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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158009 | Methods and apparatus for foam control in a vacuum filtration system A flow diverter, vacuum control and tilting of the liquid filtering system are used alternatively or in conjunction to reduce foam production in a filtered liquid sample. A liquid filtering system includes an upper sample reservoir, a filter and a lower storage bott... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8123956 | Control system An interactive sanitizer controller/display pad and method for controlling and selecting a dispensing rate in a sanitizer dispensing system based on the time the system is in a periodic dispensing mode and for indicating when a sanitizing dispenser needs replacement... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114297 | Wet oxidation of soot A system and method for the treatment of soot containing an insoluble metal. The soot is formed into a soot slurry and a characteristic of the soot slurry is maintained to solubilize at least a portion of the metal to act as a catalyst. The soot slurry with the solu... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8097169 | Method for filtering chemical A method for filtering a chemical in which a first chemical stored in a first tank is filtered by a filter and a second chemical obtained by the filtering is stored in a second tank has: adding the capture amounts corresponding to the individual first chemicals firs... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8075784 | Water treatment methods and systems using combinations of ozone and chlorine generators Methods and apparatus for efficient implementation and control of water treatment bypass loops combining ozone and chlorine injection are disclosed. Combined use of ozone and chlorine exploits high oxidation potential of ozone while retaining longer lived residual e... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066887 | Wastewater concentrator Disclosed is a system for reducing the demand of wastewater volume flowing through a wastewater collection piping system and thereby increasing the effective capacity of the system. A portion of the wastewater is diverted from a sewer main. The solids are separated ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8048315 | Fluid treatment arrangements and methods Fluid treatment arrangements and methods involve a plurality of fluid treatment modules and a core assembly that extends through the plurality of fluid treatment modules. Each fluid treatment module has a feed region, a permeate region, and a fluid treatment medium ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043512 | Fluid treatment arrangements and methods Fluid treatment arrangements and methods involve a spirally wound fluid treatment pack. The fluid treatment pack includes a fluid treatment medium, a feed region, and a permeate region. The feed region extends along a feed surface of the fluid treatment medium and t... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8017020 | Method for determining the filterability of jet fuel containing additive(s) and conditions for the delivery of acceptable water content fuel It has been discovered that jet fuel containing enhanced thermal stability additives and water can be delivered with a final water content of 15 ppm or less via existing jet fuel distribution system by controlling the fuel flow rate through the fuel delivery system ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7993527 | Control system A system for on site monitoring and controlling the characteristics of a body of water by measuring the water characteristics in a first position and adjusting the water characteristics in a second position through either adding dispensable materials to the water or... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7931810 | Water purification system and method A water purification system and method. A closed water recirculation loop supplied at one point by a water inlet with water to be purified, and having at least one outlet point of use of the purified water. Also included is a pump and a water purifier on the loop re... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914687 | Fluid filtration method, fluid filtered thereby, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A method for filtering a fluid to obtain a fluid having a known purity is described. The fluid is filtered with a filtration system, and upstream of a final filtration stage of the filtration system, a purity of the fluid is measured. A purity of the fluid filtered ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7879246 | Water treatment apparatus It is an object of the present invention to provide an effective technique for achieving a higher level of water quality control in a water treatment apparatus. Representative water treatment apparatus according to the present invention may include a purifying secti... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871525 | Biomass treatment of organic waste or waste water A method, system, apparatus and program for effecting the decomposition of organic waste material comprises: providing a treatment tank for decomposition of organic waste material, the treatment tank containing an active biomass comprising at least one bacteria that... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871526 | Gravity separator for a multi-phase effluent A method of separating a hydrocarbon multiphase fluid mixture. The method comprises an application step in which the hydrocarbon fluid mixture (E) is applied to a separator that separates by gravity the hydrocarbon fluid mixture (E) into a liquid layer and a gas lay... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7833420 | Method for cleaning reclaimed water reuse device A method for cleaning a reclaimed water reuse device, the reclaimed water reuse device comprising a clean water supply device, a first aeration device, a backwash device and a membrane module, the method comprising detecting an operating signal of the clean water su... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7820059 | System, method, and apparatus for end-to-end control of water quality A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer, which may be at the point of entry, and/or between the point of entry and point of use, and/or at the point of use. The method includes t... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7794605 | Horizontal belt filter with vacuum pan alignment A mechanism in a horizontal belt filter controls the position of the drainage belt to ensure its alignment with the vacuum pan. A section of belt rollers supporting the drainage belt is mounted on a movable structure capable of shifting the rollers laterally to the ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7785477 | Device, method and computer program product for carrying out a process for the filtration of fluids The invention relates to a filtration system and method for carrying out a process for the filtration of fluids, comprising at least one filtration device with at least one filtration element comprising readable data and a check and/or test apparatus to which the fi... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7767093 | Method for end-to-end control of water quality A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer. The method includes treating the water and delivering the water to the consumer at the point of delivery, filtering/purifying the water a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7736521 | Viscosity control and filtration of well fluids Circulating completion, workover and drilling fluids used in hydrocarbon recovery are filtered after monitoring for viscosity, which frequently causes plugging of filters. A viscometer generates a signal representative of viscosity in the fluid; the signal is used b... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736520 | Sequential chlorination for control of wastewater disinfection byproducts A process for the reduction of N-nitrodimethylamine (NDMA) and for control of trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) formation in fully nitrified wastewater effluent, comprising first adding chlorine to the effluent, then adding combined chlorine. ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7713425 | Oil management system An oil management system and oil filter utilized in association with an internal combustion engine. The oil filter comprises high-efficiency filtration media for filtering engine oil associated with the internal combustion engine. At least one type of time release a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7699993 | Methods for wirelessly operating water purification systems Wireless methods for dispensing water supplied by a main purification unit to a remote dispensing device. The remote dispensing device is fluidly coupled with the main purification unit. A wireless transceiver is associated with the remote dispensing device and anot... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699992 | Method and apparatus for determining a patient or treatment or apparatus parameter during an extracorporeal blood treatment During a dialysis treatment carried out by a dialysis apparatus, in which a dialysis liquid is circulated to a clean dialysate filter (43) arranged before a dialyser (3), the conductivity of the dialysis liquid is altered according to an altering funct... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7670494 | System, method, and apparatus for end-to-end control of water quality A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer, which may be at the point of entry, and/or between the point of entry and point of use, and/or at the point of use. The method includes t... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7651621 | Methods for degassing one or more fluids Systems and methods to degas fluids are described herein. A fluid degassing treatment system may include a reservoir and/or one or more fluid treatment systems. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7648639 | Method for separating a volume of composite liquid into at least two components A method for separating a volume of a composite liquid into at least a first component and a second component is performed in a centrifuge cooperating with a separation bag containing the volume of composite liquid. The separation bag is connected to at least a firs... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7645390 | Stormwater pretreatment and disposal system and method A stormwater drainage system capable of collecting, pretreating and disposing of the stormwater runoff into a dry well, further capable of stopping the flow of stormwater into the dry well in the event hydrocarbons or other contaminants are present in the stormwater... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7638064 | Method and system for disinfecting irrigation water in agricultural irrigation systems A method for disinfecting agricultural irrigation water system-wide comprises (a) continuously feeding chlorine to the irrigation system and (b) monitoring an outer field point to determine whether at least a detectable level of residual chlorine is seen at that poi... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7618542 | Blood purifying device and method of operating the same A blood purifying apparatus particularly suitable for continuous blood purification, and a method of controlling the same whereby the weight of body fluid removed from a patient and a feed weight to the patient can be more accurately controlled. A blood purifying ap... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7531095 | System for predicting reduction in concentration of a target material in a flow of fluid An ultraviolet fluid treatment system having feedback control using a kinetic model and a reactor model that interact with one another. The kinetic model uses readily measured fluid properties upstream and downstream of a radiation zone to calculate the conversion o... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7497957 | System, method and apparatus for end-to-end control of water quality A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer, which may be at the point of entry, and/or between the point of entry and point of use, and/or at the point of use. The method includes t... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7481940 | Biomass treatment of organic waste or water waste A method, system, apparatus and program for effecting the decomposition of organic waste material comprises: providing a treatment tank for decomposition of organic waste material, the treatment tank containing an active biomass comprising at least one bacteria that... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7473371 | Measurement of a blood flow rate in hemodialysis shunts The measurement of blood flow in a dialysis shunt is obtained by injection of an indicator material into a venous line leading from dialysis equipment to the shunt. The blood flow in an arterial line leading from the shunt at a location downstream of the venous line... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7442294 | Blood dialyzer A hemodialysis apparatus that carries out hemodialysis treatment by measuring or calculating the blood volume or its volume change as a blood indication level, and by controlling dialysis conditions according to said target blood indication level, wherein the chrono... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438799 | Portable, refillable water dispenser serving batches of water purified of organic and inorganic pollutants A portable, refillable water dispenser serving batches of water purified of organic and inorganic pollutants includes a portable, refillable and hand-holdable vessel for holding and pouring water having a spout and, inside the portable, refillable and hand-holdable ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434621 | System and a method for prediction and treatment of slugs being formed in a flow line or wellbore tubing A system and a method for prediction and treatment of all kinds of slugs being formed in a flow line system or wellbore tubing transporting a multiphase fluid towards a downstream process including a separator or a slug catcher at the process inlet. The system inclu... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435235 | Blood treatment equipment, method, and software program for controlling infusion in blood treatment equipment A method and blood treatment equipment for controlling infusion are described. The equipment comprising: an extracorporeal blood circuit, a pre-infusion line connected to the blood circuit upstream a blood treatment unit, a post-infusion line connected to the blood ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435347 | Filter device and parts thereof and a method for operating of the filter device A filter device has a filter housing part (10) with a filter element (12) and can be detachably connected to another filter housing part (20). A valve (24) clears a fluid path in the interconnected state of the housing parts (10, 20 | 10/14/2008 |
