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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130118999 | SELF-CLEARING FILTER A self-clearing filter for filtering a fluid, the self-clearing filter comprising a filter wall having a lumenous side and an external side and a pump for creating a flux of the fluid to impinge against the external side of the filter wall. Methods for filtering a fluid... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130112629 | MEDICAL FUNCTIONAL DEVICE, PROCESS FLUID, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS A medical functional device, provided and designed for single use in a method for extracorporeally treating the blood of a patient, includes at least one process fluid circuit or sections thereof, each provided for receiving a process fluid, at least one first filter de... | 05/09/2013 |
| 20130105415 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING WATER AND WASTEWATER EMPLOYING A CLOTH DISK FILTER A backwash header for a cloth filter disk includes a body having a length a diameter, first and second ends, a longitudinal axis, and an exterior surface, the body defining at least one internal cavity. The body includes at least one suction slot configured to allow flu... | 05/02/2013 |
| 20130087509 | FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING SUSPENDED SOLIDS AND AFFILIATED POLLUTANTS FROM STORMWATER RUNOFF USING A GEOSYNTHETIC FILTER A filtration system and method are provided for removing suspended solids and other affiliated pollutants from stormwater runoff and any other contaminated water. The filtration system and method utilize a filter having a geosynthetic material. By improving or replacing... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130087508 | Fully Automated, Twin-Chamber, Continuous Hot Oil Filtration System An apparatus and process of continuous, filtration of cooking oil during food processing to reduce and control free-fatty-acids and undesirable coloration in the cooking oil, including the movement of oil from a vessel to a flat-bed pressure chamber, where the oil is fi... | 04/11/2013 |
| 20130062290 | Method and System for Ship Ballast Water Treatment The present invention relates to the technical field of environmental protection, especially relating to an efficiently-inactivating and energy-saving method for processing ship ballast water, which comprising the following processes: A) a filtering process, in which sh... | 03/14/2013 |
| 20130026111 | FILTERING SYSTEM WITH BACKWASH CAPABILITIES A filtering system that may include a backwashing unit that is arranged to clean the filter when the filtering system operates in a backwashing mode; a first pipe that is couples the first auxiliary input to a first auxiliary output of the at least one auxiliary outputs... | 01/31/2013 |
| 20130020264 | Rack And Pinion Drive For Trash Rake There is disclosed a trash rake system for use in clearing debris from an intake screen of an intake trash rack of a water intake port of a water use facility. The intake screen is configured to collect debris transported by water, for example, a river, to prevent the d... | 01/24/2013 |
| 20120318755 | WATER FILTER Water filters which comprise a multitude of discrete filter media elements in a chamber require periodic cleaning. However, the elements tend to become adhered to one another and to the interior surface of the chamber. The invention provides a water filter for use with ... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120312022 | COALESCING FILTER A fuel system comprising a liquid fuel tank, an engine, and a coalescing filter adapted to separate water from fuel, the filter having an inlet fluidically connected to the fuel tank, a first outlet fluidically connected to a fuel feed system for the engine, and a secon... | 12/13/2012 |
| 20120255918 | USE OF RHAMNOLIPIDS IN THE WATER TREATMENT INDUSTRY The present invention relates to a water treatment system that uses rhamnolipids to prevent fouling and bio-film formation on the membrane and equipment and the method thereof.... | 10/11/2012 |
| 20120234775 | PRESSURE FILTER WITH A FLOW DISTRIBUTOR AND A METHOD FOR WASHING THE PRESSURE FILTER A pressure filter for treating liquor suspensions of a cellulose pulp mill, the pressure filter including a container having tubular filtering elements suspended in a horizontal plate, through which elements filtrate flows and the interior of which communicates with a f... | 09/20/2012 |
| 20120228235 | Method and System for Purifying Water The present invention describes a method and system for purifying water. The method includes filtering water in one or more filtering units. A filtering unit is configured within a tank of one or more tanks that collects the filtered water. The filtered water is then re... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120228239 | Filter device operating method A filter device operating method involves a plurality of filter elements (21) received in a filter housing having a filter inlet for a fluid to be filtered and a filter outlet for the filtered fluid. Flow through the filter elements (21) is possible in bot... | 09/13/2012 |
| 20120223028 | FILTER PROXIMITY NOZZLE A suction nozzle assembly, comprising a tube coupled to a pressure sink at a distal side thereof, a nozzle, a resilient element which couples said nozzle to a proximal side of said tube and a deformable housing which bridges a gap between said proximal side of said tube... | 09/06/2012 |
| 20120211443 | ZERO-BACKWASH LIQUID FILTER Methods and apparatus for filtering particulate matter from a liquid are provided. The apparatus comprise: a housing defining an internal volume; a liquid inlet port; a liquid outlet port disposed above the liquid inlet port; a filter medium support membrane housed with... | 08/23/2012 |
| 20120187054 | REGENERABLE FILTER DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME A filter device may include a filter unit including a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged so as to be spaced apart and opposite to each other. At least one of the first and second electrodes may include an electrode material layer that is electrical... | 07/26/2012 |
| 20120160783 | WATER FILTRATION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF The water filtration device and method introduce raw water into a filtration barrel where the water is purified by filter elements inside the filtration barrel. A main frame is set up in the filtration barrel and a driving motor is mounted on the main frame. The driving... | 06/28/2012 |
| 20120152862 | Non-blocking Filter System A non-blocking filtration system wherein the suspension filtered continuously scrubs the filter, keeping it free of deposits of solid deposits while the filtrate is removed in a variety of biological and chemical applications, substantially reducing the cost of unit ope... | 06/21/2012 |
| 20120152861 | WASTE SEPARATION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM A multi-stage method of reducing solids and contaminants from liquid waste and other suitable streams without the use of chemical flocculants or polymers is disclosed.... | 06/21/2012 |
| 20120132597 | CROSS-FLOW FILTRATION WITH TURBULENCE AND BACK-FLUSHING ACTION FOR USE WITH ONLINE CHEMICAL MONITORS A filtration and monitoring system includes an online monitoring device and a filter block having a chamber therein. An inlet pipe provides fluid to the filter block chamber and has an inlet valve located therein configured to shut off the flow of the fluid through the ... | 05/31/2012 |
| 20120125867 | FLUSHABLE FILTER DEVICE A flushable filter for use in filtering water in a chemical dispensing system has a screen selectively placed in a water flow passage with water flowing from one side of the screen therethrough to a separate side and then to a filtered water outlet. In a flush mode, wat... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103920 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO FILTRATION AND DEWATERING APPARATUS A filtration apparatus which has a filtration chamber, and the filtration chamber has a fluid inlet, a filtered fluid outlet, a residue outlet, and a filtering element. The filtering element is situated between the fluid inlet and the filtered fluid outlet. The apparatu... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120074074 | SELF-CLEANING SCREEN SYSTEM AND METHOD A self-cleaning screen system and method removes contaminants from a fluid passed through a screen of the self-cleaning screen system. The self-cleaning screen system includes a cleaning mechanism used to remove contaminants which may have adhered to the screen. The sel... | 03/29/2012 |
| 20120024801 | HOUSEHOLD LAUNDRY DRYER AND FILTERING METHOD A household laundry dryer has at least one filter container which includes a chamber with an inlet for condensate water to be cleaned. The chamber has a first outlet, a second outlet and a filter element which is arranged between the inlet and the first outlet and which... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110315641 | CONTROLLER FOR AN ACOUSTIC STANDING WAVE GENERATION DEVICE IN ORDER TO PREVENT CLOGGING OF A FILTER The invention relates to a method and apparatus to continuously monitor and control acoustic energy and vacuum pressure to maintain a net unidirectional flow of multi-phase heterogeneous fluids through a porous filter or membrane. The heterogenous fluid may come form a ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110309039 | PRE-SEPARATOR FOR A SCREEN SEPARATOR A pre-separator for a screw press separator wherein the pre-separator increases the concentration of solid material in a water solid material mixture. The pre-separator is configured to have a frustoconical screen surface where a plurality of wiper blades engage the int... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110309038 | FILTERING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME A filtering device uses a filtration unit for filtering raw water, and the filtration unit has a depth filter forming a filtration membrane thereof and a housing accommodating the depth filter. The housing includes a raw water inlet port for supplying the raw water to t... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110297625 | FILTER PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR FILTER A filter configured to separate the solid components and the liquid components from a slurry. The filter includes a plurality of filter plate assemblies that cooperate to define a plurality of filter chambers, each defining a perimeter having an open section when the fi... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110253646 | ALGAE FILTRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Systems and methods for filtering algae from fluid including a piston and pressurized air system to scrape and clean algae from the filter.... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110220586 | FLUID FILTRATION AND PARTICLE CONCENTRATION DEVICE AND METHODS Fluid filtration devices and methods of filtering fluids are described. The devices generally include a housing and an annular filter assembly, wherein the filter assembly is located inside the housing and comprises a filter material. The filter material may be, for exa... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110207196 | DEPTH FILTER LAYER WITH INORGANIC LAYER DOUBLE HYDROXIDE The present invention relates to a depth filter layer with inorganic layer double hydroxide, a method for production thereof, a filtration device containing this, a method for the separation of at least one contaminant from at least one target product in a liquid medium... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110194304 | POROUS AND NON-POROUS NANOSTRUCTURES AND APPLICATION THEREOF A method for producing a fiber membrane of nanofibers that have both smooth and porous surface features. The method includes materials processing using polymer mixes with solvents and melt polymers with additives. The method includes nanomaterial incorporation onto a fi... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110186527 | Method And A Means For The Separation Of Oil From A Coolant/Lubricant When, according to the invention, an oil separator (1) is configured with a core of lengths of pipe (4) extending in parallel, and an oil-containing agent (5) is conveyed through these channels (3) in the pipes (4), the oil molecules w... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110180495 | VORTEX-ENHANCED FILTRATION DEVICES Embodiments of the present invention relate to a device for filtration comprising at least one rotor configured to create Taylor vortices on at least one side of a filtration membrane, thereby providing substantially enhanced mass transfer across the membrane.... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110174745 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING SLURRY FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR Disclosed is an apparatus for supplying slurry for semiconductor, including a filter which filters slurry particles larger than a predetermined particle size; an air injector which is connected with the filter so as to back-wash the filter using compressed air injected ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110168643 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING LIQUID CONTAINING IMPURITIES A method and an apparatus for treating a liquid containing impurities may include a filtering chamber configured to permit granular media to interact with liquid containing impurities, thereby removing impurities from the liquid to produce filtrate; a filtrate section f... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110139731 | FILTER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FILTRATING The invention provides a filter structure. A second porous film having a plurality of second holes is disposed on a first porous film having a plurality of first holes. The second holes are smaller than the first holes. The filter structure is dried by an easy and power... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110120960 | Processes for water and wastewater treatment, Including stationary cloth media filtration The present invention relates to stationary cloth media filtration systems and devices, as well as processes and devices for uniform flow distribution and improved cloth media filter backwashing.... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110108496 | Method of Filtration Using Cloth Media and Self-Aligning Backwash Assembly The present inventions relate to water and wastewater treatment devices including stationary cloth filter media support structures forming effluent plenums for the filtered influent and self-aligning backwash assemblies for efficient periodic cleaning of the cloth filte... | 05/12/2011 |
