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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125851 | TRANSPORTABLE DISASTER-RELIEF SYSTEMS A transportable disaster-relief generating system is a power generated, multi-functional, and compact relief unit with means for providing area lighting via a power generator, purifying and storing potable water from a non-potable water source, and creating ice utilizin... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103906 | Closed Circuit Desalination Retrofit For Improved Performance Of Common Reverse Osmosis Systems The retrofit technology utilizes pressurized brine of convention RO to feed a Closed Circuit Desalination (CCD) unit; wherein, further desalination takes place to a desired recovery level. The application exemplified in FIG. 4 is of a retrofit unit comprising a B... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103899 | MAPLE TREE SAP REVERSE OSMOSIS DEVICE A maple sap reverse osmosis device has a support rack configured and sized to rest atop a tank. The support rack supporting a reverse osmosis device. The reverse osmosis device has a pump line and a dump line both located within the tub. The pump line being located at a... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103905 | Microfiltration method and system A microfiltration method and system for treating production water, for example, from oil and gas operations so that the treated water can be put to a beneficial user(s) such as agriculture, irrigation, industrial or municipal or potable applications. The production wate... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120037566 | OSMOTICALLY-ASSISTED DESALINATION METHOD AND SYSTEM Systems and methods for osmotically assisted desalination include using a pressurized concentrate from a pressure desalination process to pressurize a feed to the desalination process. The depressurized concentrate thereby produced is used as a draw solution for a press... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120031844 | FLOW-SWITCH-CONTROLLED, ZERO WASTE REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM A flow-switch controlled, zero waste reverse osmosis water treatment system having a first conduit for providing a supply of water, a second conduit having an inlet in fluid communication with the first conduit for selectively receiving a flow of water from the first co... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120024789 | Surface Modification of Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membranes The present invention relates to surface modification of reverse osmosis membranes to introduce antifouling properties without compromising the separation properties of the original membranes. This approach utilizes: providing a coated membrane surface having enhanced h... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120006749 | VESSEL DESALINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD A multi-ported vessel system includes an outer pressure vessel containing a plurality of flow distribution tubes, each of which comprises a plurality of reverse osmosis membrane elements aligned serially within each tube. The outer pressure vessel includes bypass flow p... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110309020 | Phononic Crystal Desalination System and Methods of Use Disclosed herein are systems and methods for desalination of salt water based on an engineered acoustic field that causes constructive and destructive interference at pre-computed spatial positions. The engineered acoustic field can cause high-pressure and low-pressure ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303608 | Desalination System A desalination system is provided that may be operated in a self-sustained fashion. The desalination system is comprised of (i) a wind turbine; (ii) an air compressor coupled to, and powered by, the wind turbine; (iii) a compressed air storage tank for storing the press... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110300231 | Fluid purification system Certain disclosed embodiments concern systems and methods of preparing dialysate for use in a home dialysis system that is compact and light-weight relative to existing systems and consumes relatively low amounts of energy. The method includes coupling a household water... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297614 | SLIME-CONTROLLING AGENT FOR ACTIVATED CARBON, METHOD FOR PASSING WATER THROUGH ACTIVATED CARBON DEVICE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING ORGANIC-MATTER-CONTAINING WATER Disclosed is a treatment apparatus capable of inhibiting growth of microorganisms and carrying out long-term stable treatment in an activated carbon tower and a reverse osmosis membrane separation device during processes including activated carbon treatment and RO membr... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290728 | SWRO Pressure Vessel and Process That Increases Production and Product Quality and Avoids Scaling Problems An SWRO module for use in a desalination plant receives refresh water to increase production and product quality and reduce scaling problems. The SWRO module includes a pressure vessel having a front-end feed port, a rear-end brine port and a rear-end permeate port. A p... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110277670 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING CO2 Systems and methods for lowering levels of carbon dioxide and other atmospheric pollutants are provided. Economically viable systems and processes capable of removing vast quantities of carbon dioxide and other atmospheric pollutants from gaseous waste streams and seque... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110266223 | DUAL-LAYER HOLLOW FIBERS WITH ENHANCED FLUX AS FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES FOR WATER REUSES AND PROTEIN ENRICHMENT A hollow fiber includes a lumen, a polymeric membrane defining the lumen, and a porous tubular substrate, a circumferential surface of which is in contact with a circumferential surface of the polymeric membrane. The polymeric membrane includes a first polymer having mo... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110266224 | Enhanced High Water Recovery Membrane Process Disclosed is an economical process for the purification of water containing soluble and sparingly soluble inorganic compounds using single-stage or two-stage membrane processes that integrate membrane water purification with chemical precipitation softening and residual... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110247980 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO RECOVER WASTE HEAT TO PREHEAT FEED WATER FOR A REVERSE OSMOSIS UNIT In one embodiment, the present invention includes a liquid processing system. In the liquid processing system, a first liquid source transmits feed liquid to a heat exchange unit while a heat generation unit transmits warm coolant to the heat exchange unit. A heat gener... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110240554 | MULTI-STAGE SEAWATER DESALINATION APPARATUS AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF MULTI-STAGE SEAWATER DESALINATION APPARATUS Included is a high-pressure pump P1 that increases the pressure of raw water 11 to a predetermined high pressure, a high-pressure reverse osmosis device 13 including a high-pressure reverse osmosis membrane 13a for concentrating a ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110240557 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE USING NORMALIZATION DATA The present invention can include a reverse osmosis unit, a control system, a display, and/or a memory. The reverse osmosis unit can include a filtration unit, a liquid utilization system, and/or an instrumentation system. The filtration unit includes a plurality of fil... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110198290 | CONTROL SCHEME FOR A REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM USING A HYDRAULIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION SYSTEM A reverse osmosis system and method of operating the same includes a first pump receiving feed fluid at a first pressure and increasingly pressurizing the feed fluid to a second pressure higher than the first pressure. A membrane housing having an inlet, a membrane, a p... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110192796 | ULTRA-PASTEURIZATION FOR DIALYSIS MACHINES Disclosed herein are water purification and supply systems for medical devices and methods of using. In an embodiment, the system includes A dialysis system includes a filtration system capable of filtering a water stream, a water purification system capable of purifyin... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110180480 | REVERSE-OSMOSIS SYSTEM WITH AN APPARATUS FOR REDUCING NOISE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NOISE IN A REVERSE-OSMOSIS SYSTEM The present invention relates to a reverse osmosis system having an apparatus for noise cancellation of the reverse osmosis system, wherein the apparatus has at least one sensor for the detection of at least one noise emitted by the reverse osmosis system; at least one ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110180384 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPERCRITICAL REMOVAL OF AN INORGANIC COMPOUND In at least one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and system for supercritical removal of an inorganic compound. The method includes: bringing a fluid including one or more inorganic fractions at supercritical conditions; separating at least one of t... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110174736 | FORWARD OSMOSIS DEVICE The invention relates to a forward osmosis (FO) device (10) with a semipermeable membrane (5, 5a) capable of performing forward osmosis between a first (F1) and a second fluid (F2). In a first fluid confinement (4a), a fi... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110163031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERY OF WATER CONTAINING SILICA Disclosed are embodiments of a method and apparatus for the treatment of water containing silica in order to recover as much treated water from a water source as possible while minimizing the generation of waste products. Other embodiments include removing specific elem... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110163036 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Fresh Water, and Method and Apparatus for Desalinating Sea Water An object is to provide a fresh water generating method that is capable of efficiently producing purified water, such as fresh water, from unpurified water, such as sea water. Provided is a fresh water generating method for generating fresh water by way of reverse osmos... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110147309 | PROCESS FOR THE DESALINATION AND ELIMINATION OF BORON FROM WATER AND EQUIPMENT TO CARRY OUT SAID PROCESS The present invention relates to a method for performing desalination and eliminating boron from water, which comprises carrying out a first reverse-osmosis step where the saline water is supplied into a reverse-osmosis membrane container which comprises a plurality of ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110147310 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Fresh Water, and Method and Apparatus for Desalinating Sea Water An object is to provide a fresh water generating method that is capable of efficiently producing purified water, such as fresh water, from unpurified water, such as sea water. Provided is a fresh water generating method for generating fresh water by way of reverse osmos... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110132842 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING POTABLE WATER UTILIZING REVERSE OSMOSIS AT OCEAN DEPTH IN COMBINATION WITH SHIPBOARD MOISTURE DEHUMIDIFICATION Devices and methods for producing purified water. The device includes a reverse osmosis subsystem, a dehumidification subsystem and a purified water storage tank fluidly coupled to the subsystems such that purified water produced by each can be locally stored. A vehicul... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110108484 | METHOD OF IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF A REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM FOR SEAWATER DESALINATION, AND MODIFIED REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM OBTAINED THEREBY A method for improving performance of an original reverse osmosis system for seawater desalination, the original system comprising a high pressure pump, a reverse osmosis membrane arrangement, a pump hydraulic line and a turbine hydraulic line, the method comprising ope... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110094965 | Enhanced High Water Recovery Membrane Process Disclosed is an economical process for the purification of water containing soluble and sparingly soluble inorganic compounds using single-stage or two-stage membrane processes that integrate membrane water purification with chemical precipitation softening and residual... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110049052 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE DEPOSITION OF SILICA AND/OR SILICATE COMPOUNDS IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS A method inhibits the deposition of silica and/or silicate compounds on a surface in an aqueous system. The method includes the step of adding a polymer to the aqueous system. The polymer comprises the reaction product of a natural oil component and an alkylene oxide. T... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110049053 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE DEPOSITION OF SILICA AND/OR SILICATE COMPOUNDS IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS A method of inhibiting the deposition of silica and/or silicate compounds on a surface in an aqueous system is provided. The method comprises the step of adding a polymer to the aqueous system. The polymer comprises at least one constitutional unit (i) and at least one ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110049054 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM A treatment system and process is described herein to separate constituent parts from aqueous-based products or by-products, such as wastewater from a cellulosic ethanol process. The treatment system may include an ultrafiltration system, a first reverse osmosis system ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110049049 | WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM SKID The present invention concerns a water purification system comprising a tank section and a membranes section, wherein the tank section can be positioned with respect to the membranes section to accommodate the specific requirements of the location housing the water puri... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110042306 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Fresh Water, and Method and Apparatus for Desalinating Sea Water An object is to provide a sea water desalinating method that is capable of efficiently producing purified water, such as fresh water, from unpurified water, such as sea water. Provided is a fresh water generating method for generating fresh water by way of reverse osmos... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110036774 | Spiral Wound Membrane Module for Forward Osmotic Use A spiral wound membrane module for forward osmotic use is disclosed. The membrane module may generally include a forward osmosis membrane in a spiral wound configuration. The module may include two inlets and two outlets, and may define first and second fluid flow paths... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036775 | SEA WATER REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM TO REDUCE CONCENTRATE VOLUME PRIOR TO DISPOSAL The present invention includes systems and methods for treatment of seawater RO system for recovering most of the water (i.e., 85-90%) from the concentrate of a brackish groundwater reverse osmosis treatment system that may use, e.g., a batch method. With proper pH cont... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110017666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PURIFICATION OF LIQUIDS The present disclosure provides methods and systems for purifying liquids. In a particular implementation, the system includes a forward-osmosis unit for diluting a water source for a downstream desalination unit. A pretreatment unit may be located hydraulically upstrea... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110011802 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY GENERATING ENERGY AND TREATING WATER A system that enables cooling a concentrated photovoltaic cell, while simultaneously treating water, e.g., desalinating sea water. A concentrated PV panel converts solar energy to electric power. Recirculated water e.g., reclaimed or sea water, at an optimized temperatu... | 01/20/2011 |
