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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8080157 | Downhole gravitational water separator A gravity water separation system that may be integrated within a well completion. A diverted flowpath is provided for produced hydrocarbons, external to the completion tubing. As produced hydrocarbons travel through the diverted flowpath, they pass through separati... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7484627 | EIP pack for separating oil from water An oil-water separation pack includes an upper body having cross-sectional shape narrowing from a bottom to a top. The upper body includes an oil rising region provided in an inside central portion thereof, and an oil-discharging opening provided in a top portion th... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7425260 | Separation passageway module, separation unit, and separation boat for suspension separation The present invention discloses a separation passageway module comprising a plurality of inclined plates, at least one suction pipe, and a buoyancy regulator. The inclined plate passageways are comprised by a plurality of inclined parallel plates. The inclined plate... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7410570 | Separating device A separating device. The separating device is used in a tank, for separating solid, gas, and liquid of polluted water, including a first panel, and a plurality of first dividers. The first panel is disposed in the tank, includes a first body and a plurality of first... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7392910 | Lamellar decanting module and block comprising plates that can be vertical The invention relates to a lamellar decanting module comprising two interconnected plates, at least one of said plates being corrugated in such a way that the dips and peaks are inclined in relation to a first edge of said plate according to a non-zero degree angle ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367459 | Passive grease trap using separator technology A grease trap for separating grease and solid waste from waste water. The grease trap includes a tank having a downwardly shaped bottom. An upwardly shaped divider divides the tank into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A hole near an upper part of the divider a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364664 | Foreign matter removing mechanism, fluid flow processing equipment, and foreign matter removing method The present processing apparatus blocks off such a portion of a flow of a plating solution (17) that is other than a vicinity of a liquid surface, by using a first partition plate (15) whose lower end is in close contact with a bottom of a plating tank... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7334689 | Overflow launder An overflow launder for a separation cell where particles are fluidiZEd and rise to the top of the cell, has a primary trough (1) surrounding the rim of the cell (2), and an array of secondary troughs (4) extending across the fluid surface from ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328809 | Solvent extraction method and apparatus A weir assembly for use with a mixer-settler for liquid-liquid extraction includes in one embodiment an organic weir having an inlet opening below the free surface of the organic phase liquid and a vertically-adjustable front wall allowing adjustments in the positio... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314140 | Apparatus and method for separating materials A material separator for separating at least two different materials of differing densities and/or sizes of particles. The material separator generally includes a tank containing a flocculent, a circulation system for circulating flocculent within the tank and a pai... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314572 | Methods of and apparatus for low-angle-tray settling with multi-zone configuration Settleable-particles are separated from a dirty flow of settleable-particles and fluid by trays having a planar section configured with opposed ends and opposed sides, and an entrance edge and an exit edge on opposed ends. The section has opposed side edges, and an ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7285216 | Treatment of water A process for treating sulphide-containing water includes maintaining a steep redox potential gradient in an interface zone of the sulphide-containing water. The water is exposed to an oxygen-containing environment, and the interface zone is located immediately belo... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276154 | Settling grid separator A settling grid separator apparatus and method of use which provides deep dehydration of high flow rate sludge in an environmentally friendly and energy efficient manner. The apparatus and method comprise and utilize an efficient mixing of the sludge with a floccula... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7213712 | System for settling solids or other impurities from water or wastewater and associated methods A system for settling solids or other impurities from water or wastewater. The system includes a containment vessel for containing fluid. The containment vessel has an inlet for receiving an influent and an outlet through which an effluent is discharged. At least a ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201849 | Simplified lamellar clarifier and method for cleaning same The invention concerns a lamellar clarifier (1) comprising: a) a tank (3) for liquid to be clarified (5), b) means for conveying said liquid (5) into a lower zone (9) of said tank (3), c) means (11) for evacuating sai... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189365 | Liquid treating equipment including a storage vessel and a discharge vessel In a liquid treating equipment to maintain a small amount of liquid to a desired liquid level with constantly supplying an additional liquid into a small capacity vessel, a storage vessel 13 to store the small amount of liquid, an injection tube 16 to ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178593 | Piggable separation system and method An inline well fluid separator is movable for pigging operations. The separator assembly has a housing with an inlet port and an outlet port. A separation unit is carried within the housing. The separation unit has an operational position in alignment with the ports... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165683 | Lamellar clarifier The invention concerns a lamellar clarifier (1) comprising: a) a tank (3) of liquid to be clarified (5); b) means (7) for conveying said liquid (5) into a lower zone (9) of said tank (3); c) means (11) for evac... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163107 | Oil/water separator with enhanced in-situ cleaning In-situ cleaning of the bilgewater processing plates of stacks within a treatment tank chamber of a 50-gpm oil/water separator is performed by an injected chemical cleaning agent dispersed by diverted flow of pressurized air introduced into the tank chamber below th... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147111 | Hindered-settling fluid classifier A hindered-settling fluid classifier is adapted for processing aggregate entrained in a flowing slurry. The classifier includes a classifier tank defined by walls, and having an inlet at its upstream end and an outlet at its downstream end. A slurry feed pipe is con... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141640 | Process for producing dihydroxy compounds using upflow reactor system An upflow reactor for the production of bisphenol A from acetone and phenol includes a vessel, a catalyst bed disposed within the vessel, and a reactant distribution/product collection system disposed within the vessel. The reactant distribution/product collection s... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138048 | Apparatus and method for the removal of solids and floatables from a wastewater stream An apparatus for removing particulates from a wastewater stream includes a chamber having a wastewater inlet and wastewater outlet which promotes a generally horizontal wastewater flow. A grating is provided in the chamber between the wastewater inlet and the wastew... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135107 | Apparatus and system for concentrating slurry solids An apparatus to separate solids from drilling slurry, having an inlet positioned over an outlet of a concentration tank to displace water that would otherwise enter the down-stream centrifuges. Baffles are provided to direct solids to the outlet and minimize the tim... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118670 | Energy efficient compact oil and water separator An energy efficient and compact oil and water separator through which the oil and water flow for the purpose of extracting water from the oil and oil from the water made more efficient and compact by incorporating a precise control of the hydrodynamics through the a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7093722 | Polishing composition storage container The invention provides devices and methods for removing and trapping large and/or dense abrasive particles from a polishing slurry. The polishing slurry is introduced into a container and allowed to stagnate, thereby causing large and/or dense particles to separate ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090777 | Aggregation precipitation method The present invention has an object to provide a compact aggregation precipitation method and an apparatus therefor which prevent the outflow of flocs and do not deteriorate the turbidity elimination performance even in start-up early stages. As the means to accompl... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083736 | Oil separator A system for extracting free oil from industrial processing fluids contains a solids retention cartridge having a plurality of vertically oriented polymeric elements therein. The cartridge fluidly communicates with a retention chamber, wherein the retention chamber ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083715 | Method and plant for thickening sludge derived from water treatment by flocculation-decantation with ballasted floc A method is provided for thickening sludge produced through a ballasted flocculation process. The sludge and granular material from the ballasted flocculation process are directed to a sludge separator where the sludge is separated from the granular material. Therea... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7048852 | Method and apparatus for treating water or wastewater to reduce organic and hardness contamination A method of treating liquid including mixing coagulant with the liquid, introducing mixed coagulant and liquid into a primary reaction zone, containing an agitator, of a reactor which is substantially concentrically positioned with respect to a secondary reaction zo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7014757 | Integrated three phase separator An integrated three phase separator for separation of natural gas, hydrocarbon liquids, and water or brine. The separator includes a cylindrical vertical separation unit having a closed top and an opposed, open bottom. A cylindrical horizontal separation unit has a ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011743 | Water pollution trap with water flow baffles A chamber having an inlet for receiving polluted storm-water runoff and an outlet for the storm water to flow out. Within the chamber are one or more baffles forming gaps and having apertures. The gaps define a longer water flow route through the chamber and the ape... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008546 | Oil, water and gas separator for swaying service A cylindrical vertical oil, water and gas separator that incorporates the known advantage of a horizontal flow path, when utilizing the force of gravity to separate a mixture of flowing fluids into distinct laminar layers, while providing a means for maintaining the... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6971398 | Hydrodynamic-force-responsive baffle for liquid treatment basin A baffle controls the normal process flow of liquid in basins of liquid treatment equipment, but releases uncontrolled flow of the liquid caused by events such as seismic events. Methods provide an unbent blank for making such baffle with a hinge member to facilitat... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6951607 | Mobile pollution trap and method A mobile chamber has an inlet for receiving polluted water and an outlet for pollution-free water to flow out. A mobile trap operating system includes an output pump, an input pump, a pollution tank, and a liquid tank, all operably connected to the chamber. Within t... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942796 | Filter device for filtering a liquid A filter unit is disclosed suitable for use in a filter housing. The filter unit comprises superposed and spaced-apart inclined lamellar structures, preferably in the form of hollow truncated cones, each having a lower end side opposite an upper end side and a passa... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939461 | Water pollution trap with oil segregator/collector A chamber has an inlet for receiving polluted storm-water runoff and an outlet for the storm water to flow out. Within the chamber is a collection reservoir having an adjustable weir with a skimming edge for skimming off floating matter such as motor oil, other hydr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936163 | Water pollution trap with clay collector A chamber having an inlet for receiving polluted storm-water runoff and an outlet for the storm water to flow out. Within the chamber is a pivotal filter that catches clay during typical storm flows and pivots out of the way during higher flows. In alternative embod... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6919033 | Stormwater treatment system for eliminating solid debris A stormwater treatment system designed to separate floating pollutants, liter, and contaminated settling solids from drainage discharge. The system uses a cylindrical tank, buried below the ground, which enables separation of the pollutants. The stormwater flows aro... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913155 | Apparatus for trapping floating and non-floating particulate matter The present invention may include a separation tank with an outer chamber and an inner chamber positioned within the outer chamber. An inlet and an outlet may be in communication with the outer chamber. A first opening may provide access between the inner chamber an... | 07/05/2005 |
