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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110262333 | Controlling ammonia flow in a selective catalytic reduction system during transient non-steady-state conditions A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system is defined that uses the measured concentration of reactant slip in the exhaust gas after SCR processing to control the amount of reactant injected during non-steady-state operational conditions. The SCR system works with a r... | 10/27/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20100282140 | INTEGRATED MERCURY CONTROL SYSTEM An integrated system [1000] is described for reducing operating costs of power plants while keeping gaseous pollutants in exhaust flue gasses, such as Mercury (Hg), below acceptable limits. Controller [1800] monitors and controls operation of a scrubber [1300], activato... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100130732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TARGET MATERIAL A system for processing a target material includes; a cartridge which stores a material which reacts with the target material, and may include at least one chamber and at least one valve connected to the at least one chamber, a first module which may be loaded with the ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100038082 | PORTABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (PRESEOR) USING BIOMASS HAVING NET NEGATIVE CO2 EMISSIONS AND FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY HAVING ZERO CO2 EMISSIONS The Portable Renewable Energy System for Enhanced Oil Recovery (“PRESEOR”) is a truck mobile system that reforms biomass into CO2 and hydrogen, following which the gases are separated, with the CO2 sequestered underground for enhanced oil recov... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090095679 | HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS Hemodialysis dialysis systems are disclosed. Hemodialysis systems of the invention may include a dialysate flow path including a balancing circuit, a mixing circuit, and/or a directing circuit. The circuits may be defined within one or more cassettes. The fluid circuits... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090065360 | Multi-Component, Simultaneous, Independent Multi-Gradient System for Liquid Chromatography Systems and methods for separating charged molecules on the basis of their differential electrostatic binding to a charged stationary phase comprise controlling the creation of simultaneous independent or dependent pH and additive gradients.... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090045142 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING POLLUTANTS IN A BODY OF WATER During collection of pollutants having a density lower than that of water and carried by a surface layer of a body of water, water of the surface layer is caused to flow into and through a collection vessel having a separation compartment with a top wall, pollutants ent... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090043406 | System and Method for Planning the Operation of, Monitoring Processes in, Simulating, and Optimizing a Combined Power Generation and Water Desalination Plant The disclosure relates to a system and a method for planning the operation of, monitoring processes in, simulating, and/or optimizing a technical installation comprising several units that can be combined with each other. Said system comprises at least one process plann... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080255705 | Flow Cytometer Sorter Disclosed are computer-implemented methods of sorting particles from a particle stream in a flow cytometer. The methods include: calculating sort decision making parameters using the raw event data values from a flow cytometer and a sort logic; performing sort logic com... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080183401 | Apparatuses and methods for wireless monitoring and control of enviromental sampling and chromatographic apparatuses A liquid chromatographic system includes columns, column mounting fixtures to which the columns are mounted, a detector, a collector, a controller and a plurality of RFIDs. A first RFID communicates with the controller and cooperating RFIDs mounted to other components p... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080183333 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS MONITORING AND CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC APPARATUSES A liquid chromatographic system includes columns, column mounting fixtures to which the columns are mounted, a detector, a fraction collection system, a controller and a plurality of RFIDs. A first RFID communicates with the controller and cooperating RFIDs mounted to o... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080147241 | Control System for the Conversion of Carbonaceous Feedstock into Gas The present invention provides a control system for the conversion of carbonaceous feedstock into a gas. In particular, the control system is designed to be configurable for use in controlling one or more processes implemented in, and/or by, a gasification system for th... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080110758 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-FREE DEFLECTION ELECTROPHORESIS The invention relates to a method and apparatus for carrier-free deflection electrophoresis, in which a separating media and a sample to be examined flow through a separating chamber between a pair of electrodes in a series of reversing bulk fluid flow along the directi... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080047899 | Gradient liquid chromatography enhancement system An isocratic gradient profile is inserted into a gradient profile during a flash chromatographic run when TLC indicates that it will be difficult to separate the component being purified from its closest impurity by a gradient. TLC is utilized to determine at least two ... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080038833 | Manufacturing execution system for validation, quality and risk assessment and monitoring of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes Manufacturing execution systems relating to methods, systems, and software program for validation of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and quality assurance process are described and disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods provide a means to perform validation ... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20070276542 | System and method for optimization of gas lift rates on multiple wells A method includes controlling a lift-gas compression process, controlling a lift-gas extraction process, and controlling a production separation process. The method also includes receiving asset data and optimizing the lift-gas compression process, the lift-gas injectio... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070255457 | Consumer Pollution Impact Profile System and Method A system and method developing an ongoing relationship with a consumer for assessing the pollution impact attributable to the consumer. The ongoing relationship is provided utilizing a pollution impact profile. In one example a pollution impact profile represents a poll... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070179672 | Energy distribution network An energy distribution network for providing hydrogen fuel to a user comprising; energy source means; hydrogen production means to receive the energy from the energy resource means; hydrogen fuel user means to receive hydrogen from the hydrogen production means; and dat... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070158268 | Dual purpose acute and home treatment dialysis machine A method of operating a dialysis machine comprising receiving patient specific data, storing the received patient specific data in a non-volatile memory device, and implementing a treatment according to one of an acute care mode or a home care mode is disclosed. In the ... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070135968 | Apparatus, system, and method for calculating maximum back pressure An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for calculating a maximum back pressure for a particulate filter. An identification module identifies a target pressure function for an air flow and a pressure of the filter. A projection module projects a high air flow for... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070131595 | Method for conductivity calculation in a treatment fluid upstream and downstream a filtration unit in apparatuses for the blood treatment A method for conductivity calculation in a treatment fluid upstream and downstream a filtration unit in apparatuses for the blood treatment has been provided. The method comprises the steps of: creating a flow of treatment fluid in the filtration unit, imposing a change... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070100503 | Multi-tier benefit optimization for operating the power systems including renewable and traditional generation, energy storage, and controllable loads A plurality of power generating assets are connected to a power grid. The grid may, if desired, be a local grid or a utility grid. The power grid is connected to a plurality of loads. The loads may, if desired, be controllable and non-controllable. Distribution of the p... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070095757 | Methods and systems for the annotation of biomolecule patterns in chromatography/mass-spectrometry analysis The method and measurement system according to the invention performs combined Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry analysis and comprises the steps of: performing an C/MS analysis 300; generating at least one first elution profile 305, wherein one dimensi... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070029255 | Desalination system powered by renewable energy source and methods related thereto Embodiments of the invention relate methods to control a desalination system comprising evaluating physical models sufficient to identify physical constraints, evaluating economic models and wherein evaluating the physical and economic models provides a preliminary conf... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060273011 | Systems for selecting analytical device methods Systems and processes for using the same for selecting analytical device methods are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject processes. ... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060273010 | Systems for developing analytical device methods Systems and processes for using the same for developing analytical device methods are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject processes. ... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060235572 | Water treatment apparatus A water treatment apparatus programmable pass key comprising a data carrier programmed with one or more predetermined codes, each code relating to an operation in or of the water treatment apparatus. ... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060207941 | Liquid chromatograph analysis apparatus and method A liquid chromatograph analysis apparatus includes: a macro storing section for storing a macro program having various commands related to a purge operation; a macro executing section for reading the macro program and analyzing and executing the program thus read; and a... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060136100 | Process for controlling the energy performance of an industrial unit Process for controlling the energy performance of an industrial unit, in which process: the value of a set (V) of variables relating to the industrial unit and to the environment are measured, as is the value of a quantity representing the energy performance (W), an est... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20060129279 | Mobile emergency filtration system and method A fee basis program for emergency response to accidental or intentional contamination of a water supply includes supplying equipment designed to treat contaminated water and restore it to desired levels of usability. The program also includes provisions for training of ... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060003881 | Method for calculating the turbulence factor for a decanting centrifuge A method for modeling the effect of turbulence on the cut point function of a decanting centrifuge includes inputting data related to the centrifuge including the bowl radius, r2, the pond top radius, r1, the bowl length, LB, the angular... | 01/05/2006 |
| 20050172666 | Method of operating a production plant and production plant Production plants for treating gas mixtures and methods of their operation. The plant's treatment unit is operated in periods when the cost of electricity is either above a first level or below a second level. At some point when the cost is below the second level, part ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050115877 | Water filter and treatment system and component A water treatment system comprising a separable water treatment component and a host water treatment apparatus is described. The component is useable in the host apparatus, and has an electronic circuit which is adapted to co-operate with an electronic circuit in the ho... | 06/02/2005 |
| 20050091020 | High fidelity low-order modeling for multi-staged separation processes based upon the compartmental approach A new way of applying the compartmental approach to the simulation of multi-stage separation processes in the process industry leads to more robust simulation models and higher success rate. The new approach makes use of steady-state component balances, constant vapor-l... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050055136 | Detection systems and methods The application describes apparatus and methods using ultrasound transmitted through a chromatography column bed to determine the status of materials in the bed space, particularly during chromatography runs. Detected conditions include the profile of a band of eluting ... | 03/10/2005 |
| 20050033478 | Closed-loop system and a method for separating materials of differing melting points A closed loop system for separating materials of differing melting points includes an ultrasonic bath including a solution configured to supply thermal energy and cavitation to the materials of differing melting points, a solution reservoir configured to adjust levels o... | 02/10/2005 |