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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151997 | Horizontal belt vacuum filter with overhead fluid removal A horizontal belt filter incorporates a filter web, a belt carrying the web in a substantially horizontal plane, at least one fluid removal member disposed above the web, at least one fluid guide disposed at an end of the fluid removal member and adjacent the web an... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8136673 | Grit elevator A grit elevator (30) including a plurality of solid screens (104) in the form of a rotatable endless belt, one or more grit collectors (116) on the interior of the endless belt, and a grit inlet (172) leading to the interior of the endles... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7913854 | Filter apparatus and method with simplified filter belt indexing and sealing A filter apparatus includes a endless filter belt loop disposed in an interior space within a tank which receives liquid to be filtered. The filter belt has a series of closely spaced parallel guide-flight bars attached which are successively engaged by an extendibl... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7510086 | Sealing arrangement This invention relates to an arrangement for sealing off a fluid-filled, stationary pressurized compartment from an endlessly circulating, impermeable belt of a machine for producing and/or refining a paper, paperboard, tissue or other fibrous web with the help of a... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7404904 | Method and apparatus to clean particulate matter from a toxic fluid There is a method of capturing, removing or collecting the particulate matter from a fluid containing a toxic liquid reaction and particulate matter produced from the reaction. The method includes partly or completely disposing a screen into the toxic fluid. Mixing ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402242 | Swimming pool debris removing skimmer This invention relates to a novel floating debris removing skimmer for swimming pool and other similar bodies of water. The skimmer comprises a generally rectangular enclosure which comprises an inlet opening coupled to a flow control door or flapper. The skimmer fu... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393451 | Water screen system with compressible boot seal A compressible boot seal for sealing the side of a vertical traveling water screen with flights. The boot seal is formed by a U-shaped, bent nylon plate having a bottom base that resides in the boot section at the lower end of the traveling water screen and two upwa... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7381329 | Belt press apparatus and method for high solids capture and high solids content A belt press solid/liquid separation apparatus is provided for separating organic mixtures with substantial amounts of moisture to produce separated solids with solids content of 50-90% while retaining 99% of the incoming solids in the filter cake. Specifically, the... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364652 | Screening apparatus Screening apparatus (101,901) for use at an overflow weir (301, 902) in a sewerage system. The apparatus comprises a continuous moving screen band (201, 902) and a band cleaning mechanism (608). A first portion (801) of the screen ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7344638 | Filter grid assembly A filter apparatus separates fine particles such as pine needles, threads, hairs and seeds from a liquid influent. A rotating grid assembly has multiple grid sections mounted by top-to-bottom connected links, supporting a filter media having specified openings suffi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334688 | Filtration system and seal assembly A filtration system includes a filter medium that has two side edges. The filter medium is moveable in a longitudinal direction, and at least a segment of the filter medium is used to filter a fluid. Seals are used to seal the filter medium segment's side edges, and... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328844 | Point-of-transaction machine with improved versatility and related method A system and method for conducting sales transactions in a manner that permits a user to access all aspects of their finances to debit or withdraw funds from an account to fund a sales transaction. The system employs a universal account card that permits the user to... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326335 | Apparatus for removing solids from water in canal There is disclosed an apparatus for removing solids from water in a canal during or immediately after a rainstorm. The apparatus includes a plurality of filters and a carrier. The filters filter the solids from the water while moving in and taking impact from the wa... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326336 | Water intake rotary screen The water intake rotary screen comprises a mobile filter designed as an endless loop formed of a succession of flexible and articulated filter panels. It is associated with a suction system adapted to generate a local contraflow through the filter to take up success... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314141 | Folding belt filter A belt filter for effecting separation of liquid from solids where, at the collection zone, a filter belt or belts is changed shape so as to provide a supporting shape to bold liquid, which is then fed into a nipping zone. In an embodiment there is a single belt use... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311846 | Apparatus and method for separating ferrous and non-ferrous metal particles suspended in a liquid A method and apparatus for separating ferrous metal particles from non-ferrous metal particles suspended in a liquid, such as a coolant from a machining operation, in which mixed particle containing liquid is discharged across a horizontal, non-magnetic separating s... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303685 | Polymer control system A feedback control for a polymer dispensing system, which otherwise continuously adjusts the polymer feedrate so as to keep the measured streaming current of filtrate from a sludge dewatering process at one predetermined setpoint. The feedback control includes a vid... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7252739 | Method for distributing cellulose pulp of low and medium consistency in order to form a uniform pulp web The method is for distributing cellulose pulp that has a 2-12% consistency. A manifoid housing is in fluid communication with distributor housing. The distributor housing has holes that are distributed along a generatrix of the distribution housing. The cellulose pu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7152745 | Filter bypass monitoring system A method and apparatus for sealing the opposed side edges of a fluid treating belt filter (3) by employing an inflatable elastic tube (18). Opposed sealing surfaces are spaced apart from each other defining a gap there between which can be brought into... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7135109 | Filter screen assembly A fine filter screen assembly includes a frame assembly and a rotatable shaft supported in the frame. A drive is configured to controllably rotate the shaft and at least one drive drum is positioned on the shaft for rotation therewith. The drive drum has an external... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108793 | Method of separating liquid from liquid laden solid material A method of separating a liquid from a liquid-laden solid material includes providing a trough having a deck defining a support surface with passages extending through the support surface. The liquid-laden solid material is deposited onto the support surface so that... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104407 | Fluid separator An apparatus for separating a first fluid from a mixture of fluids in a container, the first fluid being substantially immiscible with respect to one or more other fluids in the mixture comprises an endless strip of material having an affinity for the first fluid, a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066336 | Micro-filtration A filter assembly for ultra-filtration of fluids such as waste water comprises a porous tube which is incrementally advanced into the fluid so as to expose a fresh portion periodically and maintain a flow rate over a period of time. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051882 | Twin-wire belt press A twin-wire belt press is disclosed for dewatering a fiber suspension and forming a continuous web of the fiber suspension. The twin wire belt includes a plurality of upper and lower rolls, a perforated roll and endless upper and lower wire belts. Dewatering tables ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048850 | Water screen A traveling water screen comprising an endless foraminous belt with flights. The foraminous belt forms a water screen extending from a lower end in a flowing stream to an upper end above the surface of the stream. The stream flows through openings in the foraminous ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029579 | System for solid-liquid separation A system for use in filtering a slurry using air pressure to squeeze the slurry material and dewatering it. The system including a source of slurry, a chamber, a filter belt that passes through the chamber, a manifold inlet supplying the slurry to a first side of th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014754 | Tilt-out frame for a filter screen A filter screen that is used in filtering water and that includes a frame and a grid assembly that is supported by the frame for movement. The grid assembly includes a continuous unbroken drive chain having a guide link, and a screen panel. The screen panel is coupl... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011741 | Filtration apparatus operating features A pressure-filter apparatus includes at least one filtration chamber coupled with a source of slurry. The filtration chamber is also coupled with a source of fluid at an elevated pressure, which may be arranged in series or in parallel with a source of wash fluid. T... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001512 | Closed loop processing system for waste and crops A process for treating waste products discharged in a waste water from an animal operation, such as a swine confinement facility includes a holding tank for receiving waste water from the flushing of the facility in which solids to accumulate at the bottom thereof; ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994785 | Removable grid for filter element screens A fine filter screen assembly comprising a length of filter screen having a relatively fine filtering surface and terminating at opposite ends with opposed end shafts. Generally open connecting means interconnect the opposed end shafts to define a continuous loop st... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6946078 | Electrochemical method and apparatus for producing and separating ferrate (VI) compounds The method for separating ferrate salts from a solution comprising providing contact between the solution of essentially of aqueous hydroxide and the ferrate salts and a surface having a magnetic attraction, magnetically securing the ferrate salts to the surface; an... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942786 | Cleaning device for waste water Cleaning device having an endless filtering belt (31) guided through a waste water container (33) for filtering of waste water. The filtering belt is guided over a series turn rollers (32, 34, 36, 37) so that the belt in a certain region runs su... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942789 | Filter screen assembly A waste water filter screen assembly that has a substantially open foot section to promote more efficient flow through. The rotating grid is generally free hanging. The present invention further provides a drive assembly with square, high friction drive drums mounte... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6896801 | Method and apparatus for magnetic separation of particulates from liquids The magnetic separator has a tank with a pair of dual conveyor chains, spaced apart, at opposite sides of the tank. A plurality of frames with spaced apart magnetic rods are suspended from the conveyor chains in a manner allowing the frames to swivel and always hang... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6890429 | Systems and methods for treating waste water Systems and methods for treating waste water containing biological wastes such as animal waste generated in livestock-raising operations, wherein the waste water is subjected to a series of operations to separate solids from the liquid phase of the waste water and t... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6871745 | Distributor apparatus for providing a uniform discharge of material The present invention provides an improved distributor including a conduit having an inlet end to receive incoming slurry and an outlet end to feed slurry onto a treatment apparatus such as a filter. A plurality of spaced apart diverter rows are arranged within the ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6871744 | Apparatus for electrodewatering A solid-liquid mixture is electro-dewatered by apparatus having a conveyor belt for receiving an electric charge and having the mixture deposited thereon and an element above the conveyor belt receiving an opposite electric charge with the conveyor belt an element c... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6846421 | Filtering method and filter chamber sealing arrangement A liquid filter method includes use of a filter media belt enclosed by sealably mated cover pan and floor pan defining a vacuum chamber connected to a sealed clean liquid tank, with clean liquid pumped out continuously to draw liquid to be filtered into an upper reg... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6818126 | Filter system A filter system for receiving an oil-in-water emulsion contaminated with an emulsified contaminant oil, and separating the emulsified contaminant oil from the oil-in-water emulsion includes a filter media for receiving the oil-in-water emulsion and emulsified contam... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6719898 | Sieving device The invention relates to a sieving device for mechanically separating and extracting solid bodies or solid matter from a liquid current, in particular, to sieve gratings for process or effluent currents or for use in sewage treatment plants or hydroelectric power st... | 04/13/2004 |
