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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7169282 | Dielectrophoresis apparatus Devices for filtering fluids using dielectrophoresis are disclosed. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166218 | Separation device comprising a tubular electrocoalescer The present invention relates to a device for separating an effluent comprising phases of different density and conductivity, the device comprising a pair of electrodes (12, 13), means (10) for introducing the effluent between said electrodes, means in... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163624 | Electrostatic separator An electrostatic separator intended for separation of liquid phase systems, made up of mixtures of liquids of various electrical permittivity. In particular, the separator is intended for separation of an oil-and-water emulsion. The electrostatic separator contains ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150817 | Water treatment-apparatus using ion having drain hole Disclosed is a water treatment apparatus capable of purifying water by means of ionization and activation of the water passing through tubular objects under an electric field and cleansing the interior of the tubular objects through which the water passes. The water... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6929740 | Water purification system A water purification apparatus used to prevent the formation of scale around electrodes which form part of the apparatus. The apparatus comprises at least one electrode containing a proportion of an ion-emitting electrode such as copper, silver or a copper and silve... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6165339 | Apparatus and method for controlling molecular cluster in fluid An apparatus is provided for treating a liquid by controlling molecular clusters in liquid in which a very narrow electric or magnetic energy field produced by at least two electrodes or magnetic poles spaced apart by less than 1 mm is applied to a liquid... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5647981 | Device for separating phases of different densities and conductivities by electrocoalescence and centrifugation Device for separating a mixture consisting of at least a continuous phase (I) and of at least a conducting disperse phase (II) in the form of particles such as drops in the continuous phase, the two phases having different densities. The device includes a... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5071532 | Device for electrical treatment of high conductivity liquid electrolytes Device for the electrical treatment of high conductivity liquid electrolytes, comprising: a receptacle (10) suitable for being traversed by a flow (F) of the liquid to be treated; at least one electrode (20) disposed inside the receptacle (10) and having ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4661227 | Apparatus and method for removal of inorganic aqueous solutions from organic solvents In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, a coalescer for separating an organic solvent from an aqueous solution (typically with an inorganic salt dissolved therein) is disclosed. In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, an upstanding housing havin... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4661226 | Separation of dispersed phase from phase mixture In order to separate the dispersed phase from a continuous background fluid phase together forming a phase mixture (for example, contaminant particles from a continuous liquid phase), charge is injected into the mixture with a charge injection device (1) ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4579637 | Method and apparatus for separating impurities from low conductivity liquids A method and apparatus for removing particulate matter suspended in low conductivity liquids employs extrinsic ions to electrically charge suspended particles. A unipolar current of the extrinsic ions is passed through the flowing liquid to efficiently ch... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4551217 | Liquid treater having hinge-action cleaning brushes An electric treater for promoting flocculation of suspended solids in a liquid is provided with special scrubbing brushes that bear against electrodes of the treater tending to accumulate a layer of adhering ionic particles so as to dislodge and remove th... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4472278 | Separating device for an insulating gas-liquid two phase fluid A gas-liquid separating device wherein electrodes of suitable configuration, such as straight-like, ring-like or wire net-like cylindrical configurations, are disposed along a flow passage of an insulating gas-liquid two-phase fluid to form a high electri... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4444637 | Electrical treating apparatus having electrode cleaner The treater includes a rotating, immersed electrode within the treating chamber, and a scrubbing member in contact with the rotating electrode for cleaning unwanted deposits from the electrode. In one form of the invention, a rotating cylindrical scrubbin... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4126537 | Method and apparatus for separation of fluids with an electric field Fluids are separated by passing their mixture through an electric field which is varied in strength. As coalescense of a first fluid dispersed in the second fluid begins, the mixture is flowed in a path which carries the coalescing fluid through the field... | 11/21/1978 |
