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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7704401 | Liquid treatment apparatus and liquid treatment method A liquid treatment apparatus and a liquid treatment method are provided. The liquid treatment apparatus includes a nozzle configured to cause cavitation bubbles to be generated in liquid to be treated, and a discharger which generates discharge plasma in a region wh... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7670495 | Flow-through oxygenator An oxygen emitter which is an electrolytic cell is disclosed. When the anode and cathode are separated by a critical distance, very small microbubbles and nanobubbles of oxygen are generated. The very small oxygen bubbles remain in suspension, forming a solution sup... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7662293 | Method and apparatus for liquid purification The present invention relates to a method for treating liquids, comprising the steps of irradiating a flow of air and a flow of the liquid to be treated at the same time in order to create ozone in both the air and the liquid, mixing the ozone-containing air with th... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7645391 | Supply device for ultraviolet lamps used in the treatment of water A device for disinfecting water by ultraviolet radiation. The device includes two discharged lamps that are connected by electrical wires. A first electrical circuit is disposed in the immediate vicinity of the discharge lamps and controls a warm-up phase of the dis... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641802 | Wastewater treatment method and wastewater treatment equipment In a micronanobubble reaction vessel 3 of wastewater treatment equipment, wastewater containing organic matter is treated with micronanobubbles. Thereafter, the wastewater is introduced into an aeration tank 7. Part of organic matter in the wastewater ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7638067 | Food processing effluent refurbishing system and method A food processing effluent refurbishing system of the present invention refurbishes effluent water in a first and a second food processing loop. The system includes first and second circulation systems, first and second balance tanks, and a side stream. The first ci... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7632413 | Process for treating a liquid medium using ultrasound Devices and methods for treating, preventing from growth, and neutralizing hyperproliferative, undifferentiated, or virally infected cells in a liquid medium using high-frequency, low-energy ultrasound. ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628928 | Stress-induced bandgap-shifted semiconductor photoelectrolytic/photocatalytic/photovoltaic surface and method for making same Titania is a semiconductor and photocatalyst that is also chemically inert. With its bandgap of 3.0, to activate the photocatalytic property of titania requires light of about 390 nm wavelength, which is in the ultra-violet, where sunlight is very low in intensity. ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628927 | Reactor for removing chemical and biological contaminants from a contaminated fluid A reactor apparatus and method for removing chemical and biological contaminants from a contaminated fluid while minimizing disinfection by-products, sludges, and harmful residue. The reactor has a sequential, multi-stage, reaction vessel with an upper end region an... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7615160 | Water disinfection apparatus There is described a water disinfection apparatus comprising a channel for defining a flow of water, and plural ultraviolet light sources, each comprising an elongate ultraviolet lamp unit comprising at least one ultraviolet bulb and defining an elongate lamp unit a... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7611636 | Ultrasonic solution separating method and ultrasonic separating apparatus used in such method An ultrasonic solution separating method and apparatus separates a solution by ultrasonically vibrating the solution by using an ultrasonic vibrator to atomize the solution into mists, and such atomized mists are condensed and collected for separation from the solut... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7601267 | Method for positioning small particles in a fluid The invention covers the field of positioning of small particles (58, 59) in a fluid (55). Disclosed is a method by which small particles (58, 59) are positioned by a sound field. For generating the sound field an apparatus contains a plate (... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7595003 | On-board water treatment and management process and apparatus A contactor apparatus is provided to treat ballast water that has exited a ballast tank before being expelled from a water-borne ship. Within the contactor apparatus, means are provided for supplying a combination of acoustic energy and dissolved ozone. The acoustic... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7550089 | Floating ultraviolet water purification device A method and apparatus for disinfecting water using ultraviolet light. An apparatus with an ultraviolet light source is floated in a water container such that the ultraviolet light source is suspended beneath the water surface and is capable of emitting ultraviolet ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7534356 | Apparatus for disinfecting fluid using ultraviolet radiation Ultraviolet radiation is used to disinfect water or a fluid in a flow tube, where the flow tube acts as a fluid filled light guide for the ultraviolet radiation and the ultraviolet radiation propagates through the flow tube via total internal reflection. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7531096 | System and method of reducing organic contaminants in feed water A zero liquid discharge (ZLD) power plant (20) includes an advanced oxidation system (72) for reducing contaminants in source water (70) to form feed water (40) for a boiler (24). The system (72) includes an ozonation module... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7524424 | Apparatus and method of generating a ringing magnetic pulse for the treatment of flowing liquids A fluid is treated by coil assembly close to the fluid. An AC power is provided to the coil assembly. Current is conducted from the AC source in a first loop including a first switch during at least a portion of a first half-cycle of the AC power source. The first s... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524423 | System and method of generating a ringing magnetic pulse for the treatment of flowing liquids A method and system of generating a ringing magnetic pulse for the treatment of flowing liquids include's a coil and an SCR coupled in series with the coil to form a first loop. An electronic switch is coupled in series with the coil to form a second loop. An AC vol... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7514009 | Devices and processes for use in ultrasound treatment Devices and methods are provided for treating, preventing from growth, and neutralizing microorganisms using high-frequency, low-energy ultrasound. A particular method is provided for treating a fountain solution including simultaneously exposing the fountain soluti... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7491339 | Apparatus and method for treatment of chemical and biological hazards The present invention relates to a method for the deactivation and/or destruction of hazardous materials such as chemical or biological agents. The invention further relates to apparatus for treating hazardous material and for decontaminating items that may have com... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7491340 | Method for treating a living organism using a fluid with increased oxygen concentration and reduced surface tension A method for treating a living organism to increase nutrient ingestion. The step of the method are first treating a fluid stream for use by at least one living organism, in a surface tension modification generator (STMG) at a first pressure with a frequency minimize... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7488425 | Method for photolyzing organic matter and method for treating wastewater Disclosed is a method for photolyzing organic matters by which various organic matters including harmful organic matters can be photolyzed quickly. Also disclosed is an efficient method for treating wastewater which utilizes the photolyzing method. An organic matter... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7473374 | Fluid treatment apparatus An apparatus is provided that introduces rapidly spinning vortices in a fluid, including water. It incorporates a fluid system, or fluid source, with a vortex creation apparatus and a frequency generation device. The vortices prepare the fluid to have memorized elec... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7465401 | Treatment of chloraminated water A method of treating chloraminated water by adding copper ions is disclosed. The addition of copper ions inhibits microbial action in the water, thus reducing nitrification of ammonia and maintaining chloramine levels. ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7462287 | Apparatus and process for treating effluents A process allowing treatment of effluents. The process comprises the following steps: (a) providing a reactor comprising an inlet, an outlet, at least one block of electrodes comprising at least one anode and at least one cathode. The effluent to be treated is run b... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462288 | Ozone/UV combination for the decomposition of endocrine substances The invention relates to a method for treating water, especially waste water and drinking water, containing both pathogenic germs and a substance which is difficult to decompose and is from the group comprising persistent substances, endocrine substances, odorous su... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7445720 | Salt chlorine generator A salt chlorine generator for use in conjunction with a swimming pool, spa, hot tub or large vessel of water includes a bracket for mounting a housing on a wall of a swimming pool, spa, hot tub or large vessel of water. The housing is releasable mounted relative to ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442312 | Energy-based process for fluid treatment and system thereof A process for treating a fluid which comprises the step of exposing the fluid to ultraviolet radiation and high-energy ionizing radiation. It has been discovered that combining ultraviolet radiation with high-energy ionizing radiation in the treatment of a fluid res... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438799 | Portable, refillable water dispenser serving batches of water purified of organic and inorganic pollutants A portable, refillable water dispenser serving batches of water purified of organic and inorganic pollutants includes a portable, refillable and hand-holdable vessel for holding and pouring water having a spout and, inside the portable, refillable and hand-holdable ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438819 | TOC component removing apparatus and process for removing TOC components A TOC component removing apparatus removes TOC components contained in ultrapure water or pure water. The apparatus includes a treatment tank into which the ultrapure water or the pure water is introduced, a plurality of spherical catalyst particles of which surface... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431848 | Modular ultraviolet sterilizer Multiple UV sterilizers may be connected in series in order to increase the microorganism kill rate. The UV sterilizers are rotatable with respect to other UV sterilizers so that the UV sterilizers may be combined in various configurations in order to adjust a level... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431847 | Method and apparatus for purifying water by photo-chemical oxidation An apparatus for purifying contaminated water by photochemical oxidation has at least a subflow of water that is directed through a flow channel in which the water is irradiated with UV electromagnetic radiation from at least one UV lamp assembly. The UV lamp assemb... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429742 | Optical UV lamp-on indicator An observable optical lamp status display system is provided for an ultraviolet irradiation lamp concealed from view. An external lamp status display panel that is within the field of view of an observer registers the operating status of each ultraviolet light irrad... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427763 | Device for the uv treatment of flowing fluids A method of operating a UV disinfection device provided with at least one UV emitter, including supplying the emitter with an operating voltage for a firing and continuous operation thereof, modulating the operating voltage, an operating current, or an electrical po... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425272 | Systems and methods for in-situ cleaning of protective sleeves in UV decontamination systems Systems and methods for cleaning protective sleeves in UV decontamination systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for decontaminating contaminated media includes a translucent sleeve surrounding a light source, and a housing configured to receive the slee... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422680 | Animal waste effluent treatment system Animal waste such as fecal material from swine, chicken, turkey, and cattle is converted into useful forms such as fertilizer, other types of soil builders, and even nutrient feed additives. Devices, systems, and methods are provided that allow economical conversion... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7422695 | Treatment of fluids with wave energy from a carbon arc A method of and apparatus for treating liquids flowing in a thin film around a source of wave energy to directly expose the liquid to the wave energy, preferably generated in whole or part by an electrical arc between carbon electrodes. In addition to the wave energ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422694 | Process for the microbiological decontamination of water by means of photosensitive agents Cationic phthalocyanine and/or porphyins salts are used as photosterilising agents for microbiologically contaminated waters, particularly for inactivating Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts, micoplasmas and parasites. Synergistic action for water phot... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419601 | Nanomesh article and method of using the same for purifying fluids Disclosed herein are articles for removing contaminants from a fluid, such as a liquid or gas, the article comprising carbon nanotubes, which comprise at least one molecule or cluster attached thereto or located therein, wherein the carbon nanotubes are present in t... | 09/02/2008 |
