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A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172206 | System for forming mini microbubbles A system for forming mini microbubbles has a motor, a shaft attached to the motor, a displacer attached to the shaft for mixing a media with a liquid, a discharge plate positioned adjacent the displacer, a housing adjustably attached to the discharge plate, and a me... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8123199 | Bioreactor A mixing bag for use in bioprocessing in which a fluid is received and agitated using an internal fluid-agitating element driven by an external motive device is disclosed. The bag may include an integral sparger and sensor receiver. Related methods are also disclose... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7441754 | Apparatus for introducing a gas into a body of liquid An apparatus for introducing gas into a large body of liquid, including a horizontal frame on ballast adjustable floats, a pressurized gas source, a vertical shaft rotatable about its axis, and a plurality of blades submerged in the liquid and extending radially fro... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431272 | Device for stirring a liquid and injecting a gas into said liquid with limited clogging An apparatus for stirring and injecting a gas into a liquid. A drive device, located above a container containing a liquid, is connected to a vertical output shaft. The shaft has a self-suction turbine at its. The turbine is made of two stacked disks where the surfa... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7398963 | Apparatus and method for diffused aeration An apparatus for mixing gas and liquid is disclosed. The apparatus includes a draft tube having a gas inlet, a liquid inlet, a gas-liquid outlet, and an impeller rotatably mounted within the draft tube. The gas can be entrained into the liquid by rotation of an impe... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384027 | Mixing bag with integral sparger and sensor receiver A mixing bag for use in bioprocessing in which a fluid is received and agitated using an internal fluid-agitating element driven by an external motive device is disclosed. The bag may include an integral sparger and sensor receiver. Related methods are also disclose... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377497 | Aeration system and method A system for introducing air into a slurry in a flue gas desulphurization process includes a stationary lance and an impeller. The lance include an outlet portion and a vane assembly. The outlet directs air away from the impeller. The vane assembly may produce turbu... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7334936 | Mixing device and method of mixing The present invention is a mixing device and a method of mixing viscous fluids with a mixing device. The mixing device includes a shaft and a support mounted for rotation with the shaft. A plurality of vanes extend from the support and are mounted for rotation with ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331569 | Liquid aeration system and method A system for aerating liquid within a liquid retention structure including a liquid delivery tube in fluid communication with a gas exchange chamber and a pump. The gas exchange chamber includes an air inlet and a gas outlet. The pump is configured to pump liquid wi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322565 | Stirring device and process for carrying out a gas-liquid reaction The invention describes a stirring device made from a gassing stirrer and a liquid mixer or two liquid mixers, which are arranged on a shaft and each have a feed and at least one exit opening, wherein the exit openings of the gassing stirrer and of the liquid mixer ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7288229 | Parallel reactor with sensing of internal properties An apparatus and method for carrying out and monitoring the progress and properties of multiple reactions is disclosed. The method and apparatus are especially useful for synthesizing, screening, and characterizing combinatorial libraries, but also offer significant... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275857 | Apparatus for treating plastics material A device for treating plastics material, in particular thermoplastic plastics material, has a receiving container (1) which has a base (15) and lateral walls (14). In the receiving container at least [one] disc (17) is arranged close to t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264232 | Device for foaming a liquid A device for foaming a liquid includes a casing with a turbine arranged inside the casing. A shaft connects an agitator with the turbine. An air supply nozzle is coupled to the casing and a tube is coupled to the casing for conducting a steam supply to drive the tur... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261279 | Device for stirring and aerating a liquid in a treatment vessel A device for stirring and aerating a liquid in a treatment vessel may include a funnel disposed in the upper portion of the vessel to form a passage with the vessel. A duct is connected to the funnel and extends toward the bottom of the vessel and includes an openin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7172177 | Aerator An apparatus for use in fluid agitation which may include a hollow drive shaft having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is coupled to a selectively rotatable power source, a first propeller, a second propeller and an atomizer coupled to the drive sh... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168691 | Water resistant aerator system and method The water resistant aerator design of the present invention includes a combination of known waterproofing techniques with new techniques for wastewater aerators comprising: use of a threaded joint and thread sealing compound between the lifting handle and the top en... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165881 | Methods and apparatus for high-shear mixing and reacting of materials Methods and apparatus for high shear reacting and/or mixing of moving fluid streams of materials employ an interdiffusing and reacting zone formed in the space between two stationary surfaces, the surfaces being spaced apart a maximum distance of the sum of the thic... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163198 | Stirring and aerating device for activated sludges A stirring and aerating device for activated sludges, wherein a towerlike frame is formed by a carrier element (2, 3) receiving a drive device (1) and at least three support elements (4) extending from said carrier element, wherein an air inlet ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156378 | Air seal enclosure for an aerator The design of an air seal enclosure of the system and method of the present invention includes a combination of use of a multisurface silicone sealant between the bottom endbell and the air seal enclosure to provide a watertight joint that prevents water from enteri... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140600 | Portable aerator A portable aerator may be operated utilizing either internal direct current power or external alternating or direct current power. The aerator includes a housing in which are mounted an aerator pump and a motor for driving the aerator pump. The motor is connected to... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138055 | Water pollution prevention and remediation apparatus A fluid pollution prevention system for preventing the discharge of hazardous waste from a bilge of a marine vessel, and removal of the same from the bilge. The system includes an absorber for absorbing hazardous waste from a fluid in the bilge. The system further i... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121536 | Wave generator with oxygen injection for treatment of a body of fluid One embodiment of an aerator is disclosed that has a hollow intake housing with a horizontally disposed lip on a lower portion thereof. This intake housing converges a flow of bubbles into a draft tube. These bubbles are injected into a fluid in which the aerator is... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7098360 | Processes employing multiple successive chemical reaction process steps and apparatus therefore The invention provides processes and apparatus for the production of materials requiring a plurality of chemical reaction steps. In the prior art the number of reaction vessels is minimized by performing two or more reactions together in the same vessel. Instead eac... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070174 | Mixing apparatus for mixing gas in a closed reactor The invention relates to a mixing apparatus and a method for mixing gas in a closed mixing reactor, which uses gas as a process chemical with a high efficiency and where the content of pulverous solids in the solution is great. The aim is to obtain a flow in the rea... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048260 | Turbocharged aerator The present invention is an aerator for inducing air flow below the surface of a liquid. The aerator includes a motor having a drive shaft. A propeller is operably connected to the drive shaft of the motor and a blower is operably connected to the motor. The aerator... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044452 | Hydraulic turbine draft tube deflector with enhanced dissolved oxygen A deflector for use in a hydraulic turbine is adapted to be mounted relative to a vertically extending wall of the draft tube. The deflector has an upstream plate and a downstream plate. The upstream plate is positioned to extend downwardly and outwardly from the wa... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028992 | Aerator with intermediate bearing An aerator for mixing an ambient gas with a liquid and agitating the liquid incorporates at least three bearings that are rigidly connected to an aerator housing. A propeller is driven by a central shaft that is rotatably mounted in the aerator housing using the bea... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997445 | Method and device for introducing a liquid-vapor mixture into a radial feed cylindrical fractionating column A method and device for introducing a liquid-vapor mixture into a radial feed cylindrical fractionating column (1). The method includes separating the liquid-vapor mixture into two opposite and horizontal flows (6, 7), and directing the flows toward th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994330 | Process for high shear gas-liquid reactions A reactor produces a gas-in-liquid emulsion for providing increased interfacial contact area between the liquid and the gas for improved reaction of the gas with the liquid, or more rapid solution or reaction of a difficulty to dissolve or immiscible gas in or with ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971843 | Hydraulic turbine draft tube with enhanced dissolved oxygen A hydraulic turbine has a gas distribution manifold mounted to an inside wall of a draft tube downstream from a turbine runner. The gas distribution manifold extends at least substantially around the first inside wall of the draft tube. The gas distribution manifold... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964511 | Mixing apparatus and method A mixing apparatus including a frame, a housing, and a pair of thrust generators are disclosed. The housing is pivotably mounted to the frame and is movable between a retracted position substantially parallel with the frame and an extended position substantially per... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962654 | Methods and apparatus for supplying high concentrations of dissolved oxygen and ozone for chemical and biological processes A method and apparatus for supplying dissolved gases (such as oxygen, ozone, chlorine etc.) for chemical and biological processes is described. The methods and apparatus described are particularly suitable for use in the biodegradation of organic matter (such as in ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6938687 | Apparatus for transfer of heat energy between a body surface and heat transfer fluid In apparatus for heat exchange to and from a body surface using a heat transfer liquid a heat exchanger comprises a plurality of elements within a casing connected axially against one another with spacer tube elements. Each element has its periphery spaced from the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926494 | Hydraulic turbine with increased power capacities A hydraulic turbine with increased power capacities for new or existing hydroelectric installations. The turbine has a larger axial runner wheel and a reshaped runner ring peripherally extending around the runner wheel. A draft tube with a larger elbow section exten... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6811296 | Aeration apparatus and method The present invention provides an apparatus and method for mass transfer of gas or other fluids into a liquid and/or liquid suspension. The present invention is preferably used in conjunction with waste treatment processes and/or fermentation processes that are comm... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6793816 | Equipment for the leaching of solid matter from sludge The present invention concerns equipment for the leaching of solid matter from a sludge with the aid of a gas containing oxygen, the said equipment comprising a tall reactor (1) equipped with a central pipe (2) and from the reactor bottom (3), a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6770207 | Method for the leaching of solid matter from sludge The invention relates to a method for the leaching of solid matter from a sludge with the aid of a gas containing oxygen, whereby the solid matter of the sludge is recirculated in a tall reactor equipped with a central pipe in the centre of the reactor and a double-... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6755623 | Floating pump assembly A floating pump assembly including a compact floatation assembly structured to float on a body of water and supporting a flow pump housing having an inlet, outlet and fluid drive assembly being submerged and wherein at least the outlet is oriented in a predetermined... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6736377 | Structure for an oxygen adding and aeration device The present invention is an improved structure for an oxygen adding and aeration device includes a pump; a two-layer impeller, which is installed on a top of the pump; a pump case, which covers on outside of the two-layer impeller; an air tube, which is installed in... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6712980 | Device and method for the treatment of contaminated media The invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of contaminated media, comprising a rotatable housing having at least one inlet (28) for gas emerging in the stirrer housing, and at least one suction opening (10; 32) for the medium to be treated... | 03/30/2004 |
