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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129684 | USE OF A POROUS CRYSTALLINE HYBRID SOLID AS A NITROGEN OXIDE REDUCTION CATALYST AND DEVICES The present invention relates to the use of solids consisting of a metal-organic framework (MOF) and having the units of the following formula (I): MmOkXILp as a nitrogen-oxide catalyst. The present invention also relates to devices for enabling the implementation of sa... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125854 | Oil Absorbing Article and Method for Using Same An oil absorbing article which includes an oil absorbent material which is stable against melting at a temperature of at least about 100° F. in an aqueous environment; a receptacle for holding the oil absorbent material having a porous material which is stable against ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103903 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR SEPARATING FLUIDS A device for separating fluids includes a microfluidic channel with one or more wall filters or membranes through which portions of the flow in the microfluidic channel can be removed. The wall filters can have precisely defined pores therein which restrict the removal ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120031855 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF HUMAN EXCREMENT A method for treatment of human excrement comprises the following steps: (1) providing a chamber (5) having a top opening through which excrement enters the chamber (5); (2) allowing solid excrement to form a layer on a porous plate (6) inside the c... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120012514 | MEMBRANE MODULE UNIT AND ASSEMBLY METHOD, DISASSEMBLY METHOD, AND MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR SAME, AND WATER-TREATMENT APPARATUS Disclosed is a membrane module unit in which a plurality of membrane modules is coupled together in parallel by coupling means, the membrane module including a sheet-like filter membrane and holding frame members that hold the filter membrane at two opposed sides of a p... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120000838 | Sequential Extracorporeal Treatment of Bodily Fluids An article and method to treat extracorporeally a patient's bodily fluid. The bodily fluid can include blood, cerebral spinal fluid and lymph. A first stage of the method includes applying a treatment. The treatment can comprise dosing with a medication, thermal treatme... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110233130 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR FIXING AN ENDLESS WIRE The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for fixing an endless wire (2) to a cylindrical drum (1). The endless wire (2) is shrunk around the whole circumference of the cylindrical drum (1), such that the edge portions (3) o... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110233933 | PRESSURE REGULATION DEVICE ADAPTED TO MAINTAIN A PREDETERMINED PRESSURE DROP AND DERIVE ENERGY THEREBY A pressure regulation device adapted to maintain a predetermined pressure drop. The device includes: a fluid inlet; a turbine rotated by a flowing fluid; a shaft rotated by said turbine; a generator in mechanical communication with said shaft; a fluid outlet. Wherein sa... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110147314 | WATER DESALINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD A desalination apparatus is disclosed which uses a salt sponge unit to remove a majority of salt from water. A parallel plate capacitor can be connected after the salt sponge to remove remaining salt ions. The salt sponge is a nanoporous, high surface area carbon scaffo... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110124941 | Surface Coalescers Disclosed are coalescers, systems, and methods for coalescing a mixture of two phases, namely a continuous phase and a dispersed phase. The disclosed coalescers, systems, and methods include or utilize one or more layers of media material having a distinct mean pore siz... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110124101 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRODUCING BIOMOLECULES A scalable process and device for producing a bio molecule, in particular pharmaceutical grade plasmid DNA is described. The process includes the steps of alkaline lysis, neutralization and clarification and can be further extended. For separating the lysate and the pre... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110024349 | Filter Media Surface Modification for Enhanced Sealing and Apparatus Utilizing the Same A novel surface treatment is provided for portions of filter media coming in contact with the filter media holder, such as filter housing. In certain applications, the treatment is also applied to the filter media holder, depending on the application. Filter media havin... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100219151 | Multi-Compartment Water Purification Bottle Having a Replaceable Filter A bottle comprises a cap, a reservoir having an open top closeable by the cap, and a filter holder that houses a filter, the filter holder being coupled to the cap such that a liquid in the reservoir is filtered by the filter as the liquid is being consumed, and the fil... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100163479 | COLD WATER TANK AND WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Disclosed are a cold water tank and a water treatment apparatus. The cold water tank includes a tank body, a water inlet pipe provided at the tank body to convey water into the tank body, a water outlet pipe provided at the tank body to convey the water out of the tank ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100140160 | Nanofiber surface for use in enhanced surfaces area appications This invention provides novel nanofiber enhanced surface area substrates and structures comprising such substrates, as well as methods and uses for such substrates.... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20090242475 | REPLACEABLE FUEL FILTER ELEMENTAND FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY One embodiment is a unique replaceable filter element. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings. ... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090230063 | STANDPIPE WITH INTEGRATED REGULATOR VALVE An apparatus, system, and method for bypassing a fuel filter pressure regulation valve which includes a bypass window and bypass passage. The bypass passage window is positioned in the top of a standpipe of a filter. The filter includes a filter cartridge with top and b... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090178980 | Water Treatment Exemplary systems and methods relating to water treatment are described. One implementation filters water through a moving bed media filter sufficient to decrease the water's turbidity. This implementation simultaneously disinfects the filtered water and at least a port... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090152189 | LATERALLY SEALING GASKET INTERFACE A gasket interface for a fluid filter is described. The gasket interface described includes a seal disposed between plate members, where at least one of the plate members is movable with respect to the other. The seal includes a seal position and a release position. In ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090113880 | DIESEL ENGINE An engine (10) comprising a drain system (80) for removing the fuel-filter-separated water into the engine's exhaust line (61). The fuel-filter-removed water can be directly introduced into the exhaust line (61), and/or it can be directly int... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090078638 | Centrifugal filter Filtration device suited for concentration of liquid samples, particularly biomolecules, and a method of concentrating, desalting, purifying and/or fractionating liquid samples. In certain embodiments the device includes a housing having a sample reservoir, and two subs... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090065428 | Disposable strainer A disposable apparatus for straining food or other material is disclosed. Specifically, a strainer or colander made from a disposable material for convenient and limited use is disclosed. The strainer can be in any shape such as the shape of a bowl, box or triangular sh... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090050215 | AQUIFER RESTORATION DEVICE An aquifer restoration device (1) having a hollow collection pipe (2) of a predetermined length (21) having an open top end (12) and a bottom end (13) wherein the collection pipe top end (12) is located a predetermined distance ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090020468 | END-CAP ASSEMBLY WITH PUMP HOSE FOR A FILTER AND FILTER COMPRISING SUCH AN END-CAP ASSEMBLY An end-cap assembly (1) for closing one end of a housing (2) of a filter comprises an end-cap (3) having an end wall; an inlet port (8) extending through the end wall for connection to a first end (4a) of a pump hose (4) ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080314818 | PRESSING METHOD, PUNCHING PLATE, AND LIQUID EJECTING HEAD A pressing method by which through holes are formed using a punch in a target plate material that has a first face and a second face that is opposite to the first face, includes forming at least one first through hole by punching the target plate material from the secon... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080290019 | Scavenging Filter A scavenging filter includes a volume containing activated beads or fiber particles of a scavenging material housed in a removable housing in a cartridge filter body having an axial inlet extending to a space below a permeable false bottom, the fluid permeating upwards ... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080290050 | Device, Kit to Filter Bone Marrow Aspirate The present invention refers to a filtering device for bone marrow aspirate, a kit comprising said filtering device, a method to obtain a biocompatible material enriched with progenitor cells, the material per se obtained from said method and to the use of said material... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080230473 | Extracorporeal Blood Filter System A blood filter system used for the sequential filtering of blood while actively removing air bubbles and debris comprising a filter housing with unique conical, or cylindrical shape, a flared inlet port, a unique up and down blood flow path, a multi-stage sequential fil... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080223781 | Filter Module and Process for Manufacture of Same The present invention provides a filter module comprising a body of wound layers of a sheet material, said sheet material having a plurality of openings formed therein, said channels within the wound layers of sheet material of said body, said channels extending in a di... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080210619 | Constructive disposition applied to sample collector for the purposes of feces parasitological exam The present application is about a new construction disposition applied to sample collector for the purposes of feces parasitological exams, more precisely to one new construction form which is manufactured with a reduced number of parts, helping with its low cost, sinc... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080203007 | PORTABLE WATER FILTRATION DEVICE Disclosed is a portable water filtration device in which a filter cartridge having a water purifying function is mounted in a water bottle, including a body, which has an inlet in its upper portion and is made of an elastically deformable material, a lid, which is coupl... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080197067 | Reversible vacuum filter cartridge A reversible vacuum filter cartridge for connection to a pair of tubes or other entities to filter a liquid medium placed in one of the tubes or other entities is described. The filter cartridge is comprised of a male coupling and a female coupling. The couplings are in... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080179783 | Extruded Fibrous Silicon Carbide Substrate and Methods for Producing the Same A fibrous silicon carbide substrate is disclosed that provides porosity through an open network of pores resulting from an intertangled arrangement of silicon carbide fibers. The fibrous structure is formed from mixing carbon or organic fibers with silicon based additiv... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080179782 | Extruded Fibrous Silicon Carbide Substrate and Methods for Producing the Same A fibrous silicon carbide substrate is disclosed that provides porosity through an open network of pores resulting from an intertangled arrangement of silicon carbide fibers. The fibrous structure is formed from mixing carbon or organic fibers with silicon based additiv... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080179238 | Liquid Filler Cartridge, and an Engine Subassembly Including Such a Cartridge A liquid filter cartridge comprising an outer casing defining an inside volume containing a filter element that separates the inside volume into an upstream space and a downstream space, the casing having an end wall defining a liquid inlet passage communicating with th... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080164223 | Floating filter holder A system and method are disclosed for filtering liquid using a filter platform that is not rigidly affixed to a container containing the liquid to be filtered. The platform may be buoyant so that as liquid flows from one side of the platform, through a filter, and then ... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080128345 | Unified Oil Filter and Cooler A device which combines an engine oil cooler and oil filter such that oil flows through the inside of multiple flow channels formed between a ribbed housing wall and an interior baffle. Oil flowing through these chambers is cooled prior to passing through a replaceable ... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080099393 | PROCESS FOR RECYCLING PAINT FLUSH SOLUTION A process for removing solids from a water-based flush solution, The process includes: providing dirty flush solution; directing the dirty flush solution to a treatment vessel; adding one or more chemicals to the treatment vessel to form a treated flush solution; separa... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080087598 | Dual filter and method of making A dual filter apparatus and a process of making a dual filter apparatus that minimizes disruption to the normal flow pattern through the filter apparatus by forming a porous medium suitable to carry a fluid activator and placing an activator proximate the porous filter ... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20070295658 | ADJUSTABLE BARREL-NECK CONNECTOR An adjustable barrel-neck connector (10) for use in a filter press, comprising multiple interconnecting components (12,14,16) and operable to connect feed holes in first and second layers of filter media (20,22) through a feed passage in a filter pl... | 12/27/2007 |
