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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105494 | 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... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7824556 | Methods for making chlorous acid and chlorine dioxide Chlorous acid is generated from a chlorite salt precursor, a chlorate salt precursor, or a combination of both by ion exchange. The ion exchange material facilitates the generation of chlorous acid by simultaneously removing unwanted cations from solution and adding... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820060 | Synergistic biocide and process for controlling growth of microorganisms Synergistic mixtures of haloamines and their use to control the growth of microorganisms in aqueous systems are disclosed. The method of using the synergistic mixtures entails adding an effective amount of a monohaloamine and an effective amount of a dihaloamine to ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7780858 | 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... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7767096 | System to meter chemicals into water in a swimming pool A method to meter a granular chemical into water in a swimming pool provides a dispensation unit constructed to dispense a granular chemical at a selected rate per unit of time. The dispensation unit includes a device to open a container of the granular chemical. Th... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7744766 | User friendly dispensers A user friendly system that permits an unskilled person to quickly add dispersant material to a fluid system with the user friendly system utilizing operator evident dispersant carriers such as drawers, hangars or insertable cartridges. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7517460 | Water circulation systems for ponds, lakes, municipal tanks, and other bodies of water A circulation system for bodies of water. In one set of embodiments for larger bodies of water, modified horizontal plate designs are provided at the entrance of the draft hose. The plate designs have sections that pivot downwardly as the flotation platform and depe... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7441665 | Water purification cartridge The water purification cartridge treats water with a halogen liberated from halogenated hydantoinyl resins and polymers, resulting in the safe, complete, and economical purification of non-potable water at low flow rates typically found in gravity feed filtration sy... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438817 | System and method for treatment of acidic wastewater A wastewater treatment system comprising separation unit operations inhibits or promotes the formation and precipitation of species by controlling the pH of wastewater to be treated entering into the separation unit operations. The separation unit operations include... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438815 | Inhibiting ammonia emissions and odors from animal wastes with oil Lipids, such as plant oils and animal fats, are effective for treatment of animal wastes to inhibit both the emission of ammonia and other odors, and the discharge of particulate matter, microorganisms, and endotoxins, therefrom. Inhibition of ammonia volatilization... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7407642 | Chlorine dioxide generation method A method generating chlorine dioxide is provided. The method uses sodium chlorite solution and diluted sulfuric acid to generate chlorine dioxide with a significantly higher rate of conversion of chlorite to chorine dioxide than has been previously reported with sul... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404902 | Method for treating water A composition for treating water contained in enclosures, such as swimming pools, spas, whirlpool tubs and cooling towers, which includes at least one boron compound, cyanuric acid, at least one mineral remover and at least one clarifier is provided. A composition a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7387736 | Pathogen reduction using chloramines A method and apparatus for implementing pathogen reduction within a poultry processing or food processing plant that uses water that has been treated with chloramines at an advantageous dosagebefore being introduced to the production process at processing steps. The... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384564 | Electrolytic cell and process for removal of bromide ions and disinfection of source waters using silver cathode and/or dimensionally stable anode (DSA): a process for the reduction of disinfectant/disinfection byproducts in drinking water Electrolytic process combines disinfection with removal of bromide from raw water. Current is applied to the electrodes in an electrolytic cell with raw water that has some salinity as the electrolyte. The electrodes consist of silver or dimensionally stable anodes ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384565 | Method for chlorite removal The invention is directed to a process for removing chlorite ion from a body of water containing unacceptably high levels of chlorite comprising adding to said body of water a chlorite removal chemical selected from the group comprising sodium dichloroisocyanurate d... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377959 | Process and apparatus for decomposition treatment of volatile chlorinated organic compound A large amount of a medium containing a volatile chlorinated organic compound (VOC) with a low concentration is passed through an adsorber filled with an adsorbent which adsorb and desorb the VOC to collect the VOC in the medium in the adsorber; a gas containing wat... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347934 | Biocide A two part biocide composition containing metal ions and bromine donor for killing microorganisms in a body of water and a method of killing microorganisms in a body of water by placing both metal ions and a bromine in the body of water to allow use of lower concent... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341670 | Method for treating wastewater A wastewater treatment system treating excess wastewater from a sewer system includes a generally vertically oriented first shaft structure adapted to receive excess wastewater from the sewer system, a generally vertically oriented second shaft structure spaced apar... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332076 | Water disinfection system using simultaneous multiple disinfectants A water disinfection system using simultaneous multiple disinfectants includes a completely stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and a contact basin or clearwell acting as a plug flow reactor (PFR). The CSTR receives ammoniated water and free chlorine, and generates multiple... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329345 | Dual dispenser A cartridge holder and a floating dispenser system for dispensing materials into a fluid with the floating dispenser system including a cartridge holder with receptacles for removably attaching or detaching at least two cartridge dispensers therein to allow one to s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326352 | Water treatment system A water treatment system for reducing the level of bacteria in a flow of water by creating an environment favorable for aerobic bacteria and unfavorable for anaerobic bacteria is disclosed. The system may include a method including intaking a flow of water, lowering... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311878 | Method and apparatus for producing synergistic biocide An apparatus and methods to produce synergistic mixtures (or combinations) of haloamines to control growth of microorganisms in aqueous systems are disclosed. The apparatus and methods to produce synergistic mixtures entails producing a batch quantity of a haloamine... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309444 | Layered tablet water treatment compositions and method of use The present invention relates generally to novel water treatment compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to solid water treatment compositions in the form of a water soluble tablet containing at least one halogen source and at least a pH compensating ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309503 | Methods for the preparation of concentrated aqueous bromine solutions and high activity bromine-containing solids The invention includes convenient methods of preparing: (1) highly concentrated liquid bromine-containing biocidal solutions, (2) highly concentrated mixed halogen liquid bromine and chlorine-containing biocidal solutions, and (3) high-activity bromine-containing bi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304312 | Ultraviolet reflecting compositions Thermoplastic compositions that reflect ultraviolet light are provided herein, along with articles of manufacture and methods of fluid purification using the same. The thermoplastic compositions preferably comprise a suitable thermoplastic material and microparticle... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303737 | Generation of chlorine dioxide A method for point-of-use generation of chlorine dioxide wherein the chlorine dioxide is generated quickly and at acceptable concentrations to avoid the need for subsequent dilutions and keeping the product non corrosive to the surface to be treated. A persulfate so... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285224 | Process and compositions for the disinfection of waters A process for killing microorganisms and controlling biofouling in high chlorine demand waters comprises mixing two components, one of which is an oxidant and the other an ammonium salt, and adding the mixture immediately to the aqueous system to be treated. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285217 | Removing odoriferous sulfides from wastewater A synergistic composition is provided for controlling odor from waste products. The composition comprises a combination of nitrate salt, sulfide-consuming compound, pH-elevating compound, sulfide-oxidizing, nitrate-reducing bacteria, and sulfide-oxidizing enzyme. Th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282143 | Septic tank A septic tank includes a chamber, an inlet through which waste water enters the chamber, an outlet, and an outlet pipe mounted to the outlet. At least one partitioning member is mounted in the chamber and separates the chamber into at least a first subchamber adjace... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279099 | Sludge treatment process A method utilizing chlorine dioxide and nitrous acid or other non-charged chemical species for the treatment of biosolids to destroy pathogens is provided. The method uses chlorine dioxide to modulate the ORP of the matrix, acidification of the sludge (biosolids) to... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273585 | Biological fluid disposal system A biological fluid disposal system having a water flow line, a biological fluid line in fluid communication with the water flow line, a disinfectant line in fluid communication with the water flow line and the biological fluid line, and a venturi connected to one of... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264734 | Method for treating dredged material The present invention provides a method for treating dredged material in which liquid is first added to the dredged material, and dewatering the dredged material to obtain a filtrate and a solid portion. Contaminants are removed from the dredged material by at least... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264735 | Method for producing drinking water The present invention relates to a method for producing drinking water having a reduced cluster width and being capable of emitting FIR (Far Infrared Rays) energy by using a solution derived by chemical treatment of a charge generating material. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261821 | Process for treating an aqueous system with chlorine dioxide This invention relates to an automated process for efficiently treating an aqueous system with chlorine dioxide. The process results in high efficiency yields of chlorine dioxide on a continuous basis by minimizing the waste of precursor chemicals. Additionally, the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258783 | Fluid delivery system for a water tub using a removeable chemical carrier A water tub including a fluid delivery system utilizes a removeable carrier to provide fluids to the fluid delivery system. In some instances, the carrier is disposable such that depletion of the fluids within the container results in the carrier being thrown away a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7255797 | Composition including potassium monopersulfate and a halogen A product including potassium monopersulfate and a halogen is presented. The product is useful for treatment of aquatic facilities such as swimming pools. While it was known that using a combination of potassium monopersulfate and halogen is effective for sanitizing... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255881 | Metal-containing materials Metal-containing materials, as well as their preparation and use are disclosed. The metal-containing material can be, for example, an antimicrobial material, an anti-biofilm material, an antibacterial material, an anti-inflammatory material, an anti-fungal material,... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257340 | Image forming apparatus featuring a controller for switching a first transfer bias to a second smaller transfer bias while the print material is passing through a transfer nip portion To prevent jamming with small-sized print materials without disturbing an image located at a trailing end of a print material, an image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum that carries a toner image, a transfer device which can apply a transfer bias to ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252096 | Methods of simultaneously cleaning and disinfecting industrial water systems On-Line and Off-Line methods of simultaneously cleaning and disinfecting an industrial water system are described and claimed. The methods involve the addition to the water of the industrial water system of a Compound selected from the group consisting of the alkali... | 08/07/2007 |
