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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100009333 | Methods for Acoustic Particle Focusing in Biological Sample Analyzers Methods for using acoustic focusing technology on its own or in conjunction with hydrodynamic focusing for analyzing biological samples are provided. In one application, a preferential orientation of biological particles is achieved by applying a substantially elliptica... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100000948 | WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT USING PULSED ULTRAVIOLET LAMP Disclosed therein is a water treatment equipment using pulsed ultraviolet lamp, which emits pulsed ultraviolet rays of high power and high transmission. The water treatment system can be usefully used in a purification plant or in a waste water treatment plant of high t... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090308819 | SCREENING SYSTEM The present invention provides a vibratory screening apparatus (1) for use in removing solids from a liquid feed, and a basket (4) therefore. The apparatus comprises a static outer housing (2), and a floating basket vibratable by a vibrator device (... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090289015 | BACK-SURFACE MIRRORS FOR ULTRAVIOLET LIQUID DISINFECTION SYSTEMS According to embodiments of the invention, ultraviolet-based liquid disinfection systems with back-surface mirrors for enhancing the performance are provided. The disinfection system may include, for example, metallic mirrors deposited externally over areas of a UV-tran... | 11/26/2009 |
| 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 t... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090250408 | Ultrasound Assisted Heavy Metal Recovery Methods and systems for heavy metal separation and recovery from heavy metal-containing sludge or wastes. The method utilizes ultrasonic treatment assisted acid leaching process to separate and recover different heavy metals from multi metals-containing sludge. The tech... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250406 | COMPONENT SEPARATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF SEPARATING COMPONENT A component separating device includes a substrate, a fluid channel provided at the substrate, an actuator and a groove provided at a surrounding of the actuator, the fluid channel contains a fluid including a liquid component and a solid component, and the actuator gen... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090250407 | System and method of water treatment A mobile water treatment system is disposed on a trailer of a truck. There is an intake filter, an intake hose, a pump or multiple pumps for water intake and sending water throughout the system, a filtering section that may include sand and/or bag filter or other types ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090236294 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING FLUIDS A method and apparatus for treating a fluid to destroy, remove, or reduce undesirable agents, such as microorganisms, particles or ions, contained in the fluid and/or to inhibit the formation of scale are disclosed. The invention includes a... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090230062 | SEPARATION METHOD The invention provides a method for the separation of solids from a semi-solid viscous mass, the method comprising treating a solids-containing semi-solid viscous mass in an apparatus comprising a separating member incorporating a substantially flat solid surface and a ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090227042 | Coustic Concentration Method and Device and a Reaction Method A method for concentrating materials in a liquid involves pouring the liquid into a material-containing receptacle and irradiating the liquid by acoustic waves so that a stationary flow pattern with different flow rate areas is formed in the receptacle. A concentration ... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090223901 | DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE LAMP COMPRISING AN UV-B PHOSPHOR This invention relates to a dielectric barrier Xe discharge lamp comprising an UV-B phosphor. The lamp consists of a gas-tight, discharge vessel with a gas filling containing Xe or a Xe/Ne mixture and is provided with a luminescent layer, which comprises at least one lu... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090218282 | Dual-Train Wastewater Reclamation and Treatment System A wastewater treatment system for use on marine vessels or land-based applications where wastewater is separated into two separate sources as graywater and raw sewage (blackwater). For blackwater, the treatment system incorporates five general phases (or zones): (1 | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090194420 | Systems and Methods for Separating Particles and/or Substances from a Sample Fluid Systems and methods for separating particles and/or toxins from a sample fluid. A method according to one embodiment comprises simultaneously passing a sample fluid and a buffer fluid through a chamber such that a fluidic interface is formed between the sample fluid and... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090194474 | Fluid Dispenser Device and a Dispensing Method A fluid dispenser device including an outlet duct through which fluid can pass, a dispenser that can be actuated so as to cause fluid to be dispensed through said outlet duct, and an irradiation device that is adapted to irradiate the fluid while said fluid is passing t... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090184057 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR REMOVING RESIDUAL PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC COMPOUNDS FROM DRINKING WATER A method of removing contaminant compounds such as residual pharmaceutical or cosmetic compounds found in drinking water. The method entails directing the drinking water into a water treatment device and injecting ozone into the drinking water to form a drinking water-o... | 07/23/2009 |
| 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 |
| 20090175757 | Titanium dioxide, single-walled carbon nanotube composites The present invention provides titanium dioxide/single-walled carbon nanotube composites (TiO2/SWCNTs), articles of manufacture, and methods of making and using such composites. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides membrane filters and ceram... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090166282 | PHOTOCATALYSED OXIDATION PURIFICATION DEVICE This invention relates to a photocatalysed oxidation purification device, comprising middle part, upper part and lower part which are divided by two transverse clapboards, wherein the upper clapboard is micropore plate and the lower clapboard is macropore plate, the mid... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090159536 | Pressurizing -Depressurizing Cycles for Removal of Contaminants in Environmental Samples A method of removing contaminants from slurry samples is set forth. The method includes the utilization of repeated pressurizing and depressurizing steps to disrupt solidified particles in solid-containing slurries thereby increasing decontamination efficiency. An expan... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090162271 | CAVITATION DEVICE AND METHOD A process for modifying a liquid, comprising introducing a liquid into a cavitation device and cavitating the liquid in the cavitation device. During cavitation the liquid makes contact with an electron emitting material to inject electrons into the liquid. In some embo... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090152207 | PROCESS FOR THE REDUCTION OF BIOFOULING USING ELECTRIC FIELDS A process to reduce or prevent biofouling, by destroying or deactivating microbiological content of feedwater, or other liquid, prior to its entrance into membranes or process equipment, such as heat transfer equipment. The process comprises the use of electrical discha... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090145855 | Water Purifier System and Method The invention provides a water purification system and method for combining ultraviolet germicidal irradiation and photocatalysis in a helical reactor geometry that maximizes both the photocatalytic efficiency and the germicidal dosage of the ultraviolet irradiation in ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090134098 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DIRECTLY ENERGIZING WATER MOLECULE COMPOSITION Systems, devices, and methods for generating energized water molecules and administering same to a human or other biological subject. The system includes a humidifying apparatus, and excitation apparatus, and a control system. The system may further include a fluid mana... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090120882 | Device for Treating Fluids, Especially Water Sterilization, Comprising an Electrodeless Gas Discharge Lamp A fluid treatment plant, particularly a water disinfection plant, having more efficient energy utilization and increased service life in discontinuous operation, is producible as a simple mass-production product, that can be handled easily and is particularly suitable f... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090114604 | Method and System for Photocatalytically Decomposing Organic Pollutants Using Electromotive Force of Solar Cell The present invention relates to a method and system for photocatalytically decomposing organic pollutants using the electromotive force of a solar cell. The present invention provides a method and system for decomposing organic pollutants, which can greatly increase th... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090114605 | PORTABLE OZONE GENERATOR AND USE THEREOF FOR PURIFYING WATER The present invention relates to a portable device for generating ozone in water, purifying the water and making it drinkable. The device comprises a housing; at least two electrodes, including an anode and a cathode extending from the housing into the water and each ha... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090110591 | STRESS-INDUCED BANDGAP-SHIFTED SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOELECTROLYTIC/PHOTOCATALYTIC/PHOTOVOLTAIC SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Titania is a semiconductor and photocatalyst that is also chemically inert. With its bandgap of 3.0, to activate the photocatalytic property of titania requires light of about 390 nm wavelength, which is in the ultra-violet, where sunlight is very low in intensity. A me... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090107915 | TREATMENT PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER, PROCESS WATERS, AND PRODUCED WATERS APPLICATIONS A method for the removal of contaminants from a contaminated water stream, by pretreating the contaminated water stream to yield a pretreated water stream, wherein pretreating comprises passing the contaminated water stream to at least one electrocoagulation cell wherei... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090101575 | Liquid To Liquid Biological Particle Concentrator A rapid one-pass liquid filtration system efficiently concentrates biological particles that are suspended in liquid from a dilute feed suspension. A sample concentrate or retentate suspension is retained while eliminating the separated fluid in a separate flow stream. ... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090101592 | Method for separating emulsions A method for breaking an emulsion of an ionic liquid which is a salt that is in the liquid state at a temperature below 1500 C, and an oil, comprising the steps of (a) irradiating the emulsion with microwave radiation; (b) separating the emulsion into an ionic liquid ph... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090101593 | PULSED POWER WATER TREATMENT A method for providing biological control to a flow of water in a recirculating potable hot water system. In such a system, water is subjected to an initial chemical treatment using an oxidizing biocide such as chlorine dioxide or peracetic acid that rapidly kills biofi... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090095691 | Internal UV treatment of portable water systems A disinfectant treatment for self-contained potable water systems. A lamp or lamps within the interior of at least one component system in which water is resident. During operation of the system. As the water tank, water heater, water filter, or other component which ho... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090095690 | SOLIDS REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for improved separation or clarification of solids from a solids-laden liquid. Entrained gasses can also be removed. A liquid to be treated is introduced into the inlet of a solid-liquid separator modified to i... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090084734 | ULTRAVIOLET WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM An Ultraviolet-C (UVC) based portable water purification system employing a novel array of baffles increases the efficiency per unit energy of irradiating UVC light in the eradication of pathogens in the water. Closed loop feedback allows monitoring the application of U... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090078654 | Method of liquid detoxification and apparatus therefor Conversion of an untreated liquid to a clean harmless treated liquid through microbe removal, characterized in that a mechanical treatment for damaging microbes present in a liquid to thereby effect extinction thereof and sterilization, combined with a chlorination in w... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090081340 | Systems and Methods for Disinfection Methods and systems for establishing Taylor-Couette flow in a fluid are provided. Aspects of the disclosed methods and systems incorporate laminar Taylor-Couette flow in combination with a source of radiation to provide more uniform radiation exposure to the fluid and i... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090071910 | LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS AND LIQUID TREATMENT METHOD A liquid treatment apparatus and a liquid treatment method are provided. The liquid treatment apparatus includes a nozzle configured to cause cavitation bubbles to be generated in liquid to be treated, and a discharger which generates discharge plasma in a region where ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090065444 | Use of electromagnetic pulses in cross-flow filtration systems A fluid feed stream is flowed, subject to electromagnetic pulses, to a filter element via an input feed conduit for the filter element. A coil assembly is disposed about the input feed conduit and an AC power source is connected with the coil assembly. The AC power sour... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090065441 | Heavy Metal Collection System and Heavy Metal Collection Method A former (11) works, when supplied with wastewater containing heavy metals and hydrogen sulfide, to react heavy metals contained in wastewater with hydrogen sulfide to form sulfide salts, an acquirer (12) works, when supplied with sulfide salts and acid, t... | 03/12/2009 |
