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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7966098 | Apparatus and method for controlling an ammonia production system An apparatus, method, and computer program for controlling an ammonia production system are provided. At least one model is associated with production equipment operable to produce ammonia, where the production equipment includes a reformer section, a carbon dioxide... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7966097 | Method for regeneration of a water softener A demand initiated method for regenerating a water softener which operates the softener ion exchange bed over a capacity range in which the resin is most efficiently restored by exposure to brine. The reserve capacity of the softener is adjusted in response to the a... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7407810 | Methods and apparatus for characterizing polymeric mixtures The invention provides methods and apparatus for characterizing complex polymeric mixture of interest. Candidate solutions are eliminated from a solution space using one or more experimental measurements of a polymeric mixture of interest. The elimination step can b... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7376489 | Method of identifying fluid purification equipment which is optimized for individual fluid purification systems An interactive method and apparatus are disclosed through which a fluid purification system operator inputs the system's parameters and the method then identifies one or more fluid purification equipment packages which will be optimized at the component level to the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7337613 | Method for monitoring and controlling steam turbine system pH using shaft current The present invention involves a system for controlling the electric charge within the exhaust hood and condenser of a steam turbine by using shaft current as an indirect measurement of exhaust charge, and then adjusting the pH accordingly. The present invention use... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320749 | Method and apparatus for control of a gas or chemical A system and method for control of a gas and/or chemical for treatment of a fluid, and for monitoring the operation of such a system. In one embodiment, the system comprises a reactor for receipt of the fluid and the gas and/or chemical for dissolving, mixing, diffu... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318970 | Architectural hierarchy of control for a fuel processor A control technique for use in a fuel processor is disclosed. In one aspect, a control system includes a subsystem manager controller the operation of a respective physical subsystem for each of a plurality of physical subsystems in the fuel processor. The subsystem... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303685 | Polymer control system A feedback control for a polymer dispensing system, which otherwise continuously adjusts the polymer feedrate so as to keep the measured streaming current of filtrate from a sludge dewatering process at one predetermined setpoint. The feedback control includes a vid... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7232782 | Regeneration, pretreatment and precipitation of oxides of manganese Methods and systems for regenerating and pretreating oxides of manganese and precipitation of oxides of manganese from manganese salt solutions. The oxides of manganese and manganese salt solutions are processed utilizing heated aqueous oxidizing solutions at or nea... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7183117 | Apparatus for measuring characteristics of chemical solution, chemical solution supply apparatus, and method for measuring concentration of chemical solution A supply apparatus for preparing a mixed chemical solution of a predetermined mixing ratio at a low cost and for supplying the mixed chemical solution stably. The supply apparatus includes a measuring apparatus located on an intermediate portion of a flow channel th... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7153694 | Quantitative method for hydrocarbon analysis A method for quantitative determination of hydrocarbon species in a hydrocarbon sample is disclosed. The method uses Townsend Discharge Nitric Oxide Chemical Ionization Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144552 | Method and apparatus for preparing chemical solutions A chemical solution preparation apparatus for preparing a chemical solution from chemical gas of an industrial chemical grade. A dissolution unit dissolves the chemical gas in pure water, which is contained in a tank. A gas discharge control unit controls the amount... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7115091 | Reusable endoscopic device and related systems and methods Reusable instruments, such as reusable medical instruments, and related systems and methods, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the reusable instrument can be an endoscope, which can be cleaned by sterilization. In certain embodiments, a method of sterilizing inclu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7099721 | Method and apparatus for producing a biomaterial product A development tool (2) includes a plurality of measuring tools (71) to (76) and an industrial process simulation device (60). The simulation device (60) simulates a whole industrial scale bioprocess in order to obtain acceptable op... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092893 | Control of liquid production of air separation plant network A method of controlling liquid and gaseous production within a plurality of air separation plants to produce and distribute gaseous and liquid products to a plurality of customers in which the electrical power costs involved in producing gaseous and liquid products ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7024251 | Method to control a process A method to control a process, wherein the status of the process can be altered by a multitude of actions, wherein the action is controlled by basic control units, wherein at least one basic control unit is coordinated by at least one group control unit and wherein ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014824 | Method for purifying process waste gases The present invention relates to a method for purifying process waste gases by introducing them into a waste gas purification system that includes a reaction chamber and by post-treating the reaction products that leave the reaction chamber in a washing or sorbtion ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979397 | Dynamic particle removing flushing system A portable, controllable fluid filtration flushing system with automated feedback, remote access, and documented operation is designed for hydraulic fluid or the like and has a base mounted on wheels for transporting the system. A filtration system mounted on the ba... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6954701 | Method for remote monitoring of water treatment systems A method of monitoring the daily operating performance parameters for water treatment processes through the collection of localized data. The data is manipulated to generate preconfigured performance, maintenance, and quality assurance reports and further provide au... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6932889 | Water treatment device and method A point of use water purification unit for continuously and completely purifying water at all point of use for removing all chemicals, killing all microorganisms; the device having a computer monitored and controlled system for degassing, super heating and exploding... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6907770 | Test device for filter systems A test device (10) for filter systems, including a pneumatic unit (12), a control unit (14) for controlling the pneumatic unit (12), and a data processing unit (16), in which the pneumatic unit (12) is separated from the dat... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907383 | Flow diagnostic system A flow diagnostic system for a flow sensing element and impulse lines. A pressure transmitter coupled to the impulse lines provides digital pressure data to a control system. The control system provides the pressure data and real time clock readings to a diagnostic ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6839641 | Automated system for rating pipe segments in a water distribution system A computer-implemented process rates pipe segments in a water distribution system, the water distribution system including pipe segments and hydrants. Information gathered from maintenance tasks and inspections performed on the pipe segments and hydrants within the ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6790362 | Efficiency mode for water softener The present invention provides a controller for a water softener having an ion exchange resin capable of receiving hard water ions from hard water during a softening step and releasing the hard water ions during a regeneration step. The controller includes a process... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783666 | Water softening device and method for regeneration control thereof A water softening device and a method for regeneration control thereof, in which the hardness of feedwater to be softened is detected with the lapse of time and regeneration timing is controlled based on the detected value. The invention includes an inlet hardness m... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6751527 | Heat and material balance method of process control for petrochemical plants and oil refineries A method comprising: a) selecting a loading variable from operating variables, the loading variable being directly related to total energy input into the system and equipment constraint of the system; b) selecting a performance specification variable w... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6640161 | Method for operating a steam stripped fractionation column A method of operation of a steam stripped fractionation column by using a computer to process the relevant operating parameters of the column to determine the undesirable approach to a possible flooding condition.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6560543 | Method for monitoring a public water treatment system A method of monitoring the daily operating performance parameters for water treatment processes through the collection of localized data. The data is manipulated to generate preconfigured performance, maintenance, and quality assurance reports and further... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6556930 | Fluid treatment apparatus A fluid treatment apparatus (100) and method having a variety of interchangeable input/output cards (10) capable of communicating with a variety of parameters including analytical parameters. A programmable central processing unit (124), input/output card... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6332110 | Method for monitoring advanced separation and/or ion exchange processes A method of monitoring advanced separation and/or ion exchange processes through the collection of localized data. The data is manipulated to generate preconfigured performance, maintenance, quality assurance, quality control, regulatory, cost reports, pe... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6295485 | Control of lubricant production by a method to predict a base stock's ultimate lubricant performance A model to predict the quality of a lubricant base stock for use in a plurality of products having a plurality of viscosities. The compositional model is based on a quantitative analysis of key compositional parameters and performance criteria for the plu... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6269286 | System and method for integrated gasification control An integrated control system (ICS) for a gasification plant controls the operation of a gasifier and other critical components of the gasification plant. The ICS improves the performance of a gasification plant by controlling the operation of a gasifier a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6212436 | Dynamic inheritance of software object services Object services like methods or properties are provided to or inherited by objects dynamically during run-time. In one method of providing dynamic inheritance, hierarchical relationships are defined between multiple objects such that each object reference... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6047220 | Device in a process system for validating a control signal from a field device A device in a process control system includes a memory for storing a series of sensed process variables and command outputs representative of a learned process cycle. Comparison circuitry compares recent process information to learned process information ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6017503 | Method of removing NOx from exhaust gases A method for removing nitrogen oxides out of the exhaust gas from a combustion apparatus is provided by reducing the nitrogen oxides with injected ammonia or urea to produce nitrogen and water. The method further includes the provision of at least one, se... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6007721 | Method and system for regulating the addition of oxygenated gas into a biofilter with rising currents The invention relates to a method for regulation of aeration in a biological filter of the type comprising conveyance means (3) bringing water to be filtered into the lower part of the filter, a filter bed (2) acting as a support to the biomass, means of ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5889683 | Method and apparatus for continuous oil monitoring and treatment Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for controlling and extending the performance of lubricating fluids, such as lubricating oils. The method comprises simultaneous detection of multiple additives and contaminant levels in the lubricating fluids an... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5779911 | Aqueous fluid purification monitoring and control system and process A water purification system (100) for monitoring and controlling the efficacy and efficiency of a filter (134). Monitored transducer element signals are conditioned and collected with electronic circuitry into a digital computer (195). The system continuo... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5687091 | Integrated arrangement for monitoring without interrupt process flow by novel sensor arrangement with unique data processing system The disclosure is directed to a system for sensing specific properties of a process flow without flow interruption. A plurality of sensors each sensing a different property of the process flow are arranged in close proximity within the process flow. The s... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5535141 | Autoclave The autoclave includes a sterilization chamber (2) to receive articles to be sterilized, which are used in medical treatment. With a door (1) the sterilization chamber (2) can be locked shut. Placed on top is a control unit (6) including a control panel (... | 07/09/1996 |
