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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120024771 | NO FILTER NO RUN FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH AIR VENT A filter cartridge includes a filter media defining an interior space, and having a first end and a second end, a first end plate connected to the first end, and a second end plate connected to the second end. A pin is connected to the second end plate and extends downw... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110180466 | Device for Aeration and Ventilation of a Fuel System The invention relates to a device for aeration and ventilation of a fuel system of a motor vehicle, with a pipe union for connecting the device to the fuel system, the pipe union being connected via a connecting element to a three-way valve via which the pipe union can ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110011781 | APPARATUS FOR THE SEPARATION OF PLASMA The invention relates to an apparatus for separating blood, more particularly an apparatus (1) for absorbing blood (19) and separating blood components, e.g. blood plasma, as a sample liquid (2). Said apparatus (1) comprises a feeding device ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100282665 | FILTER CAPSULE A filter capsule has a filter housing which, on at least one end face, has an end cap with an air release valve. A protective wall is formed on the end cap at a distance from the air release valve and protrudes beyond the air release valve.... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100282663 | FILTRATION CARTRIDGE FORMED OF STACKED PLATES A filtration cartridge is provided comprising one or a stack of filtration units sealed to each other at their outer periphery and to end caps thereby eliminating the need for a housing surrounding the stack. Fluid pathways are provided so that filtration of all incomin... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100274171 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCUIT An extracorporeal blood circuit, comprising an expansion chamber for air-blood separation, wherein a filter (38) retains the solid particles in the blood. The filter has a trunco-conical filtering wall with a vertical axis surmounted by a top head (43) pro... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100264100 | BAGGED FILTER CARTRIDGE, SYSTEM AND METHODS A filter is provided comprising a filter media element enclosed by an impermeable bag with inlet and outlet ports provided for flow into and out of the bag and through the filter media element contained in the bag. The bag may be constructed of a sheet of plastic materi... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100243550 | GRAVITATIONAL FILTER AND LIQUID PURIFICATION DEVICE A system, that may be portable, for purifying liquid flowing gravitationally from a source/reservoir into a purified liquid receptacle is described. The system includes a housing with a generally horizontal filtering space. More than one liquid inlet disposed at a top p... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100140150 | Biological Fluid Filtration System and Biological Fluid Filter Used Therein A biological fluid processing or fluid filtration system is provided having novel open and closed loop processing systems wherein the gases transferred into and out of the system during processing pass through a porous medium in upstream and/or downstream gas inlet or o... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100096311 | BLOOD TREATMENT DIALYZER/FILTER DESIGN TO TRAP ENTRAINED AIR IN A FLUID CIRCUIT A modification in the configuration of the blood microtubular filter/dializer used in many kinds of renal replacement therapy systems can provide highly a effective mechanism for removing air from the blood circuit of such systems. In embodiments, for example, the inven... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100044299 | METHOD OF PREVENTING FILTER MEDIA CRACKING WHEN COMPRESSING TWO OR MORE FILTER MEDIA LAYERS The present disclosure generally relates to injection molded thermoplastic single filter media layer and multi-filter media layer filter cartridges that include a novel arrangement of structural features to improve both the quality of the manufacturing process and the i... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090095671 | HOT DISCONNECT REPLACEABLE WATER FILTER ASSEMBLY A filter assembly for filtering water from an external source, the filter assembly having a manifold assembly and a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge includes a cartridge engagement means while the manifold includes a manifold engagement means. The cartridge engage... | 04/16/2009 |
| 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 |
| 20080251459 | BIOLOGICAL FLUID FILTRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Biological fluid filtration systems and methods are provided for the treatment of air within the system. A filtration system includes a pre-filter container joined to an expandable post-filter container by a filter line having a filter. The post-filter container has a r... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080164188 | FUEL FILTER A fuel filter for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising
| 07/10/2008 |
| 20080105609 | Liquid Filter A liquid filter, having a housing having an inlet port to an interior chamber with an upper opening. A cover coupled to the housing, covering the upper opening has at least one filter element coupled to the cover, the filter element(s) projecting into the interior chamb... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080093289 | 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... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080060992 | FILTER DEVICE The filter device (10) is provided with a drain device (50) provided with a main body (51) and a plug (60). The main body (51) has a first opening (51a) which communicates to the outer side of a housing (20), a sec... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080035551 | Water purifier A water purifier includes a base, an outer casing mounted on the base, a fresh water conduit demountably mounted in the outer casing, a plurality of filtering units demountably mounted on the fresh water conduit and a cover demountably mounted on the outer casing. Each ... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20070187307 | Filter Cartridge with Check Valve Protection A filter assembly is provided that includes a hood, a drain manifold, a filter disposed between the hood and the drain manifold, a drainage space that is disposed between and in fluid communication with both the filter medium and the drain manifold, a check valve that i... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070187306 | Filter housing and parts therefor A filter housing is provided for use with swimming pool filtration systems. The housing has an enlarged interior annular space between the housing wall and the filter, so as to facilitate the creation of fluid turbulence within the housing, which promotes more efficient... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070119780 | Prechargable fluid filtration method and apparatus A fluid filtration apparatus is provided which includes at least a functional biomedical device having an inlet and an outlet, a first biological fluid container in fluid communication with the inlet of said functional biomedical device, a first biological fluid receivi... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20070119772 | Filters A filter comprises a housing and a filter cartridge. The housing includes an inlet, an outlet, a vent, and a filter cartridge chamber. The filter cartridge is permanently positioned in the filter cartridge chamber of the housing with an annular channel between the filte... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20070102345 | Biological fluid filtration system and biological fluid filter used therein A biological fluid processing or fluid filtration system is provided having novel open and closed loop processing systems wherein the gases transferred into and out of the system during processing pass through a porous medium in upstream and/or downstream gas inlet or o... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070045172 | Nozzle for supplying treatment liquid and substrate treating apparatus A nozzle for supplying a treatment liquid which makes it possible to perform uniform cleaning to a surface of a substrate even in a case where the size of a substrate is large. A slit-shaped ejection hole is formed at the lower end of the nozzle for supplying a treatmen... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070023337 | Filter media supporting apparatus and method in an engine or transmission filter A tray insert for supporting filter media in an engine or transmission oil filter. The tray insert is preferably made from plastic and can preferably rest on the bottom of the filter housing. Alternatively, the tray insert can preferably be made of plastic or metal and ... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070017856 | Structural improvement for a water purifier A structure improvement for a water purifier includes a streamlined main body combined by a pair of the symmetrically arranged half housings each of which has a large opening closed by a lid, a motor unit, a pipeline and a flat rectangular rack disposed inside the main ... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060249440 | Collapsible process tank for a water purification system The invention provides an apparatus having a tank having at least a portion of its surface collapsible such that the tank can be configured in either a deployed position or a smaller stored position. A membrane module is located in the tank. The tank has a feed inlet an... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060191841 | Blood filter device and method of producing the same A blood filter device includes: a housing (1) that includes a dome portion (2), a filter retaining portion (3), and a bottom portion (4); an inlet (5) provided on a lateral portion of the dome portion so as to allow blood to flow into ... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060180505 | Separation method and apparatus incorporating materials having a negative poisson ratio A method of separating at least part of one or more components from a mixture of components includes exposing the mixture to a porous barrier, the barrier being formed of a material structure having, or behaving in the manner associated with, a negative Poisson ratio. T... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060180529 | Bioreactor for selectively controlling the molecular diffusion between fluids A diffusion controlling bioreactor that selectively controls the molecular diffusion between fluids through a microchannel in fluid communication with a reaction reservoir. The length and cross-sectional area are selected to obtain a predetermined rate of molecular diff... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060108275 | Membrane filtration assemblies for sand filter retrofit This document describes a kit to integrate an immersed membrane into existing sand filters while minimizing changes to the existing plant. The kit is installed in-situ, optionally from all-plastic components that can be transported by a man, without the use of machinery... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20060091058 | Blood Treatment Dialyzer/Filter Design to Remove Entrained Gas and Add Medicaments A configuration of a blood microtubular filter/dializer used in many kinds of renal replacement therapy systems can provide highly a effective mechanism for removing air from the blood circuit of such systems. In embodiments, for example, the invention takes advantage o... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060091057 | Blood Treatment Dialyzer/Filter Design to Trap and Remove Entrained Gas A configuration of a blood microtubular filter/dializer used in many kinds of renal replacement therapy systems can provide highly a effective mechanism for removing air from the blood circuit of such systems. In embodiments, for example, the invention takes advantage o... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060016743 | Artificial lung An artificial lung includes a housing, a tubular hollow yarn film bundle contained in the housing and providing a multiplicity of hollow yarn films having a gas exchange function, a gas inflow port and a gas outflow port communicating with each other through hollow port... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050218047 | Fluid treatment system The disclosed embodiment of the present invention provides a vented water treatment system. According to one embodiment, the vent substantially equalizes pressure within the water treatment with ambient pressure, while preventing moisture and other contaminants from ent... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050173331 | Oil filtration vessel A filter system having individual compartments, a removable filter rack in each compartment, and an array of filter elements positioned in candle housing that are moveable into and out of the filter racks. Each compartment has an independent set of dirty oil inlets, cle... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050139541 | Filter media supporting apparatus and method in an engine or transmission filter A tray insert for supporting filter media in an engine or transmission oil filter. The tray insert is preferably made from plastic and can preferably rest on the bottom of the filter housing. Alternatively, the tray insert can preferably be made of plastic or metal and ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050126962 | Device and system for filtering blood Device (5) for filtering blood including a filter unit (7) having a blood filter, an inlet (8) for blood to be filtered and being connectable to an artery of a patient and a blood outlet (9) for filtered blood and being connectable to a vein ... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050126985 | Connector apparatus and system including connector apparatus A connector apparatus is provided which is configured to replace a separation module in a system for dispensing a fluid. When it is desired to purge the system of a dispensed fluid, the connector apparatus, having the same configuration of an inlet and an outlet as the ... | 06/16/2005 |
