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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6645372 | Unit for draining water from a fuel filter An automatic bleed unit for a fuel filter used particularly in diesel engines includes a filter chamber 5 for accumulating water present in the fuel. Sensors 220, 230 and associated floats 24, 25 are provided for determining the level of water in the cham... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6638433 | System and method for controlling water-only cyclones A system for controlling the operation and performance of water-only cyclones used in coal preparation plants for separating a fine raw coal slurry into fine coal and fine refuse slurries includes a variable speed pump for feeding the slurry from an under... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6638422 | Liquid filtration apparatus and method embodying filtration particles having specific gravity less than liquid being filtered A liquid filtering apparatus which incorporates a filter bed medium having a specific gravity lower than that of the process liquid being filtered. Process liquid is pumped through one or more filter chambers containing the filter bed medium. A discharge ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6638420 | Apparatus for sewage treatment Apparatus for treatment of sewage on vessels. The apparatus includes at least a first aeration chamber, a settling chamber, a disinfection chamber, and a storage container. In order to provide a multifunctional and efficient apparatus, the aeration chambe... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6635173 | Multi column chromatography system The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for chromatographically analyzing each of a plurality of samples in detector, comprising an autosampler to contain a plurality of samples for chromatographic analysis and a plurality of chromatograph... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6635181 | Continuous, hybrid field-gradient device for magnetic colloid based separations A continuous, hybrid magnetic field gradient device for colloidal magnetic affinity separation having an axially-rotating horizontal glass tube, and a plurality of axially located repeating magnetic units. Each magnetic units consists of an alternating cu... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6635172 | Apparatus for the enhancement of water quality in a subterranean pressurized water distribution system An apparatus for enhancing the water quality in a subterranean pressurized water system is disclosed and provides a discharge passage control via a valve that can be actuated electronically at the location of the valve or remotely. The discharge through t... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629005 | Method of configuring blood circuit for medical application and configuration apparatus therefore In a method of configuring a blood circuit for medical application, one unit component is selected for each of the divided unit sections and the selected unit components are combined to configure a blood circuit component. A blood circuit system database ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6620315 | System for optimized control of multiple oxidizer feedstreams This invention is directed to a method and apparatus for controlling and optimizing the feed of two or more oxidizers to an aqueous stream, thereby providing a synergistic effect. The system combines the use of amperometric or ORP based sensor technology ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616839 | Portable water treatment facility The present invention discloses a portable water treatment facility. The water treatment facility has housing on castors. The housing houses the water treatment member. The housing has various doors which are locked to make the housing tamper resistant. T... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6616843 | Submerged membrane bioreactor for treatment of nitrogen containing water A single tank submerged membrane bioreactor for treating feed water having unacceptable levels of ammonia or total nitrogen has both a membrane scouring bubble supply and an oxygenating bubble supply. The membrane scouring bubble supply continuously provi... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6607668 | Water purifier Water purifier using membranes, ion exchange resins and electricity to remove ionic, organic and suspended impurities from water to produce high quality, pure water. Supply water is pre-treated by directing it first into a sediment pre-filter module, a so... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6605223 | Blood component preparation (BCP) device and method of use thereof An automated blood separation method and apparatus is described that allows for the separation of multiple units of blood simultaneously. The method and apparatus reliably and quickly separates blood into its components. An auto-balancing feature within t... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602424 | Safety device for a blood treatment machine and a method of increasing the safety of a blood treatment machine To increase the safety of an extracorporeal blood treatment machine which has control of the ultrafiltration rate as a function of the blood volume of the patient, the ultrafiltration rate UFR(t) during the treatment is monitored in a safety device. The s... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6596174 | Diesel fuel cleaning and re-circulation system A fuel recirculation and cleaning assembly comprising a planar surfaced support base, an upright support secured to the support base and a flange extending from support base to form an enclosed area around the planar surface. A filter assembly for separat... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6589428 | Waste water treatment using activated sludge process Process for controlling the retention time of the sludge undergoing clarification in a process for treating wastewater by activated sludge comprising a recirculation of the activated sludge from the clarification stage into the biological basins, characte... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582592 | Apparatus for removing dissolved metals from wastewater by electrocoagulation A system is provided for removing dissolved metals from industrial wastewater by electrocoagulation. The system includes an electrocoagulation reactor with a DC power supply having an insulation support enclosure with positive and negative electrode plate... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6582349 | Blood processing system Blood processing systems and methods rotate a processing chamber on a rotating element. The processing chamber includes a first compartment and a second compartment. Blood is conveyed into the first compartment for centrifugal separation into components. ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6579494 | Process and device for sterilizing and dispensing a liquid for medical use A device for preparing a sterile liquid includes structure for validating a sterilization treatment applied to the liquid. The validating structure includes structure for calculating, from at least one operating parameter of the device, a parameter repres... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6579447 | Self-cleaning pre-filter system A self-cleaning prefilter system generally includes a system inlet 11, a sediment filter 13 having a selectively openable drain port 18, a chemical injector 21, a pressure accumulator 28 having a upper chamber 31 in open fluid communication with the filte... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6569335 | Wastewater treatment control method and apparatus The control method and apparatus of the present invention is directed for an activated sludge wastewater treatment process. Instrumentation for measuring suspended solids concentration in the aeration tank and in the WAS flow stream communicates with a da... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565809 | Specimen processing system The present invention provides a specimen processing system for centrifuging a specimen such as blood and then dispensing the specimen. This system comprises a dispense error specimen removing unit for removing a specimen in which a dispense error has bee... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558554 | Method for switching filters on-line without bubbles and with zero liquid waste A method for switching filters on-line while continuously supplying a fluid to a downstream operation such as a photographic product coating device comprising transmitting the fluid to a filter selection valve having a first flow path therethrough to a fi... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6537445 | Sensing systems and methods for differentiating between different cellular blood species during extracorporeal blood separation or processing A blood processing system comprises a blood separation chamber constructed and arranged for rotation about an axis separate blood into a plasma layer and an adjoining region comprising different first and second cellular blood species arranged in layers a... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6535795 | Method for chemical addition utilizing adaptive optimization The present invention provides a method for chemical addition utilizing adaptive process control optimizations having a combination of expert system(s), neural network(s) and genetic algorithm(s).... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6531056 | Chlorination apparatus for controlling material dissolution rate A system for automatic control of dissolution rates of chemical tablets for water purification for constant flow rate systems. The system includes a treating unit which does not depend upon variable flow rates of water to obtain predetermined variable con... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6524471 | Backwash control system for a filter unit used in a machine tool system A filter unit in a fluid circuit associated with a machine tool that uses machining fluid is maintained by counting the number of times the machine tool is operated and automatically servicing the filter unit, as by backflushing, after the machine tool ha... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6521121 | Apparatus for removing material from pressurised space The invention relates to an apparatus for removing solid material, particularly for removing finely divided solid material created in a filtering process from a pressurized space, the apparatus being provided with members for feeding the treated material ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517708 | Apparatus for separating oxides of heavy isotopes of hydrogen from water A process and apparatus for treating the heavy hydrogen isotope content of the contaminated water by contacting the contaminated water with a molecular separation material including a support medium carrying a plurality of hydration sites having associate... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6514405 | Portable water purifier with ultraviolet light source A portable water purifier (10) is disclosed herein. The portable water purifier (10) includes a container (11) for containing the liquid and mates with an ultraviolet light source (18) for purifying the liquid with ultraviolet radiation.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508938 | Apparatus and method for multiple channel high throughput purification A multiple channel high throughput purification system for purifying a plurality of samples, preferably four or more samples from a chemical library. The high throughput purification uses chromatography, and more preferably, super critical fluid chromatog... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6495039 | System for in-line filtering biological liquid An in-line biological liquid filtration system and method comprises a collection container for receiving biological liquid. A filter is located downstream of the collection container and in fluid flow communication therewith. A storage container for recei... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491816 | Apparatus for parallel high-performance liquid chromatography with serial injection High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods and systems are disclosed that combine sequential, serial injection of a plurality of samples into mobile-phases supplied in parallel to two or more chromatographic columns, such that staggered, parall... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488809 | Resin-treated mercerized fibers and products thereof This invention relates to the process of manufacture of resin treated mercerized cellulose fibers and fibrous products prepared therefrom and is directed particularly to a method of improving permeability and bulking properties and reducing water retentio... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488847 | Process and equipment for recovering developer from photoresist development waste and reusing it A tetraalkylammonium hydroxide (TAAH) solution recovered from a development waste through separation therefrom of impurities such as photoresist is mixed with a surface-active substance to have the surface tension thereof adjusted to a desired one, and th... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6485638 | Electric powered automatic swimming pool cleaning system A system for automatically cleaning swimming pools includes a unitary body having a level control subsystem for selectively moving the body to a position either proximate to the surface of the water pool or proximate to the interior surface of the contain... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6475394 | Pseudo-fouling detector and use thereof to control an industrial water process A system and method are provided which enables the monitoring and if desired controlling of fouling within a fluid system. The present invention includes a pseudo-fouling detector system with a pair of identical sensors, where said sensors measure a varia... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6475377 | Media vacuum filter An apparatus for removing solids from a liquid/solid mixture disposed in a tank and rising to a mixture level, the apparatus including a suction assembly defining a suction opening, the suction assembly linked to a vacuum that causes suction at the openin... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471872 | Hemofiltration system and method based on monitored patient parameters A multipurpose hemofiltration system and method are disclosed for the removal of fluid and/or soluble waste from the blood of a patient. The system and method are equally applicable to adult, pediatric and neonatal patients. In one embodiment, the system ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471855 | Cassette with integral separation device A pneumatic pump manifold disposable system, configured as a cassette, is used for the purpose of red cell and plasma apheresis. The cassette integrates a separation device, manifold system, macro-aggregate filter, and five pumping chambers for the purpos... | 10/29/2002 |
