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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE41762 | Nanostructured separation and analysis devices for biological membranes The present invention provides a nanostructured device comprising a substrate including nanotroughs therein; and a lipid bilayer suspended on or supported in the substrate. A separation method is also provided comprising the steps of supporting or suspending a lipid... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7348301 | Lysozyme-based method and composition to control the growth of microorganisms in aqueous systems A method for killing, preventing, or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in an aqueous system or on a substrate capable of supporting a growth of microorganisms is provided by providing lysozyme, alone or in combination with a quaternary ammonium compound to the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347941 | Treating micro-organisms in water using boron conditioned enzymes and composition therefor The invention relates to methods and compositions for of treating water systems, particularly recirculating water systems contaminated by a biofilm containing sessile micro-organisms. The method includes the steps of forming a boron conditioned enzyme and contacting... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7295295 | Paste solids measurement in real time A real-time method of determining paste solids includes: correlating the refractive index of a paste with solute concentration in a solvent using a plurality of paste solids concentrations, typically including at least two paste solids concentrations greater than ab... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291264 | Staged oil filter incorporating additive-releasing particles An improved oil conditioning filter, for use with an internal combustion engine, includes a mechanically active filter element and a chemically active filter element containing a beneficial additive therein. The beneficial additive is provided to extend the useful l... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288532 | Modified chitosan polymers and enzymatic methods for the production thereof The present invention is directed to homogeneous phase enzyme-catalyzed processes for producing modified chitosan polymers or oligomers. An enzyme is reacted with a phenolic substrate in the presence of a chitosan polymer or oligomer to produce a modified chitosan p... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288187 | Organic waste management system A method of managing organic waste and an organic waste management system. The method includes the steps of receiving organic waste liquids and solids in a collection vessel, such as a grease trap. The dissolved oxygen is monitored, the pH level is monitored, the fl... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7264829 | leaf extract compositions and methods of obtaining the same Methods and compositions relating to leaf extracts obtained from Morinda citrifolia leaves. Methods and compositions relating to a leaf serum created from combining leaf extract and fruit juice from the Morinda citrifolia L. plant. Methods and composit... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258802 | Method for controlling bacterial growth in process water A system for reducing or preventing the growth of organisms in the process water used to coat glass fibers with a formaldehyde-free binder composition. One or more biocides is added to the process water that mitigates the growth of microbes in the water. The biocide... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255792 | Method for modifying an organic composition There is provided a process for modifying a first organic composition comprising (i) at least one first solvent, (ii) at least one solute, and (iii) optionally, at least one second solvent to produce a modified organic composition in which the concentration of the a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244463 | enhanced animal food product The present invention advances prior art animal food products by providing an animal food product formulated with Garicinia mangostana L., or Mangosteen fruit, from the Mangosteen plant. The addition of Mangosteen to the animal food product of the present inv... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241272 | Method and composition for removing uremic toxins in dialysis processes Methods and devices for providing dialysis treatment are provided. The device includes a resin bed including zirconium phosphate, zirconium oxide, and urease. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238287 | Method for providing safe, clean chlorinated recreational water A solid formulation for use with sodium chloride and a chlorine generator to provide safe, clean chlorinated recreational water. The formulation comprises a chlorine stabilizing agent and a phosphate remover agent. An enhanced salt comprising a chlorine stabilizing ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220358 | Methods for treating membranes and separation facilities and membrane treatment composition A method for treating a separation facility is provided according to the invention. The separation facility includes a plurality of membranes for providing separation of a feed product. The method includes steps of providing liquid flow through a plurality of membra... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201847 | Wastewater treatment method utilizing white rot and brown rot fungi A method of treating wastewater sources such as sewer systems or those from pulp and paper mills which contain biomass waste involves adding white rot fungi in the presence of glucose. While glucose may be directly added to the wastewater source, it has been found t... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189329 | Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. Other embodiments are also d... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186807 | Process for extracting the components of pea flour The present invention relates to a process for extracting and refining the components of pea flour, characterized in that it consists of the steps of preparing a flour by grinding dried peas previously cleaned, sorted, blanched, freed of dust, introducing the flour ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165561 | Biofilm reduction in crossflow filtration systems Systems and methods for reducing biofilms are described. The systems and methods are particularly suitable for use with conventional aqueous crossflow filtration systems, such as reverse osmosis systems. The addition of the enzyme/surfactant compound has been found ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7135116 | Process for recovery of nutrients from wastewater The present invention relates to a process for treating a wastewater comprising an ammonium ion species and a phosphorus ion species. The process comprises the steps of: (i) treating the effluent in a first stage of the process to convert the phosphorus to a phospho... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125471 | Papermaking process using enzyme-treated sludge, and products Enzyme-treated papermaking sludges are provided, as are methods of making the enzyme-treated sludge. Papermaking processes that incorporate the enzyme-treated papermaking sludges into papermaking pulp are also provided as are paper and paperboard products made from ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122151 | Membrane apparatus with enhanced mass transfer, heat transfer and pumping capabilities via active mixing A combination mass transfer and pump apparatus, which in a single step actively mixes a first mass and a second mass and simultaneously pumps one of the first mass and the second mass through the apparatus. The combination mass transfer and pump apparatus substantia... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108781 | Enhanced air and water purification using continuous breakpoint halogenation with free oxygen radicals Continuous breakpoint halogenation with hydroxyl free radical species is used to increase the rate of sanitization a water system and maintain a high rate of oxidation in the bulk water of the pool, spas, and other water systems despite the presence of accumulated d... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101482 | Method and facility for treatment of sludge derive from biological water purification facilities A process and system for treating excess sludge produced from a biological treatment system. The process includes biologically treating water or wastewater and producing excess sludge. The excess sludge is directed to a solubilizer where the sludge is solubilized. T... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094351 | Purification of substances by reaction affinity chromatography The invention relates to the separation of at least one target from a sample composition using a naturally reversible reaction comprising the formation of at least one covalent bond. One embodiment of the invention is a chromatographic method in which the affinity o... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092154 | Apparatus for microscopic observation of long-term culture of single cell An apparatus is provided with a cell culture container having a cell culture region made of a hole formed on a substrate, a semi-permeable membrane covering a top plane of the cell culture region and a culture medium replacement part provided over the semi-permeable... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083727 | Water clarifying agent inducing catalytic reaction and method of clarifying water through activation of microorganism This invention employs natural enzymes to activate microbes that break down sludge and toxic substances such as organic compounds existent in polluted water, while at the same time being easily employed on rivers, lakes and water treatment plants. A water purificati... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077967 | Poultry processing water recovery and re-use process The inventions of the present disclosure are directed to processes designed to recover water used in certain aspects of the processing of poultry, treat the recovered water to remove solids, fats, oils and greases, animal proteins and pathogenic organisms and to reu... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067307 | Bioartificial device for the storage, cultivation and/or multiplication of cells The bioartificial reactor has a reactor vessel. A cell culture chamber in the reactor, in particular for liver cells, is divided off from a flow chamber for a nutritive medium and from a flow chamber for plasma and blood by semipermeable walls. At least one flow cha... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7041215 | System for composting-free disposal of organic wastes A system for composting-free disposal of organic waste and method thereof included a heating apparatus, a pretreatment apparatus, and a decomposition apparatus. The heating apparatus heats the pretreatment apparatus and the decomposition apparatus. The organic waste... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037424 | Connector apparatus and system including connector apparatus A connector apparatus is provided which is configured to replace a separation module in a system for dispensing a fluid. When it is desired to purge the system of a dispensed fluid, the connector apparatus, having the same configuration of an inlet and an outlet as ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021383 | Subterranean treatment fluids and methods of using these fluids to stimulate subterranean formations The present invention provides fluid compositions comprising water and a formate ester, and methods of using these fluids in subterranean formations. Optionally, other additives may be added. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014676 | Method of converting waste to soil/feed modifiers Disclosed is a method for transforming Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) into a useful compost material. The method involves both a pre-treatment and a treatment phase. In the pre-treatment phase, a waste stream is processed to remove valuable waste after which the waste ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6998049 | Method for preventing the formation of biological films The invention relates to a method for improving the performance of filtration devices by adding P- and/or N-containing compounds to the medium to be filtered. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978838 | Method for removing filter cake from injection wells A method is given for completing an interval of an open-hole injection well penetrating a subterranean formation when the interface between the wellbore and the formation includes a zone invaded by a filter cake that includes bridging materials and other embedded so... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969486 | Apparatus and method for treating pollutants in a gas using hydrogen peroxide and UV light An apparatus for treating pollutants in a gas may include a source of hydrogen peroxide, and a treatment injector for creating and injecting dissociated hydrogen peroxide into the flow of gas. The treatment injector may further include an injector housing having an ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6946080 | Poultry processing water recovery and re-use process This invention is directed to processes designed to recover water used in certain aspects of the processing of poultry, treat the recovered water to remove solids, fats, oils and greases, animal proteins and pathogenic organisms and to reuse the treated water for po... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942633 | System for treating tissue swelling A system and method for performing site specific therapy to alleviate tissue swelling, involving the placement and use of recovery catheters having semipermeable membranes adapted to recover bulk fluid or fluid components from a tissue site. Fluid recovery can be ac... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942634 | System for treating tissue swelling A system and related methods and components for treating tissue swelling, and particularly swelling associated with cerebral edema, compartment syndrome, and congestive heart failure, by the use of water removal therapy, in order to remove only water from biological... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6927051 | Polymer-protein surfactants An enzymatic chemical process comprising the steps of providing a biphasic liquid medium that includes one polar phase and one nonpolar phase in contact with each other, wherein at least one of the phases includes reactants, and adding a polymer-protein surfactant t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923912 | Method of wastewater treatment utilizing white rot and brown rot fungi A method of treating wastewater sources such as those from pulp and paper mills which contain lignin involves adding white rot fungi in the presence of glucose. While glucose may be directly added to the wastewater source, it has been found to be more economical to ... | 08/02/2005 |
