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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7767088 | Water treatment clarifier baffle A water treatment plant for water purification or the removal of organic matter, suspended solids and other pollutants from water or wastewater is formed from multiple sections of polymer that are assembled to form a pre-treatment chamber, a treatment chamber and a ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7442297 | Remote water dispensing device and methods for operating such remote water dispensing devices A water dispensing device for dispensing water at a location remote from a water purification unit and methods of using the water dispensing device and methods of operating such remote water dispensing devices. The water dispensing device includes a dispensing gun, ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7416662 | Corrugated density baffle A density baffle assembly for use in a water treatment system is disclosed. The density baffle assembly includes a plurality of density baffles where each density baffle comprises a corrugated panel member having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first lateral side, an... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416658 | Elliptical motion drive device for a step screen Disclosed herein is an elliptical motion drive device for use in a step screen. The elliptical motion drive device comprises first and second eccentric wheels coupled to a single drive shaft to be eccentrically positioned to each other. Upon rotation of the drive sh... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7393451 | Water screen system with compressible boot seal A compressible boot seal for sealing the side of a vertical traveling water screen with flights. The boot seal is formed by a U-shaped, bent nylon plate having a bottom base that resides in the boot section at the lower end of the traveling water screen and two upwa... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7361267 | Dialysis machine blood circulating circuit fitting A fitting (1) for a blood circulating circuit (4) of a dialysis machine has a first ans a second mouth (8, 9) for connecting the fitting (1) to a first ans a second portion (2, 3) of the blood circulating circuit (4) respect... | 04/22/2008 |
| RE40051 | One-piece self-venting drain valve A self-venting drain valve is rotatably and slidably mounted to a filter assembly through an internally threaded base. The drain valve comprises a homogenously formed one-piece unitary valve body including a tubular valve stem portion and a valve knob portion. The v... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311828 | Wall mount for water treatment system A wall mount for attaching water treatment system to a wall plate consists of a platform and a vertical portion. The water treatment system rests on the platform. The water treatment systems extend through the back of the wall mount and extend through passages in th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7287575 | Component for supporting a filter member, a device including a tubular filter member and said component, a plate heat exchanger including a tubular filter member and said component The invention relates to a component (20) for supporting a tubular filter member (15) in a portable channel (2) in a plate heat exchanger (1). The invention also relates to a device including the component (20) and the filter membe... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284670 | Sedimentation removal assembly for flow-through sedimentary tank Solids removal assemblies (14) adapted for use in flow-through or batch-type sedimentation tanks (12) are provided which increase the efficiency of solids removal and eliminate physical scraping devices common with such sedimentation tanks. The preferr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7198002 | Method and an arrangement for filtering milk The present invention provides an arrangement for filtering milk in a milking system, wherein said arrangement comprises a movable filter magazine provided with at least three filter devices (8), each of which comprises a tube housing a disposable filter and ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7135109 | Filter screen assembly A fine filter screen assembly includes a frame assembly and a rotatable shaft supported in the frame. A drive is configured to controllably rotate the shaft and at least one drive drum is positioned on the shaft for rotation therewith. The drive drum has an external... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132048 | 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 compr... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128838 | Removable conformal liners for centrifuge containers A removable conformal liner for a centrifuge container is described. The liner has a flexible or semi-rigid body with an opening for introducing a sample. When the liner is inserted into an internal cavity of a centrifuge container, the body of the liner conforms to... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7094339 | Liquid-treating method In the method, an adapter is substituted for the filter-enclosing cap of a conventional in-line strainer device to permit introduction into a plumbing system of a flushing solution withdrawn from an independent supply. The method is typically used for introducing an... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087167 | Sanitary filtration plant with helical filter elements A sanitary filtration plant including an oblong, tubular pressure vessel having one or more helical filter elements. Each helical filter element has a spiral-wound filter member and a central tube and, at an outlet end, a supporting structure formed as a wheel with ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087162 | Accessible well for brine tank A well (12) outside of a brine tank (10) is provided which provides better accessibility to the brine refill valve (112) or other components within the well. Also, apertures (42–48) of differing elevations above the bottom of the brine ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074329 | Lid for an underdrain block A lid for an underdrain block that has a top surface defining an opening for receiving fill material. The top surface forms a ridge circumscribing the opening, the lid comprising a top, a bottom and a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge comprising a rim adapted to ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059543 | Liquid sprayers A liquid sprayer includes a casing (1) having a flow-through channel composed of sequentially joined inlet portion (2) formed as a converging tube, a cylindrical portion (3) and an outlet portion (4) formed as a conical diffuser. A length... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060179 | Sanitation barrier for oil/grease separator in a kitchen An apparatus for enhancing sanitation in a kitchen equipped with an oil/grease separator includes a barrier made of two vertical portions connected by a horizontal portion to bound a volume between the oil/grease separator and a kitchen wall and prevent the ingress ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7005065 | Wastewater treatment system having aeration dropline-supporting clips A clip for supporting the clarifier and the droplines in a wastewater treatment system is disclosed. The clip comprises a pair of parallel main plates wherein at least one main plate contains a groove. The main plates are separated by a bracing plate. The bracing pl... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6969458 | Filter A filter having a thin metal flanged embedded within an open wall portion of a transparent plastic housing. The metal flange is permanently and non-detachably embedded within the wall and connected to a filter cover plate to create a fluid-tight seal. The resulting ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966988 | Flushing adapter for filter An adapter is substituted for the filter-enclosing cap of a conventional in-line strainer device to permit introduction into a plumbing system of a flushing solution withdrawn from an independent supply. The adapter is typically used for introducing antifreeze into ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942785 | System for automated treatment of fluids having successive and interchangeable process modules A system for automated treatment of fluids having interchangeable process modules (39, 40, 41, 42, 43), which are arranged next to each other, and which are respectively provided with a control unit and a fluid unit. The fluid unit is controlled by the contro... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6902669 | Filter cartridge with floating seal A filter cartridge includes a filter element that is adapted to filter fluid. The filter element defines a center post cavity constructed and arranged to receive a center post. The filter element has a first end and a second end. A first end plate is attached to the... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6875344 | Wastewater trickle tower spraying arrangement A trickle tower for treating wastewater has a support structure containing biomedia, preferably strands of looped cord biomedia. A spray arrangement for spraying wastewater onto the biomedia has the combination of at least one rotatable device with nozzle openings m... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6817476 | Water clarification system A water clarification system for removing suspended solids from a fluid, such as sewage, using gravity. The water clarification system may include a plurality of settling plates releasably coupled to a housing. The housing positions the settling plates at acute angl... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6797175 | Device for injecting a diverted fluid into a simulated moving bed separation process A device and process for injecting a diverted fluid into a simulated moving bed comprises a vessel containing beds of adsorbant Ai separated by plates Pi for distributing and extracting fluids, each plate comprising at least one pannel, each pannel comprising a sing... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6783009 | Solely-bent baffle for liquid treatment basin A baffle has no shape-holding facilities other than bends that define and hold the configuration of structural channels, and controls the flow of liquid in basins of liquid treatment equipment. Methods provide an unbent blank for making such baffle, and provide oper... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6780311 | Apparatus for supporting a water filter intake Apparatus for supporting a water filter inlet in a body of water at a level between the bottom and the surface thereof and in such position as to enable water to enter a conduit via the filter inlet and pass through a conduit to a site on land. The filter inlet supp... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6773587 | Point-of-use water treatment system The present invention relates to a point-of-use water treatment system unit (10). The unit (10) includes a filter housing assembly (60) having a filter tank assembly (66) and a closure (64) which utilizes a handle (152) and ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6746601 | Removable conformal liners for centrifuge containers A removable conformal liner for a centrifuge container is described. The liner has a flexible or semi-rigid body with an opening for introducing a sample. When the liner is inserted into an internal cavity of a centrifuge container, the body of the liner conforms to... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743360 | Manhole debris-catching system A debris-catching system for preventing debris from falling into the pipe opening at the bottom of a manhole catch basin. The debris-catcher comprises two semi-circular halves hinged together such that the two halves may be folded and inserted into a manhole opening... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6736275 | Flocculating energy dissipating well arrangement (FEDWA) The clarifier of the present invention includes a tank, an influent pier, and a FEDWA. The tank that includes a bottom and a wall. The influent pier projects upwardly from the bottom of the tank along an axis. The influent pier includes ports that direct flow of the... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6730220 | Kidney dialysis machine A kidney dialysis machine includes a number of flexible members extending from the machine to corresponding receptacles at a patient station. The flexible members are arranged in a cable bundle at a point intermediate of the machine and the ends of the members. A re... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6712222 | Integrated scum baffle and launder cover for use in a clarifier tank The present invention is directed to a water treatment tank apparatus. The apparatus is further comprised of a cover section having first and second ends, where the first end is secured to an outer tank wall and the second end positioned over the entire launder chan... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6613228 | Manhole debris-catching system A debris-catching system for preventing debris from falling into the pipe opening at the bottom of a manhole catch basin. The debris-catcher comprises two semi-circular halves hinged together such that the two halves may be folded and inserted into a manh... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6565746 | One-piece self-venting drain valve A self-venting drain valve is rotatably and slidably mounted to a filter assembly through an internally threaded base. The drain valve comprises a homogenously formed one-piece unitary valve body including a tubular valve stem portion and a valve knob por... | 05/20/2003 |
