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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168072 | Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. Other embodiments are also d... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7927496 | Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. Other embodiments are also d... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7799234 | In-line waste disinfection method A modular waste disinfection system for the disinfection of substantially liquid infectious waste streams and methods of treating such waste streams are disclosed. The modular waste disinfection system includes a metal ion generation chamber for introducing metal io... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794606 | Modular flameless waste treatment method A modular waste treatment system for substantially liquid waste streams and methods of treating liquid waste streams are disclosed. The modular waste treatment system includes a maceration chamber for initial treatment and homogenization of waste material; a metal i... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7767095 | Pathogen reduction using chloramines A method and apparatus for implementing pathogen reduction within a poultry processing or food processing plant that uses water that has been treated with chloramines at an advantageous dosage before being introduced to the production process at processing steps. Th... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7628929 | Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. Other embodiments are also d... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7540966 | Method and apparatus for purifying water The invention relates to a method for purifying water by dissolving one or more soluble metal salts in the water to provide corresponding metal ions, by dissolving hypohalite into the water, and by regulating the residence time, and thus hypohalite concentration in ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7419606 | Selenium removal process A process for removing selenium from an aqueous stream using a supported sulfur material, and optionally the addition of an activating agent for enhanced removal of selenite, is disclosed. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7387736 | Pathogen reduction using chloramines A method and apparatus for implementing pathogen reduction within a poultry processing or food processing plant that uses water that has been treated with chloramines at an advantageous dosagebefore being introduced to the production process at processing steps. The... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374694 | Method for remineralizing raw water The invention relates to a method and installation for treating water for human consumption, for an industrial process, for agricultural purposes or for other purposes. The method used to remineralize raw water comprises a stage in which carbon dioxide and at least ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361282 | Separator of floating components A buoyant component separator is disclosed for removing at least some floating contaminants from fluids. The component separator may be used with a marine engine exhaust system to reduce particulate matter and unburned fuel contained in liquid coolant before it is j... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347934 | Biocide A two part biocide composition containing metal ions and bromine donor for killing microorganisms in a body of water and a method of killing microorganisms in a body of water by placing both metal ions and a bromine in the body of water to allow use of lower concent... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332095 | Wet oxidation An oxidation process is described which involves subjecting a feedstock which contains oxidizable material to temperature, pressure and contact with an oxidant. Excess water and volatile oxidation products, such as carbon dioxide, formic acid and acetic acid, are re... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329359 | Application of catalysts for destruction of organic compounds in liquid media A method of destroying an organic compound in liquid media comprising: contacting said liquid media with a catalyst of formula: nN/Ce1−xZrcBbB′b′B″b″O2−δ wherein n is a percentage from 0 ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320761 | Method for purifying water The invention relates to a method for purifying water by dissolving one or more soluble metal salts in the water to provide corresponding metal ions, by dissolving hypohalite into the water, and by regulating the residence time, and thus hypohalite concentration in ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309432 | System and method for eliminating sludge via ozonation A system and method for the treatment and reduction of sludge via ozonation in a wastewater treatment process is disclosed. The sludge treatment system comprises: a sludge ozonation reactor coupled to an activated sludge treatment basin and adapted to receive a liqu... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303683 | Microorganism-removing filter medium having high isoelectric material and low melt index binder A filter medium capable of removing microorganisms from a fluid such as water. The filter medium includes particles of activated carbon, particles of a substantially insoluble inorganic material having an isoelectric point greater than the fluid being filtered. A lo... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301066 | Method of making and using nanoscale metal Methods of treating ground water and methods for reducing contaminants (e.g., chlorinated compounds in contaminated ground water) to harmless compounds in the presence of an elemental metal treatment composition. Said methods comprise injecting a treatment solution ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7273585 | Biological fluid disposal system A biological fluid disposal system having a water flow line, a biological fluid line in fluid communication with the water flow line, a disinfectant line in fluid communication with the water flow line and the biological fluid line, and a venturi connected to one of... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264734 | Method for treating dredged material The present invention provides a method for treating dredged material in which liquid is first added to the dredged material, and dewatering the dredged material to obtain a filtrate and a solid portion. Contaminants are removed from the dredged material by at least... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264747 | Coated microbubbles for treating an aquifer or soil formations A microporous diffuser includes a first elongated member including at least one sidewall having a plurality of microscopic openings. The sidewall defines an interior hollow portion of the member. The diffuser has a second elongated member having a second sidewall ha... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264006 | Ozonated water flow and concentration control apparatus and method The invention features an apparatus and a method for supplying ozonated water to more than one process tool. Ozonated water of a first concentration received from an ozonated water generator and water received from a source are mixed to produce ozonated water of a s... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7250111 | Potable water delivery system with disinfection and residual discharge unit and method A water disinfection delivery treatment system first filters the supply by a particle and then a carbon filter. The partially treated flow is split in two and a first part passes through a first cutoff valve and is fed into a disinfection (iodine) chamber, filter or... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243910 | Cone system and structure thereof to produce super-oxygenated and structured water A cone system to produce super-oxygenated and structured water is provided. The cone system includes a source of oxygen, and a plurality of cones in communication with the source of oxygen and configured to receive preconditioned water and spin the preconditioned wa... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238280 | User friendly dispensers A user friendly system that permits an unskilled person to quickly add dispersant material to a fluid system with the user friendly system utilizing operator evident dispersant carriers such as drawers, hangars or insertable cartridges. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211194 | Gravity pressure vessel and related apparatus and methods A gravity pressure vessel (GPV) for processing a fluid stream containing organic materials provides several improvements to the art. In one embodiment, a GPV of the present invention sustains the heat energy requirements of a hydrolysis GPV by including therein, a f... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204929 | Method for treating an effluent, especially a radioactive effluent, containing organic matter Method of treating an aqueous effluent containing organic matters in solution, comprising the following successive steps: the effluent is rendered basic; the effluent rendered basic is mineralized by being brought ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195782 | Concentrated aqueous bromine solutions and their preparation Described is a process of producing a concentrated liquid biocide formulation. Mixed together are (a) bromine chloride or bromine and (b) an aqueous solution of alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid having a pH of at least about 7, in amounts such that (i) the active b... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189329 | Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. Other embodiments are also d... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7147783 | Method for reducing hydrogen sulfide emissions from wastewater A cost-effective method for reducing the dissolved sulfide content in a wastewater stream and thereby hydrogen sulfide emissions therefrom involving the steps of adding a transition metal salt to the wastewater stream at the upper reaches of a wastewater collection ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147786 | Method and apparatus for purifying-water The invention relates to a method for purifying water by dissolving one or more soluble metal salts in the water to provide corresponding metal ions, by dissolving hypohalite into the water, and by regulating the residence time, and thus hypohalite concentration in ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137621 | System for super-oxygenating water A system for super-oxygenating water is provided that includes an oxygen generator for generating first oxygen, a combining unit coupled to the oxygen generator for combining the oxygen with the water, a diffusion chamber coupled to the combining unit for receiving ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7087251 | Control of biofilm A method of eradicating or at least substantially reducing biofilm on a surface in contact with water, or which comes in contact with water, which method comprises introducing into such water a concentrated aqueous biocidal composition formed from bromine chloride a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077884 | Hydrogen sulfide scrubber using polymeric amine and associated methods A hydrogen sulfide scrubber includes first and second scrubber tanks with scrubber media contained therein. Scrubbing solution circulators each include a dispenser for dispensing scrubbing solution into contact with the scrubber media, a sump for collecting the scru... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065803 | Method of dispensing cyanuric acid A preferred embodiment method for dispensing a product (121) such as cyanuric acid into an existing swimming pool circulation system includes providing a product (121) placed within a permeable bag (120). The permeable bag (120) containin... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063795 | Method for starting up a system for treating waste by hydrothermal oxidation A method for starting up a system for oxidating organic bodies. The system includes a tubular body wherein an aqueous body is injected into the inlet thereof at a pressure P1 the tubular body having a first zone extending the inlet thereof, a second zone into... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052614 | Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. There is also provided a met... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052612 | Skimmer and filter A skimmer and filter unit for use with a body of water. A tank portion of the unit defines an interior skimmer chamber, one or more ultraviolet light chambers, filter chamber, and pump chamber. Water is received through a pivoting weir door of a skimmer faceplate as... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052615 | 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 co... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045480 | Treatment of a titanium tetrachloride-containing waste stream The invention relates to a process to increase the amount of TiCI4 that is retrieved from a waste stream comprising one or more titanium (halo) (alk) oxides while also reducing the quantity and/or hazard of the resulting waste. Valuable solvents/diluents ... | 05/16/2006 |
