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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6670128 | Transfusion medicine leukodepletion filter devices as a source of genetic material for genotyping studies The present invention provide methods for utilizing spent leukodepletion filter devices as a source of material for the isolation and analysis of genomic DNA (gDNA), including polymorphism, genotyping, and pharmacogenomic studies. Cellular retentate with ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6669848 | Methods of treating commercial grade preservatives to remove undesirable odors and flavors The invention provides processes for treating commercial grade preservatives to remove the off-flavor and/or off-odor from the preservatives. The processes involve preparing a solution by dissolving the preservative in a suitable solvent, such as water or... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6660893 | Hydrogen fluoride recovery process A process for separating and recovering hydrogen fluoride from a mixture with an organic compound especially a fluorine-containing compound by extraction with a solution of an alkali metal fluoride in hydrogen fluoride, phase separation and recovery. A pr... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6660172 | Precoat filtration media and methods of making and using The invention is directed to a precoat or body feed composition comprising a microbiological interception enhanced filter aid. Preferably, the microbiological interception enhanced filter aid comprises fibrillated lyocell nanofibers having coated on at le... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6660171 | 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 ou... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656587 | Composite particles Buoyant, sphere-like materials on the order of about 10 to about 300 microns and surrounded, at least in part, by (1) a variable blend of a ferromagnetic and paramagnetic material and (2) an absorbing or adsorbing material are effective vehicles for isola... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652760 | Internal filter for fischer-tropsch catalyst/wax separation The present invention encompasses a process for producing synthetic hydrocarbon products in a reactor. The focus of the present invention is on a novel filtering system for separating synthetic hydrocarbon products from catalyst within the reactor. The fi... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6652749 | Disposable fluid separation device and manifold assembly design with easy change-out feature Fluid separation assembly that allows easy and fast change-out even in confined spaces, and also minimizes or eliminates leakage during change-out. A fluid separation unit having a housing containing separation means, the housing having an inlet and an ou... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6645388 | Leukocyte depletion filter media, filter produced therefrom, method of making same and method of using same A leukocyte depletion filter media includes nonwoven material or microfiber glass which has been coated with a polysaccharide originally containing functionalized side chains capable of crosslinking with each other and the filter media. The leukocyte depl... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6642352 | Method of manufacturing material for forming insulating film A method of manufacturing an insulating film-forming material comprising a curable composition comprisING (A) an inorganic polymer compound or an organic polymer compound and (B) an organic solvent, which comprises treating the curable composition with a ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6641742 | Liquid filter with separate and calibrated vapor release An annular space or inlet chamber 24 between the filter element 16 and housing of a liquid filter is viewable such that an operator can see the level of liquid in the inlet chamber as an indication of when to replace the filter element: the higher the liq... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6638435 | Method for draining a barge or other like container A disposable extended sump line having a pump end and a mouth end for removing water from a barge or other container. The mouth end has a double layered strainer basket covering its entrance. The pump end preferably has a valve which may be opened to intr... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6635183 | Apparatus and methods for pumping high viscosity fluids A system for dispensing and filtering fluid is disclosed, in which the fluid flow path is substantially vertical from the fluid inlet through fluid dispense. Substantially all wetted surfaces are Teflon.RTM. or some similar non-contaminating fluid, for ap... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6632371 | Method for controlling the proportion of fluid passing through a filter An apparatus and a method for dividing a fluid into desired proportions by means of a filtering device. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a filtration device, the filtration device comprising a filter; (b) adding a fluid to the filtration de... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6627088 | Depth-type filter for killing microorganisms and inactivating viruses and its use Shaped articles which are suitable as biocidal depth-type filters and consist of fibrous materials and particles, embedded therein, of crosslinked crospovidone-iodine or crospovidone-hydrogen peroxide.... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6617051 | Organic electroluminescence device The invention is an organic electroluminescent device that comprises organic compound layer(s) including at least one organic emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, wherein at least one organic compound layer is formed from an organic com... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6616850 | Water filter and method A water filter for recreational vehicles (RV) is provided which includes a ceramic filter element having a radial flange attached thereto. The flange facilitates filter assembly and replacement of the filter element in the filter housing. The method of us... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6607667 | Method for adsorbing substances using silica adsorbent on magnetic substrate Method for Absorbing substances wherein adsorbent particles comprising superparamagnetic and/or low Curie Temperature transition metal-containing cores surrounded by a hydrous siliceous oxide coating can be formed by an aqueous process wherein the core is... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6599356 | Method for manufacturing pigment dispersed liquid, and pigment dispersed liquid, and ink for ink-jet printer recording using said pigment dispersed liquid A method for manufacturing a pigment dispersed liquid, comprising at least: Step A of introducing a hydrophilic dispersibility-imparting group directly and/or via another atomic group to the surface of pigment particles; Step B of dispersing the pigment obtained in... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6589749 | Liquid specimen container and attachable testing modules A biological fluid collection container comprising a cup member, a lid assembly removably mounted to the cup member comprising a housing with a downwardly extending cylindrical skirt, a luer lock with a throughgoing bore extending from one side of the lid... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6581299 | Method for extracting natural juice of ligneous plant material, device for carrying out said method and use of said method in the production of dried ligneous plants material The invention relates to a method for extracting the natural juice of ligneous plant material, a device for carrying out said method and the use of said method in the production of dried ligneous plant material. The method for extracting the natural juice... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6576131 | Process and apparatus for changing the wetting agent of pigments The present invention relates to a process where a wetting agent of solids, such as pigments, is to be changed from a first (e.g. aqueous) agent of a lower affinity to the solids to a second (e.g. oily) agent of a higher affinity to the solids. Solids, e.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6576460 | Filtration-detection device and method of use The present invention relates to a filtration-detection device for detecting or quantifying an analyte in a test sample including a filtration device having a first binding material immobilized thereto, wherein the first binding material is capable of bin... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6562242 | Stand alone water purifier A water purification device, method and system with the water purification device having a container for holding a water purification material therein with the water purification device including a shroud extending in a direction generally normal to a flo... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6531267 | Process for producing acid sensitive liquid composition containing a carbonate Disclosed is a method for producing an acid sensitive liquid composition. The method involves passing an acid sensitive liquid composition containing a carbonate represented by the formula ROC(.dbd.O)OR1 wherein R and R1 independentl... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527957 | Methods for separating, collecting and storing red blood cells Methods are disclosed for the collection of red blood cells whereby whole blood is combined with an anticoagulant, red cells are separated from the whole blood and the separated red cells are combined with a storage solution. The red cells may be stored f... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6524488 | Method of filtering certain particles from a fluid using a depth loading filtration media A filtration media is formed from at least one structured polymeric layer, wherein a structured surface is defined within the layer. Layers may be configured as a stack that has the structured surfaces defining a plurality of ordered inlets open through a... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6514418 | Method of dewatering slurries using leaf filters (filter presses) The invention relates to a process for dewatering sewage sludges using plate filters, wherein the flocculated sewage sludge treated by means of organic polymer flocculation aids and optionally other auxiliary agents is separated from the major amount of w... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6511606 | Simple, economical and rapid method for determining the contaminate particle size in fluids being filtered A simple, economical acid rapid method for determining the contaminate particle size appearing in a fluid being filtered includes a filter housing that eliminates fluid bypass with a multi-layered laminated filter disposed therein.... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6509454 | Free solution ligand interaction molecular separation method The present invention is directed to novel methods for enhancing the ability to separate a species of interest from other different species present in a free solution mixture thereof which takes advantage of interactions that occur between soluble, small ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508942 | Solid-liquid filtering method and system for sewage, waste water and the like A solid-liquid filtering method and system which comprises a thick band (7) of assembled filaments prepared by closely arranging paralleled monofilaments of predetermined length, a means for fixing (11) one end portion of said band and a network support (... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6500872 | Method for recycling waste styrene resin A recycling method which enables recycling of a high-quality regenerated styrene resin. A waste styrene resin material is dissolved in an organic solvent boiling at a temperature lower than 200° C. and having solubility not less than 15 wt % at room temp... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497823 | Method for processing a biological fluid A method for processing a biological fluid comprises the steps of collecting platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in a container containing a complement filter, centrifuging the PRP in the container to provide a supernatant layer comprising a volume of platelet-poo... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6495045 | Solid substance removing device A solid substance removing device comprising a body provided with a fluid inlet pipe and a fluid outlet pipe and a filtering part disposed between the fluid inlet pipe and the fluid outlet pipe inside said body, the filtering part having (a) a thickness i... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6489132 | Methods and apparatus for determining specific analytes in foods and other complex matrices Methods and apparatus for qualitatively or quantitatively determining one or more analytes in matrices such as foods, biological fluids, etc. An embodiment for determination of a single analyte comprises a sample receiving vessel, a first membrane and a r... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488860 | Device and method for separating blood into blood components The invention relates to a device and a method for separating whole blood into blood components. The device has a collecting container for collecting whole blood, a primary container, and one or a plurality of satellite containers downstream from the prim... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6471898 | Method for reducing moisture content A system and a method for reducing the level of moisture of fluent materials or wet solid materials, characterized in that the material to be treated is provided in a particle form and then exposed to a relatively high volumetric flow of gas treating medi... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471877 | Filter device for polycarbonate and production method for polycarbonate Provided are a filtration apparatus for a polycarbonate comprising a filtration container, a flange plate, one or more leaf disc-type filters, a filter press and a center pole having an integral construction with the filter press as constituting elements,... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471873 | Electrolytic process and apparatus for purifying contaminated aqueous solutions and method for using same to remediate soil An electrolytic process and apparatus purifies contaminated bulk aqueous solutions and remediates soil. The apparatus is an electrolytic treatment or remediation unit consisting of one or more electrolytic cells having a cathode chamber separated from at ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471868 | Method of preparing glass fiber filter A method for preparing a plasma or serum sample from a whole blood sample, by contacting a glass fiber filter which contains calcium, sodium or potassium components with an aqueous solution of an organic acid or a mineral acid to elute the calcium, sodium... | 10/29/2002 |
