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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137537 | Filtered water monitoring device and filtered water monitoring system The present invention provides a filtered water monitoring device used for detecting damages in a filtration medium installed inside a membrane filtration water clarification device, thereby monitoring degradation of a performance thereof, in order to secure safety ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7374603 | Particle transport and near field analytical detection Particle collection, transport, and detection systems are disclosed. The systems are uniquely adapted for collecting or concentrating particles from a flowing medium and then transporting the collected particles to a desired location or for subsequent analysis. Elec... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357859 | Methods and systems for membrane testing A method for testing the integrity of a membrane includes steps of placing a magnetically susceptible material in a fluid upstream of the membrane, collecting the material downstream of the membrane using a magnetic field, and detecting the material using a sensor. | 04/15/2008 |
| 7314509 | Gas liquid phase separator with improved pressure control A gas/liquid phase separator includes a fluid inlet, a vapor outlet, a liquid outlet, and first and second valves disposed in fluid communication with the liquid outlet. Both valves are controllable in response to a fluid level in the gas/liquid phase separator. Bot... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7282156 | Apparatus & method for cleaning cooling tower recirculating water An apparatus and method for removing water and debris from a cooling tower basin, discarding debris and returning clean water to the basin. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7235123 | Particle transport and near field analytical detection Particle collection, transport, and detection systems are disclosed. The systems are uniquely adapted for collecting or concentrating particles from a flowing medium and then transporting the collected particles to a desired location or for subsequent analysis. Elec... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223337 | Apparatus and method for cleaning cooling tower recirculating water An apparatus and method for removing water and debris from a cooling tower basin, discarding debris and returning clean water to the basin. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7118660 | Method and apparatus for analyzing a mixture of sample substances An apparatus for analyzing a mixture of sample substances comprises a fluid-guiding structure wherein the sample substances are moving essentially in one dimension along the structure and are subject to at least two separation mechanisms, such as capillary electroch... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101480 | Water treatment apparatus A water treatment apparatus in which the various components that constitute the apparatus (prefilters, osmotic membrane filters, pump, et cetera) are contained in an enclosure. The enclosure includes a body provided with compartments that accommodate the components ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7001505 | Slurry monitoring system A slurry monitoring system is provided. A filter encompasses a filter chamber containing a purge piston. During a monitor operation, the purge piston is retracted, and slurry enters the filter chamber through the filter, then passes into an outlet pipe, where a char... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969811 | Foot switch structure of extension cord receptacle An improved foot switch structure of an extension cord receptacle comprises a base. The base has thereon a control switch, wherein the control switch is connected to a power conducting wire. The power conducting wire has one end connected to a power plug and the oth... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6855249 | Prognostic health monitoring of fluidic systems using MEMS technology The present invention is directed to a filter module that may incorporate sensors to measure various characteristics of fluid flow and filtration. The sensors may be MEMS and may measure the temperature, flow rate, pressure, etc. of the fluid. One or more MEMS senso... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6810365 | Monitoring waste liquid to determine membrane cleansing performance The integrity of membranes utilized on-board marine vessels to separate oil from oily waste water is monitored by conducting the cleansed waste water along a predetermined path through an enclosure within which a surface of such waste water during flow is exposed to... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6733661 | Ultrapure water producing apparatus It is an object of the present invention to provide an ultrapure water producing apparatus with reduced problems resulting from impurities generated after replacement of unit apparatuses. A TOC-UV (1), a CP (2) and a UF film (3) are provi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6641717 | Water purifier A water purifier 40 includes a flow meter 42 for measuring the cumulative flow of water through a water purification cartridge 6. The flow meter has an indicator portion 44 that rotates in response to increasing cumulative flow and a graduated portion 46 ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6402954 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and cleaning a fluid filter system A method and apparatus for optimizing the filtration of process fluid. The system provides establishing a peak flow rate of permeate through a filter and then engaging a filtering cycle in which process fluid is passed through the filter until such time a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6372127 | Simulated moving bed separation system A simulated moving bed separation system is provided, in which a fluid circulation flow path can be washed for a short time. This system is provided with a circulation flow path having two or more packed beds connected in series and endlessly to each othe... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6245224 | Water quality management system A water quality management system for managing the water quality in a water supply network having water pipe lines running from the purification plant to consumers' faucets to maintain the water quality at the consumers at the terminals of the network at ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6187199 | Process and device for determining hemodialysis parameters A method is described for determining hemodialysis parameters during an extracorporeal blood treatment according to which the blood to be treated in an extracorporeal circulation flows through the blood chamber of a dialyzer divided by a semipermeable mem... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6139724 | Procedure and device for filtration of fluids using MF modules A process is described for filtration of fluids, particularly of heterodisperse fluids like beer, in which a cleaning cycle of the MF modules is always carried out when the transmembrane pressure exceeds a pre-set pressure which has been selected to be eq... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6029503 | Leakage inspection device for a plurality of gas vessels Providing an apparatus for detecting gas leakage from the periphery of a cylinder valve or the like of a plurality of gas cylinders, non-manually in a short time without failure, in place of manual detection. The apparatus for detecting gas leakage from a plur... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6015486 | Dispensing apparatus capable of avoiding variation in dispensed amount and improving a sanitary condition In a dispensing apparatus having a water purification unit for purifying raw water to produce purified water, a beverage unit for producing the beverage by the use of the purified water, and a pipeline for conducting the purified water from the water puri... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5968371 | Lubricant circulation diagnostic and modeling system A lubricant filtering and monitoring system and method is provided for a lubricant circulation system circulating lubricant through a filter to a lubricated component. A combination of sensors senses a condition of the lubricant before and after passage t... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5954951 | Device for collecting a sample of used dialysis fluid A sampling system for a blood treatment circuit is disclosed, and is designed to collect a sample representative of all waste liquid discharged from a blood treatment apparatus during a treatment session. The circuit includes a feed line for supplying fre... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5935427 | System for draining a liquid storage tank The present invention relates to a system which makes it possible to remove undesirable liquids, generally an aqueous phase, which precipitate to the bottom of tanks for storing liquid products. Use is made of a drainage device (30) which comprises a conc... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5911884 | Contamination proof purified water dispenser and method of using same A coin-operated purified water dispensing machine has an exterior housing shaped like a kiosk for a mall. A state of the art water purification system is housed in the kiosk. A unique combination of an RO filter and a bladder type storage tank minimizes t... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5871651 | Electronic filter status sensor A fuel dispenser having a filter status sensor includes a fuel delivery path for delivering fuel from a station storage tank to a vehicle; a fuel filter in the delivery path for filtering fuel flowing in the delivery path; a flow monitor in the delivery p... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5865991 | Monitoring system for a drinking water purification system A monitoring device for a drinking water purification system comprising a microprocessor that controls the overall operations of the monitoring system, a LCD indicating circuit that relates information to maintenance personnel, a detecting means that anal... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5853599 | Monitoring process for a reverse osmosis purification system of drinking water A monitoring device for a reverse osmosis purification system of drinking water comprising a microprocessor that controls the overall operations of the monitoring system, a LCD indicating circuit that relates information to maintenance personnel, a detect... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5814212 | Monitoring process and device for an activated carbon filtration system of drinking water A monitoring device for a activated carbon filtration system of drinking water includes a microprocessor that controls the overall operations of the monitoring system, a LCD indicating circuit that relates information to maintenance personnel, a detecting... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5725758 | Filtration system and assembly A filtration system and assembly for liquid mixture applications is disclosed. The system comprise of a pump, filter, venturi, and by-pass that incorporates a flow control valve. The flow control valve controls the flow and pressure of the retentate there... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5693152 | Molecular specific detector for separation science using surface enhanced raman spectroscopy The present invention provides a generalized molecule-specific means of detection that can be applied to all existing separation systems with particular emphasis directed toward those methods based upon chromatographic, electrophoretic, and extractive tec... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5662806 | Hemodialysis monitoring system for hemodialysis machines An improved on-line real time hemodialysis monitoring system for hemodialysis treatment. The hemodialysis monitoring system quantitates the rate and amount of a constituent, such as urea, removed during the hemodialysis treatment by measuring the constitu... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5589076 | Method and apparatus for optimizing operation of a filter system A method and apparatus for optimizing operation of a filter system supplying filtered fluid to a process system characterized by varying demands for filtered fluid, a pump being operable at a varying flow rate for supplying inlet fluid to the filter syste... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5505842 | Filtering apparatus having individual filtrate drains and rod-shaped filters A filter apparatus comprises a plurality of rod-shaped filter elements disposed within a cylindrical vessel on at least one circular array concentric with the vessel axis, and extending parallel to the vessel axis, said filter elements being mounted in on... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5476592 | Method and device for injection of a sterile and antipyrogenic fluid A device and method for injecting a sterile pyrogen free fluid uses a main filter having first and second compartments separated by a porous membrane. The first compartment has an inlet connected to a source of fluid to be filtered, and the second compart... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5417937 | Apparatus for wet oxidation The apparatus (1) for wet oxidation is pre-assembled with its individual units, namely a high-pressure pump (2), a heat exchanger (3), a reactor (4) for the actual wet oxidation and a compressor (5) for feeding an oxygen/gas mixture, in one or two support... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5328598 | Device for filtering contaminated water with means to monitor residual contamination A monitoring device (18, 19 or 21) for optically monitoring residual contamination of oil particles is arranged downstream of filter zone for filtering water (9) in order to block off, if necessary, a discharge line (7). Circulatory operation in which the... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5324434 | Water purifying apparatus A filter of a water purifying apparatus main body which is housed in a sink is made as a positive electrode, and a DC voltage is applied, by a dry battery cell, between the filter and a negative electrode in a purified water passage. Thus, microbes are pr... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5246571 | Clogging indicator for an aquarium filter A filter flow indicator for use with a filter bag into which contaminated aquarium water is pumped which comprises a meter tube connected to a inlet tube by an effective venturi connection. Water flowing in the inlet tube flows across the venturi connecti... | 09/21/1993 |
