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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7641771 | Pressure desalination A system for generating purified water from polluted water which includes an entry chamber communicating with a source of polluted water, a pump for delivering water vapor from the entry chamber to the vapor chamber, and a passageway for delivering condensed water f... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7432482 | Distillation and distillate method by microwaves A microwave energy emitter (108) is positioned in a chamber within a material holding cavity of a containment vessel (106) that is transparent to microwave energy absorption that is further surrounded by a microwave reflective component to reflect the ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7303683 | Microorganism-removing filter medium having high isoelectric material and low melt index binder A filter medium capable of removing microorganisms from a fluid such as water. The filter medium includes particles of activated carbon, particles of a substantially insoluble inorganic material having an isoelectric point greater than the fluid being filtered. A lo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304278 | Steam generation function-equipped high-frequency heating device An object of the present invention is to provide a high frequency heating apparatus having a steam generating function in which a time required for evaporation of dropped water can be remarkably increased when water is dropped onto an evaporation tray and the heatin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7258765 | Vaporization chamber, and distillation system comprising same, providing improved temperature sensing of liquid contained in the chamber Vaporization chambers (distillation “pots”) are disclosed in which the liquid contained in such a pot is heated and circulated to establish thermal uniformity of the liquid and to route the circulated liquid past a thermally conductive member that contacts the l... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7232504 | Apparatus and method for distilling waste liquids A distilling apparatus and method use a two step distillation and purification process for processing a waste liquid, such as an impure sulfuric acid solution, to form a highly concentrated sulfuric acid solution. First, the waste liquid is stored in a concentrating... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7119312 | Microwave fluid heating and distillation method A microwave energy emitter (108) is positioned in a microwave transparent chamber (123) within a fluid holding vessel (106) of a microwave containment vessel (122). The fluid holding vessel (106) may be transparent to microwave ene... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7052582 | Wave powered evaporation desalination system A wave powered evaporation desalination system for removing fresh water from salt water by extraction of water vapor from a negative pressure container using wave motion for power. The wave powered evaporation desalination system includes a first vessel that accepts... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6846388 | Apparatus for and method of heating fluid and distilling fluid A method and an apparatus for heating fluid with a gas heater and distilling fluid with the pilot light of the gas heater are disclosed. The apparatus for heating fluid and distilling fluid includes a main tank for containing fluid to be heated, a heater, adapted to... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6830661 | Point of use water purification method and apparatus A compact, energy efficient, continuous-flow point of use distillation system utilizes stacked, vertically-arranged components to provide a compact and energy efficient distillation process and a device which is quick and easy to service and maintain. A housing cont... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6632329 | Distillation apparatus and distilling method A distillation apparatus is provided with a distillation tower, a reboiler, a bottom outflow pipe for drawing a liquid from the bottom of the distillation tower, and a pot provided between the bottom of the distillation tower and the bottom outflow pipe. ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6582563 | Water purification system An improved portable water purification system with reduced leaks and the capability of automatic draining of its boiling tank, as well as to a method of preventing water spillage from a portable water purification system and a method of draining a boilin... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6551465 | Dividing wall column control system The operation of the dividing wall section of a dividing wall column is controlled by a control apparatus comprising a ratio controller which divides the liquid flowing into the dividing wall section. The rate of return of overhead liquid to the column is... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6451173 | Separator system An improved apparatus useful in a process for separating a liquid stream (which can be an HF catalyst mixture) having a first liquid component (which can be HF), a second liquid component (which can be light ASO) and a third liquid component (which can be... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6406597 | Water distilling device A distilling device for converting unprocessed water into pure water including a fill tank, a base having a removable water tray with a boiling chamber therein for holding the unprocessed water, a removable mist chamber disposed above the base and having ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6402897 | Apparatus for distilling, heating and storing liquid A combination liquid distillation unit and heater, where the distilled liquid is heated to an elevated temperature to effect distillation, and then stored and maintained at an elevated temperature in a hot liquid tank. Thermal communication between the di... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6365005 | Apparatus and method for vapor compression distillation An improved design of a vapor compression distiller which makes use of a rapid, highly turbulent flow through the heat-of-evaporation recovery, or primary, heat exchanger. The distiller may also include the use of turbulators to increase turbulence and mi... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6325898 | Constituent separation system A device allows for continuous regulation of the composition of a fluid mixture that includes at least two components of different polarities. The device is designed, for example, to be inserted in a separation system that the device supplies with a carri... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6303006 | System and method for distilling liquid A vacuum type distilling system includes a sealed container including a vaporization chamber for containing a liquid and a condensation chamber, a pressure-reducing device, a condensing device, a heating device, and a vapor-collecting device including a f... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6303005 | Process and device for producing high-purity liquid chemicals For a process for producing high-purity liquids, particularly liquid chemicals, by distillation it is proposed that the liquid to be purified (1) is heated by microwave radiation (5) preferably in the uppermost layers. To implement this process a device w... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6290819 | Distillation apparatus A continuous-flow water distiller includes a housing having a removable heating vessel which receives water to be distilled A heater is immersed within the water in the vessel for producing steam. The housing includes an openable lid which, when closed, s... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6274004 | Water purification device A water purification and/or desalination plant for producing drinking water from a polluted water source or sea water with the aid of sunlight, which plant includes an evaporator (1) having a roof part (2) made of a light-penetrable material, and an under... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6200428 | Wastewater treatment apparatus and method Wastewater treatment apparatus having a fluid receiving vessel for collecting and heating wastewater to a temperature below boiling, a superheated vaporizing chamber and at least one spray head to spray wastewater into the vaporizing chamber for conversio... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6117275 | Process and device for regenerating a contaminated solvent Process and apparatus for regenerating a contaminated solvent wherein said solvent is first separated from higher-boiling contaminants in an evaporator, and then contaminants having a lower boiling point than said solvent are separated out in a condenser ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113744 | Water distillation apparatus A water distillation apparatus includes a degasification chamber having a top and a bottom. A liquid inlet is positioned adjacent to the bottom. A gas outlet is positioned adjacent to the top. A liquid outlet is positioned intermediate the top and the bot... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6080280 | Structure for refining glycol in a natural gas dehydration plant Contaminated glycol in a natural gas dehydration plant is refined by vacuum distillation. The equipment to perform the refining by vacuum distillation is mounted upon a trailer. The equipment on the trailer is connected by an inlet line to the dehydration... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5980695 | Apparatus for vacuum distillation of solvents A system for the vacuum distillation of contaminated solvents incorporates a tank for holding a liquid contaminated solvent, a heating chamber surrounding the tank for heating the liquid contaminated solvent into an evaporated solvent, a drift elimination... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5968321 | Vapor compression distillation system and method Distillation system having an evaporator/condenser core with heat transfer plates welded together along their edges to form alternate boiling and condensing chambers. Feed liquid is supplied to the boiling chambers through a pair of heat exchangers which ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5932073 | Distillation apparatus A water distiller incorporates a removable vessel for containing water, a heat source disposed below the removable vessel for heating the water to produce steam, a condenser for condensing the steam into distilled water, and an outlet from the condenser f... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5922174 | Distilling apparatus Distilling equipment including evaporation apparatus having a boiling chamber and equipment and conduits for supplying raw liquid to the boiling chamber, a plurality of cells with the first cell being connected to the top of the boiling chamber to receive... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5846387 | On-site manufacture of ultra-high-purity hydrochloric acid for semiconductor processing Highly purified HCl for use in semiconductor manufacturing is prepared on-site by drawing HCl vapor from a liquid HCl reservoir, and scrubbing the filtered vapor in a low-pH aqueous scrubber.... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5833812 | Low maintenance water distiller The water distiller 10 includes a plurality of housings 12, 14, 16 each mounted below a support plate 32. A voltage regulator 144 maintains a desired voltage potential between heating probes 34 and 36 within a heating bowl 46. An operator selector 142 aut... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5827402 | Drinking water apparatus An improved drinking water apparatus is provided which utilizes a microcomputer to detect water level to automatically control water intake and heating. The apparatus includes a heating tank having a heater at the bottom side, a first cooling pipe at the ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5738761 | Sewage treatment process and apparatus A waste water treatment system includes a preliminary first stage separator for separating an aqueous phase from other materials. A pressure vessel sedimentation follows for removing most of the remaining solids from the waste material. The liquid and a m... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5705036 | Water distilling apparatus A water distilling apparatus includes a preheat tank having an inlet and an outlet for storing water from a water source via the inlet, a boiling tank formed of a conductive casing connected to a ground potential and having an inlet in connection with the... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5676800 | Distilling apparatus A distilling apparatus which includes a water chamber to receive cold water from an external water supply source, a heating chamber having an electric heater controlled to heat water to the boiling point, a guide pipe connected between the bottom side of ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5662779 | Portable water purification apparatus A water purification apparatus positionable on an existing dispenser has a valve control member positionable in the water plenum of the dispenser to control release of purified water from the apparatus to the dispenser. A feedwater tank receives supply wa... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5587055 | Water distilling apparatus and method A water distillation apparatus and method include an improved control system for operation and maintenance, condensers with plastic to metal seals between a plastic condenser manifold and metallic cooling tubes, and a filter with steam bypass to allow for... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5571385 | Method and apparatus for water purification A water purification method and apparatus is described which distills a contaminated water supply having contaminants dissolved therein with electrically powered spaced apart immersion electrodes. When connected to a source of alternating electrical curre... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5569357 | Vortex evaporator A vortex evaporator having a holder for holding at least one container presents a chamber wherein liquid is evaporated from a liquid and solid solution in a container. The vortex evaporator also includes a drive mechanism, coupled to the holder, for movin... | 10/29/1996 |
