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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168066 | Quick-drain filter An apparatus, system, and method for a quick-drain filter includes a filter housing, a clean fluid passage disposed axially in the housing, and a service drain passage disposed at an axial end of the housing and spaced radially away from the clean fluid passage. A p... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157997 | Canister filter system with drain that cooperates with filter element A canister filter system includes a base, a canister attachable to the base, and positioned inside the canister a filter element having filter media. A drain engages and forms a seal with the filter element in a closed position. In an open position, the drain allows... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8114285 | Tri-flow filter element with venting A filter element and assembly which has three flow paths, has particular application to a fuel supply system for a diesel engine for filtering flow from the fuel tank as well as fuel returning from the engine that is to be recirculated back to the engine. The filter... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8034237 | Backwashing filter basket The present invention is for a self-cleaning filter basket for an overflow structure for a retention pond or storm water system. The filter basket is attached to the overflow structure over the outlet weir so that floating debris, such as trash, leaves, glass clippi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7887701 | Fluid filter A filter assembly, having a housing including a housing bottom portion; at least one ring filter element that is received by at least one receiving space defined at least in part by the housing, wherein the receiving space includes a receiving space bottom portion; ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871517 | Filter device The filter device (10) is provided with a drain device (50) provided with a main body (51) and a plug (60). The main body (51) has a first opening (51a) which communicates to the outer side of a housing (20), a... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7799220 | Hot disconnect replaceable water filter assembly A filter assembly for filtering water from an external source, the filter assembly having a manifold assembly and a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge includes a cartridge engagement means while the manifold includes a manifold engagement means. The cartridge en... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7799219 | Filter and method of making A filter, comprising: a housing defining an inner cavity; an inner sleeve disposed within the housing, the inner sleeve having portions in a spaced relationship with respect to the an interior surface of the inner cavity; a plurality of tab members extending away fr... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7662285 | Filter diaper and method A fluid containment apparatus for use with a fluid filter removably disposed on a substrate is provided. The apparatus comprises a flexible band having a fluid absorbent layer and a fluid barrier layer. The absorbent layer has a first edge, a second edge, an interio... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7648632 | Device for receiving and separating chips and cooling liquid collection on machine tools (overflow) A device is disclosed for receiving and separating chips and coolant collecting on machine tools in which unfiltered coolant is prevented from penetrating tanks for filtered coolant in the event a receiving tank overflows. This is achieved in that holders, whose pro... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7553415 | Fuel filter with clean water outlet A process for measuring and controlling the circulation of fluids in endoscope channels that includes placing at least one endoscope into a tank. Further, one or more inlet channels of the endoscope are coupled to one or more valves with connectors, saturating the t... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7390407 | Liquid filter A liquid filter, in particular for the lubricating oil of an internal combustion engine, having a housing with an inlet and an outlet formed from a housing pot having a substantially downwardly open filter element installation opening and a screw-on cover that close... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371321 | Fluid filtration system A filtration system (10) for removing contaminants from a fluid is provided. The system includes a housing (44) having a convex shaped base (78) and a top (84), with filter media (46) disposed within the housing. The filter media m... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7356933 | Multifunctional ladle A multifunctional ladle includes a spoon-body which has a handle and a perforated spoon which mounts on the spoon-body by using a link rod, a spring and a screw. By pushing or pulling a switch on the handle which connects with the link rod, the perforated spoon can ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347981 | Directed flow method and system for bulk separation of single-walled tubular fullerenes based on helicity A method for bulk separation of single-walled tubular fullerenes (100) based on helicity is provided wherein a solution or suspension of the single-walled tubular fullerenes (100) is flowed onto a crystalline or highly oriented substrate (30). T... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341662 | Distribution and collection headers for a filter bed A filtration vessel has an inlet for inflow into the filtration vessel of liquid media to be filtered, a body of filter media in the filtration vessel, and a drain to receive filtered liquid media for take off from the filtration vessel. The inlet is configured to i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329344 | Grease and scum removal in a filtration apparatus comprising a membrane bioreactor and a treatment vessel for digesting organic materials The invention relates to a membrane bioreactor process combined with an advanced biological sludge digestion process that provides significant improvements in sludge digestion by reducing the costs and resources required for disposing of digested sludge. The offline... | 02/12/2008 |
| RE40051 | One-piece self-venting drain valve A self-venting drain valve is rotatably and slidably mounted to a filter assembly through an internally threaded base. The drain valve comprises a homogenously formed one-piece unitary valve body including a tubular valve stem portion and a valve knob portion. The v... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314555 | Filter cartridge for a filter assembly A filter assembly including a replaceable filter cartridge for use with a reusable filter canister. The filter cartridge includes a cylindrical filter media having top and bottom ends respectively mounted within top and bottom end caps. The bottom end cap includes a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314572 | Methods of and apparatus for low-angle-tray settling with multi-zone configuration Settleable-particles are separated from a dirty flow of settleable-particles and fluid by trays having a planar section configured with opposed ends and opposed sides, and an entrance edge and an exit edge on opposed ends. The section has opposed side edges, and an ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311823 | Pool filter cleaning device A pool filter cleaning device (1) which allows a person to thoroughly clean a filter cartridge (15) quickly and easily with minimal amount of splash back. The pool filter cleaning device (1) is comprised of a handle (2), an angled head se... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299931 | Liquid filter comprising air vents Liquid filter for a motor vehicle and method of venting the filter. The filter includes a venting arrangement adapted to vent air displaced from a filter. The venting arrangement has a first vent nozzle and a second vent nozzle. The first and second vent nozzles are... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297282 | Fluid filter, drain mechanism thereof, draining jig used in fluid filter and draining method of fluid filter The invention provides a drain mechanism of a fluid filter in which a heated fluid is not splashed on a worker at a time of discharging the fluid such as a time of exchanging an element, and can inhibit dusts or the like from being mixed from an external portion at ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291277 | Method and device for cleaning the fountain solution of a printing press A method for cleaning the fountain solution of a printing press with an automatically emptying separator (16), separates the dirt particles and oil residues from fountain solution and supplies them, as a mixture of dirt and fountain solution, to a dirt and fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285180 | Perforated deck made out of a plurality of segments A cylindrical rotating thickening device including an axial core, a plurality of longitudinally extending spaced apart support ribs extending radially from the axial core, and a shell surrounding the support ribs and supported thereon. The shell includes a plurality... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282362 | Tray with protrusions A feeding tray for retaining a liquid nutrient liquid is provided for use with a multiwell filter plate. The feeding tray includes a flat support surface surrounded by walls which retain liquid on the support surface. The flat support surface includes protrusions po... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276114 | Method for making a road base material using treated oil and gas waste material The present invention provides a novel method to produce grade road base material using recycled oilfield waste, called “oil and gas waste,” more specifically, drilling waste and aggregate and a novel road base material. Hydration and mixing of the waste materia... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273550 | Filter assemblies with valves A filter assembly may include a valve which includes a valve member. The valve member moves between a first position and a second position and the valve is opened and closed. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264717 | Liquid dispensing apparatus and a filter assembly for a liquid dispensing apparatus A spring-biased filter assembly for a liquid dispenser is disclosed that permits ready removal of a filter assembly from a filter housing. The filter housing includes a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, and a liquid passageway therebetween. The filter housing also has ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241385 | Oil filter canister removal tool An oil filter canister removal tool comprising a cup-shaped plastic body long enough to receive the filter therein and of sufficient diameter as to provide radial clearance between the filter canister and the top rim of the body. A snug fit can be provided by integr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237682 | Filter assembly with slip thread A filter assembly comprising a housing with a threaded open end, a filter element, and a cover assembly. The filter element includes a media ring and a pair of end caps, one of which includes outwardly-projecting fingers. The cover assembly includes a cover member, ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232034 | Oil filter An oil filter is provided which comprises a housing main body, a cover attached to the housing main body on the lower side thereof, an inner tubular member axially movably disposed in a recessed portion of the housing main body, a seal member interposed between the ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7195084 | Systems and methods for storing and handling drill cuttings Vessels for selectively holding drilling cuttings material and methods employing such vessels; the vessels, in at least certain aspects, having a body with a hollow container with an interior space for receiving drilling cuttings material and from which the material... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179390 | Method of filtering a fluid and remote filtering station Filtering of an operating fluid of a mechanical device is performed utilizing a pumping device of the mechanical device which routinely circulated the operating fluid within the mechanical device. A remote filtering station of the present invention has a first condu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169312 | Methods of and apparatus for collecting sludge from the floor of a settler basin A system meets material collection needs by significantly increasing the flow rate through a header that collects sludge. Telescopic pipes stay in a line adjacent to the bottom of a basin and do not float upwardly into or against equipment in the basin. A bearing is... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166215 | Pressure vessel and recyclable filter cartridge A filter assembly is described that includes a substantially recyclable filter cartridge inside a pressure vessel. The invented filter cartridge comprises substantially non-pressure bearing walls, except for a pressure-bearing neck or cap with neck that is adapted t... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159724 | Apparatus for collecting sludge from the floor of a settler basin A system meets needs in sludge collection by significantly increasing the flow rate through a header that collects sludge without causing problems in priming. Telescopic pipes stay in a line adjacent to the bottom of a basin and do not float upwardly into or against... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156067 | Apparatus and method for conducting oil within a motorcycle frame space An apparatus and method for laterally conducting oil within a motorcycle frame space, the motorcycle frame space being longitudinally bounded by an engine having a protrusion, the space being oppositely laterally bounded by an oil filter manifold having a removably ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152520 | Method and apparatus for collecting liquid and extracting tea essence from a tea bag A tea bag press and container assembly configured for receiving a tea bag during or after brewing, which conceals the wet tea bag, collects dripping liquid, and extracts tea liquid essence by efficiently compressing the wet tea bag vertically or sidewardly. In a ver... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150828 | Fluid filter having drain structure and drain tool A drain structure for a fluid filter includes a cap internally forming a drain hole. The cap receives a valve member urged by an urging means in a direction, in which the valve member blocks the drain hole. Normally, the drain hole is blocked with a drain member. Wh... | 12/19/2006 |
