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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182677 | Tank flange Known tank flanges have a main filter which has a filter housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a first connecting duct for connecting the main filter to a feed unit. The filter housing is integrated in the tank flange, and filter fabric is inserted into the filte... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177973 | Annular collar for encapsulated water treatment system A water treatment system is provided having an encapsulate manifold with a reverse osmosis cartridge and one or more filter cartridges, and an annular collar to adapt and connect the manifold to the cartridges. The filter cartridge includes a detent for being receiv... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177972 | Adapter for fastening a filter element An adapter is provided for fastening a filter element in a cylindrical receiving opening of a bottom part of a lower piece of a filter housing. The adapter has at least one seal arranged in a peripheral groove on the circumference of the adapter to permit fluid-tigh... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177971 | Filter assembly A filter assembly for removing material entrained in a fluid stream includes a housing having a head part and a body part, and inlet and outlet ports for the fluid that is to be filtered, in which at least one of the ports is provided in the head part, the head part... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177970 | Water filtration apparatus A water filtration apparatus has at least one tank in fluid communication with a conduit through at least one aperture in a wall. Each tank uses filter blocks to support the filter medium and to direct the filtered water to the conduit via the aperture. An end plate... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8163178 | Filter A filter has a filter housing having an interior. A drainage device is provided that has a collecting cup, a fastening screw for the collecting cup, and a threaded part secured in the filter housing and provided with an inner thread for receiving the fastening screw... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8153000 | Fluid filter seal A filter assembly including first and second mating parts and a seal received in a groove of the first mating part. The seal includes a main body and a resiliently flexible, sloping skirt that extends from one side of the main body to a distal end spaced from the ma... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153001 | Liquid vacuuming and filtering device and method A liquid vacuuming and filtering device may include a container having an interior sealed from the ambient, a vacuum pump in communication with the interior, a two-way valve connected to the container interior, a flexible hose connected to the valve, a filter positi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147691 | Filter cartridge housing attachment systems The present disclosure pertains to a fluid filter having integral attachment means which may take the form of a threaded portion of a filter cartridge. The threaded portion threadably interacts with a complementary threaded portion of a filter mounting to retain the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137551 | Push filter with floating key lock A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133387 | Stationary pool skimming apparatus The present invention is a stationary pool skimming apparatus that uses the flow of water in a pool to collect free flowing debris from the water in the pool. In one embodiment, a pool skimming apparatus for collecting debris from water in a pool includes a frame ha... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128813 | Self cleaning system for swim spas and hot tubs A self cleaning system for a swim spa and a hot tub including a container for holding water having a weight bearing floor and sides. A basin may be positioned in the floor of the container and is integral with the container. A perforated cover may be set into the ba... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128818 | Oil filter An oil filter arrangement, has a housing (12) with a receiving space (18) for a filter element (20) which can be inserted into the housing and through which oil can flow radially, with an oil inlet (34) and an oil outlet (32), and ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128815 | Portable self-contained vacuum unit for use with under water vacuum head A portable self-contained, battery operated vacuum unit which is attachable by a hose to an underwater vacuum head for cleaning the floor of a swimming pool, a pond, a fish tank, or the like includes a rotomolded body having lower wheels and an upper handle so that ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128817 | Liquid filter suitable for motor vehicles A liquid filter suitable for motor vehicles which includes a filter head (11), a vessel (12) and a filter element (16) disposed within the vessel (12) sealingly separating an inlet (14) from an outlet (15) such that liquid f... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123939 | Collection can for precipitated powder substance and the use thereof A collection process for precipitated powder substance is mainly for storing toxic or highly radioactive powder or dust in air and involves collection operation in water or other liquid to collect powder insoluble to the liquid and heavier than the liquid. To be sui... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123938 | Filter device for filtering a liquid and filter element for such a filter device The invention relates to a filter device for filtering a liquid, in particular, a hydraulic oil, comprising a filter housing having a least one inlet for liquid to be filtered and at least one outlet for filtered liquid, a filter element positioned in the flow path ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123937 | Liquid filter arrangement and methods A filter element includes filter media, first and second end caps, a latch arrangement projecting from the first end cap, a tubular neck extending from the first end cap and a valve head oriented within the first end cap aperture constructed and arranged to move bet... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114284 | Filter cartridge and apparatus for the filtration of liquids The invention describes an apparatus for the filtration of liquids and an associated filter cartridge 100, the correct seating of which is ensured and can be established by the user. The apparatus is characterized in that the inlet funnel 10 has at lea... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110098 | Pool cleaning vehicle with filter element and self locking clip Disclosed herein is an improved pool cleaning vehicle. The vehicle includes a housing, a bottom frame and a filter bag between the housing the bottom frame and attached to the bottom frame. The vehicle includes an intake and an outlet, both of which are in communica... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110102 | Liquid filter A liquid filter intended for use as a fuel filter is composed of a housing produced from aluminum by an extrusion process and of a cover (1) formed as an aluminum casting. The cover (1) is provided with connecting bores (4′, 5′) in which pip... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105486 | Water-cleaner A water-cleaner includes a bowl, a tank, a tube, a filtering unit, at least one sleeve, a cover, an exhaust unit and a valve. The tank includes an aperture defined in a lower portion. The tank is located on the bowl. The tube includes apertures transversely defined ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101074 | Permeate tube A permeate tube for spiral wound membrane comprising at least one tubular unit, which unit has spaced along its length a plurality of permeate transfer means, and one or more external grooves forming flow channels connecting the permeate transfer means. The present ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101075 | Fluid filter cartridge assembly A filter assembly, comprising: a housing defining an inner cavity; a mounting member formed with the housing, the mounting member having at least one feature for engaging a feature of a center tube of a removable filter cartridge being configured to be removably ins... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101076 | Filter cartridge for jugs A filter cartridge for jugs is provided. The cartridge includes a first chamber in which there is provided filtering material which is able to filter water or liquids in general and in which there are defined an inlet and an outlet to allow the passage of water thro... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097155 | Above ground water clarifier An above ground water clarifier is described. The clarifier includes a spray system for receiving water from an external system and disposing the water onto a filter tray rack. A first recovery chamber is positioned below the filter tray rack for receiving filtered ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097154 | Filter unit having a conical thread To be able to insert a cylindrical filter element (10) which is joined at each end to an end disk (14) quickly into a housing element (40) in a filter unit (100) and connect it firmly, a screw connection having conical threads (16, 46 | 01/17/2012 |
| 8083940 | Oil strainer for a gas turbine engine The oil strainer has a filtering portion and a flexible sleeve portion to which the filtering portion is connected. The flexible sleeve portion has a plurality of spigot-receiving slots on the upstream side of the strainer. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083939 | Screen nozzle A screen nozzle for a media retention screen is disclosed which includes a nipple, a bottom cover, a top cover, and a cylindrical screen element sandwiched between the top and bottom covers. The top cover is secured to the bottom cover by means of a threaded rod ext... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080159 | Centertube for a combination full flow and bypass filter apparatus A filter apparatus for filtering fluid in an internal combustion engine, the filter apparatus including annular full flow filter media extending axially between a first end and a second end. The full flow filter media surrounds a reinforcing member which extends axi... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075772 | Oil pan with built-in filtering element The present invention provides an oil pan with a built-in filtering element which does not easily receive influence of lateral swing of oil, which has high support rigidity of a filter, or which has excellent assembling operability of the filter, or which is light i... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070945 | Filtration module including unitary filter cartridge-bowl construction A filtration module is provided which includes a manifold (100), a filtration cartridge (104) and a bowl (102) that houses the filter cartridge. The filtration cartridge and bowl are connected to each other to form a unitary construction. The fi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062520 | Replaceable column for pressurized liquid extraction system A system for pressurized liquid extraction of solid samples including quick-connect, threadless columns for holding the solid sample is disclosed. A pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) module continuously performs extraction on the solid sample to yield liquid sampl... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057669 | Filter element and filter assembly including locking mechanism A fluid filtering apparatus and method may include keyed components to ensure that a correct filter element is being installed into a filter base. Keyed arrangements may occur between a filter element and a filter housing, a filter and a filter base, and a filter ba... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052870 | Underdrain system A filter system for filtering water and/or wastewater which includes an underdrain system having a plurality of laterals that are anchored to the floor of a filter by a hold-down assembly. Preferably, the hold-down assembly does not rely on grout or other substance ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048299 | Crossflow pressure liquid filtration with ultrasonic enhancement Methods and apparatus for increasing the duration of uninterrupted filtering flow by using crossflow filtration and ultrasonic energy in difficult to filter process liquids (e.g. of the kind having (1) a carrier liquid, (2) coalescing solids particles which tend to ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043502 | Water pitcher filter A filter assembly for a household water filtration apparatus, and a method for filtering water using a household water filtration apparatus are provided. The filter assembly comprises a through-flow cartridge, which has an accessible cavity. The cartridge is removab... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8029667 | Filler and filter unit for a tank, in particular for the fuel of a motor vehicle fitted with a diesel engine The unit comprises a tubular filler, provided with an internal thread) suitable for coupling with a corresponding external thread of the mouthpiece of the tank, and with, internally, a plurality of essentially coplanar anchoring prominences which, in the fitted cond... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025802 | Filter cartridge and apparatus for the filtration of liquids The invention describes an apparatus for the filtration of liquids and an associated filter cartridge 100, the correct seating of which is ensured and can be established by the user. The apparatus is characterized in that the inlet funnel 10 has at lea... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021546 | Screen clamp This invention relates to a method for easy installation and removal of a screen assembly for vibratory machinery and more particularly to shake table screening. The screen assembly comprises a screen frame, a screen cloth and a screen bed, whereby no clamping compo... | 09/20/2011 |
