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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5049270 | Filter apparatus having liquid control mechanism A filter apparatus is used to filter tap water and to automatically fill two containers. This apparatus includes a filter subassembly, a housing subassembly, a water control subassembly, and first and second containers. The water control subassembly inclu... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5039402 | Water purifier A portable, household water purifier is disclosed. The water purifier generally comprises a housing adapted to rest on a kitchen counter-top, a tank mounted inside the housing for receiving untreated water, a water treatment system mounted inside the hous... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5013488 | Apparatus for control of hard water scale in evaporative coolers Disclosed is a method and apparatus for preventing or minimizing scale deposition from hard water onto heat transfer surfaces in atmospheric cooling towers, such as those used in air conditioning and refrigeration systems, where evaporative cooling of wat... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4998585 | Floating layer recovery apparatus A floating layer recovery apparatus is disclosed for selectively pumping a liquid floating on groundwater. The apparatus preferably includes a first float which is buoyant in the floating layer attached by a guide to a bottom float which has neutral buoya... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4909948 | Above ground waste water disposal system A method and apparatus for disposing of waste water above ground is disclosed. Effluent is deposited in a first tank wherein solids are broken down and liquified by a primary preconditioning unit. The preconditioned effluent is transferred to a second tan... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4898678 | Heavy-metal separator for drinking water An apparatus and method of removing lead contaminants from drinking water wherein the apparatus includes a first lead-separator tank which receives water from an incoming line. Lead particles are allowed to settle to the bottom of the first separator tank... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4891128 | Solids excluding surface skimmer A skimmer for decanting treated liquid from sewage treatment basins comprising a weir, barrier, sealing means and mounting means so constructed and disposed as to define a solids-free decantation zone of increasing size during lowering of the weir during ... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4882045 | Dispersal apparatus with rotation valving A device (10) for filtering and directing effluent to one of a plurality of angularly spaced drainfield trenches. The device (10) includes a housing (12) in which a core (14) is received. A filter medium (18) is inserted within the core (14) and extends a... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4876888 | Thickness monitor for floated sludge An apparatus is disclosed for determining the thickness of a layer of aerated sludge floating on a layer of heavier liquid in a tank used in the treatment of sewage. The apparatus comprises a frame which can be positioned to extend vertically into the tan... | 10/31/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4810375 | Microwave emulsion treater with oily water recycle for water load A microwave-based emulsion treating system comprising a microwave energy source, a microwave applicator for treating an oil-water emulsion, a wave guide between the microwave energy source and the microwave applicator, a circulator in the wave guide, a se... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4798669 | System for treating water with ozone A water treatment system having an apparatus (2) for the intensive pretreatment of the untreated water with ozone, having a downstream filter (3) with reducing action, and also having an apparatus (4) for the post-disinfection is improved in that the exce... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4765889 | Moving bridge filter - telescoping floating pot skimmer A filter compartment containing water with surface scum is bounded by first and second end walls and spaced side walls, the latter of which are spanned by a moving bridge. The bridge is movable between the ends of the compartment and has associated nozzle... | 08/23/1988 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4698969 | Wave power converter An apparatus for converting power from the wave motion of a body of water comprises a chamber with an opening for receiving waves. The chamber amplifies the amplitude of the waves. The wall of the chamber preferably has protuberance adjacent the opening f... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4696739 | Water purification apparatus This apparatus and method consists of serially or in parallel of contacting a contaminated water countercurrently with air, preferably containing ozone, to remove dissolved organics from the water. It is also desirable to pass the treated water through a ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4671869 | Filter device A filter device suitable for use in cleaning dampening water used in an offset press. The filter device has a tank in which are defined three sections: a stirring tank section, a floating tank section and a discharging tank section. The floating tank sect... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4663056 | Vacuum-sewage-collection system Holding tanks in an extremely simple vacuum-sewage system can provide high volume storage against emergencies such as vacuum pump failure, while providing under normal circumstances frequent, sudden, small-volume discharges in which any one holding tank d... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4652368 | Water filtration system A constant-recirculation filter system for decontaminating and reusing wash water in vehicle washing installations and other applications in which water recycling is needed. The elements of the system are selected to avoid need for backwashing operations,... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4535800 | Valve system for vacuum sewage collection system A system for automatic evacuation of sewage from a holding tank or tanks in a vacuum operated sewage system provides in preferred embodiment a spherical holding tank with laterally located port for sewage intake, bottom port for sewage discharge to a vacu... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4502953 | Water purifying apparatus with air check valve and filter condition indication Water purifying apparatus comprises a purified water storage vessel and a filter, preferably a reverse osmosis filter, for purifying water. An inlet side of the filter is adapted for connecting to a pressurized source of water to be treated and an outlet ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4460461 | Device for the regulation of a water-removing machine This invention relates to a device for regulating a water-removing or drainage machine, particularly a double-sieve sludge drainage machine having a plurality of automatic control means for adaptation thereof to sludges with different drainage properties,... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4427542 | Inline fuel filter device This fuel filter device serves to eliminate the need for priming a fuel pump and bleed-air from fuel injectors, in the event that the fuel storage tank runs dry, or fuel filters are replaced on a fuel consuming device, which employs a fuel injecting syste... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4426286 | Skimmer A skimming device which is arranged to be positioned within the wall of a receptacle for a body of water such as a swimming pool or spa, the device including a housing which has a horizontal inlet portion with an opening therein arranged to be positioned ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4371995 | Recreational basin A recreational basin having a tub with an inlet for fluids thereto. A pan is superposed in relation to the tub such that fluids can drain from the pan into the tub. A pump transfers fluid from the tub to the pan while a screening device prevents solids fr... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4364825 | Liquid filter A liquid filter unit can be used to filter fuel and includes a ball which is moved into a position to prevent further fuel flow through the filter unit when a predetermined amount of water is collected in the unit. One form of the unit includes a water so... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4325150 | Pool surface skimming apparatus A pool surface skimming apparatus is disclosed which has two concentric, substantially cylindrical shells engageable one about the other. The inner shell has a floatation means integral therewith and a waste removal basket contained within its lower porti... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4255260 | Waste disposal system A waste disposal system provides a mixing stage where waste matter is water-charged, the water charged mixture is then steam exploded by being sprayed onto a white hot surface in a chamber with only one outlet where the expansion on vaporization forces th... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4230578 | Sewage effluent volume control and alarm arrangement for pressurized sewage disposal system Sewage effluent from a septic tank collects in a holding tank before being pumped out into a disposal field. The pump is turned on and off automatically by a control circuit which includes maximum and minimum level float switches in the holding tank, so t... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4154679 | Operating mechanism for swimming pool skimmer A divider plate having a strainer basket depending therefrom is positioned in a skimmer apparatus intermediate the skimming inlet and the lower end. A conduit passes through the basket and communicates with the drain inlet in the bottom of the skimmer whi... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4134833 | Water recycle unit-grey water clearifier A water recycle unit for producing clear water output from grey water input comprises an enclosed container which holds a relatively large volume of water within the container while the heavy materials of the grey water, such as sand and dirt, settle to a... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4110215 | Liquid level control system for separation tank An automatic liquid level control system for separation tanks which are used to clean waste water. The automatic level control system includes an external stilling well mounted on the side of the separation tank and having a liquid level sensing means whi... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4100746 | Protected aquatic sports area Aquatic sports zones are reclaimed or made by bounding non-shore areas of the zone with a plurality of end-to-end connected water impervious flotation boom sections, anchoring the formed boom in the bound zone, and attaching the ends of the boom to pier b... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4088578 | Process and apparatus for separating oil from water contaminated with oil Water contaminated with oil is separated within a closed container into an oil layer and a water layer containing a residue of oil, because of the difference in the specific gravities of water and oil. A suction pump sucks the separated oil from the conta... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4083661 | Pneumatic sewage ejector A pneumatic sewage ejector includes a tank for holding fluid sewage. When the sewage reaches a predetermined high level in the tank, it is ejected by pressurized air forced into the tank through a valve located inside the tank. The ejection of the fluid i... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4011162 | Pivotable fluid diverter for recirculation system A reservoir for the final treatment of sewage is provided with a fluid diverter, which is interconnected with and actuated by a float on the surface of the liquid collected in the reservoir. A submersible pump within the liquid recirculates liquid by spra... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3971719 | Three-phase separator A three-phase separator for processing produced fluids from an oil well is divided into an emulsion, an oil, and water compartments. The separator includes a water weir and controls for automatically adjusting the position of the water weir to maintain th... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3957642 | Pivotable fluid diverter for recirculation system A reservoir for the final treatment of sewage is provided with a fluid diverter, which is interconnected with and actuated by a float on the surface of the liquid collected in the reservoir. A submersible pump within the liquid recirculates liquid by spra... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3954612 | Septic tank system A septic tank system is provided with an indicator above the ground surface to indicate the water level in the tributaries leading from the tank so that any excess water therein may be pumped out before it causes a back up of sewage upstream of the septic... | 05/04/1976 |
