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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5362371 | Apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material An apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material are provided, the apparatus comprising a crossflow filter apparatus for continuously removing liquid from a liquid bearing material comprising a housings, a filter disposed within th... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5344533 | Apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material An apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material are provided, the apparatus comprising a pair of electrode units having portions thereof disposed adjacent each other and defining an inlet to the adjacent portions and an outlet fro... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5298143 | Electrophoretic processing An electrophoretic processor for separating proteins and other chemicals exhibiting varying electrophoretic mobilities. The preferred processor includes a rotor which turns within a stator to define a processing chamber therebetween. The rotor and stator ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5259940 | Apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material An apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material are provided, the apparatus comprising a pair of electrode units having portions thereof disposed adjacent each other and defining an inlet to the adjacent portions and an outlet fro... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5192413 | Electroosmotic dewaterer An electroosmotic dewaterer for dehydrating a liquid mud by supplying the liquid mud into a space between facing anode and cathode electrodes, applying d.c. voltage across said electrodes so as to gather the water content of the liquid mud to the cathode ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5160593 | Apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material An apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material are provided, the apparatus comprising a pair of electrode units having portions thereof disposed adjacent each other and defining an inlet to the adjacent portions and an outlet fro... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5114560 | Apparatus and method for removal of liquids A first electrode arrangement and a transport element are movable relative to a support. A working space is disposed between the movable elements for advancing moist material along a processing path. As the moist material advances, electrical current is p... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5114553 | Apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material An apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material are provided, the apparatus comprising a pair of electrodes having portions thereof disposed adjacent each other and defining an inlet to the adjacent portions and an outlet from the... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5034111 | Compressive and electro-osmotic dehydrator A dehydrator comprising a filter press including a pair of first and second, electrically insulating press plates supported in parallel on a frame and adapted to be moved relative to each other. Each of the press plates has a wide recess, the recesses for... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5021136 | Apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material An apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material are provided, the apparatus comprising a pair of movable electrodes having portions thereof disposed adjacent each other and defining an inlet to the adjacent portions and an outlet ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4877503 | Apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material An apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material are provided, the apparatus comprising a pair of spaced apart electrodes for being disposed on opposite sides of the material, a unit for creating an electrostatic field between the ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4780188 | Apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material An apparatus and method for removing liquid from liquid bearing material is provided, the apparatus comprising a pair of spaced apart electroes for being disposed on opposite sides of the material, a unit for creating an electrostatic field between the el... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4680104 | Apparatus for dewatering clay filter cake An electrokinetic dewatering apparatus is disclosed which includes a pair of oppositely electrically charged continuously traveling webs or belts positioned to contact a quantity of clay material passed into a nip formed at the inlet to the dewatering app... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4588492 | Rotating apparatus for isoelectric focusing This disclosure is directed to an isoelectric focusing apparatus, wherein stabilization of the fluid containing the isolated proteins is achieved by carrying out the separation in a rotating cylinder with the separation cavity of the cylinder being segmen... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4581111 | Treatment of ultrafiltrate by electrodialysis A process for electrodialyzing ultrafiltrate and an electrodialysis cell for use in the process are disclosed. The ultrafiltrate contains ionic materials which form a deposit on at least one of the electrodes of the electrodialysis cell impairing the elec... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4244804 | Slime and sludge dewatering Apparatus and method for the dewatering of slimes and sludges. An anode and cathode are provided with the sludge disposed between the electrodes, and with a material for providing a continuation of the boundary layer of the sludge disposed in intimate con... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4168222 | Electrically augmented vacuum filtration A system for dewatering a suspension of solids in an electric field controllably maintained between opposing electrode structures, to cause the solids to migrate relative to the carrier liquid to form a layer or cake on one set of electrode structures in ... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4132626 | Electroflocculation cell An electroflocculation cell for the separation of clay particles from an aqueous suspension thereof, the cell being equipped with an anode and cathode separated by a first semipermeable membrane impermeable to clay particles which divides the cell into an... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4107026 | System and method for electric dewatering of solids suspension A system and method for dewatering of a suspension of solids in an electric field controllably maintained between a pair of opposing self-contained electrode structures, to cause the solids to migrate relative to the carrier liquid to form a layer or cake... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4101400 | Method for dewatering sludge Sludge is dewatered to a dry content of more than 25% by a combination of (a) pre-conditioning the sludge by flocculation with polymeric flocculants; (b) pre-dewatering the conditioned sludge to a certain solid content corresponding with shovel consistency; (c) the... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4003819 | Filtration of solids suspension enhanced by applied DC potential A method of filtering solid particles contained in a suspension thereof wherein a rotatable filter assembly is rotated through the suspension to cause a filter cake to accumulate thereon and a DC voltage is applied across the filter cake to cause liquid e... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3980547 | Electrokinetic cell An electrokinetic cell for the separation of solid particles from an aqueous suspension thereof, the cell being equipped with an anode and cathode separated by a semi-permeable membrane impermeable to clay particles which divides the cell into anode and c... | 09/14/1976 |