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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187457 | Test paper and porous membrane A test paper includes a porous membrane capable of separating an object that should be filtered out of a sample by filtration, the porous membrane carrying a reagent capable of reacting with a specified component of the sample to result in coloring. The porous membr... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8133385 | Grey water treatment system A grey water treatment system for use in conjunction with a water softener, including a grey water holding tank including a first inlet configured to receive grey water and a second inlet configured to receive spent brine from the water softener. The spent brine is ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8101069 | External filtering and absorbing device for use in a local containment area An External Filtering and Absorbing Device for Use in a Local Containment Area contains filter material with a mesh size not less than 50 microns for removing contaminants from ballast or bilge water from a ship or effluent from a storm drain. Examples of contaminan... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8083934 | Water disinfection apparatus A water disinfection apparatus includes a chamber adapted for connection to a pressurized water source. An ultra violet light is oriented to shine ultra violet rays into the chamber and to disinfect water therein, and a normally closed output valve connects the cham... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8029663 | Treatment device for magnetically treating liquid in a container and having an associated timer A treatment device is for magnetically treating liquid in a liquid container. A container holder receives the liquid container. At least one permanent magnet is associated with the container holder to generate a magnetic field within the liquid in the liquid contain... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8002973 | Lubricant purification system A lubricant reclamation system having a reclamation device (100) is sectioned into three processing sections: a centralized core section (150), a peripheral filtering section (170), and a base filtering section (190). A series of peripher... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7947170 | Apparatus for treatment of chemical mechanical polishing fluid Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and an apparatus for treating waste effluents from substrate polishing processes, such as from an electrochemical mechanical polishing (ECMP) process. In one embodiment, a method for treating a waste effluent m... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7918993 | Portable dialysis machine The portable dialysis machine may include an enclosure having a removable base. There may be a front panel having associated therewith multiple external connectors, smart function keys, a touch panel element and a voice activated sensor. The front panel may be in co... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7901570 | Powered cartridges and other devices within housings The present invention describes a system and method for supplying electrical power to a device, such as a filter element, located within a housing. In one embodiment, a conductive coil is embedded into the housing base, and a second coil is embedded into the filter ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7887696 | Organic remineralizer reactor This disclosure describes a commercial/industrial remineralizer designed to be added to a purification system that raises the pH by non-chemical methodology while replacing important electrolytes to the water that were extracted along with the toxic, non-essential m... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883619 | Water treatment system with moisture detector A water treatment system including a UV bulb, a moisture detector, and a control circuit responsive to the moisture detector to terminate power to the bulb when moisture is detected. The moisture detector includes a nonconductive substrate and a pair of conductors o... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7837865 | Container for purifying water by utilization of sunlight The present invention relates to a container (2) for purifying water by utilization of sunlight, comprising a first surface (4, 8′, 9′, 10′, 12′) that is formed of a permeable layer for sunlight and a second surface (6, 8″, 9″, 10″, 12... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7776209 | Control method and apparatus for a water treatment system A modular water treatment system includes a plurality of water treatment components including selected from a group of a particulate filter component, a taste and odor filter component, a lead and mercury filter component, a water softener component, and a water dis... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7740752 | Fluid remediation system A system for separating suspended and dissolved materials in a fluid having a pH offset from neutral is disclosed. It employs a plurality of stacked, generally flat treatment beds each having a surface angled downward for receiving the fluid. Since the fluid is spre... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7736494 | Ozone delivery system including a variable pitch gas-fluid contact device An ozone delivery system for delivering and manufacturing a measured amount of an ozone/oxygen admixture, which is able to measure, control, report and differentiate between delivered-ozone and absorbed-dose of ozone. Improved gas-fluid contacting devices that maxim... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736495 | Filtration devices with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) tags Embodiments of the present invention comprise reverse osmosis filters and systems comprising embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for storing and retrieving data. The RFID tags can be preferably embedded under a filtration device's protective outer sh... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727386 | Voraxial filtration system with self-cleaning auxiliary filtration apparatus A voraxial separation system having an auxiliary filter is disclosed for separating flowable composite media into components. The voraxial separation system receives a flowing stream of composite media and utilizes centrifugal force to separate the stream into compo... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7718054 | Water treatment system A modular water treatment system includes a plurality of water treatment components selected from a group of a particulate filter component, a taste and odor filter component, a lead and mercury filter component, a water softener component, and a water disinfection ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7695613 | Inline chlorinator with integral control package and heat dissipation The invention is directed to a chlorinator mounted inline in a water purification system having a housing having an inlet end and an outlet end and an upper compartment having an electronics section with a controller unit contained within the electronics section and... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7670479 | Fluid container having an additive dispensing system A fluid container for dispensing a first fluid and a consumable additive. The fluid container includes a first chamber for containing a first fluid and an additive dispensing system. The first chamber is configured such that the first fluid may be dispensed from the... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7662276 | Water purifier A water purifier for the purification of pressurized water includes a filter chamber (16) with a cylindrical adsorption filter (17), a UV chamber (19) that is provided inside the adsorption filter (17), an incoming water intake (15... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7648627 | Device for treating a medical liquid An apparatus for the treatment of a medical liquid has a liquid treatment machine and a cassette that is insertable in the machine. The cassette has a rigid base body with fitted chambers and passages and a foil that covers the chambers and passages. Actuators and s... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7638042 | System for monitoring the performance of fluid treatment cartridges A fluid treatment system is provided, the system including a fluid treatment cartridge for treating fluid passing therethrough. The cartridge has an inlet through which untreated fluid enters the cartridge and an outlet from which treated fluid exits the cartridge. ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7618531 | Hemodialysis treatment apparatus and method for hemodialysis treatment A hemodialysis treatment apparatus includes a circulating blood volume variation rate detecting device, a vital sign detecting device and a display. The circulating blood volume variation rate detecting device detects a circulating blood volume variation rate of a p... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7591945 | Support device for containers in extracorporeal blood treatment machines The support device for bags, applicable in machines for extracorporeal blood treatment or in machines for renal failure treatment, comprises a base body (2) and a support element (3) associated to the base body in such a way as to be displaceable with ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7575671 | Monitoring port assembly for fluid treatment systems A monitoring port assembly for a fluid treatment system, such as for use in an ultra-violet water treatment system. The port assembly comprises a sensor port cup having a port for access to an interior of the fluid treatment vessel. The port is offset from the centr... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7569138 | Filter jug with replaceable cartridge and method of monitoring and controlling the efficiency of a filter cartridge in a replaceable cartridge filter device A replaceable cartridge filtering jug includes a device for counting and displaying the filtering cycles performed by the cartridge to indicate that the cartridge is exhausted at the end of a period corresponding to its efficient useful life. An auxiliary counting a... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7563361 | Systems for fluid treatment having multiple cycles A system for fluid treatment that provides alternative regeneration cycles within the same fluid treatment device. A second alternative regeneration cycle is available within the same device, which has independent cycles or processes from the first regeneration cycl... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7537687 | Hemodialysis device A hemodialysis device includes a hemodialysis device main body including an arterial blood circuit, venous blood circuit, blood pump, dialyzer, dialysate inlet and outlet lines, voltage adding device, electric potential measuring device, and monitoring device monito... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7481917 | Filtration devices with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) tags Embodiments of the present invention comprise reverse osmosis filters and systems comprising embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for storing and retrieving data. The RFID tags can be preferably embedded under a filtration device's protective outer sh... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7473352 | Apparatus for detecting and removing moisture and contaminants in a fuel storage tank An apparatus for detecting and removing moisture and contaminants from fuel stored in a tank includes optical fiber for examining the fuel for moisture and contaminants, a light source and a lens; a suction hose insertable into the tank; a pump connected to the suct... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7449105 | Water filtration and erosion control system An erosion control system and method wherein a fabric filter bag is embedded with and/or filled with a flocculating polymer and is positioned on a sloping soil surface to dam and pond water flowing thereacross for settling of the particles in the water, and as the p... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445703 | Water conductivity monitoring circuit for use with a steam generator A water conductivity monitoring circuit determines the status of an ion exchange filter in the water flow to a steam generator. A microprocessor sends a reference signal to a conductivity sensor circuit that converts it to an excite signal that is sent to a probe in... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442291 | Filter integration for a lubrication analysis system A system and method relating to in situ monitoring, analysis, and control of a lubricating material within a lubrication filter assembly is provided. A filter-sensor integration comprises a lubrication filter assembly and at least one lubrication sensing assembly, w... | 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 |
| 7410475 | Graphical user interface for automated dialysis system A method, system and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis are provided. To this end, in part, a dialysis system is provided. The dialysis system includes a display device and a web browser and web server embedded in the dialysis system. The browser and the s... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402249 | Blood purification apparatus for elevating purification efficiency A blood purification method that purifies blood taken from a body by blood dialysis or by hemodiafiltration includes the step of changing an osmotic pressure of the blood to an increasing condition until a blood volume (BV level) attains a standard blood volume, in ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396452 | Apparatus for determining flow rates of biological fluids An apparatus comprises an inlet to convey a first fluid comprising first and second components having different density into a rotating chamber such that an interface forms between at least portions of such components at a first location. At least one outlet removes... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393380 | Method of guaranteeing at least one characteristic of a fluid used for producing food products A method for guaranteeing at least one characteristic of a fluid used for producing food products. This method utilizes a system for piping and delivering the fluid, combined with means for producing the products, in order to use the fluid for producing the products... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393450 | System for maintaining pH and sanitizing agent levels of water in a water feature A system automatically maintains at least one of a pH level and a sanitizing agent level of water in a water feature. The system includes a sensor assembly responsive to at least one of a pH level of the water and a sanitizing agent level of the water. The system fu... | 07/01/2008 |
