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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187545 | Hourglass-shaped cavitation chamber with spherical lobes An hourglass-shaped cavitation chamber is provided. The chamber is comprised of two large spherical regions separated by a smaller cylindrical region. Coupling the regions are two transitional sections which are preferably smooth and curved. Although the chamber is ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7829029 | Acoustic add-on device for biofilm prevention in urinary catheter A urinary catheter clip-on device applies surface acoustic waves of Rayleigh-Lamb and/or Love type to a urinary catheter for preventing biofilms on the catheter surfaces. The bacteria is forced to move relative to the vibrating catheter surface. The amplitudes of ba... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7767159 | Continuous flow sonic reactor and method A centrifugal pump adapted to excite a high-intensity sound wave in a fluid feedstock is disclosed. The impeller and stator of the pump are provided with multiple apertures sized and spaced to produce a sound wave of an intensity greater than one megawatt per square... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7399405 | Method and apparatus for separating petroleum In the present invention, petroleum is separated into hydrocarbon mixtures having different components at an atomizing step and a collecting step. At the atomizing step, the petroleum is ultrasonically vibrated and is discharged and atomized in a state of an atomize... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7373968 | Method and apparatus for manipulating an organic liquid sample A lid for a well plate, which has pins that penetrate the lid and project downwardly into the wells of the well plate. Thermal energy is applied to the upper end of the pin to regulate the temperature of liquid samples. Ultrasonic energy is applied to the upper end ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7262022 | Ultrasound-mediated high-speed biological reaction and tissue processing Methods of fixing and processing tissue and samples on a membrane by using ultrasound radiation as a part of the method are presented. Ultrasound of a frequency in the range of 0.1-50 MHz is used and the sample or tissue receives 0.1-200 W/cm2 of ultrasou... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244459 | Shock wave treatment of meat A system for treating meat by the application of a shock wave to the meat while the meat is in contact with a diaphragm which is substantially transparent to the shockwave, confines the meat within a tunnel. In addition, the diaphragm and shock wave generating chamb... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7160516 | High volume ultrasonic flow cell A flow cell for the ultrasonic treatment of a liquid includes a housing with a wall at least partially defining a flow chamber therein. The housing includes a first liquid passage and a second liquid passage for flowing the liquid into and out of the flow chamber. A... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141216 | System for sono-catalytic production of hydrogen A device for producing hydrogen includes a container housing a water-based solution and a metal constituent. A generator ultrasonically irradiates the water-based solution in the presence of the metal constituent to produce hydrogen gas. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6984767 | Sonication treatment of polychlorinated biphenyl contaminated media The invention consists of a method for treating polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminated media by: a) combining the media with a fluid containing one or more liquid hydrocarbons to form a media/fluid mixture; b) sonicating the mixture at audio frequency to extrac... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6972115 | Apparatus and methods for the production of powders Metallic powders are formed by the electrically exploded wire (EEW) process. An apparatus (20) for manufacturing such powders includes a closed loop recirculating gas path between a reaction chamber (100) and an extractor (32). A wire (31... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6824751 | Device for sterilizing a chamber A device for cleaning and sterilizing the inside of a chamber, including a supply of sterilizing liquid for said chamber and a device for inducing variations in the pressure, amplitude, frequency and the gradient of said variations in the sterilizing liquid, whereby... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6733727 | Condensation induced water hammer driven sterilization A method and apparatus (10) for treating a fluid or materials therein with acoustic energy has a vessel (14) for receiving the fluid with inner walls shaped to focus acoustic energy to a target zone within the vessel. One or more nozzles (26) ar... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6444176 | Apparatus for purification of water area A regional water purifier collects blue green algae continuously by using a water flow produced by the operation of a water flow generator, and continuously and efficiently processes the algae to make it inactive by irradiating ultrasonic waves thereon. T... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6277332 | Reaction plenum with magnetic separation and/or ultrasonic agitation The inventive apparatus is comprised of a means for producing cavitation in a complex reaction mixture to enhance the yield of the selected reaction product, a means for controlling the temperature of the complex reaction mixture, especially during cavita... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6254764 | Method for dissociating materials An apparatus and method of use for dissociating materials includes a power supply, high energy capacitor, high energy trigger device and an probe and reactor arrangement for treating both solid and medium/media materials. A near instantaneous discharge of... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6024926 | Apparatus and method for high amplitude acoustically resonating cavity for effecting physical processes The invention relates to processing of gaseous feedstock material under high pressure and temperature. The desired high pressure and temperature is obtained by establishing a resonant high amplitude pressure wave in a volume contained within a shell. Adia... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6013232 | Use of ultrasound to improve the effectiveness of a permeable treatment wall A method for increasing the effectiveness of a permeable treatment wall is described. The method includes the introduction of ultrasonic radiation in or near the wall. A permeable treatment wall is also described which has an ultrasonic radiation generati... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5969207 | Method for changing the qualitative and quantitative composition of a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons based on the effects of cavitation The proposed method comprises passing the hydrodynamic flow of liquid hydrocarbons through a flow-through passage accomodating a baffle body providing for a local constriction of the flow; establishing the local flow constriction on at least one portion o... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5965093 | Decontamination system with improved components A system for reducing biological organisms in a liquid effluent to no-viable organic molecules that includes: a stunning chamber (38) that applies a voltage potential across biological organisms to break cell membranes and disable the defense mechanisms o... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5824214 | Method for hydrotreating and upgrading heavy crude oil during production Heavy crude oil containing at least 1% by weight water is hydrotreated and upgraded while being produced downhole in a production well. During production the heavy crude oil containing water is subjected to sonic energy at a low frequency of 400 Hz to 10 ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5658534 | Sonochemical apparatus A liquid is subjected to ultrasound within a stainless steel pipe (35) of wall thickness 2.5 mm. Three ultrasonic transducers (56) are equally spaced around the pipe, each fixed to one end of a tapered resonant coupler (46) with a nodal flange (48) by whi... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5656428 | Homogeneous bioassay using acoustic emission spectroscopy A system and method for homogeneous bioassay uses acoustic energy emissions. A measurement cell is designed for binding reactions of mobile biorecognition molecules. The binding reaction contained in the measurement cell is for example a ligand/receptor b... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5588357 | Shock wave sterilizer A shock wave sterilizer for sterilizing a fluid medium, such as food, by having the fluid medium in an elastic container impacted by shock waves and expansion waves emitted from a shock wave source formed by a source of electric current discharging throug... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5466425 | Biological decontamination system A system for reducing biological organisms in a liquid effluent to non-viable organic molecules that includes: a stunning chamber that applies a voltage potential across biological organisms to break cell membranes and disable the defense mechanisms of vi... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5419877 | Acoustic barrier separator High temperature gas emissions from industrial power plant or environmental clean-up processes are subjected to an acoustic waveform having second harmonic content and appropriate second harmonic phase shift to impart a net acoustic Oseen force on particu... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5393417 | Water remediation and purification system and method The water remediation and purification apparatus includes a cavitation nozzle which is operated with a throat size and pressure drop to incur cavitation in the water. The explosive and implosive bubble growth and collapse produces free radicals which inte... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5245093 | Reaction processes in a multi-stage fluidized bed A process for reacting a fluid phase (gaseous and/or liquid phase) in contact with a solid phase in a reaction zone, wherein the improvement in said process comprises reacting the fluid phase in contact with the solid phase in a horizontally-oriented flui... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5219530 | Apparatus for initiating pyrolysis using a shock wave Apparatus for initiating pyrolysis of a feedstock by establishing a continuous, standing shock wave. Several embodiments of a shock wave reactor (10, 100, 150) are disclosed; each is connected to receive an ethane feedstock and a carrier fluid comprising ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5135310 | Mixing equipment especially for manufacturing starch adhesive A starch based adhesive is made in an agitator tank which has a first rotatable propeller shaft with a plurality of propellers distributed along the length thereof. Each of at least some of the propellers is surrounded by an apertured shroud, which could ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4988419 | Method and apparatus for producing conductivity in materials A method or process for treating materials for making materials electrically conductive that are not naturally electrically conductive or for increasing and enhancing the electrical conductivity of materials that are naturally electrically conductive. The... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4885098 | Sonic method for facilitating the removal of solid particles from a slurry An elastic bar member is coupled to an orbiting mass oscillator and the entire assembly is suspended from a cable or the like such that the bar member has freedom of lateral motion and is nakedly immersed in a slurry having particulate material contained ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4883532 | Sonic method for facilitating the extraction of minerals from ore in a leachant An elastic bar member is clamped to an orbiting mass oscillator and the entire assembly is suspended from a cable or the like such that the bar member has freedom of lateral motion and is nakedly immersed in a leachant having a material contained therein ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4871485 | Continuous hydrogenation of unsaturated oils Improvements in determining and controlling a continuous hydrogenation process comprising the obtaining of viscosity operating curves and opacity operating curves for comparison to known hydrogen unsaturation curves and plasticity characteristics. With im... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4830758 | Sonic method and apparatus for winning minerals from liquid carriers A liquid carrier having mineral ore in the form of free particles or a salt dissolved therein is contained within a suitable container. A box member which has walls which are pervious to the liquid by virtue of apertures formed therein or the porous natur... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4780138 | Sonic apparatus and method for facilitating the extraction of minerals from ore in a leachant An elastic bar member is clamped to an orbiting mass oscillator and the entire assembly is suspended from a cable or the like such that the bar member has freedom of lateral motion and is nakedly immersed in a leachant having a material contained therein ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4731227 | Polymerization process and apparatus A polymerization process and reactor utilizes a high power shock producing device for introducing high energy pulses shock waves to a body of constituent monomer molecules for breaking and making bonds. The high energy pulsed shock waves are generated and... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4652309 | Sonic method and apparatus for heap leaching A liquid impervious covering such as a plastic membrane or a concrete flooring is installed over an extensive substantially level area of ground and mined metal ore heaped onto this covering to form a mound. A leachant liquid solution is poured onto the o... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4503013 | Ultra-high power exploding wire systems An ultra-high power exploding wire system for enhancing a chemical and/or physical reaction including embodiments that are capable of multiple firing. An element containing a plurality of members constructed of explodible material, e.g. metal or semi-cond... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4479919 | Multiple firing exploding film systems A multi-firing exploding film system for enhancing a chemical and/or physical reaction which is capable of being fired several times without replacing the explodible element. The explodible element is formed of an explodible material, e.g. metal or semi-c... | 10/30/1984 |
