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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092685 | High-efficiency bioreactor and method of use thereof Methods and systems for growing algae are disclosed. For example, disclosed is an exemplary bioreactor for growing algae that includes a chamber, a liquid-permeable membrane that includes a plurality of hollow fiber membranes disposed within the chamber. Each hollow... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075778 | Fluid separation A method of separating a first fluid from a second fluid may include prewetting with the first fluid at least one channel defined by a separation device, the at least one channel thereby containing a column of the first fluid along its length. A combined flow of the... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070953 | Method for desalinating sea water An object is to provide a fresh water generating method that is capable of efficiently producing purified water, such as fresh water, from unpurified water, such as sea water. Provided is a fresh water generating method for generating fresh water by way of reverse o... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7833419 | UV treated membranes Non-coherent UV-treated porous halopolymer membranes are disclosed. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7780852 | Method for converting kinetic energy of gases or liquids to useful energy, force and work A system for producing energy includes a solvent chamber, a pressure chamber and a semi-permeable barrier separating the solvent chamber from the pressure chamber. The solvent chamber holds a solvent, and the pressure chamber hold a solute solution comprising... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7655145 | Contaminated water treatment Method and system for processing of a liquid (“contaminant liquid”) containing water and containing urine and/or other contaminants in a two step process. Urine, or a contaminated liquid similar to and/or containing urine and thus having a relatively high salt a... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7611630 | Method and device for evaluation of pharmaceutical compositions A membrane-permeation test for evaluating pharmaceutical compositions is described. The method comprises the following steps: (1) providing a microporous membrane having a plurality of pores, the membrane having a feed side and a permeate side, wherein the feed side... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7427358 | Process for the recovery of tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol from oil mill wastewaters and catalytic oxidation method in order to convert tyrosol in hydroxytyrosol A for preparing Tyrosol and/or Hydroxytyrosol from oil mill wastewaters. includes: a) Microfiltration (MF), Ultrafiltration (UF). Nanofiltration (NF) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) of the OMW; b) Separatio... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7410585 | Apparatus and method for storing and releasing sulfur containing aromatic compounds from a fuel stream of an internal combustion engine Disclosed is a fuel filter for removing sulfur containing compounds from an internal combustion fuel stream. In one embodiment, the fuel filter comprises at least one column comprising an adsorbent. In one exemplary embodiment the adsorbent is capable of removing su... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402246 | Systems and methods using multiple solvents for the removal of lipids from fluids This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid or from lipid-containing organisms from a fluid, such as plasma. These systems combine a fluid with at least one extraction solvent, which causes the lipids to separate from the fluid... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390411 | Method for preparing a compound of interaction of active substances with a porous support using supercritical fluid The invention concerns a method for preparing compounds for interaction of an active substance hardly soluble in an aqueous medium with a porous support. The invention is characterized in that it comprises the following steps: (a) mixing the active substance generat... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368056 | Production of potable liquids Water-desalination and/or water purification devices. Alternatively, devices that are implantable in animal bodies, possibly configured as self-inflating spinal disc prostheses. The devices include specified types of water-absorbing solute encapsulated by non-porous... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364658 | Systems and methods using multiple solvents for removal of lipids from fluids This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid or from lipid-containing organisms from a fluid, such as plasma. These systems combine a fluid with at least one extraction solvent, which causes the lipids to separate from the fluid... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361277 | Biological fluid filter and system A filter device (100) comprising a filter (10) for producing a leukocyte-depleted plasma-rich fluid is disclosed. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331923 | Insemination device An insemination device including a sperm reservoir including sperm therein, a pump in fluid communication with the sperm reservoir and operative to pump sperm therefrom, and a filter in fluid communication with the pump adapted to filter the sperm to form a sperm fi... | 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 |
| 7297261 | Systems and methods using a solvent for the removal of lipids from fluids Systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid, such as plasma, or from lipid-containing organisms. A fluid is combined with at least one extraction solvent, which causes the lipids to separate from the fluid or from lipid-containing organisms. The separated l... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288199 | Ceramic filter and method for purifying water A ceramic filter is provided including a substrate, a separation layer comprising titania and having an average pore size in a range of 0.08 to 1 μm and a thickness in a range of 5 to 20 μm, and an intermediate layer formed between the substrate and the separation... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285225 | Method and apparatus for concentrating a slurry The current invention provides improved methods and filter stacks for concentrating a slurry of titanium dioxide. The improved filter stack comprises a series of filter disks and diverter trays arranged in parallel. The present invention provides an improvement over... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285219 | Chromatographic separation member and method There is described a chromatographic separation member including a substrate carrying on at least one surface a thin layer of a chromatographically active capture material. Also described is a chromatographic separation method for separating a component of interest ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276042 | Low hydraulic resistance cartridge A cartridge for treating medical or biological fluid includes a first cap having an inlet for the fluid, a container including a plurality of compartments and a second cap including an outlet for the fluid, wherein each compartment contains a plurality of particles,... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273554 | Crossflow-filtration method for beverages The invention relates to a crossflow-filtration method for beverages, in particular beer, which comprises the following steps: a) the feed liquid is introduced into a filter module by means of a tangential flow through a filter membrane (6) in a first directi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270796 | Ammonium/ammonia removal from a stream In one embodiment, an ammonium removal method can comprise: removing a multivalent cation from a stream comprising ammonium to form a treated stream; converting the ammonium in the stream to ammonia by increasing the pH of the stream; and separating the ammonia from... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270757 | High capacity gravity feed filter for filtering blood and blood products A high capacity gravity feed filter for filtering blood and blood products or the like includes a body having an inlet port, an outlet port, two filter wells, at least one filter element disposed in each of said filter wells, between the inlet port and outlet port s... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7243705 | Integrated circuit coolant microchannel with compliant cover An apparatus includes a microchannel structure having microchannels formed therein. The microchannels are to transport a coolant and to be proximate to an integrated circuit to transfer heat from the integrated circuit to the coolant. The apparatus also includes a c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7217365 | Blood filtration methods Methods wherein a blood cell concentration gradient is formed in a pooling unit in which blood is pooled before or after introducing the blood into a filter for eliminating leukocytes followed by the filtration are disclosed. By the first method comprising forming a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210335 | Automated clamp-on sample chamber for flow porometry and a method of using same A sample chamber includes a movable upper chamber. The movable upper chamber includes a center bore opening to a bottom of the chamber, at least one port for introduction of gas under pressure to the center bore, and a first annular seal around the center bore. A st... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198718 | Coalescer A two phase liquid media coalescer comprises a chamber such as a pipe (1) which may be fitted into a process system by way of pressure sealable fittings (23, 24). Contained within the chamber is a coalescer media (5) manufactured from fibers of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189322 | Charged membrane The present invention provides a hydrophilic charged microporous membrane comprising a porous hydrophobic substrate and a coating comprising a charge-providing agent. The present invention further provides a hydrophilic charged membrane comprising a porous hydrophob... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7166212 | Multicapillary column for chromatography and sample preparation A multicapillary column especially useful for liquid chromatography and sample preparation comprising a plurality of uniform capillaries coated with an insoluble stationary phase, wherein the thickness of the stationary phase is correlated with the radius of the ind... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166223 | Hollow fiber contactor systems for removal of lipids from fluids This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid, such as plasma, or from lipid-containing organisms. These systems contact a fluid with an extraction solvent, which causes the lipids in the fluid to separate from the fluid or cause... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140495 | Layered sheet construction for wastewater treatment Described is an apparatus for the removal of organic substances and/or nitrogen sources from an aqueous medium by exposing the aqueous medium to the action of microorganisms supported on a gas permeable, water impermeable layer, or on and/or in a three dimensional m... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7122166 | Concentration of hydrogen peroxide Methods for concentrating hydrogen peroxide solutions have been described. The methods utilize a polymeric membrane separating a hydrogen peroxide solution from a sweep gas or permeate. The membrane is selective to the permeability of water over the permeability of ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122149 | Apparatus and method for continuous depyrogenation and production of sterile water for injection A fluid processor, suitable for the production of sterile water for injection, having a processor assembly and a process control system comprising a pump, a flow splitter, flow restrictors and a pressure relief valve. In a preferred embodiment, the processor assembl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7070695 | Ultrafiltration and microfiltration module and system A method and apparatus of purifying feedwater to remove impurities including suspended solids therefrom, the method suitable for using in-line water pressure to permeate water through hollow fiber membranes and to backflush the membranes to remove solids collected o... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063775 | Biosensor and method for manufacturing the same A biosensor (I) which comprises a capillary (3) having a passage (30) fined with an inlet (30a) for taking a sample solution therein, a membrane (8) for accelerating the transference of a sample solution in the passage (30),... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048846 | Membrane separation for sulfur reduction A membrane process for the removal of sulfur species from a naphtha feed, in particular, a FCC light cat naphtha, without a substantial loss of olefin yield is disclosed. The process involves contacting a naphtha feed stream with a membrane having sufficient flux an... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041212 | Membrane separation for sulfur reduction A membrane process for the removal of sulfur species from a naphtha feed, in particular, a FCC light cat naphtha, without a substantial loss of olefin yield is disclosed. The process involves contacting a naphtha feed stream with a membrane having sufficient flux an... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033500 | Systems and methods using multiple solvents for the removal of lipids from fluids This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid or from lipid-containing organisms from a fluid, such as plasma. These systems combine a fluid with at least one extraction solvent, which causes the lipids to separate from the fluid... | 04/25/2006 |
