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| 4880533 | Apparatus and system for treating waste water and sludge The present invention includes an apparatus and system for treating waste water. More specifically, for the removal of a floating component of the waste water from the remaining water relatively free of the floating component. The apparatus includes a sep... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4877519 | Reactor and heat exchanger system for cyanide waste water treatment A waste water treatment system for high temperature hydrolysis of cyanides has a reactor operating at a sufficiently high temperature and pressure to effect hydrolysis of cyanide in the waste waters. A heat exchanger system is provided through which react... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4872975 | System for separating abrasive material from a fluid used in fluid jet cutting A system for separating abrasive material from fluid used in fluid jet cutting includes a catcher tank, a settling tank and a pumping device which pumps fluid containing an abrasive material from the catcher tank and centrifugally separates an abrasive sl... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4867872 | Automatically adjustable weir and environmentally protected sensor A liquid level sensor for occluded water is provided to detect the surface water level as in a spray booth tank. The water level sensor may control the water level in the tank or it may be used to maintain a relatively constant outflow of water from the t... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4867886 | Method and apparatus for controlling sludge flocculant flow The flow of waste water sludge flocculant to a dewatering system is regulated by a surface proximity sensor located downstream of the flocculant addition point. Depth, variability and continuity of a partially drained sludge mat are evaluated by a depth s... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4865723 | Buoyancy powered desalinization plant Air holding spaces are incorporated into a ring attached by arms to a driveshaft supported on sealed bearings in a vessel containing saline water. Air compressed by a blower or air compressor, powered by external power (i.e. prime mover), is injected into... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4865724 | Metal working machine liquid filtering device with coalescer, filter, and time delayer Versatile filtering apparatus is provided, particularly for processing liquid or coolant used with metal-working machines. The apparatus is adaptable for processing coolant in a wide variety of coolant systems to meet a variety of requirements of metal-wo... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4857182 | Protection devices for bar screens Bar screen apparatus of the type having a motorized rake assembly, that mounts an electric drive motor with associated electrical components which moves the assembly along a guide frame in a closed, approximately vertical path from an upper parking positi... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4853116 | Device for collecting and discharging solid matter A device for collecting and discharging solid matter from a liquid-solid mixture in a waste collecting stream having a grid structure including alternate stationary and displaceable bars, the displaceable bars being interconnected so as to rotate as one u... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4844812 | Pumped hydrocyclone backpressure control A method and related system are disclosed for controlling the operation of a fixed rate pumped hydrocyclone liquid separation unit to maintain a desired back-pressure therein. A pressure control valve and a liquid level control valve are connected to a se... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4844797 | Vacuum extraction system There is disclosed a vacuum extraction system in which one or more vacuum extraction vessels are suspended in one or more well bores and each is connected to a vacuum pump. In one embodiment, each extraction vessel has a vessel chamber, a top inlet port w... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4842724 | Water purification apparatus Self-standing apparatus for filtering supply water to provide purified water includes a base subassembly and two container subassemblies. One container subassembly provides supply water to filtering apparatus located in the base subassembly. The second co... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4839057 | Water treatment system A method and apparatus for the removal or reduction of inorganic contaminants, hardness, radionuclides, organic contaminants, odor, turbidity, discoloration, and objectionable taste from water, subjects the water to lime-phosphate softening, aeration, sed... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4836934 | System for removing liquid from slurries of liquid and particulate material In order to separate liquids from slurries containing particulate material, and particularly from slurries of water and spent ion exchange materials which are used for water conditioning in the operation of nuclear power plants and must be disposed of wit... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4836917 | Apparatus for performing separation of a solid-liquid mixture A solid-liquid separating apparatus for obtaining a liquid component, for example, from a used solid-liquid mixture for reuse of the same, which includes a filtering member having a hollow cylindrical shape made of a hard porous material such as porous ce... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4830757 | Telemetry system for water and energy monitoring A water quality monitor computer (10) repeatedly accesses transducers (12) which monitor physical properties of a water system, such as total dissolved solids, pH, and the like. The water quality monitor computer determines from the monitored water condit... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4828717 | Device and method for reducing volume of aqueous waste effluents The device for reducing the volume of an aqueous waste effluent includes a holding tank, a heating tank for receiving waste effluent from the holding tank and including a heater for heating the waste effluent to a predetermined temperature which is below ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4828716 | Apparatus and method for separating phases of blood Method and apparatus for partitioning a pre-selected phase of a sample of liquid, such as blood, having a plurality of phases of differing densities the method comprising the steps of introducing a sample into a chamber of constant cross-sectional shape a... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4824579 | Water clarification method and apparatus A primary separation vessel is separated into a plurality of chambers having fluid communication therethrough; in each of the chambers there is further included a downwardly depending eductor system having a coaxial bore wherein fluid induces air into the... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4824562 | In well separator for heavier liquid An in-well separator and recovery device for liquids which are heavier than water. A closed top container in the well circulates liquid through it, drawing liquid into its lower region and deflecting the liquid downward so that the heavier liquid settles ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4818414 | Slime control for primary filtration systems A process and apparatus for protecting a media bed filter with underlying support screen from solids contained in a liquid, such as filtrate from the filter, used to regenerate or backwash the media bed filter. Filtrate enters a first collection chamber c... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4816146 | Water and oil mixture separator A separator for removing oil from a fluid mixture at a well site. An elongated conduit is arranged for support on an offshore structure and extends downward into a body of water into which cleaned water is to be discharged. The process fluid flows downwar... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4810374 | Self-emptying centrifuge drum A self-emptying centrifuge drum has an intake for the centrifugate, a peeling chamber that accommodates a peeling disk for diverting the clarified liquid, and an automatic device that senses the level of solids in the separating space of the drum. The sen... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4802978 | Oil-water separator An oil water separator is disclosed having a vertical, cylindrical tank with a plurality of corrugated, oleophilic plates. A corrugated diffusion baffle is located adjacent an oil-water mixture inlet to remove the larger particulate material from the mixt... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4801375 | Water vending system The invention is related to water vending systems for the automatic dispensing of purified water from a machine which is preferably activated by coin or other form of payment. Reverse osmosis filtration of local water together with other water treatment o... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4784764 | Arrangement for the flocculation of flocculatable substances in suspensions, particularly for the purification of the backwater of deinking installations for waste paper processing An arrangement for separation by flocculation of flocculable substances contained in a suspension, as such is used particularly for purifying the backwater of deinking installations for waste paper processing, comprises a container supplied by a conduit w... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4772402 | Coolant processing system A system for processing and reclaiming machine tool coolant wherein filtering apparatus mounted upon a portable frame is transported to the machine tool and includes pumps for cycling coolant from the machine tool coolant reservoir through coarse and fine... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4770769 | Hemodialysis apparatus with degassing means for the dialysis solution The ultra-filtration in a hemodialysis operation is controlled by a control apparatus which is connected to a balancing device (1) and to a dosing device (9) to form a closed loop control circuit for the metered supply of dialysis concentrate into the bal... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4764272 | Apparatus for recovery of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon/water mixtures A unitized system for the restoration of hydrocarbon-contaminated ground water and other water sources. The system employs two interconnected tanks having substantially the same elevation and mounted upon a transport skid. A first of these tanks provides ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4761225 | Apparatus for controlling the removal of liquid hydrocarbons from groundwater An apparatus for controlling the removal of liquid hydrocarbons from ground water in perforated well casings consists of a plurality of pump chambers and a control system which is powered by compressed air. The pump chambers are positioned above a liquid ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4758335 | Contaminated water disposal system A system is provided for washing down equipment, aircraft and vehicles used in the application of pesticides on crops, and accumulating the wash water with its dissolved contaminants. The wash water is passed through an activated charcoal filter to remove... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4747952 | Method and apparatus for plasma treatment Separation apparatus capable of separating plasma into high molecular weight substances and low molecular weight substances containing albumin, regardless of whether plasma is obtained by separation of corpuscular components in a continuous centrifugal se... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4746423 | In-well pump skimmer A two pump skimmer system for recovery of lighter-than-water hydrocarbons from water wells. A water pump is used to depress the water table and a contaminant pump is used to remove the hydrocarbons. The pumps are located in individual chambers which are i... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4728440 | Apparatus and method for removing a liquid from a mixture of liquids Apparatus for removing a liquid from a mixture of liquids in a collecting tank has a drain box in the collecting tank having a weir for passage of liquid being removed into the drain box and a conduit for discharge of the liquid from the drain box. The dr... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4699719 | Process and apparatus for utilizing engine exhaust heat in oil field operations Exhaust heat from engines used in oil field operations can be utilized to (1) at least partially separate a water-containing wellstream fluid into a progressively enlarged hydrocarbon phase which floats on the remainder of the wellstream fluid and/or on a... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4686045 | Aeration of cesspools Apparatus and methods for the aeration of cesspools in operation. In one embodiment there is a tool for inserting the aeration device under the bottom of the cesspool. The tool comprises a central cylinder with retractable arms. The aeration device has re... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4685158 | Swimming pool control system A control system for automatically maintaining a predetermined water level in a swimming pool includes a multi-contact water level sensor unit mounted on an exposed sidewall of the pool. The sensor unit is vertically adjustable within a stationary mountin... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4673493 | Apparatus for supplying filtered liquid The present invention relates to an apparatus of a fixed type for supplying filtered liquid which is able to filter liquid containing impurities of minute solid particles and then supply the filtered liquid while further filtering the same, said apparatus... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4659461 | Liquid separating apparatus Liquid separating device apparatus particularly for separating oil and water components from a mixture thereof. The apparatus includes a tank (50) for the liquid and two banks (62, 64) of cyclone separators for separating oil and water from the liquid in ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4654147 | Automated system for continuous monitoring and control of the amount of dissolved oxygen in a plurality of marine life farming pools or sewage treatment installations An automated control system for maintaining a supply of dissolved oxygen (DO) within a given range in each of a given plurality of pools for treating sewerage, farming fish, or the like, and energizing an alarm system (148 FIG. 1) which, when energized, w... | 03/31/1987 |
