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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422684 | Method and apparatus for sanitizing water dispensed from a water dispenser having a reservoir A method and apparatus of sanitizing drinking water to be dispensed from a water dispenser having a reservoir includes the steps of providing the ozone gas generator that generates an ozone gas stream, transmitting the ozone gas stream from the generator to the wate... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419594 | Apparatus and method for controlling biomass growth in suspended carrier bioreactor A bioreactor configured to contain an aqueous suspension of biomass and media is provided. The invention includes a lift tube disposed within the vessel, the lift tube having an inlet disposed at the bottom region of the vessel and an outlet disposed at the top regi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7378014 | Method and apparatus for sanitizing water dispensed from a water dispenser having a reservoir A method and apparatus of sanitizing drinking water to be dispensed from a water dispenser having a reservoir includes the steps of providing the ozone gas generator that generates an ozone gas stream, transmitting the ozone gas stream from the generator to the wate... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374672 | Filter device comprising integral centrifugal separation A filter apparatus having a filter membrane, a main body, a supply channel running perpendicular to the surface of the filter membrane and a gap running between it and the filter membrane, for the formation of a tangentially directed transverse flow, a return channe... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364662 | Scraper adjustment mechanism and method A scraper adjustment mechanism and method for a filter that permits an operator to adjust the distance between the scraper and a filter surface without the need to have access to the filter/scraper interface, or fasteners within the filter. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341660 | Unitary three stage wastewater treatment system The invention is a three stage wastewater treatment system having a first tank, a second tank and a third tank, all in fluid communication and forming a unitary structure. The first and second tanks are nested, where the first tank is the innermost tank. The first t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338595 | Flow-through tank for water treatment A fluid treatment system includes at least one flow-through tank, a treatment device configured for treating at least one of an untreated fluid and a treated fluid and providing the treated fluid to the at least one flow-through tank and at least one sensing device ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332083 | Process and device for biological treatment of a suspension in a bioreactor A process and a device for biological treatment of a suspension in a bioreactor is described, which is made especially as a loop reactor with a central guide pipe (2) and gas injection (3). In order to be able to use the bioreactor for treatment of ren... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323107 | Apparatus and method for the treatment of waste A waste treatment system suitable for domestic use and capable of producing water suitable for recycling within the household. The system includes a bioreactor (30) and a decomposition chamber (16). The bioreactor (30) is adapted to digest liqui... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311833 | Zero excess sludge membrane bioreactor An inclined plate coupled membrane bioreactor for treating feed water having excessive level of nutrients in particular chemical oxygen demand and total nitrogen and suspended solids has an aerobic bioreactor for nitrification and aerobic biodegradation in which mem... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309432 | System and method for eliminating sludge via ozonation A system and method for the treatment and reduction of sludge via ozonation in a wastewater treatment process is disclosed. The sludge treatment system comprises: a sludge ozonation reactor coupled to an activated sludge treatment basin and adapted to receive a liqu... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303686 | Method of separating suspension, in particular for waste water treatment, and an apparatus for performing the same Arrangement for separating suspension, in particular for treatment of wastewater. A flocculating suspension is separated from the liquid by filtration in a fluidized layer in a sludge blanket, wherein the flocks are created from the separated suspension and fluidiza... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300578 | Apparatus for recycling of oil-based drilling fluid contaminated with water and water contaminated with oil based drilling fluid A mobile apparatus and method for recycling an invert emulsion based drilling fluid, in which the invert emulsion based drilling fluid includes an oleaginous component and an aqueous component. The apparatus includes an emulsion breaking tank, a water treatment tank... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294254 | Wastewater treatment system A localized wastewater treatment system for biologically treating wastewater. Raw wastewater flows into a first operational area where a majority of solid material in the wastewater separates out of the wastewater and is retained in a solids area positioned below th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290669 | Upflow bioreactor having a septum and an auger and drive assembly An upflow bioreactor includes a vessel having an inlet and an outlet configured for upflow operation. A septum is positioned within the vessel and defines a lower chamber and an upper chamber. The septum includes an aperture that provides fluid communication between... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288201 | Methods for removing moisture from hydrogen halides A composition comprising a magnesium halide coated macroporous carbonaceous substrate is provided for effecting moisture removal from a hydrogen halide fluid. Moisture removal is effected by intimately contacting the hydrogen halide fluid with the magnesium halide c... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282143 | Septic tank A septic tank includes a chamber, an inlet through which waste water enters the chamber, an outlet, and an outlet pipe mounted to the outlet. At least one partitioning member is mounted in the chamber and separates the chamber into at least a first subchamber adjace... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276154 | Settling grid separator A settling grid separator apparatus and method of use which provides deep dehydration of high flow rate sludge in an environmentally friendly and energy efficient manner. The apparatus and method comprise and utilize an efficient mixing of the sludge with a floccula... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276165 | Method and plant for biological treatment of aqueous effluents for purification thereof The invention relates to a method for the biological treatment of effluents contaminated with impurities of urban or industrial origin, characterised in employing a single aeration tank (1) with a high mass charge in which the raw effluent or mechanically pre... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258788 | Circular clarifier apparatus and method This application relates to a circular clarifier for separating and removing separable matter, such as suspended solids, from a liquid. The invention may be used, for example, for separating return activated sludge from clarified liquor using a gas flotation process... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238284 | Apparatus for processing alkaline solution An apparatus for processing an alkaline solution includes a storage tank storing the alkaline solution to be processed; a processing unit sucking a foam phase disposed on the liquid surface level of the alkaline solution in the storage tank, defoaming the foam phase... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7198716 | Phased activated sludge system The inventions describe a phased activated sludge treatment system that incorporates elements of batch treatment technology into a flow-through treatment process. Control of mixing and aeration systems are independent to facilitate the operation of the main reactor ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175764 | Method and device for purifying wastewaters The invention relates to a method for purifying wastewaters, particularly wastewaters produced in the paper industry, involving the following steps: a) aerobic clarification of the wastewater using activated sludge in an activation stage; b) carrying out, in a secon... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172698 | Anaerobic sludge digester An egg-shaped anaerobic sludge digester has upper and lower draft tubes, and an optional middle draft tube. The draft tubes are arranged so that liquid can be (1) simultaneously pumped downwards through the upper (or middle) draft tube and upwards through the lower ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7157007 | Vertical gas induced flotation cell A system for separating oil and/or oily coated solids from an oily water mixture. The system includes an upright vessel having an inlet for introducing oily water in a horizontal pattern. The vessel also has a water outlet in a lower portion of the vessel and an oil... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156985 | Bioreactor system having improved temperature control A bioreactor system having improved temperature control wherein heat is directly removed from the bioreactor liquid to maintain temperature balance in the bioreactor. The present invention also relates to a method for maintaining a desired temperature range of therm... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156999 | Methods and apparatus for treating animal manure A method of treating animal manure yielding a final liquid fraction and solid fractions whereby the final liquid fraction has a suspended solids (SS) content of about 3 g/L or lower comprising subjecting at least a part of said manure to a first biological passive f... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156990 | Coagulation-flocculation apparatus A coagulation-flocculation apparatus for conducting coagulation-flocculation treatment by adding a coagulant or flocculent to suspension such as sludge is capable of diffusing the flocculant into the suspension uniformly so as to exhibit flocculation function of the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153431 | Method and system for utilizing activated sludge in a ballasted flocculation process to remove BOD and suspended solids A method and system for treating water or wastewater to remove both soluble BOD and suspended solids. The method entails a ballasted flocculation process where a flocculant and insoluble granular material is added to the water or wastewater to be treated causing sol... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147781 | Backwash system and method for waste water treatment system A backwash system and method for a waste treatment system employ a waste inlet duct extending into an accumulation of microbial growth media particles in a lower region of a tank, with a vertical duct having a duct outlet in an upper region of the tank. A downwardly... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141167 | Filter device A filter device for filtering liquids including a filter membrane, a main body which is arranged upstream from the filter membrane, and which has a feed channel perpendicular to the surface of the filter membrane, a gap extending between the filter membrane and the ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121532 | Aeration system for liquid An aeration tank used in a method of treating effluent includes a pipe for transporting the effluent from the source to the tank bottom and a discharge duct having a siphon effect for tapping off an overflow from the tank as more effluent is added from the source. A... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121536 | Wave generator with oxygen injection for treatment of a body of fluid One embodiment of an aerator is disclosed that has a hollow intake housing with a horizontally disposed lip on a lower portion thereof. This intake housing converges a flow of bubbles into a draft tube. These bubbles are injected into a fluid in which the aerator is... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7105092 | Sewage treatment process by activated-sludge method comprising line atomizing treatment Disclosed is a waste water disposal process in the biosolid method according to a line atomizing treatment in which a reactive gas containing oxygen or oxygen and ozone as hardly soluble gases is dissolved/stored in water as being converted into ultrafine bubbles. T... | 09/12/2006 |
| RE39203 | Current and aeration system for wastewater plant A defined current and aeration system for the aeration chamber of an aerobic wastewater treatment plant is disclosed. It includes the release of oxygenation gas or air into the aeration chamber through a diffuser or the like at a position such that the air injected ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7048852 | Method and apparatus for treating water or wastewater to reduce organic and hardness contamination A method of treating liquid including mixing coagulant with the liquid, introducing mixed coagulant and liquid into a primary reaction zone, containing an agitator, of a reactor which is substantially concentrically positioned with respect to a secondary reaction zo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7022226 | Anaerobic bioreactor for the wastewater-treatment plant The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating wastewater comprising aerobic microbes and an upflow anaerobic reactor in which the wastewater including various substances such as non-degradable and toxic materials and organic substances could be decompos... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022237 | Aerobic wastewater management system, apparatus, and method A septic tank (11) having two separate compartments, a trash tank (13) and a mix liquor compartment, using aerobic bacteria to process waste, and methods of its use. A settling compartment allows heavy particles to settle while keeping lighter debris o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018536 | Aerobic wastewater management system, apparatus, and method A wastewater processing and treatment system utilizes aerobic bacteria in two separate compartments to break down and digest waste. The first settling compartment between the trash tank and the mix liquor compartment is non-existent in conventional aerobic units. Th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011759 | Vessel head-flush process Pressure is balanced within a partitioned process vessel by flushing the heads of the vessel. Careful handling of the flush purge removed from the head can mitigate the loss of valuable product to this stream. ... | 03/14/2006 |
