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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120037574 | WATER TREATMENT REACTOR AERATION SUPPORT A wastewater treatment includes an elevated aeration system. The aeration system is used to provide air and nutrients to biological growth in a wastewater treatment vessel, and to promote circulation of the support media used for the biological growth. The aeration syst... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120031849 | AERATED REACTOR APPARATUS AND METHODS A reaction tank useful for precipitating struvite from aqueous solutions such as wastewater comprises an aeration system. The aeration system includes air diffusers in the reaction tank. The air diffusers are located at a level below an outlet of the reaction tank. The ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110303609 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS VIA MIXED METAL OXIDE BEDS The instant disclosure relates to methods, systems, and apparatus for polishing wastewater (i.e. non-potable water) using filtration media. More particularly, the instant disclosure relates to wastewater polishing using a bed of mixed metal oxides under certain operatin... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110215042 | DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY WITH BUOYANCY VESSEL A diffuser assembly with a buoyancy vessel and a chamber for buoyantly raising the diffuser assembly for maintenance work. The diffuser assembly has a support structure, diffusers connected to the frame, and a buoyancy vessel positioned on the frame, capable of alternat... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110169176 | ADAPTERS AND METHODS FOR AERATION APPLICATIONS Adapters and methods related to aeration applications. An adapter for use in water treatment applications. The adapter includes a generally circular member for conversion of an aeration diffuser holder from a membrane diffuser element holder to a ceramic diffuser elemen... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110084012 | HYDROCYCLONE FLOTATION SYSTEM AND WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME The present invention discloses a hydrocyclone floating separator, comprising: a vortex generating body which includes a water inlet, swirls water introduced through the water inlet, and includes a water outlet discharging the swirled water; an air injection unit for in... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110084416 | MIXING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MIXING A system for mixing and mixing processes and structures are disclosed. In addition a nozzle used for mixing is disclosed.... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110036762 | Digester gas mixer for waste liquid treatment A mixer for anaerobic decomposition of sludge in a digester, captures and compressed biogas emitted by the decomposing sludge. The compressed biogas proceeds through supply lines to bubble forming plates mounted in the lower portion of the digester, close to or on the d... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110031189 | METHOD FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM WATER AND A DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD A standing wave in a water current, which is subject to purification, is swirled in the lower mass-exchange chamber in order to create negative pressure along the central axis, the atmosphere air intake and crating of two countercurrents interacting with each other, res... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100270223 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING VENTURI SUCTION IN EDUCTOR MIXERS An apparatus is provided for suction of a secondary fluid into a primary fluid through one or multiple gaps in contact with a venturi. The venturi imparts a high velocity on the primary fluid to flow across a gap in contact with the venturi and draw in the secondary flu... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100213124 | SUBMERGED MEMBRANE SEPARATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF A submerged membrane separation apparatus is provided that includes a separation membrane module and fine bubble diffusing tubes placed vertically below the module that can evenly and uniformly produce fine bubbles from vertically below the separation membrane module, e... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100181258 | THE FERRIC AND MANGANESE BINARY OXIDE BASED ADSORBENT, AND THE METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION AND APPLICAITON OF THE ADSORBENT The present invention relates to a ferric and manganese binary oxide (FMBO) based adsorbent, its preparation and application method. The FMBO based adsorbent comprises a ferric and manganese binary oxide (FMBO) and a carrier. The mass ratio of FMBO to the carrier is bet... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100065485 | SHAFT TYPE SUBMERGED HOLLOW FIBRE MEMBRANE MODULE The invention provides a shaft type submerged hollow fiber membrane module, comprising a hollow aerating shaft (1), an aerating head (2), hollow fiber membranes (4), an upper end head (5), a lower end head (6), an upper end cap (7 | 03/18/2010 |
| 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 mater... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090206497 | LIQUID WASTE AERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Systems and methods are disclosed herein that provide for liquid waste aeration.... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090178967 | FLOW THROUGH WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS An apparatus for treating liquid includes a tank having a water inlet for receiving water, a treated water outlet for outputting treated water and a flow path between the inlet and the outlet. An injection section of the tank is located along the flow path of the tank w... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090045122 | Fine bubble diffuser membrane for water and wastewater treatment The present invention discloses a fine bubble diffuser membrane for wastewater treatment, and the tubular diffuser membrane includes a first breathing elastic material fixing layer, a porous elastic polymer laminated layer and a second breathing elastic material fixing ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20080314838 | FLUIDIZED BED PRECIPITATOR WITH OPTIMIZED SOLIDS SETTLING AND SOLIDS HANDLING FEATURES FOR USE IN RECOVERING PHOSPHORUS FROM WASTEWATER Improved fluidized bed precipitators (20, 46, 62, 74, 108, 112, 134, 168) especially useful for the treatment of waste waters containing soluble phosphorus are provided, having upright, primary fluidized bed sections (22, 48, 64, 76, 110, 114, 136) and obl... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080277329 | Jet Nozzle Arrangement for Optimising Gas Bubble Size in Flotation The present invention provides a nozzle assembly for use in a dissolved gas flotation system, comprising: a nozzle having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet being in fluid communication; and a shroud comprising... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080264860 | MULTI-GAS BIOREACTOR AND RELATED METHODS A bioreactor is for processing a fluid stream. The bioreactor may include a bioreaction chamber for receiving the fluid stream therethrough, a pair of spaced apart gas header assemblies within the bioreaction chamber for coupling to first and second gases, a first plura... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080257812 | Jet Loop Wastewater Treatment System The current invention is referred to a process for biological wastewater treatment. One or more ejectors pump atmospheric oxygen in a bioreactor by aspirating air. The innovative concept of the system relies on the installation of the ejector (s) over and outside of the... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080217262 | Nozzle device and nozzle for atomisation and/or filtration and methods for using the same Nozzle device and nozzle for atomization and/or filtration as well as methods for using the same. The nozzle and nozzle device for atomization, in particular a micro-machined reinforced nozzle plate, may produce small liquid droplets in air (spray) or into a liquid (emu... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080128363 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING WATER The invention relates to a method for purifying water by dissolving one or more soluble metal salts in the water to provide corresponding metal ions, by dissolving hypohalite into the water, and by regulating the residence time, and thus hypohalite concentration in the ... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080023407 | Water Treatment Process A method of purifying water or wastewater that comprises the steps of adding a treatment agent to the water, passing the water through a mixing zone, and passing the water through a foam fractionation zone to provide purified water. The water or wastewater can be any ty... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080006304 | FLOCK TANK In one aspect the invention provides a floc tank, for separate drilling fluid into an upper fluid fraction having a reduced concentration of solids and a lower solids fraction having a higher concentration of solids, and having at least one compartment, said floc tank c... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080000823 | Fine bubble airlift device The present invention relates to an aeration device for use in a liquid medium. The device includes a housing adapted to float within the medium such that a top portion thereof remains above a top surface of the medium. The housing has a bottom portion and an open side ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20080000841 | Fine bubble airlift device The present invention relates to an aeration device for use in a liquid medium. The device includes a housing adapted to float within the medium such that a top portion thereof remains above a top surface of the medium. The housing has a bottom portion and an open side ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070272625 | Filtration system and method for implementing the same A method and apparatus are disclosed for filtering out particles in a fluid, the method comprising providing the fluid, creating a turbulent flow in the fluid, and collecting the particles.... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070251888 | Method and Apparatus for Feeding Chemical Into a Liquid Flow A method of feeding chemical to a liquid flowing in an open space, the method including: feeding the chemical to the liquid by at least one special mixing device; introducing a feed liquid to the at least one special mixing device separately from the chemical; contactin... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070200261 | APPARATUS FOR SURFACE MIXING OF GASSES AND LIQUIDS A surface aerator for mixing gas and liquid is disclosed. The surface aerator has an upwardly pumping impeller located within a draft tube. A flow diverter redirects pumped liquid from the impeller traveling in an upward direction to a radially outward direction where i... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070187314 | Chemical reaction A method of treating a process stream by catalysis, which method comprises passing the process stream through a chemical reactor containing catalytic material and including the step of passing the process stream through a layer of filter material located in the reactor,... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070131624 | Submersible reservoir management system A submersible reservoir management system for large water reservoirs comprising a submersible pump assembly including a frame that is removably attached to the pump assembly. The frame stabilizes the pump assembly when it is submerged and floating and supports the pump ... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070125706 | Loop reactor with clog-resistant gas distribution Special guide means 7 are located in the interior of a loop reactor for circulating the reactor contents. The guide means 7 has at least one central gas supply means 1 with gas distribution means 2 attached thereto for gas charging into the g... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070119762 | Filtration device A filtration device. The filtration device includes a tank, photocatalyst, a light source and a non-woven membrane module. The tank includes a reacting section and a separating section. The photocatalyst is added to water. The light source, disposed in the reacting sect... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20070095737 | Aeration vessel and aerator assembly for use in a wastewater treatment system An aerator assembly for use in the aeration vessel of a wastewater treatment system comprising a rigid tubular member having an upper end and a lower end, and a diffuser assembly, the diffuser assembly comprising a flexible connector and a diffuser head, the flexible co... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070095751 | Water treatment method and water treatment system In a water treatment system, micro-nano bubbles are used in a production device and a detoxification device as one example of the upstream treatment devices which perform specified treatment with use of water. The micro-nano bubbles are used again in the waste water tre... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070075009 | Aeration system A device for aerating a body of liquid comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion being a conduit formed of a flexible plastic material with a plurality of apertures formed therein, the apertures being sized to substantially prevent passage of li... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070062869 | WATER TREATMENT METHOD AND WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS A water treatment apparatus has a turbidity meter, which is a detection part, for detecting a generation state of bubbles in a micro/nano bubble generation state confirmation tank, as a turbidity of treatment water. The water treatment apparatus also has a controller, w... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070007214 | Mixing chamber A membrane module (5) including a plurality of porous membranes (6) extending in an array and mounted, at least at one end, in a header (8). The header (8) has a number of distribution apertures (11) for distributing a fluid into the m... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060261013 | Apparatus and method for the non-chemical stabilization of bio-solids An apparatus for treating an aqueous medium containing microorganisms comprises an intake for receiving the aqueous medium containing microorganisms. A pressure differential inducer is associated to the intake so as to receive the aqueous medium containing microorganism... | 11/23/2006 |
