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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125846 | FILTERING METHOD, AND MEMBRANE-FILTERING APPARATUS A filtration method for filtering raw water to obtain permeate by performing a filtration operation using pressure as a driving force for membrane modules, wherein the filtration operation is performed in three modes: raw water side pressure filtration, permeate side ne... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120067791 | SEAWATER DESALINATION APPARATUS AND CHEMICAL INJECTION APPARATUS According to one embodiment, a apparatus includes a controller configured to obtain values measured by a first sensor and a second sensor, receive pH target values at the entrance of a first reverse osmosis membrane and at the entrance of a second reverse osmosis membra... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120031838 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RECLAIMED WATER AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING RECLAIMED WATER The process includes operation as follows: putting ozone generated by an ozone generator into raw water, in a normal mode, to subject the raw water to ozone treatment; injecting a flocculant into the raw water before or after the ozone treatment; filtering the raw water... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120018379 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND CONTROLLING THE CONCENTRATION OF AT LEAST ONE SOLUTE IN A FLUID CIRCUIT The present invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for the determination and regulation of the concentration of at least one dissolved substance in a fluid circuit, wherein the fluid circuit comprises at least two partial circuits, and wherein the partial cir... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110315631 | MULTI-USE HIGH WATER RECOVERY PROCESS Disclosed is a versatile multi-use high water recovery process that integrates the use of water purification membranes including reverse osmosis and nanofiltration with ion exchange water softening resins in a number of configurations that optimize operation and achieve... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110315611 | Portable Dialysis Machine The specification discloses a portable dialysis machine having a detachable controller unit and base unit. The controller unit includes a door having an interior face, a housing with a panel where the housing and panel define a recessed region configured to receive the ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110303590 | WEIGHT/SENSOR-CONTROLLED SORBENT SYSTEM FOR HEMODIALYSIS A hemodialysis system including (i) a dialyzer; (ii) a blood circuit including a blood pump in fluid communication with the dialyzer; (iii) a dialysate circuit including a dialysate circulation pump in fluid communication with the dialyzer, the dialysate circuit further... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110303606 | CO-PRODUCING APPARATUS FOR SALT AND FRESH WATER AND CO-PRODUCING METHOD OF THE SAME An embodiment of the present invention includes: a recycle line that brings a part of salt-enriched membrane separation concentrated water 26 back to the rear flow side of a pretreatment apparatus 12; a water discharge line that discharges the remained con... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110288464 | REGIONAL CITRATE ANTICOAGULATION A system or method automates and optimizes citrate anticoagulant supplementation in a blood filtration circuit during CRRT. A processor-based control system interfaces with a blood filtration circuit to detect patient blood flow into the circuit, detect fluid loss throu... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110189048 | MODULAR DIALYSIS SYSTEM A dialysis system includes a plurality of modular components. The modular components can be coupled to one another in various configurations, wherein each configuration is optimized for use in a particular environment, such as in a home environment or a travel environme... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110163016 | Reverse Osmosis System Embodiments of the invention provide a reverse osmosis system including a feed water inlet, a reverse osmosis module coupled to the feed water inlet, and at least one blend valve. The blend valve can be coupled to a permeate outlet and the, feed water inlet and can be c... | 07/07/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110139712 | 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... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110084024 | FILTER WITH MEMORY, COMMUNICATION AND CONCENTRATION SENSOR The present invention describes a system and method for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to be able to measure and transmit the concentration of a particul... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110081469 | OSMOTIC PUMP FOR FORWARD OSMOSIS DEVICES A self-regulating FO system is disclosed comprising a container containing a source water supply, a forward osmosis membrane element located within the container comprising an area of osmotic membranes, an osmotic agent inlet and a drink outlet, an osmotic pump element ... | 04/07/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110036788 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING AN AQUEOUS PHASE FROM AN OIL PHASE The present invention relates to a process for separating an aqueous phase from an oil phase of an oil-water mixture (6), which has a pressurized dewatering system (14) having multiphase separation profiles (15). According to the invention, it is es... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110017664 | SUSPENDED MEDIA MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTOR SYSTEM AND PROCESS INCLUDING SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND MULTIPLE BIOLOGICAL REACTOR ZONES A wastewater treatment system is provided comprising a biological reactor having a separation subsystem, a suspension system and a membrane operating system. The separation subsystem is constructed and arranged to maintain adsorbent material in the biological reactor wi... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017665 | Dialysis Systems and Methods This disclosure generally relates to dialysis systems and related methods. In one aspect of the invention, a dialysis system includes a device configured so that a medical fluid can pass therethrough, and the device is adapted to remove one or more substances from the m... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110000832 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED FEATURES A dialysis system includes a dialysis fluid cassette-based membrane blood pump; a dialyzer in fluid communication with the blood pump: first and second dialysis fluid cassette-based balance chambers each having (i) a fresh dialysis fluid compartment in fluid communicati... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000831 | MEMBRANE SEPARATION PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED PERMEANT RECOVERY Membrane separation processes and systems are disclosed that pass a portion of the feed (102) to the permeate side of the membrane (104) to reduce membrane surface area and thus provide economically attractive processes and systems for treating large volum... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000849 | WATER PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING PRESSURE FILTER AND PORE CONTROL FIBER FILTER The present invention provides a water purification apparatus and method using a pressurized micro-filter preprocessed with a coagulation inclined-plate sedimentation reservoir and a pore-control fiber filter for improvement of a recovery rate, which removes the dissolv... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100282679 | ADVANCED CONTROL METHOD FOR A MEMBRANE FILTRATION UNIT, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD Advanced control method for a membrane filtration unit, applied to the treatment of an effluent, employing microcoagulation on a membrane, which consists in injecting, upstream of the membrane, a dose of coagulation reactant(s) 30 to 80 times below the dose (X) making t... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100276367 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE OF RECIRCULATION IN A FISTULA AND/OR CARDIOPULMONARY RECIRCULATION RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL FISTULA RECIRCULATION AND CARDIOPULMONARY RECIRCULATION The method according to the invention and the apparatus according to the invention are characterized in that the substitution rate Qs is modified by a predefined amount upstream or downstream of the dialyzer or filter while the flow rate QFM of the... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100264086 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE SUPPLY OF REPLACEMENT FLUID DURING AN EXTRACORPOREAL TREATMENT OF BLOOD An apparatus and a method for monitoring the supply of replacement fluid during an extracorporeal treatment of blood is disclosed. Detection of the supply of replacement fluid upstream or downstream of the dialyser or filter is based on a measurement of the optical or p... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100252490 | Modular Reservoir Assembly for a Hemodialysis and Hemofiltration System The present specification discloses a dialysis system having a reservoir module with a reservoir housing defining an internal space, a surface located within the internal space for supporting a container that contains dialysate, and a conductivity sensor located within ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100219128 | DEHYDRATION SYSTEM AND DEHYDRATION METHOD A dehydration system has improved membrane performance. The dehydration system includes a dehydrating apparatus 1 comprising, in a dehydrating apparatus body, a water separation membrane module in which a water separation membrane having at least one flow path extending... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100219129 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A BLOOD TREATMENT EQUIPMENT A controller for blood treatment equipment comprising a treatment unit including a semipermeable membrane separating the treatment unit into a first compartment for the circulation of blood and a second compartment for the circulation of a treatment liquid is enclosed. ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100206789 | DEHYDRATOR Provided is a dehydrator that requires no excessively large apparatus structure and achieves cost-saving while maintaining suction efficiency at a desired level by use of suction means. A dehydrator 100 for separating water from a target liquid 13 includes... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100190965 | METHOD FOR SEPARATION OF IMMUNOGLOBULIN MONOMERS A method of accurately separating immunoglobulin monomers by subjecting an immunoglobulin solution containing at least immunoglobulin monomers and immunoglobulin aggregates to cross-flow filtration using an ultrafiltration membrane, an ultrafiltration membrane module, a... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100187176 | HAEMODIALFILTRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Device for haemodiafiltration, which comprises a first circuit for a dialysis solution and a second circuit for blood, so that the toxic substances from the blood flow pass into the dialysis liquid within a haemofilter (11), a liquid pump (20) located upst... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100170848 | System and Method for Removing a Cryporotectant from a Liquid A system for removing cryoprotectant from a cryoprotectant-containing liquid stored a container comprises a cryoprotectant removal device that receives the cryoprotectant-containing liquid and a cryoprotectant-free dialysate liquid and that is operable to transfer cryop... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100126935 | METHOD OF MEMBRANE SEPARATION AND MEMBRANE SEPARATION APPARATUS A method of membrane separation and membrane separation apparatus, with which not only a supply liquid can be evaluated but also the problems, such as scale, occurring on reverse osmosis membrane can be monitored in a highly straightforward fashion. There is provided a ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100089807 | Dialysis machine A disposable cartridge for use in a hemodialysis machine has a blood flowpath for carrying a volume of blood to be treated in a dialyseer and a dialysate flowpath, isolated from the blood flowpath, for delivering a flow of dislysate solution through the dialyser. The ca... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100072133 | DEHYDRATING APPARATUS, DEHYDRATION SYSTEM, AND DEHYDRATION METHOD A dehydrating apparatus, a dehydration system, and a dehydration method have improved membrane performance. The dehydrating apparatus 1 includes, in a dehydrating apparatus body, a water separation membrane module 10 in which a water separation membrane ha... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100051552 | IN-LINE SENSORS FOR DIALYSIS APPLICATIONS A system for monitoring water quality for dialysis, dialysis fluids, and body fluids treated by dialysis fluids, is disclosed. The system uses microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors for detecting impurities in input water or dialysis fluid, and in the prepared di... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100000943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESOLVATING FLOWING LIQUID Methods and apparatus for desolvating flowing liquid streams while retaining temporal resolution of dissolved substrates are disclosed. A novel small-scale self-regulating spray dryer preserves temporal resolution while desolvating a liquid chromatography eluent stream ... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20100000916 | Fluid Filter Comprising a Protected Liquid Sensor The invention relates to a fluid filter (1) comprising a collecting chamber (10) for a liquid which is separated from the fluid, in addition to a filter insert (4) which comprises a filter medium which is permeable to the fluid. The collecting chamb... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090127193 | Dialysis Systems and Methods This disclosure generally relates to dialysis systems and related methods. In one aspect of the invention, a dialysis system includes a device configured so that a medical fluid can pass therethrough, and the device is adapted to remove one or more substances from the m... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090057210 | IN-LINE FILTRATION SYSTEMS A filtration system is disclosed that uses a combination of dead end filtration across opposing membranes with a sample take-off in the middle and cross-flow to prevent cake formation on these opposing filters. In one embodiment is a system that uses opposing filters wi... | 03/05/2009 |
