"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120031821 | BYPASS VALVE FOR WATER FILTER SYSTEM A head for a water filter system having a filter element including a three-way valve member movable between a first position, a second position, and a third position. When the valve member is in the first position, incoming water is directed to the filter element to rem... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110259809 | Method For Folding A Filter Bag And A Folded Filter Bag Arrangement A method of folding a filter bag 10 made from a nonwoven fabric or stiff media to facilitate installation within a filter retainer basket and a folded filter bag 10 arrangement.... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110247974 | FILTRATION SYSTEM A filtration system is disclosed comprising a filter manifold and a filter cartridge. The filter manifold comprises a bracket, a valve, a manifold feed port, a manifold filtrate port, and a handle. The valve is held by the bracket and comprises a fixed portion attached ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110240544 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING KIDNEY STONES An apparatus includes a frame having a top side including slots, a bottom side and a generally oval shape. A hollow protruding stem is joined to the frame. A mesh net is joined to, and is suspended below, the bottom side. The mesh net has a semi-circular shape with a su... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110220568 | PORTABLE FILTER ASSEMBLIES A portable housing contains and forms a space around a filter element to form a portable filter assembly that can provide filtered hydration from a portable fluid reservoir. The housing includes an inlet port, which is in fluid communication with the space, and an outle... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110132819 | Delivery System for the Removal of Contaminants in Lubricating and Hydraulic Fluids A delivery system for removing contaminants from lubricating and hydraulic fluids. The delivery system can include a reusable sleeve and a first end cap and a second end cap coupled to the reusable sleeve. The delivery system can also include a disposable absorbent cart... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110126644 | SEDIMENT SAMPLER FOR IN-SITU MEASUREMENT OF SOLUBLE CONTAMINANT FLUX RATES A method and apparatus for in-situ measurement of soluble contaminant flux rates from sediments in which an inverted desorption chamber containing a sorbent system is filled with water and placed over an area of sediment, whereby the interior of the chamber is isolated ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110089099 | FOREIGN SUBSTANCE FILTERING FILM FOR DRAIN AND MEHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME A foreign substance filtering film for a drain of the present invention includes a main body having at least two or more through-holes; and a grip extended from an outer periphery of the main body such that the grip is spaced distant from the center of the main body. Th... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110049036 | RETAINING DEVICE, ESPECIALLY FOR FLAT ROOF DRAINS A retaining device 1 comprises a cup-shaped trap basket 2 including a circular support edge 3. A holder 4 is disposed at the trap basket 2, includes at least two holding arms 5, 6 movable between a “holding position” and “... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100140158 | WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT CONSTRUCTION A water treatment apparatus includes a frame and a plurality of connecting accessories, manifolds and filter cartridges. Each of the connecting accessories includes a seat ring fixed on the frame and a communicating pipe coaxially received in the seat ring. The seat rin... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100065509 | Portable Water Treatment Device The present invention is uniquely engineered and provides water treatment devices for treatment of water in a small community or individual who are out of reach of access to safe water for domestic use, reach of adequate resources and reside in rural setting. Water trea... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100025342 | Platelet-rich plasma separator and platelet-rich plasma separation method Provided is a platelet-rich plasma separator which can carry out the separation of a platelet-rich plasma with a small number of gamma radiation sterilized instruments and a platelet-rich plasma separation method. The platelet-rich plasma separator comprises a first syr... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090308802 | Filter With Ejection Mechanism A filter system having a filter element ejection device is provided. Filter systems according to the present invention may include a filter element that includes an ejection receiver for receiving actuation action from an ejector of a filter housing. The ejector engages... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090272683 | Jet Dispenser, Filter Fastening System, Nozzle Fastening System The invention relates to a device (1) for the treatment of substance mixtures conveyed under high pressure, with a casing (3) surrounding a high-pressure space (2), with at least one sealing means (12) in order to seal off the high-pressure s... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090255880 | SINGLE USE SANITARY FILTER ASSEMBLY A single use, disposable filtration assembly that eliminates the need for disassembly and replacement of fouled filtration modules in a pharmaceutical setting. The single use, disposable filtration assembly is a unitary assembly that is simply positioned and connected w... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090223888 | Demountable filtering device A demountable filtering device is mounted inside a food processor or coffee pot, and comprises a shell and a filter, wherein the filter is detachably mounted in the shell, and the filter has a handle for the user. The filter can be separated from the shell, so the filte... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090223189 | Easily removable filter bowl for paint spray guns A filter bowl and filter cover assembly is provided wherein the filter bowl is adapted to be easily mounted upon and removed from the filter cover by a plurality of bolt fasteners as a result of the bolt fasteners, connecting the filter bowl to the filter cover, being l... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090107906 | Faucet mounted water filter system A faucet mounted water filtration system includes a base defining an inlet and a plurality of outlets. The base at least partially defines a filter compartment configured to house a filter cartridge. A first valve assembly is positioned within the base and defines a fir... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090071891 | Dispensing system A dispenser system that takes high pressure fluid such as a high pressure water source and reduces the volume flow of the high pressure water as it flows into a dispenser with the dispenser having a low pressure outlet, which offers negligible fluid resistance in compar... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090045114 | Filter cartridge assembly with water collection A filter cartridge assembly including a carrier and a filter element. The carrier including a water collection cup that collects water from the filter element when the filter cartridge assembly is held in an inverted orientation.... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090014375 | Molded Filter End Cap And Method Of Manufacture A filter element including a filter media, a first end cap, and a second end cap is provided. The filter media has first and second filter ends. The first end cap is attached to the first filter end and the second end cap is attached to the second filter end. The second... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080245720 | FLUID FILTER CARTRIDGE AND HOUSING A filter housing and filter cartridge engagement structure comprising a housing having at least one ramp adapted to engage lugs of the at least one filter cartridge.... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080237153 | Particulate collector for liquid containment system A particulate collector configured to engage a container proximate to the container perimeter and which can disengage from the perimeter of the container to collect particulate accumulated in an amount liquid in the container.... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080216522 | FOREIGN MATERIALS FILTERING APPARATUS AND WASHING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME In a foreign materials filtering apparatus and a washing machine having the same, owing to a detachable mounting structure between a handle and a front filter and between a rear filter and the front filter, foreign materials collected in a foreign materials filtering sp... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080203005 | WATER FILTER DEVICE FOR USE WITH INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS An apparatus for producing purified drinking water. The apparatus comprises a container top including an ultrafiltration insert. The container top attaches to the opening of a liquid holding container, such that liquid from the container passes through a filter. The dev... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080185330 | Filter cartridges and methods Filter cartridges and methods of use with manifolds of appliances. The filter cartridges can includes components, such as handles, levers, cams, rotatable nuts, actuators, pins, and springs, to assist in removing the filter cartridge from the manifold. Some embodiments ... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080156715 | Modular Designed Handle/Net Apparatus The present invention to provides an improved tool for cleaning debris from swimming pools, comprising a modular combination of frame means forming a mouth portion and net means covering the mouth portion, with a net retaining means for retaining the net in operative re... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080142425 | Filter systems A filter cartridge having a filter end cap with a set of circumferentially spaced multifaceted dogs that can laterally support a filter on a filter mount as well as latch the filter securely lock the filter end cap to the filter mount while preventing the problem of mou... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080073263 | Portable Water Cleaner A carrying case (1) of a portable water cleaner includes a case main body (2) having an opening portion (2a) and forming a container (2b) that contains water, and a lid member (3) that opens/closes the opening portion ( 03/27/2008 | |
| 20080011656 | Shower filter apparatus A shower filter apparatus to neutralize chlorine and chloramines from water using water soluble vitamin c in the forms of ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate, vitamin e in the form of tocopheryl acetate to prevent the oxidation of vitamin c, a cylindrical threaded replac... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20070199875 | PORTABLE WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM A portable water purification system comprises a micro particle filtration device and a portable batch treatment tank, receivable together within a portable container along with an intake and hoses for interconnection therebetween. A support structure is arranged to sus... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070108117 | Fluid filter A filter element includes outer and inner sleeves made from a flexible, pervious material. The inner sleeve, which is arranged substantially concentric with respect to the outer sleeve, employs one or more handles to facilitate the removal of the filter element from an ... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20060124526 | Apparatus for magnetic treatment of a liquid and associated methods An apparatus for treating a liquid includes a container containing a liquid, and a magnetic treatment device therefor. The magnetic treatment device may include an elastic band removably fastened around the container and urged thereagainst by elastic deformation of the ... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060113237 | Hinge down refrigerator water filter A refrigerator water filter assembly is provided in the ceiling of a refrigerator and is adapted to hinge downwardly from the ceiling for changing the filter cartridge. The cartridge is normally partially recessed within the ceiling so as to minimize the use of space in... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060102546 | System comprising fluid treatment module and a support structure A system comprising a fluid treatment assembly and means for feeding the assembly with fluid to be treated and receiving treated fluid, comprising a structure (12) on which the assembly is adapted to be removably mounted, to interengage complementary connectors t... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060011534 | Filter element-removing jig The object is to provide a filter element extracting jig which facilitates the extracting operation of a filter element from a housing of a filter device and prevents its contamination. A filter element extracting jig is formed from an elastic plate and comprising a sup... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20050109689 | Methods and apparatuses for filtering Filter apparatuses and methods for use in a container containing a liquid with particles. A filter apparatus may include a filter sized to fit within the container, and a gasket around the filter creating a seal between the filter and inside of the container. A rod may ... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050072722 | Shower head with water purification function It is an object of the present invention to provide a shower head with water purification function capable of easing restrictions on a shape, structure and storage capacity of a water quality switching valve, and also providing a well-balanced shape and structure for ea... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050061727 | Device for receiving and separating chips created by machine-tools and coolant (drive) The invention relates to a device for receiving and separating chips and cooling liquid collecting on machine tools, the cooling liquid being returned for reuse and the chips being discharged, having a receiving tank (1) for receiving the chips and the cooling li... | 03/24/2005 |