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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7776214 | Membrane element A membrane element in which, after membrane breakage or deterioration, the filtration plate made of a thermoplastic resin can be reused to replace the membrane with a fresh one. The membrane element comprises a filtration plate made of a thermoplastic resin and, bon... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7736502 | Temperature transfer filter plate assembly A temperature transfer filter plate assembly for a filter press includes a temperature transfer filter plate in a filter plate assembly having a plate chamber for receiving heating or cooling fluid. A plurality of apertures extend through the filter plate to enable ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7635426 | Tangential filtration housing A filtration housing is disclosed. The housing includes: a first plate and a second plate, where the first plate and the second plate are configured to retain a filtration cassette; the second end plate includes a feed channel that communicates with an inlet port, w... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7396472 | Filter plate assembly for filter A filter configured to separate the solid components and the liquid components from a slurry. The filter includes a plurality of filter plate assemblies that cooperate to define a plurality of filter chambers, each defining a perimeter having an open section when th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371322 | Filtration system and dynamic fluid separation method A filtration system is provided with filter media operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. The filtration system may include one or more porous membranes which are anchored or secured on their periphery with a large open work... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357866 | Filter module, installation kit for a filter module and a filter device The invention concerns a module for filtering media. More particularly, the invention concerns a module for filtering fluids and including one or more filter cells stacked on top of one another. The invention also relates to an installation set for the installation ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335312 | Centrifuge with combinations of multiple features A centrifuge with combinations of multiple features is disclosed. In one aspect, a centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation.... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326341 | Membrane filter press The invention relates to a membrane filter press. On operation of such a press a secure generation of the necessary pressing pressure can be guaranteed with a membrane filter press that has at least one membrane filter plate, a baseplate with thickened edge region, ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320750 | Centrifuge with controlled discharge of dense material A centrifuge with controlled discharge of dense materials disclosed. A centrifuge includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve to form a containment zone therebetween. The fluid separation wall aligns and rotates parallel to an axis of rotation. A recepta... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7294274 | Filtration system with enhanced cleaning and dynamic fluid separation A filtration system is provided with filter media operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. Acoustic, vibration and sonic energy may be used to clean associated filter media to allow substantially continuous filtration of proc... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282147 | Cleaning hollow core membrane fibers using vibration A filtration system is provided with hollow membrane filter elements operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. Acoustic, vibration and ultrasonic energy may be used to clean exterior portions of the hollow membrane filter elem... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7223347 | Apparatus and method for filtering fluids The present invention provides an apparatus and method for filtering fluids with a compressible filter media within at least a portion of a housing inwardly compressible. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201845 | System for inserting and removing frames of a fluid transfer system A system for moving a filter or a retainer into or out of a fluid pathway without halting the movement of the fluid in the pathway. When acting as a filtering device, the system includes a filter frame and a drive mechanism for slidingly moving the filter frame on s... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7156993 | Membrane, membrane plate and chamber plate for a filter press In order to provide a filter press which operates especially reliably and free of wear, a membrane for a membrane plate has a membrane surface enclosed by a membrane margin which is free of perforations. Furthermore, a membrane plate has such a membrane. Moreover, a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7101519 | Zirconium basic carbonate and methods of making the same Methods of making zirconium basic carbonate are further described which involve titrating an aqueous slurry of sodium zirconium carbonate to a pH of from about 3.5 to about 4.0 with an acidic agent wherein the sodium zirconium carbonate has a moisture content of fro... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7033498 | Cartridges useful in cleaning dialysis solutions Cartridges useful in regenerating or purifying dialysis solutions are described as well as methods to regenerate or purify spent dialysis solutions. Dialysis systems using the sorbent cartridges of the present invention are further described. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6929743 | Device and assembly for cross-flow filtration The invention relates to a device and an assembly for cross-flow filtration comprising filter cassettes. Said filter cassettes are cost-effective to produce as they have few connections and simple clamping plates and are characterized by a long service life and by b... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919024 | Press membrane from a rubber-elastic material The invention relates to a press membrane (9) for a filter plate (1′) of a filter press. Said press membrane consists of a rubber-elastic material and is supported by the filter plate (1′) while supporting a parallel filter cloth (14)... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916420 | Wide passage cross-flow filter cassettes An improved wide passage cross-flow filtration cassette is disclosed that incorporates an open mesh matrix retentate spacer that is dimensioned and oriented so as to improve flux and cause turbulence in the flow of fluids through the cassette. ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6875352 | Module filter comprising at least one admission for the non-filtrate and at least one discharge for the filtrate and comprising at least one filter module A module filter has a container with an admission for a non-filtrate and a discharge for the filtrate. A filter module is arranged in the container and has several stacked, disc-shaped filter cells of filter material having an inner space. The filter cells have cent... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6866777 | Laminated modular water filter A laminated modular water filter includes superposed annular plates. A filter unit is disposed between each adjacent pair of the annular plates. The annular plates include a top plate, a bottom plate, a plurality of intermediate plates, and at least one flow-guiding... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6852220 | Filter plate of a filter press A filter press for filtering suspensions includes plural parallel filter plates that can be displaced relative to one another. In a filtering position, the filter plates are compressed to a package that forms a filter chamber provided with at least one filter cloth ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6846412 | Combination filter assembly A combination filter assembly having a plurality of filter sieves positioned in parallel one after the other in the direction of flow. The filter sieves are stretched and mounted in housing elements to form filter elements. The housing elements are in contact with e... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6827851 | Filter module The invention relates to a filter module (4) with a simplified design which allows for the manufacturing of a step filter, Each ply of filter medium is composed of a deep-bed filter material layer (1, 1a-d) and the packing is composed of drainin... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6716347 | Wear resistant inserts for filter press plates A filter plate for a filter press assembly is disclosed which is structured with replaceable wear elements to increase the resistance of the filter plate to degradation caused by processing of abrasive filtrates. While the wear elements may eventually degrade due to... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6669844 | Filtration device with stacked deep-bed filter elements The invention relates to a filtration device for deep-bed filtration which is easier to handle and enables filter modules(s) to be changed and disposed of easily. The filtration device has a casing with at least one filter module inserted in the casing wi... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6645380 | Membrane separation apparatus An apparatus for the separation of fluid mixtures into a permeate and a retentate comprises separation modules each having fluid containment chambers stacked therein. Each fluid containment chamber is defined by a pair of selectively permeable membranes h... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641726 | Filter device, and filtration and cleaning method The present invention relates to a filter device for completely removing residual amounts, after filtration, from the space of the unfiltered product. The filter device comprises a plurality of parallel filtration plates which are separated by filtration ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6613226 | Laminated modular water filter A laminated modular water filter includes a top plate, a bottom plate and a plurality of superposed intermediate plates disposed between the top and bottom plates. Each adjacent pair of the top, intermediate and bottom plates are interconnected removably,... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6592826 | Differential vacuum chamber for directed transport of a substance In a vacuum chamber, which has at least two vacuum regions, substances, especially fluids, are transported in a directed manner from one region into the other region by the application of a suitable vacuum. As a result, it is possibly by the use of filter... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6531061 | Disposable dialysis cassette Disclosed is a disposable dialysis cassette which is flat, flexible, self-closing and applicable to solutions containing proteins, DNA, RNA, or other molecules. The dialysis cassette embodies a first and second semi-permeable dialysis membrane, or tubular... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6491817 | Shallow chamber filter apparatus A pressure filter includes two continuous mating surfaces movable relative each other and a filter medium capable of being disposed therebetween. A surface, provided for supporting the filter medium, is bounded by and is substantially coplanar with one of... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6461507 | Continuous squeeze-dewatering device A continuous compression-type dewatering apparatus has a filter chamber (3), a drive shaft (17), a vane (15), and a supply path (50). The filter chamber (3) is delineated by an annular plate (2) and two side plates (1, 1). The drive shaft (17) passes thro... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6368505 | Cross-flow filter cartridge The invention relates to improved cross-flow filter cassettes for the filtration of liquid media, which are used in cross-flow filtration devices of varying pump outputs and can be fitted with non-reinforced membranes. The cassettes comprise at least one ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6365043 | Filter plate for a filter press The invention relates to a filter press having a plurality of filter plates forming filter chambers between each other. A pressing diaphragm is supported on the filter plates. The pressing diaphragm is provided with an edge strip that extends all around. ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6343697 | Filter device with filter disks A filter device, particularly for filtering melt-type fluids, such as polymer melts, includes at least one filter disk having two filter disk halves connected to each other by their edges and provided with filter material on their exterior surfaces. The f... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6322698 | Vibratory separation systems and membrane separation units A vibratory separation system having a drive mechanism for imparting a vibratory motion to a membrane module to enhance filtration. The membrane module comprises one or more filter elements secured to one another, each having a permeable membrane. The vib... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6280638 | Apparatus for continuous purification of liquids, dewatering and drying of the separated solids The invention discloses an improved apparatus for continuous purification of liquids, dewatering and drying of the separated non-filtering solids. The apparatus is intended to be applied for the purification of industrial or household waste liquids, as we... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6224766 | Membrane treatment method and membrane treatment apparatus In a membrane treatment method, raw liquid is supplied to a circulation tank, and circulation liquid is supplied into an inter-membrane passage between filtration membranes disposed within a membrane apparatus, which is disposed separately from the circul... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6180002 | Filter press with alternating diaphragm squeeze chamber plates and filtration chamber plates A filter press and method for separating solids from a slurry. The filter press includes a plurality of plates which are held in a sealed and contacting relationship with one another to form a plate stack. The plate stack includes alternating diaphragm-ty... | 01/30/2001 |
