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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7943039 | Catch basin for salt water sand A system for collecting the flow of sand and sediment in a water current including a catch basin and a seawater pumping arrangement. The catch basin includes a basin and a transfer tube, the basin having a bottom and a plurality of angled sidewalls defining a basin.... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7497945 | Pre-cast drive down water separation pit system A unitary or modular, pre-cast, drive-down pit system suitable for use in a heavy equipment wash installation. The completed pit collects runoff generated by the washing of heavy equipment such as construction, industrial, farming, or road-building equipment. The pr... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7441661 | Solids/liquids separator A separator for separating solids and other objects (debris) from a liquid, and having a separator body (2) through which the liquid, having debris entrained therein (16, 19, 20), flows from an inlet (6) to an outlet (13), and a port (... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7364652 | Screening apparatus Screening apparatus (101,901) for use at an overflow weir (301, 902) in a sewerage system. The apparatus comprises a continuous moving screen band (201, 902) and a band cleaning mechanism (608). A first portion (801) of the screen ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7294256 | Storm water filter system A storm water filter system for filtering storm water being fed into an in-ground well includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, with the outlet being connected to an in-ground recharge well. A plurality of open chambers are formed in the housing. An inlet f... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7201269 | Device for heating escalators or moving walkways An escalator or moving walkway is provided in combination with a device for heating components of the escalator or moving walkway. The device includes at least one pivotably mounted heating element adapted to direct heated air onto a selected component of the escala... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200969 | Down spout guard made from non-woven material A non-woven mesh guard which can be inserted into a downspout opening in a rain gutter in order to prevent debris from entering the downspout is provided. The non-woven mesh includes a large free area to allow for the flow of water therethrough while preventing debr... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7153417 | Floating storm water drain basket A storm water filter system apparatus includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet and has a floating filter basket therein having an open end portion. A scoop formed on the front end of the filter basket is positioned to face the inlet to the housing. The filte... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7077967 | Poultry processing water recovery and re-use process The inventions of the present disclosure are directed to processes designed to recover water used in certain aspects of the processing of poultry, treat the recovered water to remove solids, fats, oils and greases, animal proteins and pathogenic organisms and to reu... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048849 | First flush rainwater diverter and collection system A first flush rainwater diverter and collection system for use with rainwater storage tanks primarily in domestic situations. The system comprises primary (13) and secondary (14) storage chambers, a T-piece (10) for connection in a rainwater flo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021336 | Even-flow septic tee arrangement An even-flow tee arrangement for use with a septic system consists of a tee connector having top and bottom section cemented together. The bottom section includes a splitter plate extending from the tee-shaped exit end to two pairs of directional vanes proximate the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018532 | Aeration and mixing trough Contaminated water is chemically treated and aerated while being gravity fed through a trough. A series of slats are positioned in the trough to interrupt the flow and induce mixing and aeration. An array of aeration edges is removably installed over the slats. A ho... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6966984 | Pre-cast drive-down water separation pit system A unitary or modular, pre-cast, drive-down pit system suitable for use in a heavy equipment wash installation. The completed pit collects runoff generated by the washing of heavy equipment such as construction, industrial, farming, or road-building equipment. The pr... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964541 | Fish safe screened water diversion apparatus An apparatus for separating animated objects such as fish or other objects between a non-diverted and diverted fluid stream. Embodiments may include a screen or similar selective pass through device that is arranged in a manner that is generally horizontal (more hor... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955759 | Porous dike intake structure for fish diversion A structure for diverting fish away from water intakes comprises a porous dike having a bottom portion, a central portion, and a top portion, the top portion preferably being submerged a short distance below the surface, and the central portion having flow passages.... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953528 | Flow control suction barrier apparatus and system The preferred embodiment of the present invention is an inertial filtering device for filtering riverbed silt in a contained underwater environment comprising an enclosure to be placed underwater on a riverbed. The enclosure has at least one entrance opening located... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6946080 | Poultry processing water recovery and re-use process This invention is directed to processes designed to recover water used in certain aspects of the processing of poultry, treat the recovered water to remove solids, fats, oils and greases, animal proteins and pathogenic organisms and to reuse the treated water for po... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936164 | Rotary drum rainhead A device for separating debris and other material from rainwater as it flows into a downpipe from a roof gutter is disclosed. The device has a compartment for fitting to the upper end of a downpipe. The compartment has a horizontally pivoted perforated drum which ro... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915896 | Cleaning drain apparatus for an auger assembly A drain apparatus for the intake end of an auger is disclosed. The drain apparatus comprises a bearing with radial arms, a cover with a cover portion, a drain and a drain cap for removably closing the opening of the drain. The drain apparatus facilitates a clean in ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6875345 | Method and apparatus for installing and removing disposable netting systems in floatables control systems In previous netting systems using disposable netting frames, the wooden frame may become jammed in the diverter frame. The present invention provides a rigid frame for installing and holding the wooden netting frame in the diverter frame and which releases the woode... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6783670 | Device suitable for treating liquids, in particular contaminated water A device suitable for treating liquids, in particular contaminated water, which device comprises a treatment chamber and a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet connected to said treatment chamber, wherein a plurality of substantially parallel ultraviolet lamps are dispo... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6708737 | Velocity flume and method for collecting machining coolant A low profile velocity flume and method for collecting machine tool coolant along a machine tool installation uses stepped sidewalls to progressively increase the flow space area above a continuously and smoothly sloping bottom wall. Flushing nozzles are located in ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705049 | Rain and storm water filtration systems A debris-filtering downspout and other water runoff conduits and receptacles are disclosed, and include a Coanda screen mounted within a conduit, a culvert, a storm water conveyance or secured to a water collection basin. The Coanda screen provides high water throug... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6679994 | Screening apparatus A method dealing with an overflow capacity of a fluid screening system is disclosed, the system (20) including a first screen (22) for screening objects of a first predetermined size from a fluid channel (21) the method comprising the step of: providing a... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6613238 | Fixed media filter screen, screen protector, and CSO screen The present invention is a device and method for clearing debris from fluid channels. In one embodiment, the device has a fixed screening member that is permeable in part wherein debris will collect. A movable scraper then scrapes along the screen and rem... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6540911 | Dewatering system A dewatering system for separating a stream of liquid from the items traveling therein. The dewatering system includes a primary grid which catches the stream of liquid from a flume or other device. The liquid stream, but not the solid items, passes throu... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6524473 | Gravitational separator and drainwater treatment system for use in a horizontal passageway A hydrodynamic gravitational separator and an attending drainwater filtration section positionable within a horizontal flow passage of a drainage system utilizes a circular-walled collection cavity into which drainwater is directed so that a swirling moti... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6524028 | Fish safe screened water diversion apparatus An apparatus for separating animated objects such as fish or other objects between a non-diverted and diverted fluid stream. Embodiments may include a screen or similar selective pass through device that is arranged in a manner that is generally horizonta... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6505744 | Solid-liquid separation equipment in particular for biological purification of wastewater An apparatus for the separation of a solid/liquid suspension by filtration includes a tank filled with a suspension to be treated. At least one cavitied plate is located in the tank and has at least one internal cavity. The plate is immersed in the suspen... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6447206 | Beaver control screen for culvert pipe The beaver control screen has a cone-shaped screen having a base, an apex and a horizontal axis. A first set of spaced-apart rods extends from the base to the apex and are disposed in a first conical layer. A second set of rods is disposed in a second con... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6428701 | Apparatus and method for delivering solid bioremediation materials Bioremediation of waste water traveling through a sewer system is accomplished by suspending in selected manholes a self-powered feeder device for delivering a desired amount of a solid microbial wastewater treatment preparation. The feeder device is pref... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6273270 | Dam fed unrollable media filter subsequently folded along its length and rewound According to a waste water treatment method and apparatus of the present invention, a permeable sheet 3 is fed into a treatment tank 2 in which a stream is formed. The waste water, which flows downstream, is caused to pass through the permeable sheet 3, w... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6258274 | Method for reducing sludge within a river or the like A river is divided into a plurality of river sections via a plurality of partitions which are spaced apart along the direction of the flow of the river. Polluted water at or near the surface of the river from the river sections is pumped to water treating... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6248233 | Arrangement for removing heavy metal ions from roof runoff waters An ion removal arrangement includes a filter having a filter material made of synthetic or naturally occurring crystalline hydrated aluminum silicates having a framework structure, which contain alkaline or alkaline earth ions. The filter is formed as a d... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6245225 | Stepped filtration device for mechanically separating solids from liquids A staged filter apparatus (1) for mechanically separating solids from liquids flowing in channels, gutters or conduits, which has a multiplicity of stage screen bars (7') connected to form a stationary grating (7), and a multiplicity of stage screen bars ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6196762 | Non-clogging debris and sediment removal facility A non-clogging facility (10) collects debris and sediment carried by water flowing in an open channel (DC) upstream of an inlet (I) to a conduit. A first section (12) provides a transition from the open channel into a second section (13) which allows for ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6183633 | Separator A separator for separating material from a fluid which includes an inlet, a separating chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, a holding chamber, a deflector for deflecting material entrained in or moving with fluid entering the separating chamber ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6139728 | Apparatus for collecting and removing solid particles from a flowing fluid An apparatus for collecting and removing solid particles from a flowing fluid (5) includes a grid unit (6) including a plurality of stationary bars (1) being arranged to form a stationary bar unit (3). Each of the stationary bars (1) includes a plurality ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6126817 | Oil and debris separator A system for separating and retaining liquid with different specific gravities and floatables includes a hood made of plastic and mounted to cover an outlet pipe of a basin receiving the liquid. The hood is formed with a housing dividing the basin into an... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6017446 | Floor mounted filtration system A flume system for use with a floor mounted filtration apparatus and a floor mounted in-line machine section is provided. The machine section receives a flow of clean coolant from the filtration apparatus and has a series of machine outlets for outputting... | 01/25/2000 |
