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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167145 | Method of making a granular media water filter Granules comprise binder-agglomerated active particles for liquid treatment or filtration. Each granule has a center core of a material that itself has binding properties without the addition of other binders or sprays or adhesives, or, alternatively, each granule c... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8132678 | Polybenzoxazole polymer-based mixed matrix membranes The present invention discloses new types of polybenzoxazole-based mixed matrix membranes and methods for making and using these membranes. The polybenzoxazole-based mixed matrix membranes are prepared by fabricating a polyimide-based mixed matrix membrane by disper... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8051992 | Water transfer device employing a water buffer to increase water flux A water transfer device can include first and second flow paths separated by a water transfer membrane and a hydrophilic diffusion medium. The hydrophilic diffusion medium is disposed between the water transfer membrane and the first flow path. Water content of a fi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7896168 | Filters having improved permeability and virus removal capabilities A filter block may comprise activated carbon filter particles without metallic biocides. The activated carbon filter particles may have a median particle size of less than or equal to about 90 microns and having a particle span of less than or equal to about 1.7. Th... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7740141 | Method of making a granular media water filter Granules comprise binder-agglomerated active particles for liquid treatment or filtration. Each granule has a center core of a material that itself has binding properties without the addition of other binders or sprays or adhesives, or, alternatively, each granule c... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7614507 | Water filter materials, water filters and kits containing particles coated with cationic polymer and processes for using the same A filter for providing potable water is provided. The filter includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a filter material disposed within the housing, the filter material formed at least in part from a plurality of mesoporous, basic, and reduced-oxygen activa... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7614508 | Water filter materials, water filters and kits containing silver coated particles and processes for using the same A filter for providing potable water is provided. The filter includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a filter material disposed within the housing, the filter material formed at least in part from a plurality of mesoporous, basic, and reduced-oxygen activa... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7614506 | Water filter materials and water filters and processes for using the same A filter for providing potable water is provided. The filter includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a filter material disposed within the housing, the filter material formed at least in part from a plurality of mesoporous, basic, and reduced-oxygen activa... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7441666 | Process for producing an asymmetric porous film It is intended to provide asymmetric porous films which are usable in blood dialysis, plasma separation, etc. and particularly excellent in the performance of selectively separating (fractionating) plasma protein, show little endogenous coagulation, complement or qu... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7410066 | Filter for selectively eliminating leukocytes It is intended to provide a filter for selectively removing leukocytes whereby leukocytes can be selectively and efficiently removed without worsening in the performance due to sterilization while causing little elution and minimizing loss in platelets. Namely, a fi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407742 | Plasma or serum separator, plasma or serum sampling method, plasma or serum separating method, test carrier and glass fiber Provided are a plasma or serum separator and a plasma or serum sampling method capable of isolating plasma or serum with good efficiency from a small amount of blood without using a centrifuge and without causing leakage of a blood cell component or hemolysis, and i... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407578 | Liquid filtering instrument and dry type analysis device A liquid filtering instrument 10 according to the present invention achieves filtered liquid by pressure-reduced filtration, and it comprises a filter member 12 in which a liquid filter 15 is accommodated, and a holder member 14 for stock... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399333 | Filter element and process for producing the same The present invention provides a filter element and a method for producing the same, which do not generate pollution during waste disposal, can be easily produced, improve the pressure loss and reduce the production cost. The filter element and the method for produc... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396461 | Filter cartridge for gravity-fed water treatment device A filter cartridge for use in gravity-fed water treatment systems wherein filter elements include a dome-shaped hydrophilic porous particulate carbon powder block filter in a polymeric binder. The filter has a closed upper end and an open lower end with sidewalls ex... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7364608 | Chemical filter and method for manufacturing same The chemical filter supporting an ion-exchange resin comprising a fiber supporting body containing ion-exchange fiber and ion-exchange resin powder which is supported on the fiber supporting body is provided. The chemical filter possesses a large ion-exchange capaci... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357868 | Nanocrystal-containing filtration media The invention relates to filtration media having nanocrystals of metal oxides, encapsulated in or impregnated into a binder matrix, which binds together particles of activated carbon. The filtration media can be compressed into a filtration block, has low pressure d... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344035 | High heat filter fabric and method A fabric is disclosed which is suitable for use in the manufacture of particulate filters for use in high heat environments, together with a method for making the high heat filter fabric. The filter fabric has a sliver knit pile construction, and may be manufactured... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7332125 | System and method for processing blood A system for filtering and processing blood that is simple to implement and that reduces the need for human intervention. The system may be used to collect red blood cells (RBCs). For such a system, a disposable set may be provided with an inlet port, an RBC contain... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316323 | Filters having improved permeability and virus removal capabilities A filter block having a permeability of greater than about 3.0*10−9 cm2, and a F-VLR of greater than about 99% is provided. The filter block may be made of filter particles having a median particle size of less than about 50 microns and havin... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316723 | Air filter with fine fiber and spun bonded media Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful ap... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311839 | Removal of biological pathogens using surfactant-modified zeolite Systems and methods are described for removing biological pathogens using surfactant-modified zeolite (SMZ). A method for removing biological pathogens from a fluid or a fluid-based gel includes filtering the fluid or fluid-based gel using SMZs. A method for removin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311209 | Filter material A filter material has one or more plies of fiber layers, in particular for the production of filter bags and filter cones for infused beverages, the at least one fiber layer containing fibers or microcapsules having phase change material. Paraffinic hydrocarbons can... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311832 | Adsorption membranes, method of producing same and equipment, including the adsorption membranes The present invention relates to adsorption membranes comprising microporous polymer membranes in which adsorbent particles are incorporated. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of producing the inventive adsorption membranes as well as devices wh... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297263 | Efficient water filters Water treatment devices that include filtration media with specified grain size distributions are provided. In one arrangement, the device contains a volume of grains such that between about 1 and 15 vol % of the grains have a grain size in a range between a first g... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293661 | Filtration media comprising granules of binder-agglomerated active component Granules comprise binder-agglomerated active particles for liquid treatment or filtration. Each granule has a center core of a material that itself has binding properties without the addition of other binders or sprays or adhesives, or, alternatively, each granule c... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281632 | Filter media surface modification for enhanced sealing and apparatus utilizing the same A novel surface treatment is provided for portions of filter media coming in contact with the filter media holder, such as a filter housing. In certain applications, the treatment is also applied to the filter media holder, depending on the application. Filter media... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278542 | Filtering medium, method for making same The invention concerns a filtering medium based on a photocatalytic agent and activated carbon, characterized in that it comprises a permeable support covered with a first layer based on activated carbon, then a separate second layer based on a photocatalytic agent,... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264726 | Nanocrystal-containing filtration media The invention relates to filtration media having nanocrystals of metal oxides, encapsulated in or impregnated into a binder matrix, which binds together particles of activated carbon. The filtration media can be compressed into a filtration block, has low pressure d... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252876 | Laminated zeolite composite and method for production thereof A laminated zeolite composite is provided, including a MFI membrane constituted by a MFI type zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 (molar ratio) of 40 to 100, and a porous substrate constituted by a MFI type zeolite having a SiO2/A... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7226429 | Method for removal of viruses from blood by lectin affinity hemodialysis The present invention relates to a method for using lectins that bind to pathogens having high mannose surface glycoproteins or fragments thereof which contain high mannose glycoproteins, to remove them from infected blood or plasma in an extracorporeal setting. Acc... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223342 | Adsorption membranes, method of producing same and equipment, including the adsorption membranes The present invention relates to adsorption membranes, comprising microporous polymer membranes into which are incorporated porous silicon dioxide particles modified with hydrocarbon ligands having 2 to 24 carbon atoms as adsorbent particles. Furthermore, the presen... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211232 | Refractory exhaust filtering method and apparatus A method for catalytically cleaning an exhaust gas, including receiving the exhaust gas in an inlet channel, blocking the exhaust gas in the inlet channel, diffusing the exhaust gas through a porous substantially fibrous nonwoven wall of the inlet channel, reacting ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189357 | Immunological assay system and method An immunological or immunohematological assay system is disclosed that includes a filter vessel capable of containing an assay sample, an incubator, a sample separation system, an image acquisition system, and a robotic pipettor. The immunological assay system may a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189326 | Use of material based on organic and/or inorganic fibres and chitosan for fixing metal ions The invention concerns the use of a material based on organic and/or inorganic fibres and chitosan for fixing metal ions contained in an effluent. The invention is characterised in that chitosan represents between 0.01 and 20% by dry weight of fibres and its degree ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168574 | Dual filter A dual filter apparatus and a process of making a dual filter apparatus that minimizes disruption to the normal flow pattern through the filter apparatus by forming a porous medium suitable to carry a fluid activator and placing an activator proximate the porous fil... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160575 | Conducting polymer Measurement in the frequency range 3 mHz–106 Hz of the dielectric characteristics of emeraldine base polyaniline dissolved in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) and cast into bulk free-standing polymer films shows features similar to those reported by others and which... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147311 | Fluid supply media A fluid supply media includes a material having pores and a lamellae inhibiting agent retained relative to the material proximate to the pores. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147891 | Polymer substrate coated with weak cationic-exchange functional layer A method for making a weak cation-exchange (carboxylic acid) medium comprising contacting a solution of a functional organic polymer having carbon to carbon double bond unsaturation and having weak cationic exchange functional moieties or precursors thereof in a sol... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140495 | Layered sheet construction for wastewater treatment Described is an apparatus for the removal of organic substances and/or nitrogen sources from an aqueous medium by exposing the aqueous medium to the action of microorganisms supported on a gas permeable, water impermeable layer, or on and/or in a three dimensional m... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114621 | Membrane module elements A layered sheet construction contains at least one gas permeable, liquid water impermeable layer, and a gas delivery layer formed of a corrugated sheet proximate the gas permeable, water impermeable layer. The corrugated sheet has corrugations that form flow channel... | 10/03/2006 |
