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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016272 | Retrievable diffuser module with truss construction A diffuser module and system for diffusing gas into liquid such as in aeration/mixing of wastewater. Each module has a header pipe and diffusers which receive gas from the header pipe. Each header pipe is equipped with a truss for enhanced structural strength and re... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016273 | Aerator An improved aerator for creating gas-enriched water in aquaculture bodies of water, as well as other shallow ponds and lagoons, comprising a dual diffuser system providing for a large bubble water-mixing phase coupled with a small bubble water-aeration phase. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011643 | Diffuser assembly with buoyancy vessel A diffuser assembly with a buoyancy vessel and a chamber for buoyantly raising the diffuser assembly for maintenance work. The diffuser assembly has a support structure, diffusers connected to the frame, and a buoyancy vessel positioned on the frame, capable of alte... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7954791 | Fine bubble airlift device The present invention relates to an aeration device for use in a liquid medium. The device includes a housing adapted to float within the medium such that a top portion thereof remains above a top surface of the medium. The housing has a bottom portion and an open s... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7874548 | Floatatable aerator system A method and apparatus for a flotatable aerator system that includes a concaved surface at the top of a fluid uptake chamber for diverting aerated fluid behind a chassis of the system. The chassis is supported by floats and includes a bank of fluid outlets created b... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7520493 | Floating diffused air aerator An aerator for mechanically inducing near laminar flow and controlled turbulence in a liquid waste treatment lagoon or pond. A blower, blower mount platform, diffuser modules, aeration manifold, aeration chamber, an adjustable, telescoping aeration chamber extension... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7441754 | Apparatus for introducing a gas into a body of liquid An apparatus for introducing gas into a large body of liquid, including a horizontal frame on ballast adjustable floats, a pressurized gas source, a vertical shaft rotatable about its axis, and a plurality of blades submerged in the liquid and extending radially fro... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7427058 | Method and apparatus for aeration of liquid medium An apparatus and method for mixing gas and liquid comprising a dome, lower housing, aerator device and flotation device, wherein intermeshed rotating sets of discs operate on parallel shafts driven by variable speed drives, and strakes are radially mounted on the di... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7331569 | Liquid aeration system and method A system for aerating liquid within a liquid retention structure including a liquid delivery tube in fluid communication with a gas exchange chamber and a pump. The gas exchange chamber includes an air inlet and a gas outlet. The pump is configured to pump liquid wi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7267325 | Aeration method of pool water and apparatus thereof An aeration method of a water pool and an apparatus thereof are disclosed, suitable for use in an aquatic pool or an aerobic processing pool. The aeration method requires placing at least one biofilter device in the water pool. An aeration apparatus comprises a pump... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267766 | Method and apparatus for aerating a surface layer in a stratified liquid body A method and apparatus for aerating a surface layer in a stratified liquid body using a depth-adjustable, fine bubble, surface layer aeration unit comprising: a body comprising at least one hollow internal structure; | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246406 | Dust collection system A system for cutting and cleaning material to be cut. The system is particularly effective for hard materials which produce heavy particles. The system is ideal for cutting green concrete. This invention provides a two-piece device for locating vacuum a hose connect... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7204476 | Speed-increasing machine for water A speed-increasing machine for water includes a frame member, a plurality of buoyant members mounted to the lower end of the frame member, a motor mounted to the center of the frame member, and a shielding cover mounted outside the motor. A rotating shaft of the mot... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172177 | Aerator An apparatus for use in fluid agitation which may include a hollow drive shaft having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is coupled to a selectively rotatable power source, a first propeller, a second propeller and an atomizer coupled to the drive sh... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7137620 | Diffuser and an aeration apparatus equipped with such a diffuser A diffuser (10) having a body (12) with a blind bore (18) having a closed impaction end (22). Fluids are diffused radially from the body (12) through slots (26). The diffuser (10) is characterized by a central slot ( | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121534 | Method and apparatus for gasifying a liquid A method and apparatus for gasifying a liquid wherein a liquid feedstock (2) to be gasified is passed down a surface (8) in the presence of a gas and into standing liquid (6), the surface having at least one change in gradient (8a, | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121536 | Wave generator with oxygen injection for treatment of a body of fluid One embodiment of an aerator is disclosed that has a hollow intake housing with a horizontally disposed lip on a lower portion thereof. This intake housing converges a flow of bubbles into a draft tube. These bubbles are injected into a fluid in which the aerator is... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7056367 | Method and apparatus for scrubbing gases, using mixing vanes A scrubber for exhaust gases comprises a series of nested counter-flow passages including a hot plenum having a star-shaped section. Exhaust gases from the hot plenum surge through a liquid bath and flow in a reverse direction through an inclined array of flat, over... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6994329 | Floating paddlewheel aerator The invention relates to a floating paddlewheel aerator for aerating water or clearing basins. The paddlewheel aerator includes a frame (1) of elongated floats (2, 3), which are substantially arranged at a right angle to each other and are linked with ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6915818 | Floating arm pick up device A fluid pick up device for removing fluid from storage tanks includes an intake, a submerging member that maintains the intake submerged in the fluid, and a float that enables the intake to move in relationship to the level of fluid. The submerging member can includ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6808165 | Apparatus for mixing and introducing gas into a large body of liquid An gas diffusion device for introducing gas into a large body of liquid having at least one diffuser blade that engages over a mounting tube having a spar affixed to its exterior. A passage in the diffuser blade is dimensioned to cooperatively engage over the spar a... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6634626 | Horizontal surface aerator The invention is a paddlewheel aerator having a support structure, a drive mechanism contained within the support structure, a rotatable shaft extending horizontally from the drive mechanism; and a plurality of paddlewheels surrounding the shaft. A plural... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6592107 | Floating portable humidifier A floating portable humidifier is configured to float partially submerged in an open tray of water. An internal cavity includes water entry apertures below the water line and air entry apertures above the water line. Water enters the cavity through the wa... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6499727 | Internal drive aerator for body of liquids An aerator or destratifier used to provide Oxygen to standing or less active bodies of water. The aerator has a non-floating internally driven motor within a non-floating sealed drum. The drum and motor are supported by a support frame attached to floatat... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6478964 | Floating fine-bubble aeration system A floating fine-bubble aeration system for dissolving a gas in a liquid in which the system is floated. A grid of uniformly spaced fine-bubble diffusers is used to establish large area of bubble-laden liquid, having a substantially uniform density. The un... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6398194 | Water pressure-type aeration device A water pressure-type aeration device including a water pump that generates powerful water pressure, with the water pumped through a water distribution head and a number of water distribution tubes which are placed throughout the water of a pond (or tank)... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394428 | Method and apparatus for dissolving water-soluble gas in the sea and isolating it deep in the sea and a method for its installation Waste carbon dioxide gas discharged in large quantities from stationary gas generating facilities such as thermal power plants, is dissolved in sea water and isolated deep in the sea to prevent global warming. A vessel is installed in the sea or at the wa... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390455 | Bubble generating device having a float connected thereto A bubble generating device includes a shaft connected to a float and a plurality of frames connected to the bolt at their first ends. A porous device is connected to the respective mediate portions of the frames. A bolt extends through respective second e... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6390456 | Bubble generating device A bubble generating device includes a central tube having a hollow interior and a float is connected to the central tube. The central tube extends through a disk and a porous film is fixedly mounted to a peripheral wall of the disk A U-shaped tube is conn... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6325842 | Method and apparatus for aerating The present invention is a method and apparatus for aerating liquids including pumping liquids to be aerated into a hollow manifold, providing nozzles on the manifold and openings in the top of the manifold for spraying the liquids to be aerated therefrom... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322056 | Submarine type liquid mixer with aeration A process is supported in a mixing tank providing a partition dividing the mixing tank into two separate side-by-side cells, the mixing tank further providing a fixed ceiling. A vertical beam engages with and extends upwardly from the mixing tank above th... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6276670 | Combined mixer-aerator The invention describes an apparatus which can be used both for aeration of water and mixing of water. The apparatus comprises a power source which can drive a helical propelling device, whereby the propelling device can operate in both directions of rota... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273402 | Submersible in-situ oxygenator An apparatus and method for mixing a gas and a liquid while concomitantly mixing and suspending solids and sludge at the bottom of a deep tank. The present invention includes a gas-liquid aerator which is adapted to be submerged below the surface of waste... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264176 | Aeration diffuser A diffuser for mixing and oxygenating water or other liquid with an airstrip employs a self supporting microporous tubular membrane, arranged in a spiral or grid configuration, with openings between proximate elements which, are at least equal to the diam... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6241221 | Waste pond liquid circulation system having an impeller and spaced pontoons A waste pond liquid circulator is described in which a plurality of pontoons extend substantially radially from a base and with respect to a central axis passing through the base. A drive mechanism is mounted on the base that is drivingly connected to an ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6179228 | Water fountain spray modifier A water fountain spray modifier for use in combination with a pond aerator to modify the water fountain spray pattern generated by the pond aerator. The water fountain spray modifier includes a support arm pivotally mounted between a pair of brackets moun... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6145815 | System for enhanced gas dissolution having a hood positioned over the impeller with segregating rings A system for the dissolution of gas in a large body of liquid comprising an impeller positioned below the surface of the large body of liquid; a floating hood positioned over the impeller and of sufficient size to capture undissolved gas; a conduit for in... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6135430 | Enhanced gas dissolution Oxygen or other gases are dissolved in large bodies of liquid by injection under a baffle for passage into a submerged hollow draft-tube-impeller means assembly for downward passage therein. Liquid containing dissolved gas is dispersed throughout the body... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6086056 | Float sink header An aeration header for mounting beneath the surface of a body of water is described. The header is formed by a first pipe arranged for transmitting the gas or fluid, a second buoyancy pipe arranged to hold either water or air and an elongate ballast pipe ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6083405 | Floating water purification free-running apparatus and water purification method A floating water purification free-running apparatus includes a floating structure, a water purification section, second pumps, a drain outlet, a free-running section, a water quality sensor, a solar cell, an inverter, a sunshine recorder, and a controlle... | 07/04/2000 |
