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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7753214 | Systems and methods for extracting liquid from an aqueous material A liquid extraction unit for extracting liquid from an aqueous material is described. The unit includes a filter that is configured to allow passage of the liquid and prevent passage of the aqueous material. The unit also includes a first vacuum that is configured t... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7661538 | Disposable vacuum filtration funnel with integral prefilter A filtration funnel with integral prefilter usable for filtering fluids. The integral prefilter is disposed above the final filter which is sealed to the funnel. The prefilter may contain one or more layers of prefilter material, and is sealed to the funnel with one... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7544297 | Filtration device of water pump The present invention relates to a filtration device of water pump comprising a water inlet at the water inlet end and a water outlet at the water outlet end, water flow being caused by the impeller, which is driven by the power source, to move from the water inlet ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7442293 | Oil/water separation apparatus for oil-containing mixture Oil adsorbent layers 4 and packed layers 5 are alternately laminated inside a treatment vessel 2, the oil adsorbent layers 4 comprise ten laminated flat sheets 4a composed of polypropylene, and gelled aluminum hydroxide 1... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435339 | Filter device integrating sampled volume control The invention relates to a drainage device for a filter unit for microbiological testing of liquids, said drainage device including a mechanical support (10), which is adapted to receive a filter unit (16), and an suction pump (22) connected to ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431837 | Mixing vessel and method of use A mixing vessel contains a septum, dividing a first chamber from a second chamber. By relatively moving the septum with respect to the ends of the vessel, and flowing a fluid through the septum, the fluid is treated as it moves from the first chamber to the second c... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429319 | Sewage slurry separation system The present invention discloses a sewage slurry separation system adapted to assist in sewer cleaning operations. The sewage slurry separation system is configured for collecting sewage slurry from a sewer line, depositing the sewage slurry in a collection/settling ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429356 | Extracting apparatus A loading mechanism holds at least one extracting cartridge provided with a filter member, at least one waste liquid vessel for accommodating a discharged liquid of a sample liquid and a discharged liquid of a washing liquid, which discharged liquids have been disch... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422681 | Substrate treating apparatus A substrate treating apparatus for treating substrates having a film coating. The apparatus includes a treating unit for treating the substrates with a treating solution, a drain pipe for draining the treating solution from the treating unit, a filter mounted on the... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413665 | Methods and apparatus for blood component separation A system for separating a composite fluid into component parts thereof, including: a centrifuge having a rotor with a separation space and at least two valve members disposed thereon and a container set having a separation container adapted to be disposed in the sep... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410574 | Magnetic particle filtration apparatus An apparatus for separating magnetic particles from a fluid, the apparatus comprising a tubular housing comprising an interior surface, an exterior surface, a first inlet port, a first outlet port, a second outlet port, and a channel; a tubular filter medium dispose... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407578 | Liquid filtering instrument and dry type analysis device A liquid filtering instrument 10 according to the present invention achieves filtered liquid by pressure-reduced filtration, and it comprises a filter member 12 in which a liquid filter 15 is accommodated, and a holder member 14 for stock... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396451 | Methods and apparatus for blood component separation A system for separating a composite fluid into component parts thereof, including: a centrifuge having a rotor with a separation space and at least two valve members disposed thereon and a container set having a separation container adapted to be disposed in the sep... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387728 | Animal powered mechanical device for water desalination This invention provides animal powered mechanical device for water desalination. It has unique features of using animal power as prime mover to effect brackish water desalination. Animal energy in form of high-torque low-speed can be converted into low-torque high-s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384548 | Manually controlled skimming of industrial oil contaminants The present invention provides a method for removing an oil contaminant from a surface of an aqueous solution, comprising manually controlling a surface skimmer from a remote location to remove a layer or a batch of an oil contaminant from an oil-aqueous solution mi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383967 | Apparatus and methods for pumping high viscosity fluids A system for dispensing and filtering fluid is disclosed, in which the fluid flow path is substantially vertical from the fluid inlet through fluid dispense. Substantially all wetted surfaces are Teflon® or some similar non-contaminating fluid, for applications suc... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381335 | Method and arrangement for continuous filtering of particles out of a liquid Method and arrangement for continuous filtering of particles out of a contaminated liquid by means of a number of separate filtering units (14) in order continuously to feed purified liquid to a consumer. Each filtering unit (14) comprises a rotatable,... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378026 | Drill motor operated portable water-tolerant suction cleaner The present invention describes an apparatus and teaches a method for removing particulate matter from a plurality of vessels. Examples of these vessels include aquariums, spas, fountains and pools. An ordinary hand held power drill motor is connected via a drill mo... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364657 | Integrated system for on-site cell acquisition, processing, and delivery Numerous embodiments of a system and method for treating cardiac tissue are described. In one embodiment, bone marrow cells are extracted from a patient. The cells are then processed to isolate mononuclear cells, which can then be delivered back near the cardiac tis... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357858 | Filter apparatus A filter apparatus is provided for the filtering of substances from a fluid having a filter housing (2) which bounds a filter space (6) and which has an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) for the fluid to be filtered and having a filter element ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341659 | Rinsing liquid treatment device A modular assembly for a rinsing liquid treatment device (2) includes an expansion module (12) and an adapter module (9) for a rinsing liquid circuit for a rock working tool (1) and having a feed line (3), a catch trough (4)... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332081 | Filter device for the clarification of contaminated liquids A filter device for the clarification of contaminated liquids includes a vessel configured to contain the liquid to be clarified. A first carrying disk is arranged within the vessel and is rotationally driven about a rotational axis. Mounting rods are attached to an... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316779 | Filtration system and method for obtaining a cytology layer A filter assembly for separating and collecting a layer of particulate matter (e.g., cells) from a liquid containing the particulate matter (e.g., a biological fluid specimen). The filter assembly has a holder and contiguous inner and outer fluid pervious media. The... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314554 | Extracorporeal blood treatment machine The invention relates to an extracorporeal blood treatment machine in which a blood circuit (3) is equipped with an inlet line leading to a filtration unit (2) and with an outlet line (3b) from the filtration unit; a fluid circuit compris... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314547 | Fountain solution recycling system for commercial printers A method of and apparatus for extending the life of fountain solutions used in commercial printing presses comprises withdrawing fountain solution from the dampener recirculation system of a printing press and directing the withdrawn fountain solution through a sedi... | 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 |
| 7309458 | Multi-sided immersion formation of composite structures and method Sample preparation device and method for desalting and concentrating samples prior to further analysis such as by MALDI TOF and/or electro-spray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry. The device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention contains a three... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309424 | Filtering apparatus, back wash method therefor, filtering device and power plant A filtering apparatus having a vessel and a filter made from fluororesin and treated before filtering operation by at least one of adding thermal treatment in gas or liquid and penetrating with fluid composed of hot water or steam at a temperature of less than melti... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309428 | Apparatus for separating components from blood plasma The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for separating blood plasma, having a mixing unit in the form of a first injection having a first connecting tube and a first piston to provide a compartment for a mixture composed of plasma to be separated an... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309422 | Fryer filtration arrangement A fryer filtration arrangement utilizes certain automated components. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306728 | Rotor and methods of use A shaftless rotor includes at least two recessed portions. The portions are shaped to enable the rotor to rotate by the application of fluid flow to the rotor. The centre of mass of the rotor is substantially at the centre of the volume of space occupied by the roto... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303672 | Liquid/solid separator and method A liquid/solid separator system mounted on a mobile cart and connected to a process tank for reducing the rate at which fluids are consumed in manufacturing processes. The system may include automation and also may include a shear-stepped screen including tilted wir... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294257 | Water filter A filter unit for filtering particulates and other foreign matter from a water supply, comprising a filtering chamber. At least a portion of an exterior of the filtering chamber being provided with filtering chamber in use. The mesh being sized to filter particulate... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291267 | Molecular separator The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for separating particles and dissolved matter from a fluid stream. Specifically, the present invention includes a first pressure source which transports untreated fluid into a separator annulus with a filter ele... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287536 | Heater for heating the dishwashing liquid in a dishwasher In a dishwasher having a dishwashing compartment and a pump fluidically connected to the dishwashing compartment for channeling liquid to the dishwashing compartment, the pump disposed outside the dishwashing compartment and including a pump housing defining an inte... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282156 | Apparatus & method for cleaning cooling tower recirculating water An apparatus and method for removing water and debris from a cooling tower basin, discarding debris and returning clean water to the basin. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279107 | Blood component processing system, apparatus, and method A system and method are used in connection with processing of blood components. The processing of blood components may involve centrifugal separation and/or filtering of the blood components. In some examples, at least some blood components are centrifugally separat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273544 | Sludge extractor A sludge extractor with a receiving tank, on which a suction connection for a suction element, which draws in a sludge-containing liquid, and a discharge connection for discharge element, which discharges the sludge-containing liquid, are mounted, and with a motor f... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270749 | Pump system A pumping system comprising: (a) an inlet adapted for connection with a supply of low pressure water; (b) a filtration unit in fluid communication with the inlet, wherein the filtration unit filters impurities from the low pressure water so as to discharge a flow of... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267235 | Greywater recycling apparatus The invention provides a unitary device for converting an open-top container into a greywater recycling apparatus comprising a vessel lid having a submersible float switch-operated pump depending therefrom by extension means sized to enable the positioning of the pu... | 09/11/2007 |
