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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963400 | Distributor plate for a composite pressure vessel The present invention provides: a distributor plate for a composite pressure vessel. The distributor plate includes a thermoplastic polymeric disk having a top side, a bottom side, a perimeter edge and a central opening. Radial slits are formed in the disk to define... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7389883 | Filter cartridge A filter cartridge which comprises a filter pack (3) formed by a flat filtering medium, a tubular sheath (2) with a perforated wall, surrounding the filtering pack, and two respective end caps (5) having a first disc (16) and a second dis... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364564 | Implant having MEMS flow module with movable, flow-controlling baffle Various embodiments of MEMS flow modules that may be disposed in a flow path (296) of a shunt (290) are disclosed, where the shunt (290) may be used to control a flow out of an anterior chamber (284) of an eye (266). One such MEMS ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331468 | Device for separating fine solid components, method of manufacturing the device, and method of separating fine solid components using the device A device for separating a fine solid component includes a substrate and a diaphragm provided on the substrate. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The substrate has a recess provided in the second surface, a cavity open... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7310912 | Rain gutter debris preclusion device A barrier is provided to preclude debris from passing into a rain gutter. The barrier includes a screen supported upon a channel. The channel includes a tab positionable between a roof and shingles upon the roof, and with a lip opposite the tab resting upon a portio... | 12/25/2007 |
| RE39940 | Screen plates and methods of manufacture The screen cylinder includes a screening plate having contoured grooves along an inflow side and a backing cylinder having a plurality of openings therethrough and disposed on the outflow side of the screening cylinder. The contoured grooves are elongated in the axi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299745 | Horizontally positionable vertical wine press A juice press as used in the production of wine for removing liquids from solids, having a horizontally positionable press frame that allows a vertical press mechanism to be rolled to a first position for interference-free loading of a press basket with material to ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297271 | Titanium powder sintered compact Provided are a porous sintered compact suitable for a filter, a power feeder in a polymer electrolyte membrane type water electrolyzer, a current collector in a solid polymer fuel cell and in addition a liquid dispersion plate, especially an ink dispersion plate for... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7276156 | Storm drain filter A storm drain filter is provided for filtering trash and debris from a stream of water passing through a storm drain. The storm drain filter comprises a panel having a multiplicity of openings formed therein and is adapted to mount adjacent to a sidewall of a storm ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275498 | Flowable solids dispensing apparatus and method of use An apparatus and method for depositing flowable solids onto articles located on a moving conveyor. A flowable solid is placed on a vibrating trough and dispensed to an article on the moving conveyor through a slot in the trough. A third planar surface placed beneath... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7210584 | Filter device, in particular for high-pressure applications in a molten polymer filtration A filter device, in particular, for high-pressure applications in a molten polymer filtration, has a screw-in piece (10), provided with a first threaded section (12) for fixing the filter device, and a second threaded section (14) for fixing a f... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210585 | Edge filter assembly An edge filter assembly is disclosed. The edge filter assembly may include a housing having an inlet and an outlet. The edge filter assembly may further include a filter element disposed within the housing including first and second filter plates and first and secon... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201846 | Micro-fluidic anti-microbial filter An anti-microbial filter (105) for a micro-fluidic system (100) includes a silicon-based filter membrane (213) having holes (218) formed therein. The membrane (213) is formed on a substrate (211). One side of the filter memb... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188733 | Screening device, such as a screen cylinder, and method of manufacture of the screening device A screening device (e.g., screen plate or screen cylinder) is manufactured relatively inexpensively and easily yet has uniform screening openings (e.g., screening slots) even when of a width of less than 0.5 mm. A plurality of wires having first and second sections ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186347 | Vibratory apparatus for separating liquid from liquid laden solid material A vibratory apparatus for separating a liquid from a liquid-laden solid material. The apparatus includes an inclined trough having a base with a first end and a second elevated with respect to the first end. A deck is attached to the trough base, the deck defining s... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178675 | Drain water filter assembly A drain water filter assembly for filtering debris laden liquids. The filter assembly has an apertured filter holder constructed and arranged to be placed into a basin, tub or sink. A removable and disposable filter is provided for placement within and securement to... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172076 | Internal die filters with multiple passageways which are fluidically in parallel An internal filter includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate. Fluid passages are formed by etching grooves into the surfaces(s) of the upper and/or lower substrates and/or in one or more intermediate layers. The filter pores extending between the fluid passa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168570 | Screen cylinder with performance boosting configuration A screen cylinder (125) used for screening cellulosic fibrous material pulp in the pulp and paper industry incorporates first (66) and second (67) downstream surfaces (16) having contoured slopes that form a funnel entrance of the grooves... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7143899 | Filter element and method for manufacturing the plates thereof A filter element for pulp screens comprising at least two plates separated by a distance from each other, wherein one plate has a number of projections formed thereon, and the projections being directed towards the other plate. The plates are attached to each other ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143900 | Separation device and method of making the same A separation device, such as a filter or separation line apparatus, and method of making the same. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135114 | Filtration device In a filtration device (1) comprising a pressure-resistant housing (2) with a liquid inlet opening (3) and an outlet opening (4) for filtered matter, into which a collecting channel (12) terminates, at least one filter element (... | 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 |
| 7104406 | Micro-filter for filtering blood cells A micro-filter for filtering blood cells has a plurality of filtering channel structures, each having a first through hole and a first concave portion connecting to each other, and a plurality of through channel structures respectively connect to the filtering chann... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7056371 | Liquid cleaning device A liquid cleaning device comprises a vessel (1), a bottom plate (3), a heating device and a tubular riser (12) arranged in the vessel for heated liquid ascending through the riser, the heated liquid from the upper, open end of the riser running ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040490 | Filter A filter having filter openings, which openings vary in cross-section automatically in accordance with an inherent variable of the medium passing there through. The openings can vary in response to the heat of the medium passing through the openings. The openings ca... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028935 | Apparatus and method for shredding wet chip materials A shredder apparatus and method for shredding wet chip materials in which the shredder utilizes a shredder mechanism having a shaft attached to a frame, a bearing assembly disposed on the shaft, and a rotatable rotor disposed on the bearing assembly. First shredder ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029584 | Rotating filter A device for filtering liquids comprising two shafts which are parallel to each other or at an acute angle wherein each shaft carries a stack of disks that extend perpendicularly to the shaft axis and are rotated thereby. The disks of one stack are engaged in the in... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021455 | Wet chip pick-up assembly A wet chip pick-up assembly includes a slotted rotary drum. A comb member is seated for movement in each of the drum slots. A friction drive assembly frictionally engages the drum causing the drum to rotate which, in turn, causes the comb members to rotate. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6991665 | Evertible filter wrap with straps A filter wrap for a cylindrical filter has a sheet with an interior side facing the filter when the sheet is wrapped on the filter, and an exterior side. It also has an edge defining a main opening to the interior for receiving the filter. At least one strap is prov... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6955696 | Filter frame and assembly A filter frame including a panel having a plurality of V-shaped elements disposed on the first side thereof. Each V-shaped element includes a pair of slots each configured to receive and orient a filter element. A portion of the panel disposed between adjacent pairs... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6915910 | Screen cylinder and method A pulp screen cylinder that includes screen media releasably engaged with a frame at spaced locations opposing movement of the media away from the frame during screening. A preferred frame includes a plurality of spaced engaging structures that releasably engage scr... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910833 | Block with multifaceted bottom surface A block for use in constructing a retaining wall. The block has a bottom with a non-planar portion that forms a gap between the block and the top surface of a lower course of similar blocks when the block is placed thereon. This gap allows the block to rest on the l... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905032 | Screens for fibrous paper suspensions and process for making same Process for manufacturing screens and screens suitable for use in wet screening fibrous paper suspensions, in which the screens include at least one screen plate having a number of sorting apertures. The process includes providing a number of fastening openings in t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6852221 | Lint trap A lint trap, including a housing having a first side wall, a second side wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a back wall and a front wall, and the bottom wall defining an aperture; at least one attachment mechanism joining the housing to a utility sink; a lint collecti... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6790357 | Media bed support grid A media bed support grid for use with a vessel having an inner surface. The media bed support grid comprises a plurality of filter panels, each filter panel having a plurality of parallel and spaced-apart filter wires, the plurality of filter wires forming a filteri... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789681 | Screen for fiber suspensions and method for the manufacture thereof In the rotationally symmetrical screen for fiber suspensions with a series of straight profiled bars which extend the direction of the screen axis and form slot-shaped screen openings between them, and with several ring-shaped profiled bar supports lying in planes e... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783674 | Non-skid strainer A strainer for straining food is disclosed wherein. The strainer includes a clamping device for clamping the strainer to a center partition of a sink. ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6761271 | Rinse screen for a water bucket A wash bucket screen has a slanting platform supported on a frustum skirt. The platform has a plurality of holes interspersed between raised ridges on the platform running radially generally toward its perimeter as an aid in releasing water from a cloth squeezed aga... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6758971 | Self-priming dialysis filter A medical filter (11) is constructed as a container with an interior volume in open fluid communication with a patient connection element (31) and a transport connection element (39). Filter support structure (13) mounted within the inter... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6716016 | Self-sealing compact spinneret for a melt spinning process The invention relates to a spinneret for spinning thermoplastics. Said spinneret comprises a central polymer inlet channel, a filter assembly (2), consisting of one or more filter plates of various filtration grades, a spinneret plate (3) and a housing... | 04/06/2004 |
