Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
210109000 | Discharge of treated material | 45 |
20080217222 | Continuous Membrane Filter Separation of Suspended Particles in Closed Circuit - A modular unit apparatus for continuous separation of suspended particles from feed solutions or fluids by a consecutive sequential process in closed circuit that comprises, a closed circuit system comprising cross flow membrane filter modules having their respective inlets and outlets connected in parallel with each said module comprising a cross flow membrane filter element within housing, a circulation system enabling recycling of the feed solution or fluid through the membrane, a conducting line system for supply of said fresh feed to the closed circuit, a conducting line system for permeate collection from the membrane modules, a conducting line system for removing concentrated suspended particles solutions or fluids from the closed circuit, two valve systems for enabling connection or disconnection of said fresh feed supply line to the closed circuit, and for enabling periodic discharge suspended solution from the closed circuit without stopping filtration, and a monitoring and control systems. | 09-11-2008 |
20080257802 | ADVANCED HOUSEHOLD WATER PURIFICATION MEANS - An apparatus for purifying and dispensing water of a quality suitable for human consumption comprises a first reservoir for holding unfiltered water. The water moves by the force of gravity downward through a water filtering and purifying cartridge into a second lower reservoir. An electrically powered hydraulic pump and associated electrical controls and plumbing enable the pump to periodically lift water from the second reservoir to the first reservoir to permit its return through the filter thereby enhancing the purity of the water before it is dispensed. The apparatus may include first, second and third reservoirs wherein the first reservoir is nominally at the same level as the second reservoir with the unfiltered or filtered water being pumped from the first reservoir and passed through the filter into the second reservoir. The associated electrical controls and plumbing enable the pump to periodically move water from the second reservoir to the third reservoir from which the water drains by gravity through the filter into the second reservoir thereby enhancing the purity of the water before it is dispensed. | 10-23-2008 |
20090014367 | Floating materials removal system - New floating materials removal system, which can catch floating materials such as big jellyfishes, wood chips, waste plastics and other things floating instantly, release the floating materials caught efficiently and discharge them to discharge line smoothly, is proposed. The system in this invention is characterized to have the following equipments, the main rotating removal screen which catches the floating materials such as big jellyfishes, wood chips, waste plastics and other things floating in water by endless rotation and has kind of nets to send the floating materials caught to the position higher than water surface, the receiving tray which receives the floating materials caught by the main rotating removal screen and sends them to discharge line, the secondary lifting devise which cooperates with above mentioned main rotating removal screen to lift and transfer the floating materials caught to the receiving tray, the water jet system which drops the floating materials caught, that are lifted higher than the receiving tray because hooked on the rotating removal screen and not released from it, to the receiving tray, and the cutting water jet system of floating materials caught which is attached to the receiving tray. | 01-15-2009 |
20090014368 | Mechanical Flotation Device for Reduction of Oil, Alkalinity and Undesirable Gases - A mechanical vessel may effectively and simultaneously displace a first undesired gas from within water with a second desired gas, and remove at least one alkaline species and oily matter from the water. The vessel raises the pH of the water and reduces the lime requirement for subsequent lime softening. The vessel receives the water containing the first gas and passes the water through a series of gasification chambers. Each gasification chamber may have a mechanism that ingests and mixes a second gas into the water thereby physically displacing at least a portion of the first gas into a vapor space at the top of each gasification chamber from which it is subsequently removed. There is an absence of communication between the vapor spaces of adjacent chambers. An acid is added to remove the alkaline species, where the first gas is an optional by-product that is also removed. | 01-15-2009 |
20090032450 | High Performance Sewer System - The system comprises one or more of the following: primary treatment units, flexible pipes, and optionally, one or more pumps. The system is designed and installed in a manner that enables the flow of liquid to be predominantly due to gravity, although one or more pumps may optionally be included at key positions. The system can be sealed and pressure tested in order for optimal performance to be achieved during operation. | 02-05-2009 |
20100072118 | LOW OPERATING HEAD POLISHING SAND FILTER - This invention relates to a novel low operating head polishing sand filter comprising: (a) a plural-layer media bed comprising small, medium and large crushed quartzite; (b) an untreated water inlet system; (c) an underdrain system; (d) a filtered water collection and outlet system; and (e) a backwash water inlet, collection and siphon outlet system. | 03-25-2010 |
20100133156 | BIOFILTER UNITS AND WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES WITH USING THE SAME BIOFILTER UNITS - Wastewater treatment facilities having biofilm contact and solid-liquid separation functions are disclosed, wherein a biofilter unit having biofilm contact, inclination plate precipitation and de-filming functions comprises an inclination plate settler formed with a plurality of inclination plates ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100258488 | LIQUID-CONDUCTING HOLLOW CROSS-SECTION - A liquid-conducting hollow cross-section liquid discharge line, including a liquid having temperature-dependent volume changes, wherein the liquid solidifies under certain temperature conditions, and wherein the hollow cross-section includes at least one displacement element, the displacement element reduces the free cross-section available for a liquid; and wherein the discharge line is in a fuel filter system. | 10-14-2010 |
20110049025 | Debris Catcher with Retention within Screen - A debris catcher uses induced circulation from a venturi to urge debris laden flow into the lower end of a housing. An inlet tube maintains velocity so as to keep the debris moving with the fluid stream as it goes up the inlet tube. A screen fits over the open end of the inlet tube and runs down around the inlet tube toward the entrance of the debris laden fluid into the lower end of the housing. There is a clearance around the cylindrical portion of the screen so some flow can exit that way. There is also an open exit through the top of the screen that can be reached after the fluid stream makes two hairpin turns. Many modules can be stacked. Each module has a large screen area for flow to exit and progressive modules can have smaller screen openings in an uphole flow direction. | 03-03-2011 |
20110068054 | VALVELESS SIPHON DECANTER AND METHODS OF USE - A valveless siphon decanter for processing fluid within a tank having a siphon tube external to the tank, the siphon tube having an output, a boom extending substantially transversely from the siphon tube, the boom providing a path for the communication of fluid from within the tank into the siphon tube, a vacuum head in association with the boom, the vacuum head having at least one orifice disposable within the tank for receiving the fluid, a vacuum source for creating a vacuum within the siphon tube and the boom to draw the fluid in through the at least one orifice of the vacuum head into the boom and into the siphon tube thereafter, a vacuum break for breaking the vacuum within the boom and the siphon tube; and wherein the siphon tube and the boom are disposed outside of the tank. | 03-24-2011 |
20120018358 | FILTER APPARATUS - A filter apparatus, provided for installation in a fluid storage tank, having at least one preferably replaceable filter element ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120125826 | OIL/WATER SEPARATOR - An oil/water separator is provided that is suitable for use aboard an oil spill recovery vessel and elsewhere. The separator comprises a tank structure divided into first and second compartments that communicate via a bottom channel. An inlet pipe supplies an oil/water mix to be separated into the first compartment. An oil suction pipe draws oil out of the first compartment on a continuous or intermittent basis. Water discharges unassisted from the second compartment once the water level in the second compartment has reached a certain level. A heating compartment is provided adjoining the first compartment thereby to enable the oil in the compartment to be heated to reduce its viscosity in cold conditions; this heating compartment is arranged to serve as a reservoir for hydraulic fluid whereby heating of the oil results from heat given up by worked hydraulic fluid returned to the heating compartment after operational use. | 05-24-2012 |
20120267293 | LIQUID FILTER - A liquid filter including a filter housing, a ring filter insert and a cover. The housing bottom contains an outlet for emptying the housing when the filter insert is removed. The filter insert includes a filter material body surrounded by front panels. A blocking element for the outlet is arranged on one front panel, and positioning elements are provided on the filter insert and on the housing. The positioning elements include an inclined plane and an engaging radially protruding nose. The inclined plane is arranged on one and the nose is arranged on the other of the filter housing part and the ring filter insert. When the ring filter insert is rotated relative to the filter housing, the inclined plane and the nose are moved in relation to each other such that they slide along each other and engage the blocking element with the outlet. | 10-25-2012 |
20140183111 | MODULAR SYSTEM FOR STORM WATER AND/OR WASTE WATER TREATMENT - The waste water/storm water treatment system includes a plurality of treatment modules, each of which includes upper and lower tank members. Each tank includes an inlet with a spray bar at the upper end thereof, and a drainage member at the lower end thereof. Treated water moves from the drainage member in the upper tank through an inlet at the top of the lower tank. The outlet member of the lower tank is connected to a pump which is controlled by a switch, to move water to the next module in the system or to the drainage system. The tanks have metal-adsorbing inorganic media or agricultural media positioned therein, such as activated rice hulls, corn cobs and the like for adsorbing metals in the storm water/waste water. | 07-03-2014 |
20150083648 | SYSTEM TO PROCESS EFFLUENT BRINE AND INTERFACE RAG FROM AN OIL DEHYDRATION / DESALTING SYSTEM - A method system for processing interface emulsion, water, and solids contained within a separator vessel that comprises the steps of continually extracting those components from the vessel and then passing them through a gas flotation cell. The cell, which is preferably a vertical induced gas flotation cell, separates the oil and water contained in the interface emulsion and discharges recovered oil from an upper portion of the cell and treated water from a bottom portion of the cell. The recovered oil and treated water may be further processed and recycled to the vessel or sent elsewhere. The treated water may also be recycled to the cell or sent to a process sewer. Fuel gas residing in an upper portion of the cell may be cooled and passed through a splitter. All the steps of the system comprise a closed system with no air emissions. | 03-26-2015 |
20160059161 | Water Separation System - A water separation system for separating water from fuel is provided with a water separator with a separator housing provided with a water collecting chamber; a water separating element arranged in the separator housing and fluidically connected with the water collecting chamber; and a water discharge valve connected to the water collecting chamber. A suction and pressure fuel pump feeds fuel to the water separating element. A control device is operatively connected to the fuel pump to control the fuel pump for discharging water collected in the water collecting chamber such that the fuel pump pumps fuel into the separator housing to displace the collected water and discharge the collected water from the water collecting chamber via the water discharge valve. The water discharge valve is pressure-controlled or transferred into an open position by the control device. | 03-03-2016 |
20160129373 | System and Method To Process Effluent Brine And Interface Rag From An Oil Dehydration/Desalting System - A system and method for processing interface emulsion, water, and solids contained within a separator vessel that comprises the steps of continually extracting those components from the vessel and then passing them through a gas flotation cell. The cell, which is preferably a vertical induced gas flotation cell, separates the oil and water contained in the interface emulsion and discharges recovered oil from an upper portion of the cell and treated water from a bottom portion of the cell. The recovered oil and treated water may be further processed and recycled to the vessel or sent elsewhere. The treated water may also be recycled to the cell or sent to a process sewer. Fuel gas residing in an upper portion of the cell may be cooled and passed through a splitter. All the steps of occur in a closed system with no air emissions. | 05-12-2016 |
20170232394 | Used Oil Recycling Filtration Assembly | 08-17-2017 |
210110000 | With separator inlet control | 9 |
20080272035 | System for Water Treatment - A system for water treatment comprising a first treatment area for receiving waste water and aerating the waste water to enhance aerobic bacterial treatment of waste water, a second treatment area for receiving waste water from the first treatment area and circulating waste water within it to enhance bacterial treatment of waste water, a third treatment area configured to receive waste water from the second treatment area and including a filter having at least one membrane for filtering the waste water to substantially remove particulate matter of a predetermined size, an outlet connected to the filter and configured to output filtered waste water from the filter and a transfer means for transferring waste water from the third treatment area to the first treatment area. | 11-06-2008 |
20090308796 | SELF-RECIPROCATING ENERGY RECOVERY DEVICE - Disclosed is a self-reciprocating energy recovery device utilized in driving of a seawater pump by self-reciprocating a piston of a power recovery chamber and recovering energy not using an electronic drive unit but using the hydraulic power of concentrated water. The self-reciprocating energy recovery device including a pair of power recovery chambers having pistons therein respectively, a high-pressure concentrated supply pipe, a low-pressure concentrated discharge pipe, and a high-pressure seawater discharge pipe to enable the power recovery chambers to recover hydraulic power supplied through the high-pressure concentrated water supply pipe and utilize the hydraulic power in driving of a seawater pump. | 12-17-2009 |
20100084324 | CLEANING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus ( | 04-08-2010 |
20110049026 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE FOR WATER PURIFIER - A hollow fiber membrane module with good ventilativity is disclosed, which is capable of reducing a time period for completely filling a water space of housing with water introduced through a water inlet by quickly replacing the air in the water space with the water thereby improving the efficiency of water flow. | 03-03-2011 |
20110180465 | High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis System - A high efficiency reverse osmosis system which utilizes a tuned injector in fluidic communication with a reverse osmosis membrane. The tuned injector includes an injector housing, an injector nozzle, a mixing chamber and an injector throat. The tuned injector utilizes line hydrostatic pressure to inject raw water with an injector nozzle into the mixing chamber to mix with recirculated concentrate water drawn into the mixing chamber by venturi effect and hydrostatic pressure to form feed water. The feed water is then discharged through the injector throat across a reverse osmosis membrane to produce permeate water using the line hydrostatic pressure. | 07-28-2011 |
20140110319 | APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HAEMODIALYSIS - An apparatus for performing haemodialysis on a patient comprises: first blood transfer means ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140197084 | SEAWATER DESALINATION UNIT - A seawater desalination unit is disclosed, which comprises: a frame, an exit filtration part, and a water drawing part. The frame is configured with a reservoir, a water intake pipe and a water discharge pipe in a manner that the water intake pipe is connected to the reservoir respectively via one end thereof, while allowing a first check valve to be disposed at a position between the reservoir and the water intake pipe, and the water discharge pipe is connected to the second filtration part and the reservoir respectively via two opposite ends thereof, while allowing a second check valve to be disposed at a position between the high-pressure reservoir and the water discharge pipe. Moreover, the water drawing part is arranged in fluid communication with the water intake pipe. | 07-17-2014 |
20140374329 | SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a sewage treatment system which is capable of treating a large amount of sewage, has a compact structure, and improves sewage treatment capacity in an eco-friendly manner by using an electrolysis unit and a reducing agent supply device. The sewage treatment system according to the present invention comprises a first system (S | 12-25-2014 |
20150136668 | Oil Separating Apparatus - An oil separating apparatus includes a preliminary separator and a main separator. The preliminary separator is for collecting wastewater. The main separator has a main separating chamber, a wastewater exit channel and a communicating channel. The main separating chamber communicates with the preliminary separator, and has upper and lower openings. The communicating channel communicates the wastewater exit channel and the lower opening. A distance between the upper and lower openings ranges from 300 millimeters to 3000 millimeters. | 05-21-2015 |
210111000 | Responsive to prefilt accumulation or filter clogging | 1 |
20090294341 | FILTRATION AND CLEANING SYSTEM FOR SPRINKLER IRRIGATION DROP NOZZLES - A filter for use with overhead sprinkler irrigation systems is disclosed. The filter includes a body, a removable screen, and a manually-actuated plunger adjacent the screen. A water hammer table is partitioned in the body and located above the plunger. The plunger is positioned for reciprocal movement through a debris outlet between an open, debris-discharging position, and a closed filtering position. The plunger defaults to the closed filtering position by pressurized water flowing through the body. The water is simultaneously filtered through the screen and passes out a clean water outlet while debris accumulates within the body. The plunger may be manually retracted to the open, debris-discharging position at any time, whereby accumulated debris is flushed out of the body through the debris outlet by residual water flowing therethrough. | 12-03-2009 |
210112000 | Heavier constituent | 4 |
20080245713 | System for the recovery of washing liquids used in showers, wash basins and/or baths - System for the recovery of washing liquids used in showers, wash basins, and/or baths, characterised in that it includes a first decantation tank ( | 10-09-2008 |
210113000 | By weight of solids | 2 |
20090001000 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING LIQUID WASTE MATERIAL - An apparatus for treating liquid waste material includes first adding a chemical flocculent to the liquid waste material followed in a mixer to promote flocculation. The floc material is subsequently separated to produce a bulk clarified liquid, with the floc material being subjected to a solids separator to extract further bulk clarified liquid. The collected bulk clarified liquid is then recycled back in a recycle loop into at least one of the steps of adding a chemical flocculent and solids separation of the floc material. The apparatus is suitable for use with a wide variety of liquid waste materials ranging from agricultural and human waste to industrial waste. An apparatus for treating liquid waste material is also provided. | 01-01-2009 |
20160200616 | UNDER-SINK WASTE PROCESSING UNIT | 07-14-2016 |
210114000 | By treated liquid accumulation | 1 |
20160107910 | SEPTIC TANK FOR GENERATING METHANE GAS - Provided is a septic tank for generating methane gas, including: a water-saving type toilet installed in a restroom of a building and discharging excreta of users, wherein high-density excreta is discharged from the water-saving type toilet by using a reduced amount of water to discharge the excreta; an excreta storage tank buried underground and connected to the water-saving type toilet to store the excreta discharged from the water-saving type toilet; a heating unit for heating the excreta storage tank so as to increase a fermentation speed of the excreta in the excreta storage tank; a methane gas supply unit for collecting and discharging methane gas generated as the excreta in the excreta storage tank is fermented; and a gas storage tank connected to the methane gas supply unit to store the methane gas discharged from the methane gas supply unit. | 04-21-2016 |
210116000 | Permitted by filtrate accumulation | 3 |
20090026120 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING WASTEWATER - This invention is directed to a wastewater treatment system having a fluidizable media carrying anoxic bacteria in a first treatment zone and a filter membrane positioned in a second treatment zone. A wastewater is contacted with the fluidizable media and further contacted with air and a filter membrane. | 01-29-2009 |
20100200478 | Filtering Device For Filtering Water and Liquids In General - A filtering device for filtering water and liquids in general comprises a first reservoir for collecting the water to be filtered, a second reservoir for collecting the filtered water, which reservoir is supplied by falling from the first reservoir, a conduit which extends from the first reservoir into the second reservoir, a cartridge type filtering element which is removably received in the conduit, a discharge hole for the filtered water that is positioned between the conduit and the second reservoir, and at least one opening for access to the cartridge provided at an end of the conduit that is distal from the first reservoir in order to promote the removal thereof. The device comprises an at least partial closure which can be removably fitted to the conduit in the region of the opening for access to the cartridge and comprises a flow adjuster which is associated with the conduit in order to adjust the flow of water flowing from the first reservoir to the second reservoir through the discharge hole. | 08-12-2010 |
20130277289 | DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUSLY FILTERING MATERIAL MIXTURES - A device for continuously filtering material mixtures, particularly for separating contaminants out of plastic melts, includes a filter ( | 10-24-2013 |
210117000 | Check valve controlled | 10 |
20110042282 | PRESSURE-CONTROLLED LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM AND PUMP CONTROL DEVICE FOR USE THEREIN - A pressure-controlled liquid supply system uses a pump control device to switch a pump on and off in response to a pressure level in the pumped liquid. The pump control device minimizes short cycling of the pump by preventing shut off of the pump while a flow is present through the pump control device and by delaying the shut off of the pump. The pump control device also avoids a significant drop in the output pressure by creating a reduced pressure zone, which provides the switch pressure used to switch the pump off. | 02-24-2011 |
20110233118 | SPORTS BOTTLE DEVICE WITH FILTER ISOLATED FROM FILTERED FLUID - A sports bottle device including a pair of compartments forming filtered and unfiltered chambers, a filter in the unfiltered chamber and an isolation device isolating the filter from the filtered chamber. | 09-29-2011 |
20110233119 | SPORTS BOTTLE DEVICE WITH FILTER ISOLATED FROM FILTERED FLUID - A sports bottle device including a pair of compartments forming filtered and unfiltered chambers, a filter in the unfiltered chamber, an isolation device isolating the filter from the filtered chamber and a piston pump for pumping fluid to the filtered chamber. | 09-29-2011 |
20140216996 | FILTERING UNIT - A filtering unit ( | 08-07-2014 |
210119000 | Float type | 6 |
20080251434 | Manually Operable Water Purifying Device - The present invention relates to a manually operable device for purifying water, comprising a water container for receiving and holding an amount of non-purified water, comprising a bottom and side walls and adapted to receive a manually operable piston-type filter assembly, said filter assembly comprising filtering means for filtering said non-purified water, wherein said filter assembly is adapted to be manually forced towards the bottom of the said container, thereby allowing non-purified water to pass through the said filtering means thereby purifying the water. With the device according to the invention a low-cost water purifier is provided which can be used to provide an improved drinking water quality under primitive (outdoor) conditions, wherein no water pressure and/or electricity is present. | 10-16-2008 |
20090020465 | STANDPIPE WITH FLOW RESTRICTION VALVE, AND FILTER CARTRIDGE - A “no filter, no run” filtration system that is designed to verify that a filter cartridge is present to safe-guard against damage to fuel injectors, associated fuel components, etc. and engine malfunctions. Fuel flow to the engine is prevented altogether or permitted in an amount insufficient to allow engine operation if a filter cartridge is not installed, and an appropriately designed filter cartridge is required to be used in order to permit sufficient fuel flow for engine operation. In one embodiment, a flow restriction valve is provided that includes a ball. | 01-22-2009 |
20100000917 | SEWAGE EFFLUENT DISTRIBUTION MEANS - A septic system can include an improved and more reliable apparatus for distributing effluent uniformly to a plurality of portions or fingers of a drain field. In such apparatus, an effluent container, or collection tank, is connected with the outlet of a septic tank, and an effluent-operated valve controls effluent flow from an outlet of the effluent container, or collection tank, to an effluent distribution tank which is connected to a plurality of portions, or fingers, of a sewage drain field to uniformly distribute the effluent from the septic tank to the drain field. | 01-07-2010 |
20100108583 | INSTALLATION SYSTEM WITH RECYCLING CAPABILITIES FOR ALKALINE WATER IONIZER MACHINE OR A REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM - An installation kit for an alkaline water ionizer unit or reverse osmosis unit may comprise a valve having two separate flow paths. The first flow path provides tap water to the alkaline water ionizer unit or the reverse osmosis unit. The second flow path connects to a “by-product” water outlet of the alkaline water ionizer unit or the reverse osmosis unit. The “by-product” water may be drained to the kitchen sink or stored in a storage tank for later use. | 05-06-2010 |
20120085688 | GRINDER PUMP BASIN SYSTEM - A grinder pump basin system is provided which includes a basin; a cover plate; a bracket secured to the cover plate; and a grinder pump with cutter plate with openings and a cutter blade secured to the bracket above a bottom surface of the basin. The bracket includes a front portion, which prevents waste water from interacting adversely with the grinder pump when it enters the basin. A discharge system for the grinder pump is secured to an outlet of the grinder pump and includes a discharge pipe and a flexible discharge coupling. Flow directional jets are also provided in an elbow of the pump discharge system to direct waste water and solids away from the grinder pump. | 04-12-2012 |
20150321128 | Residential Laundry Water Recycling and Irrigation System - A water retention and disbursement mechanism used for recycling grey water. A housing is used to contain a reservoir which receives water from a grey water source such as a water basin or laundry machine via an inlet port. An overflow opening allows for the discharge of excess water from the reservoir into a sewer system. A pump, ideally contained within the reservoir, is activated by a float mechanism allowing the pump to withdraw from the reservoir and be discharged directly to a landscape irrigation system such as dripper, spray nozzles, or the like. | 11-12-2015 |