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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914671 | Apparatus for removing buoyant pollutants An exemplary apparatus (10), for removing buoyant pollutants having oil and debris atop a body of coolant, includes a pollutant collecting device (11), a pump (12) and a controlling module (13). The pollutant collecting device includes a ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7368060 | Apparatuses and methods for detecting contaminant in a fuel system Apparatuses and methods are provided for detecting contaminant in a fuel system, such as a fuel system of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a fuel filter comprising an upper unit having a fuel inlet port, a fuel outlet port, and a closeable vent ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364661 | Method and device for separating a mixture of fluids A mixture of fluids is separated into at least two phases, one of which has a higher density than the other, passing the mixture through a normally horizontal supply pipe, by creating a stratified flow in the supply pipe, by passing the mixture through an inclined p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331472 | Method and apparatus for separation of a mixture of non-miscible liquids A tank has an inlet opening mounted at an end wall at the beginning of an elongated horizontal path for supplying a mixture to be separated, and two outlet openings mounted at the end of the elongated horizontal path for separately draining the separated liquids. An... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323104 | Water filtering device A water filter device includes a container (1) that has an opening for filling of water, and a filter unit (3) that is movable relative to the container (1). It is significant of the device that the filter unit (3) includes a filter eleme... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318344 | Wireless swimming pool water level system A wireless (e.g., radio) system and method for automatic water level maintenance of, e.g., a swimming pool utilizing capacitive liquid level sensing. A reference electrode allows water level sensing independent of the water chemistry or temperature. Capacitive elect... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314509 | Gas liquid phase separator with improved pressure control A gas/liquid phase separator includes a fluid inlet, a vapor outlet, a liquid outlet, and first and second valves disposed in fluid communication with the liquid outlet. Both valves are controllable in response to a fluid level in the gas/liquid phase separator. Bot... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314441 | Method for separating particulate matter from a fluid stream A method for separating particulate matter from a fluid includes feeding a fluid containing a particulate matter into a chamber of a vessel through an inlet, the chamber being at least partially bounded by a peripheral wall and the chamber also communicating with a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303085 | Method and apparatus for purifying mixtures of oil and water An apparatus and method for separating oil and particulate contaminants from pump-driven aqueous fluid contaminated with emulsified oils, free oils, particulate matter, suspended solids, and other contaminants in which the contaminated fluids are introduced into a c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7223348 | Method and apparatus for separation of a mixture of non-miscible liquids The present invention provides a new and improved method and apparatus for separating a disperse mixture of two non-miscible liquids to increase the separation extent within less time required as per usual. The proposed method includes the steps of providing a tank ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7195513 | Self-locking wire termination clip A solar grounding connector for capturing a wire. The connector includes a base and a stuffer. The base is made from a conductive metal and includes a base plate. The base plate includes means for assembling the base to a solar panel. A pair of opposed sidewalls ext... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172688 | Mixed immiscible liquids vacuum, separation, and disposal method and system (Mod 1) A system to collect by vacuum conveyance, separate, and discharge two mixed immiscible liquids with different specific gravities comprising a prefilter vessel 200, a vacuum tank 100, an optional heavy phase intermediate separation stage 40, and ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7060017 | Centrifugal separators A separator includes a vessel having a peripheral wall bounding a chamber. The vessel is rotatable about a rotational axis extending through the vessel. The chamber communicates with an inlet and a first outlet. A tubular member is disposed within the chamber and co... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6951615 | Grease removal system A grease removal system includes a solid interceptor fluidly coupled to a grease trap tank, which is fluidly coupled to a secondary tank. The secondary tank contains an enzyme solution which biodegrades the grease. The grease removal system may also include a solid ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6776900 | Level measurement for grease separators An interceptor for removing grease from an effluent stream containing grease and water may be queried remotely to check it status. An output signal indicative of the amount of grease is transmitted over a telephone line to a telephone or computer or other remote sta... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6736964 | Apparatus for separating mixed fluids and measuring quantity of component fluids The apparatus for separating and measuring mixed fluids, specifically the separation of crude oil and water and the volumetric measurement of each of the mixed fluids using a mechanical portable device primarily involving a separation vessel, an adjustable float wit... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6592753 | Oil recovery system An oil recovery system, designed to recover oil from oil-contaminated water of a river, lake or sea due to a difference in specific gravity of the liquids. The system includes a 4-stage separation tank 15 having four chambers 51-54. The first chamber 51 i... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6423213 | Continuous level measurement for grease separator An automatic draw-off grease interceptor 10 includes a separation tank 12 defining a chamber 40. An inlet 24 delivers an effluent stream of grease and water into the chamber which separates into a thicken layer of grease atop a water layer. A pump 70 is i... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6375835 | Oil recovery system A system for recovering oil from a body of water (e.g. river, lake, or sea) includes (i) an inlet unit 10 having a hopper-shaped main body and floaters 12 attached to the hopper by tugs 11; and (ii) a segregation tank 15 having (a) an inlet pipe 14 to rec... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6368498 | Liquid separator A liquid separator (10) for separating two immiscible liquids having different specific gravities, for example, a first liquid comprising water and a second liquid comprising oil. The liquid separator (10) has a housing (12) that defines a separation cham... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6346069 | Centrifugal pressurized separators and methods of controlling same A solid-liquid/liquid-liquid separator includes a vessel having a peripheral wall bounding a chamber. The chamber communicates with an inlet port and an outlet port. The vessel is rotatable about a rotational axis extending through the vessel. Disposed wi... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6337023 | Flotation apparatus for clarifying produced water A dissolved gas flotation apparatus and process for removing oils and other contaminants from produced water generated in the production of crude petroleum and natural gas. The invention is particularly designed for offshore applications, where space is l... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6277286 | Method and device for the separation of a fluid in a well A method and device for separating a fluid from a formation into several fluid components in a well is disclosed. The method and device include feeding the fluid into a mainly horizontal section of pipe located in a down-hole, mainly horizontal section of... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6270659 | Fuel filtering system for an engine A fuel filter for an engine includes a housing having an interior space and is assembled into a fuel flow path between a source of fuel and the engine. The housing includes a passageway which has an inlet aperture which is used to control the delivery of ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6261462 | Combination pump and separator, especially for commercial kitchens An apparatus for separating an immiscible or insoluble fluid mixture into its components, namely, a less-dense component and a denser component, is described. The apparatus may be used in commercial kitchens to separate grease-oil/water mixtures into a gr... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6187178 | Separator with solids diverter A separator includes a barrier 53 for retaining solid material thereon and an automatic mechanism for alternately preventing and allowing the flow of liquid to the separator outlet. When the flow is prevented, the liquid backs up through the barrier and w... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6180001 | Apparatus for separating light and heavy phase liquids A quenchant management system having a quenchant separation module for separating a heavy phase polymer such as polyalkylene glycol (PAG) from water. The quenchant separation module includes a heating section for elevating the temperature of the fluid to ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5965021 | Hydrocyclone There is provided a hydrocyclone which operates on a relatively low pressure differential and on a linear flow principle. The hydrocyclone comprises an inlet chamber with a vortex creating a spiral insert therein, which inlet chamber opens in to a frustoc... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5961842 | Systems and methods for collecting mononuclear cells employing control of packed red blood cell hematocrit Blood separation systems and methods employ a rotating chamber. The chamber includes an inlet region where whole blood enters for centrifugal separation into packed red blood cells, a plasma constituent, and an interface carrying mononuclear cells between... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5750039 | Blood processing systems and methods for collecting mono nuclear cells Systems and methods centrifugally separate mono nuclear cells from whole blood in a separation chamber. The systems and methods control the exit hematocrit value of red blood cells separated in the chamber by recirculating a portion of the red blood cells... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5705055 | Apparatus for automatically recovering grease from a grease separator An apparatus for separating grease from an effluent stream containing grease and water includes a separation tank, having a separation chamber; in which the grease and water in the effluent separate with the grease floating on top of the water. Grease is ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5573678 | Blood processing systems and methods for collecting mono nuclear cells Systems and methods for separating mono nuclear cells from whole blood rotate a separation chamber about a rotational axis. The systems and methods introduce whole blood into a first region of the chamber during its rotation to separate the whole blood in... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5518610 | Oil-water separation An oil-and-water mixture is supplied to a tank which is closed at the bottom and open at the top, generally midway between top and bottom. A closed vessel envelops the upper portion of the tank. A vacuum is drawn at the top of the tank and vessel. An oil ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5147534 | Waste water treatment system Improved techniques are provided for separating mixtures of materials having different densities. The apparatus of the present invention is well suited for separating oil from water, and includes a separation tank defining a cylindrical water storage cham... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5130030 | Method and an automatic device for the sharp separation and removal of layers of fluids from a container by way of the container headspace and for the automatic cleaning of the container A method for the automatic sharp separation and removal of layers of fluids from a container through a headspace in the container comprises the use of two separate and simultaneous flow streams to draw fluid from the upper layer as the apparatus descends ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5108591 | Oil spill recovery system An oil spill recovery system for collecting spilled oil or other petrochemicals from the surface of water, for separating the collected oil and water, and for separately distributing these liquids to desired destinations. Oil is recovered from the surface... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5002657 | Separator for oil well production fluids A separator for oil well production fluids including oil, water and gases in which the separator includes a water siphon system having a vertically adjustable spill point for the discharge of water to a collection or disposal area for changing the interfa... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4960513 | Separator for liquids of different densities A liquid separator allows a mixture of oil and water to separate, then discharges the two fractions. A separating tank is automatically filled when a float indicates a low level. A second float is close to the bottom of the tank and has a density such tha... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4921605 | Apparatus to depollute bodies of water An apparatus to clean or depollute surfaces or layers of water. The apparatus has at least one channel (12) which withdraws a stream of water at the front of the apparatus and discharges the water at the rear of the apparatus after cleaning or depollution... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4919826 | Process and apparatus for separating solids and liquids from an effluent stream There is disclosed an improved liquid-solids-gas separator assembly permitting recovery of a major portion of the liquid stream for recirculation to a vacuum producing assembly wherein the separator assembly includes a gas-liquid and solids separator cham... | 04/24/1990 |
