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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8058059 | Bio-wall A bioremediation device in the form of a cylindrical cartridge having an open mesh side wall and end-caps forming an enclosed volume and which contains a suitable media. The cartridge is removeably mounted in and supported on opposite sides by wall halves in the for... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8012746 | NOx removal system for biogas engines at anaerobic digestion facilities Provided herein are methods, devices and systems comprising a reactor that is operatively connected to: (a) a biogas production unit for converting waste to a biogas stream; and (b) an engine that utilizes the biogas stream from the biogas producing unit to produce ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7968331 | Cell co-culture apparatus for researching cell interaction and method thereof A cell co-culture apparatus and a method of co-culturing and isolating cells using the cell co-culture apparatus to research interactions between cells by direct contact between the cells are provided. The cell co-culture apparatus includes a first substrate includi... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7867760 | Bioscrubber A bioscrubber for purifying dirty gas has a circulated scrubbing liquid which contains water and microorganisms for degradation of the substances to be separated off from the dirty gas. The gas enters at an inlet, moves through a mass-transfer zone, where it undergo... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7820432 | Triphasic bioreactor and process for gas effluent treatment A triphasic bioreactor for physico-chemically treating a gas is disclosed. The triphasic bioreactor comprises a reaction chamber with a liquid and biocatalysts in suspension in the liquid, for catalyzing a reaction between the gas and the liquid to obtain a treated ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7767445 | Porous chamber for tissue culture in vivo A porous chamber for tissue culture in vitro. The porous chamber includes a main body made of porous biologically absorbable polymer material, comprising an inner surface surrounding a hollow cavity, the hollow cavity having an aperture opened at an upper surface of... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7713732 | High strength modular support for biofiltration and composting A modular support system for organic filter material, compost material or other material is formed of a multiplicity of polygonal bed platform modules with planar top surfaces, the modules arranged side by side contiguously to form a bed platform which is elevated a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7608447 | Pulse-medium perfusion bioreactor with improved mass transport for multiple-3-D cell constructs Disclosed is a novel net member for supporting one or more cell constructs in the culture chamber of a bioreactor, which comprises an array of impermeable pyramidal elements protruding from the face thereof, wherein each of the corners of the base of each of said im... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7604988 | Closed loop work station bioremediation using mini-reactor cartridges A system for capturing and neutralizing HAP's (hazardous air pollutants) and VOC's (volatile organic compounds) at the source point by providing a closed loop remediation system which utilizes an air collection, treatment and control module containing a predetermine... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7592173 | Operationally enhanced bioreactor Biofilm on glass beads deposited within a bottom portion of a vertically elongated bioreactor housing for possible experimental evaluation through a testing port in the housing which is also provided with inlet ports for aeration and infeed of nutrients with liquid.... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7579185 | Triphasic process for gas effluent treatment A triphasic bioreactor for physico-chemically treating a gas is disclosed. The triphasic bioreactor comprises a reaction chamber with a liquid and biocatalysts in suspension in the liquid, for catalyzing a reaction between the gas and the liquid to obtain a treated ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7556962 | Saccharide composition purification instrument The present invention provides a sugar chain purification instrument which can continuously and efficiently purify the sugar chain. According to the present invention, the instrument includes an immobilized protease column in which a carrier which can be packed in t... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7439057 | Convective flow tissue assembly The present invention provides for an improved in vitro tissue assembly system and related methods that includes and uses a bioreactor, a porous mandrel disposed in the bioreactor, and components that provide for the circulation of culture media and cell suspensions... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7422895 | Biofilter or compost support assembly A modular support system for a bed of organic filter medium has provision for adjusting the distribution of gases in the plenum defined below the filter bed platform. Once the filter bed platform has been fully erected, with a gas inlet below the platform, slide gat... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7390653 | Culture chamber for biologicals The culture chamber of the present invention has a fluid-filled culture compartment in which cells, tissues and other biologicals are cultured. The culture compartment is transversed by one or more molecular weight cut-off membranes attached to a membrane carrier as... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374928 | Bio-reactor for the cultivation of micro-organisms and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a bioreactor for cultivating microorganisms, as well as a method for its production. The invention is characterized in that the bioreactor (1) comprises two identically constructed base elements (2,3) that are constructed in tr... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371567 | Bioreactor, particularly for bioartificial organs A bioreactor for bioartificial organs, comprising a closed and substantially tubular body inside which there is a containment cavity; an animal and/or human cell culture and support structure, accommodated in the cavity and suitable to be crossed by a fluid to be pr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7348175 | Bioreactor with plurality of chambers for conditioning intravascular tissue engineered medical products A microprocessor controlled and instrumented bioreactor for conditioning intravascular tissue engineered medical products. One bioreactor design including an integrated pump to provide a relatively small volume of fluid nutrient. The microprocessor control providing... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326564 | Flow system for medical device evaluation and production In some embodiments, a flow system includes a medical device mount, fluid and a conduit containing the fluid and medical device mount. The conduit is mounted on an assembly that moves the conduit along with the medical device mount to induce relative motion of the f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320889 | Cell cultivation device and method A device and a method for the cultivation of cells is disclosed that utilizes external pneumatic pressure responsive to liquid level sensors to gently recirculate and cause turbulence in cell growth medium to promote cell growth without any shearing action and witho... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316776 | Aquarium filtration system with bio-reactor An improved aquarium filtration system is provided which includes a bio-reactor chamber. The bio-reactor chamber includes a plurality of bio-balls which have a high surface area for collecting bacteria for biological filtration. The bio-reactor includes one or more ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300789 | Bioreactor forming a rigid vessel The invention provides a bioreactor (10) for the culture of animal, vegetable, microbial of algal cells of their co-cultures, of the type including a body (12) which delimits an internal volume (14) capable of holding a culture liquid (16) and a gas volume (17) abov... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7198941 | Porous vessel bioreactor The present invention provides a porous vessel bioreactor apparatus for use in reaction with immobilized enzymes and/or microbial cells, said apparatus consisting of a vertically elongated reaction vessel having at least one liquid reactant inlet; at least one produ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192767 | Matrix reactor and a method for producing products in said reactor The present invention concerns a matrix reactor for reactions in which low-molecular and high-molecular reactants are involved wherein the reactor space VR contains a matrix and comprises a reaction compartment and a supply compartment, wherein the matrix... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189281 | Method and system for treating contaminants and odors in airborne emissions A second-generation rotating biofilter employing microorganisms in a microbiological film (biofilm) “mineralizes” contaminants, such as VOCs and odoriferous contaminants. Contaminated fluid, such as air from manufacturing processes, is directed radially outward ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176017 | Triphasic bioreactor and process for gas effluent treatment A triphasic bioreactor for physico-chemically treating a gas is disclosed. The triphasic bioreactor comprises a reaction chamber with a liquid and biocatalysts in suspension in the liquid, for catalyzing a reaction between the gas and the liquid to obtain a treated ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160713 | Method and apparatus for oxidizing organic matter Method and apparatus for biologically oxidizing organic matter. Finely powdered organic matter is suplied into the top end of an upright, high reaction vessel (1). The vessel (1) has been filled up substantially completely by small balls, on the surfac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156803 | Devices for controlling fluid flow through a medium A fluid flow system for preparing an implantable substrate is provided having a fluid permeable container that is capable of retaining a biocompatible, implantable substrate, and a driver mechanism for subjecting fluid to a constant force to induce a selected, contr... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156985 | Bioreactor system having improved temperature control A bioreactor system having improved temperature control wherein heat is directly removed from the bioreactor liquid to maintain temperature balance in the bioreactor. The present invention also relates to a method for maintaining a desired temperature range of therm... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153433 | Use of functionalized porous membranes or matrices for purification of nucleic acids and corresponding methods Application of a functionalized porous membrane to purify nucleic acids, the binding properties of the membrane with respect to nucleic acids being adjustable by controlling the conditions of an ambient medium. The membrane is functionalized by deprotonated groups. | 12/26/2006 |
| 7132050 | Apparatus for in-situ microbial seeding A method and apparatus is provided for the continuous microbial remediation of organic wastes in sewers and other waste-laden environments utilizing in-situ microbial seeding. A bio-reactor containing inoculated carrier media is suspended within a sewer wet-well or ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128829 | Removal of impurities from liquid hydrocarbon streams A novel process effective for the removal of organic sulfur compounds, organic nitrogen compounds and light olefins from liquid hydrocarbons is disclosed. The process more specifically addresses the removal of these contaminants from aromatic compounds including ben... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7014175 | Packing for column Packing elements typically used in columns to enhance chemical reactions are illustrated. The packing element may be shaped as a sphere, ellipsoid or any shape of a revolution of a conic. Alternate embodiments illustrated may have faces analogous to crystal shapes. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015038 | Method and apparatus for preparing and culturing cells A method and an apparatus for preparing and culturing cells, particularly bone marrow stromal cells. The method includes the steps of placing an oxygenator and a scaffold in a container, such as a syringe, withdrawing bone marrow stromal cells with the syringe, even... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6991926 | Method comprising the indirect electrochemical regeneration of NAD(P)H A method comprising the indirect electrochemical regeneration of NAD(P)H in enzymatic substrate conversions which are catalyzed by monooxygenases, for example, is described. In particular, a method for the electroenzymatic preparation of 2,3-dihydroxyphenyl derivati... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6953676 | Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification device and method Disclosed are devices for amplifying a preselected polynucleotide in a sample by conducting a polynucleotide polymerization reaction. The devices comprise a substrate microfabricated to define a sample inlet port and a mesoscale flow system, which extends from the i... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6946288 | Ventilation system for an enclosure in which people live and a method thereof A ventilation system is disclosed for an enclosure in which people live. The ventilation system comprises a first ducting means for ducting fresh air from outside to inside the enclosure and a second ducting means for ducting stale air. The second ducting means comp... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943009 | Multi-well assembly for growing cultures in-vitro A high-throughput cell or tissue culture apparatus, which is configurable to an industry-standard well plate format, is provided. The apparatus comprises a number of vessels, which may be suspended in wells of a plate. Each vessel has at least one sidewall defining ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936446 | Light weight medium for growing microorganisms A light weight medium for growing microorganisms includes a mass of polymeric foam, such as a polyurethane foam, having an outer region enclosing an inner region. A plurality of fragments of an inorganic material, such as sand, are at least partially embedded in the... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933144 | Apparatus for growing cells A cell-culture apparatus forms an extra-capillary space between at least one hollow fiber and an enclosed chamber. Cells are placed in the extra-capillary space to grow. A media reservoir holds a cell-culture medium. The cell-culture medium is allowed to pass throug... | 08/23/2005 |
