collection area spaced away from... Agent: Caridianbct, Inc. Mail Stop: 810 1f2

20090272702 - Process and apparatus for online rejuvenation of contaminated sulfolane solvent: A continuous online process for rejuvenating whole stream of contaminated lean sulfolane in an extraction system is provided. In particular, a rejuvenator is installed in the solvent circulation loop to remove the contaminants continuously to keep the solvent clean, effective and less corrosive. Specifically, the rejuvenator comprises a high pressure... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

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