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| 20080210608 | Ultraviolet radiation water treatment system - A water treatment system that performs a water purifying treatment by use of ultraviolet radiation, comprises a front stage ultraviolet radiation device for radiating ultraviolet light in a front stage process in a water purifying treatment process, a rear stage ultraviolet radiation device for radiating ultraviolet light in a rear stage process, and a controller for controlling these ultraviolet radiation devices. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080230451 | Ion Exchange Cartridge - The invention provides an ion exchange cartridge ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080257800 | Wagering Game System With Progressive-Award Denomination Selection Feature - A water conservation system for use with a swimming pool, said means comprising a storage reservoir ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080264840 | Fluids Fluxion Method and Plant for Wastewater Treatment - A wastewater treatment plant includes a reaction tank connected to an wastewater supply tube and an aeration apparatus to receive wastewater therein, a sludge separation unit dividing an internal space of the reaction tank into upper and lower sections to increase an amount of dissolved oxygen by increasing an contact area of the wastewater and bubbles and to separate relatively light materials by moving low density matters existed on a surface of each section upward in turn, an air exhaust tube mounted on the reaction tank to exhaust bubbles passing through the sludge separation unit out of the reaction tank, a treated water exhaust tube mounted on the reaction tank to exhaust the wastewater that is treated by passing through the sludge separation unit, and a settling tank provided on a bottom of the reaction tank to concentrate and exhaust the settled sludge. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080272034 | Separation of particles from a fluid by wave action - Methods and apparatuses for the separation of particles in a fluid provide for a container to enclose the fluid mixture containing particles and at least one transducer to create a wave action within the fluid. A gradient driver may be included to increase the particle separation. Inlet ports may be attached to add additional components or fluid to the mixture and outlet ports may be attached to remove the separated particles. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080283455 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DENITRIFICATION OF TREATED WATER FROM AEROBIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS - An apparatus and method for denitrification of treated wastewater from an aerobic wastewater treatment system in which oxygen levels in the aeration chamber of an aerobic digestion vessel are cycled between an anoxic environment, i.e., when the treated wastewater in the aeration vessel contains from just above 0 to just less than 1 ppm dissolved oxygen to an aerobic environment wherein the treated wastewater in the aeration vessel has a dissolved oxygen content of about 1 ppm or higher. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080296209 | LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH DEVICE - This liquid feeding system has the first and second pumps each of which is provided with a plunger. Liquid sucked through each of the pump suction ports is discharged out of the discharging port through the first pump and/or second pump. Under the starting operation mode, the second pump is stopped and only the first pump is operated. When the discharging pressure at the discharging port reaches up to a predetermined value, the starting operation mode is changed over to the normal operation mode. Under the normal operation mode, the first pump is stopped and only the second pump is operated. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080302710 | Pulsating Chlorination Machine - The invention discloses a pulsating chlorination machine for purification of city water. The machine includes a body, two ends of which are respectively a water inlet and outlet end between which a converging pipe, a throat pipe and a diverging pipe are connected in turn; and a liquefied chlorine input port located below a middle part of the throat pipe and connecting with the throat pipe via a cone-shaped valve seat. A normally closed cone-shaped valve rod is mounted over the cone-shaped valve seat and inserted into the throat pipe through a vertical circular hole on a top of the body, and moves up and down under the control of a pulsating electromagnetic executive mechanism to open/close the liquefied chlorine input port. Through the liquefied chlorine input port the liquefied chlorine flows into the throat pipe and out from the diverging pipe and then into a clear-water reservoir. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090039001 | ENHANCED SEPARATION TANK WITH pH CONTROL - A water-handling installation comprises a tank interceptor for receiving liquid and in which oil or suspended solids are separated from the liquid prior to discharge. The water-handling installation further comprises a pH adjustment module in fluid communication with the tank interceptor. The pH adjustment module receives a portion of liquid contained in the tank interceptor and adjusts the pH thereof prior to returning the diverted portion back to the tank interceptor. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090095664 | DENITRIFICATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM - The disclosed process and system are used for the denitrification of wastewater. The system comprises: an influent flow meter for measuring an influent flow Q; an influent concentration analyzer for measuring an influent dissolved oxygen concentration DO | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090206016 | PROCESSING WASTE LIQUID TREATING APPARATUS - In a processing waste liquid treating apparatus, a housing includes a bottom wall, an upper wall, a left lateral wall, a rear wall and an opening/closing door for opening/closing a front opening. A waste liquid tank is disposed on the bottom wall and close to the rear wall. A clear water storage tank is disposed adjacently to the waste liquid tank and at the central portion of the bottom wall. A pure water generating unit is disposed on the bottom wall adjacently to the clear water storage tank and close to the front opening. A waste liquid filtering unit is disposed above the pure water generating unit. A pure water temperature adjusting unit is disposed above the waste liquid tank. A control unit and a console panel are disposed above the waste liquid filtering unit and the console panel is disposed on the front side of the housing. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090236270 | WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - A water purification system performs a water purification process through physical sterilization, and at least includes a compression device and a decompression device. Water is converted into a high-pressure liquid through the compression device, and then is converted into a high-speed fluid by controlling the cross-sectional area of a spout of the decompression device, thus generating physical effects such as pressure drop and shear stress, so as to damage cell walls of bacteria in the liquid to die-off the bacteria. Therefore, purified water is obtained. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090242468 | System for Controlling the Concentration of a Detrimental Substance in a Sewer Network - The invention relates to a system for controlling the concentration of a detrimental substance, in particular H | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090266751 | DOSING ENGINE AND CARTRIDGE APPARATUS FOR LIQUID DISPENSING AND METHOD - A liquid dispensing system is provided for automated dispensing of a plurality of liquid reagents into a recreational body of water. The liquid dispensing system includes a cartridge apparatus housing a plurality of liquid reagent containers, each containing a respective liquid reagent. A docking assembly is provided having a dock manifold device, and is releasably coupled to the cartridge apparatus between a first condition and a second condition. In a first condition, the cartridge apparatus can be removably coupled to the docking assembly, while in the second condition, the cartridge apparatus is lockably mounted to the docking assembly in a manner permitting fluid communication from the respective reagent container to respective fluid passages of the manifold device. The dispensing system further includes a dosing engine having a valve manifold device to selectively dispense the liquid reagents into the recreational body of water through a dispensing port. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090272679 | BLOOD PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND BLOOD PURIFICATION CIRCUIT - The present invention provides a blood purification apparatus and a blood purification circuit, by which a circuit can be shared by different modes for performing respective continuous blood purification methods, a structure of the apparatus performing the continuous blood purification methods can be simplified, and CHF, CHD, CHDF, and ECUM can be performed. The blood purification apparatus and the blood purification circuit according to the present invention includes: a first supply fluid channel ( | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100044286 | Water-Purification Pretreatment System - A water-purification pretreatment system removes raw water of suspended solids heavier in specific gravity than water before a water-purification treatment of raw water taken from a water source and the system includes a liquid cyclone configured for raw water to inflow thereto and to be swirled inside thereof to separate from raw water suspended solids heavier in specific gravity tan water, an inflow line connected with the liquid cyclone for raw water to be supplied to the liquid cyclone and configured for raw water being supplied to swirl inside the liquid cyclone, and an outflow line configured for raw water having suspended solids separated therefrom to outflow as pretreated water from the liquid cyclone, allowing for a reduced load on a treatment of solid suspended solids as a water treatment for water purification plants. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100051521 | BIO TANK/GAS REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM - In systems for treating wastewater liquid by utilizing aerobic biological species, the contaminated wastewater stream is pretreated in a dissolved air flotation system to remove suspended solid waste, including large particles such as fats, grease, and physically emulsified oils. The purified wastewater containing dissolved waste is thereafter gasified and further decontaminated in a bioreactor tank. Biological species in the bioreactor tank consume gas and perform bodily functions that converts dissolved waste into easily removable carbon dioxide and suspend solids. Gas consumed by the biological species is replenished by pumping the wastewater though a liquid-gas mixer. A controller regulates the speed of the pump based on real-time gas concentration measurements provided by a corresponding gas probe disposed within the wastewater in the bioreactor tank. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100059423 | CHEMICAL ANALYSER - A liquid sample is analysed for a target chemical. A sample solution is added to a measurement cell of known volume and a reagent is incrementally added to the cell until a detectable change is observed. A reference compound, of a known concentration, that does not take part in the reaction between the target chemical and reagent, is added to the reagent and by measuring the concentration of the reference compound the amount of reagent used may be determined. A single mechanism introduces a sample, adds reagent mixes cleans and flushes the measurement cell which incorporates a longitudinal chamber having a number of fluid inlets for sample and reagent and an outlet for measured sample/reagent mixtures, a detector being located in or adjacent to said chamber between the inlets and said outlet and a piston movable in said chamber carrying a series of seals such that movement of the piston sequentially opens the inlets and expels the fluid. The analyzer also includes a device for delivering a volume of reagent into a measurement cell incorporating a first port to introduce sample fluid; a second port to allow injection of fluid reagent; and a third port to allow expulsion of sample and sample/reagent mixtures to waste which includes a compressible reservoir of reagent which is positioned within a rigid container, and is surrounded by a fluid which substantially fills the space between said reservoir and the inside wall of said container and means for pressurising said fluid surrounding said reservoir to effect partial collapse of said reservoir in order to inject reagent into said measurement cell. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100155312 | HEAT PUMP-TYPE HOT-WATER SUPPLY DEVICE - A heat pump type hot water supply device is provided with a heat source side heat pump unit having a heat radiating heat exchanger that condenses refrigerant to radiate heat from the refrigerant. The hot water supply device is provided with a water tank that stores water, a water supply pipe that supplies water to the water tank from the outside, a water circulation pipe that is extended in a bypassing manner and circulates the water in the water tank from a bottom section to an upper section, a heat absorbing heat exchanger that is arranged on the water circulation pipe and connected to the heat radiating heat exchanger of the heat source side heat pump unit so as to absorb heat, and a hot water supply unit that comprises a hot water supply pipe that supplies warm water in the upper section of the water tank to the outside. The water supply pipe is branched into a plurality of water supply paths including a first water supply path and a second water supply path. The first water supply path supplies water supplied from the outside directly to the water tank. The second water supply path supplies water to the water tank after the water quality of the water from the outside is improved by the water quality adjusting unit so as to hardly generate scale. Accordingly, one of or both of the water supply paths are selectively used according to the water quality of the supplied water. This suppresses the deposition of scale. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100163469 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MONITORING LOCALIZED CORROSION IN AN INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEM - A control system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling localized corrosion in an industrial water system, comprising: measuring quantitative localized corrosion rate and at least one controllable water chemistry variable; identifying mathematical correlations between the quantitative localized corrosion rate and the at least one controllable water chemistry variable; establishing mathematical correlations between the controllable water chemistry variable and at least one chemical treatment feed; defining an index derived from current and future values of the localized corrosion rate and an index derived from current and future values of the at least one chemical treatment feed; utilizing a processor to minimize the index of the localized corrosion rate and the index of the at least one chemical treatment feed and determine current and future values of the at least one chemical treatment feed; and implementing only a current value of the at least one chemical treatment feed within the water system. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100176038 | CHEMICAL ADDITIVE APPARATUS AND METHODS - Chemical additive preferably derived from a solid chemical concentrate is selectively educted into the closed water recirculation or makeup line of a water system. In one embodiment, a bypass line is controlled by a valve to direct system water through the eductor when chemical additive is desired, and at least a portion thereof around the eductor when no chemical additive is desired. Open line application is disclosed. In other embodiments, single or multiple, selectively operated eductors are used without any bypass line. In these embodiments, any time water flows through the chemical additive apparatus, water is treated. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100176039 | TREATMENT METHOD OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS INCLUDED IN WASTE WATER, A TREATMENT APPARATUS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS INCLUDED IN WASTE WATER, A TREATMENT SYSTEM OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS INCLUDED IN WASTE WATER, AND A BITUMEN COLLECTING SYSTEM - A treatment method of organic compounds included in waste water, comprising the steps of:
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| 20100181236 | Wastewater Treatment System - Even if arsenic-containing wastewater includes an oxidizing substance, the arsenic can be reliably removed as a precipitate. A wastewater treatment method includes a preparation step (S | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100206787 | CONTROL OF OXIDATION PROCESSES IN ULTRAVIOLET LIQUID TREATMENT SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the invention include a system and a method of monitoring in real-time, using a close loop feed-back configuration, the concentration of an active chemical substance, such as an oxidizing agent, in a water treatment system combining oxidation processes and enhanced by ultraviolet light. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100230331 | SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATION SYSTEM - An aggregating agent injector ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100326896 | SYSTEM INCLUDING A DIGESTER AND A DIGESTER EMULATOR - Disclosed herein is a system comprising a primary digester and a digester emulator. The digester emulator is capable of dynamically estimating the primary digester performance. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110024338 | Grey Water Diversion System - A grey water diversion system is provided. An interceptor includes an inlet, a filter, an outlet, and an orifice. The filter is located along a bottom of a water flow path from the inlet to the outlet and delivers water to the orifice as filtered water. A gas pump, connected to a filter stem, delivers gas to the filter via the stem when the system detects the presence of the water. The gas rises through the filter to raise debris from the filter to the water flow path. A water overflow delivers the debris to the outlet. A suction manifold, including a sensor, receives the filtered water from the orifice. The sensor detects the presence of the filtered water. A water pump receives the filtered water from the manifold, activates when the sensor detects the presence of the filtered water, and delivers the filtered water into a water usage system. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110042281 | GAS-DISSOLVED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM - Provided is a gas-dissolved water supply system that can efficiently produce highly concentrated gas-dissolved water and can circulate and supply the water to a use point. To a storage tank 1, waste water (cleaning waste water) that is water containing dissolved gas (oxygen) used for cleaning an object to be cleaned is reserved through piping | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110132818 | Retrofittable control unit for a softening apparatus - A control unit ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110139690 | ERROR CORRECTION FOR A LIQUID CONCENTRATION DETECTOR OF A BLOOD PURIFICATION APPARATUS - A blood purification instrument for extracorporeally circulating a patient's blood and a concentration detector detects a concentration of liquid during blood purification wherein the concentration detector has a light emitter irradiating light onto the liquid, a light receiver receives the light as transmitted through the liquid, a reference light receiver receives reference light branched from the light emitter without transmission through the liquid, and a detector detecting the light intensity respectively of the transmitted light and the reference light received by the light receiver and the reference light receiver, respectively. The blood purification apparatus further includes an error corrector detecting the concentration of the liquid based on the received light intensity of the light received by the light receiver and detected by the detector and for correcting a detected error of the concentration detector based on the received light intensity of the reference light received by the reference light receiver. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110168610 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DEWATERING A HYDRAULIC FLUID - The present invention provides a method and a device for dewatering a hydraulic fluid of a hydraulic system, in particular in the aerospace sector, comprising a container which has a sorbent, a feed which supplies the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic system to the container for the hydraulic fluid to be passed through the sorbent such that it can be dewatered in a dewatering mode of the device, and a return which returns the dewatered hydraulic fluid from the container to the hydraulic system in the dewatering mode of the device. The hydraulic fluid can be dewatered continuously and very efficiently by the method and the device according to the invention. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110198272 | Preparative Separation/Purification System - The present invention aims at providing a preparative separation/purification system for vaporizing an eluate in a short period of time, while enhancing the efficiency of collecting the target substance by accelerating the initiation of collecting the eluate. The preparative separation/purification system in which water containing a target component is passed through a column | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110203977 | FILTRATION APPARATUS AND WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - The filtration apparatus of the invention includes a filtration member | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110240533 | BALLAST WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - The present invention provides a ballast water treatment system including a reaction tank in which raw water and ozone are imported and made to react each other for a predetermined period of time to kill microorganisms existing in raw water, an ozone decomposer in which water containing residual ozone discharged from the reaction tank is imported and the residual ozone is decomposed, and a circulation pump installed between the reaction tank and ozone decomposer, forming a circulation system which removes the residual ozone by means of circulating the water containing the residual ozone between the reaction tank and ozone decomposer. Accordingly, this system dispenses with a deaeration tank which would require a wide space for installation, small cost and is able to be applied to existing ships easily. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240534 | BALLAST WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - The present invention provides a ballast water treatment system including a reaction tank in which raw water and ozone are imported and made to react each other for a predetermined period of time to kill microorganisms existing in raw water, an ozone decomposer in which water containing residual ozone discharged from the reaction tank is imported and the residual ozone is decomposed, and a circulation pump installed between the reaction tank and ozone decomposer, forming a circulation system which removes the residual ozone by means of circulating the water containing the residual ozone between the reaction tank and ozone decomposer. Accordingly, this system dispenses with a deaeration tank which would require a wide space for installation, small cost and is able to be applied to existing ships easily. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110253606 | Method and System for Measuring Water Hardness - Prior to adding detergent or chelant, the conductivity of water in a washing chamber is measured. The maximum concentration of hard water ions that could correspond to the measured conductivity is determined, i.e., it is assumed that all of the conductivity is from calcium and/or magnesium ions in the water even though other ions may in fact be contributing to the measured conductivity. Enough chelating agent is added to the chamber to sequester this maximum concentration of hard water ions and the conductivity is measured again. Using the two conductivity measurements, the actual concentration of hard water ions is determined. A chelant factor based on the actual concentration of hard water ions is then used to determine the amount of chelant to be added for subsequent wash cycles to sequester all of the hard water ions. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110259802 | MULTI-CONDUCTOR WATER IN FUEL SENSOR FOR FILL RATE DETECTION - A water sensor for a fuel filtration apparatus includes a main body with at least one electrical contact disposed proximate the first end of the main body. The electrical contact(s) is operatively connectable to an electronic control unit. Multiple sensor contacts are disposed proximate a second end of the main body. The sensor contacts are configured to detect multiple water levels and provide an output on each water level detected. The electrical contact is configured to send the output to an electronic control unit. The water level information provided by the water sensor can be tracked by a control device to determine if the fill rate of water meets an alarm value. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110272334 | COLLECTED RAIN WATER CLASSIFIER AND DIVERTER - A classifier and separator of collected pluvial water based on the turbidity, including a receptor and conductor pipe of pluvial water ( | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110290707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATION OF POOL CLEANER WITH INTEGRAL CHLORINE GENERATOR - An automated self-propelled pool cleaner having a housing, a water pump for moving water through the housing, drive means for moving the pool cleaner over the surface of the salt water pool to be cleaned, and an integral electrochemical chlorine generator mounted in the housing, includes a processor/controller that is programmed to activate the chlorine generator, the pump and drive means in predetermined operational sequences that minimize wear and tear on the water pump and drive means, while at the same time distribute and maintain a safe level of sanitizing chlorine in the pool, to thereby obviate the need for an in-line chlorinator or other chemical additive treatments; an optional automated sensor device can be provided to activate a secondary maintenance program which enables the pool cleaner to operate over prolonged periods of time as the sole means for filtering and sanitizing the pool water. An electrochemical cell manual mounting system permits the cell to be secured in place for operation and manually removed for maintenance, repair or replacement by the user without special tools or training. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120043264 | FLOCCULATION-MAGNETIC SEPARATION SYSTEM - A flocculation-magnetic separation is provided which reduces the usage amount of flocculation agents as well as the usage amount of magnetic powders and realizes an improvement in the quality of treated water. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120055856 | AQUA-ROBOTIC POLLUTANT REMOVING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, AND METHODS OF REMOVING POLLUTANTS FROM BODIES OF WATER - An aqua-robotic pollutant removing device includes a buoyant body, an electromechanical housing coupled to the buoyant body, and a pollutant absorbing belt coupled to the electromechanical housing and extending outward from the buoyant body. The electromechanical housing is constructed and arranged to rotate the pollutant absorbing belt. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120168358 | METHOD TO INHIBIT SCALE FORMATION IN COOLING CIRCUITS USING CARBON DIOXIDE - Scaling is controlled in a cooling water system with CO2 based upon measurements of the cooling water's pH, alkalinity and Ca | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120292236 | ADAPTING MULTIPURPOSE LIQUID FILTER - A liquid reclamation assembly is provided for processing a lubricant or other liquid. The assembly includes a housing interior for receiving a filter subassembly. A manifold is in fluid communication with a discharge region of the filter subassembly, the manifold comprising a primary manifold passage for passage of source fluid and a series of draw ports. The cross sectional area of the primary manifold passage is greater than the total cross sectional area of the series of draw ports to create a venturi effect to draw fluid through the assembly. The filter subassembly includes a series of target filtration segment, each segment being designed for a specific reclamation process. An entry manifold governs and distributes the fluid to each of the target filtration segments. Results of an analysis of the fluid can be used to determine which target filtration segments are desired for processing the fluid. Valves within the entry manifold can direct the flow accordingly. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130015110 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTER PROCESS - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support an environmentally-friendly, “green” thermophilic anaerobic digestion system. The system includes a thermophilic anaerobic digester as well as various independent modular anaerobic units to generate bio-methane from certain organic energy sources, including but not limited to, among other things, green municipal waste, restaurant and organic waste and effluents from industries such as breweries, grocery stores, food processing plants, granaries, wineries, pulp and paper mills, ethanol and biodiesel plants, fat and animal rendering, agricultural field crops, organic sludge accumulation within lagoons and waterways, marine organic matter and animal manure. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130020239 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING A WASTE STREAM - An integrated unit operations for the treatment of a waste stream, such as spent caustic, is provided in a single vertical vessel having at least three separate zones: a mixing, a settling, and a mass transfer zone. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130026082 | DYNAMIC DEMULSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR USE IN A GAS-OIL SEPARATION PLANT - A dynamic water/oil demulsification system for a gas-oil separation plant (GOSP) includes:
| 01-31-2013 |
| 20130037462 | METHOD FOR REMOVING GASES FROM A CONTAINER HAVING A POWDERED CONCENTRATE FOR USE IN HEMODIALYSIS - An apparatus and a method for filling a container containing a dry powdered salt concentrate for use in dialysis with purified fluid and removing the trapped air or gases generated during the filling of the container, while maintaining the required fluid level in the container and without the need for evacuating gases from the container prior to filling. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130126403 | AUTOMATED SANTIZATION AND DISINFECTION OF RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL BODIES OF WATER - An automated chemical feeder system maintains sanitizer concentration and pH in a body of water, such as a pool, spa, water feature, or other such body of water, at desired levels. A manifold includes a plurality of inlets, each of which receives the addition of a different chemical product to be added to the pool water. The system connects to the pool circulation system via two injection ports; a pool water sample port and a pool return port. Because the system requires only two injection ports into the pool circulation system, the ease of installation of system may be increased and the time required to install the system may be reduced. In another example, an automated chemical feeder system is adapted to maintain sanitizer concentration and pH in two bodies of water. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130199972 | FILTRATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a filtration apparatus for filtering and separating solids from liquids comprising at least one liquid-permeable, continuously or intermittently drivable filter belt, an intake for charging the liquid/solid mixture to be filtered onto the filter belt in a charging zone and a belt cleaner for removing the solids deposited at the filter belt from a belt section conveyed out of the charging zone in an expulsion zone. In accordance with the invention, the belt cleaner has at least one rotatingly drivable brush with which a brush cleaner having a scraper is associated which is arranged in the path of the bristles of the rotating brush. The rotating brush efficiently removes the deposited solids from the filter belt, while the scraper of the brush cleaner simultaneously ensures that the dissolved solids do not settle at the brush and clog it. The continuous self-cleaning of the brush is in particular very helpful with sticky contaminants of the liquid to be filtered in order to be able to ensure a permanently efficient, continuous separation of the solids. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130220902 | PLC SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING PID FOR MAINTAINING TARGET WATER QUALITY VALUE BY DEPOSITING WATER TREATMENT CHEMICAL - A PLC system for automatically controlling PID for controlling the target value for residual chemicals in a water treatment facility, according to the present invention, comprises: a PID control software; a main control room computer for generating a PID control command regarding chemical deposit amount and relaying same to a field control PLC in a chemical room; the field control PLC in the chemical room for receiving a PID control command signal from the main control room computer and performing computing and control; and a chemical depositor in the chemical room for receiving the control signal from the field control PCL and depositing the indicated amount of chemicals, wherein the main control room computer calculates an initial setting value for the chemical deposit amount and generates the PID control command. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130240420 | System and Process for Removing Nitrogen Compounds and Odors from Wastewater and Wastewater Treatment System - A wastewater treatment system includes a wastewater collection system, at least one aeration subsystem aerating the aerobic portion, and at least one filtration subsystem. The wastewater collection system has an anoxic portion, an aerobic portion downstream of the anoxic portion, an anaerobic portion downstream of the aerobic portion. The filtration subsystem includes at least one bioreacting filter receiving fluid from the aerobic portion, being operable to filter wastewater received from the aerobic portion, and discharging filtered fluid into the anoxic portion, an oxygen contactor fluidically connected between the aerobic portion and the at least one bioreacting filter and operable to diffuse oxygen into the fluid being supplied from the aerobic portion, and an oxygen supply operable to supply oxygen to the oxygen contactor. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130284647 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - An apparatus for treating water stored in a reservoir to remove contaminants has a feed line for receiving water and a by-pass valve that controls the flow of water through the feed line. A venturi valve responds to the rate of flow of water through a flow line by creating a vacuum in a supply line from an ozone generator, the extent of the vacuum created being dependent on the rate of flow, to add ozone at a controlled rate to the water to be treated. A sensor probe measures the oxidation reduction potential of the water, to supply hydrogen peroxide to the water at a controlled rate dependent on the oxidation reduction potential level. The ozone and the hydrogen peroxide are mixed with the water in a multicyclone unit to allow a peroxone reaction to occur that treats the water, and the treated water is returned to the reservoir. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140034560 | SOLID SEPARATION SYSTEM - An aggregating agent injector ( | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140054206 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPONENTS FOR WATER TREATMENT AND REMEDIATION - A modularizable system for residential water treatment having a low energy requirement to process water for reuse at the residence which results in a reduction in the amount of fossil fuels required to power large water processing stations and transfer ater from water plants to individual residences is disclosed. The system increases availability of water at the residential level in areas where water is a limited or limiting resource (e.g., in arid climates). Furthermore, the amount of water a residence uses in a given cycle is more efficient. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140061106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTER PROCESS - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support an environmentally-friendly, “green” thermophilic anaerobic digestion system. The system includes a thermophilic anaerobic digester as well as various independent modular anaerobic units to generate bio-methane from certain organic energy sources, including but not limited to, among other things, green municipal waste, restaurant and organic waste and effluents from industries such as breweries, grocery stores, food processing plants, granaries, wineries, pulp and paper mills, ethanol and biodiesel plants, fat and animal rendering, agricultural field crops, organic sludge accumulation within lagoons and waterways, marine organic matter and animal manure. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140124420 | HYBRID ARTIFICIAL WETLAND WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM, SEWAGE TREATMENT DEVICE USING SAME, AND NATURAL NONPOINT PURIFICATION DEVICE CAPABLE OF SIMULTANEOUSLY PURIFYING RIVER AND LAKE WATER - A water quality purification system for a hybrid artificial wetland includes a first aerobic artificial wetland, an anaerobic artificial wetland, and a second aerobic artificial wetland. Here, the first aerobic artificial wetland induces a vertical flow of water, which is to be purified, and allows pollutants to be removed. The anaerobic artificial wetland induces a horizontal flow of treated water which is introduced from the first aerobic artificial wetland, and allows pollutants to be further removed. Additionally, the second aerobic artificial wetland induces a vertical flow of treated water which is introduced from the anaerobic artificial wetland, and allows air to be supplied inwardly such that the amount of dissolved oxygen of the introduced treated water increases. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140131259 | System and Methods of Determining Liquid Phase Turbidity of Multiphase Wastewater - Systems and methods for determining liquid phase turbidity of multiphase wastewater. A turbidity sensor is provided with multiphase wastewater, such as by placement of the sensor in a reaction chamber, and generates a signal in response to a detected turbidity of the wastewater. The generated signal is sampled to produce a plurality of signal samples. The samples are compared to a threshold, and a turbidity of the wastewater is determined based on samples falling within the threshold. The threshold may be determined based on a statistical analysis of the plurality of samples, or may be set to a predetermined value. The wastewater may be provided by placing the turbidity sensor in a flocculation chamber, and a control signal generated based on the determined turbidity of the wastewater. This control signal may be used to adjust the amount of a chemical, such as a coagulant, introduced into the wastewater. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140138295 | HALOGEN ADSORBENT, TANK FOR WATER TREATMENT, AND WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - A halogen adsorbent of an embodiment includes: a halogen adsorbent including a support, a chelate ligand bonded to the support, and a metal ion coordinated on the chelate ligand. The chelate ligand has a functional group represented by —NR | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140138296 | IODINE ADSORBENT, TANK FOR WATER TREATMENT, AND IODIDE COMPOUND TREATMENT SYSTEM - An iodine adsorbent of an embodiment includes: an iodine adsorbent including a carrier, an organic group binding to the carrier, and silver. The organic group has a functional group represented by S | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140144820 | RAPID DEPLOYABLE PACKAGED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - The rapid deployable packaged wastewater treatment system is a low-energy demanding, portable, rapidly deployable and operational wastewater treatment system utilizing a plastic vessel including an aerobic pretreatment and screening chamber that feeds wastewater to a moving bed biological reactor (MBBR) chamber. Immediately downstream from the MBBR bioreactor is a secondary clarifier, which feeds a media polishing filtration system. The media polishing filtration system then passes the treated water to a UV disinfection system. The entire fully functional system, including the plastic vessel and control room, is self-contained in a military-approved TRICON container. A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) provides automated control of the system and monitors water levels, wastewater characteristics and system components. The container has access doors to the wastewater treatment control room. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140183108 | SEWAGE WATER DEPURATION PLANT, COMPRISING A VERTICAL REACTOR, WITH IMPROVED NITROGEN TREATMENT - The present invention concerns un vertical reactor civil and industrial sewage water depuration plant, of the type comprising, in sequence following the flow of water to be depurated: a section ( | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140238909 | BATCH FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR PREPARATION OF STERILE FLUID FOR RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY - A method and device for blood treatments that use fluids such as dialysate and replacement fluid for renal replacement therapy. In an embodiment, fluid is passed either by pump or passively by gravity feed, through a microporous sterilization filter from a fluid source to a replacement fluid container. The latter forms a batch that may be used during treatment. The advantage of forming the batch before treatment is that the rate of filtering needn't match the rate of consumption during treatment. As a result, the sterilization filter can have a small capacity. In another embodiment, a filter is placed immediately prior to the point at which the sterile fluid is consumed by the treatment process. The latter may be used in combination with the former embodiment as a last-chance guarantee of sterility and/or that the fluid is free of air bubbles. It may also be used as the primary means of sterile-filtration. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140284256 | COPPER RECOVERY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a copper recovery apparatus includes a precipitation tank, a mixing tank, a filter-aid feeder, a solid-liquid separator includes a filter, a cleaning-water supply line, a cleaning-water discharge line, a separation tank, and a filter-aid return line. The precipitation tank is configured to receive copper ions-containing water to be treated and an alkali to prepare treated water containing a precipitate of copper compound. The solid-liquid separator is configured to allow the treated water to be passed through the filter on which the precoat layer is deposited to separate the precipitate retained on the precoat layer from a filtrate. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140305852 | ANAEROBIC TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ANAEROBIC TREATMENT METHOD - Provided is an anaerobic treatment system including an anaerobic treatment tank that anaerobically treats organic waste water by sludge which is acclimated to a low temperature condition, a state evaluation unit that evaluates a state of the organic waste water with respect to the anaerobic treatment tank, and a heating unit that heats the organic waste water which flows into the anaerobic treatment tank, in which when the state evaluation unit determines that heating is necessary, a temperature of the organic waste water is increased by the heating unit. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140353223 | PURIFYING DEVICE - The present invention provides a purifying device capable of effectively purifying liquid. The purifying device includes: a storage tank configured to store liquid; a power supply; a pair of electrodes connected to the power supply and configured to cause electric discharge to produce hydroxyl radicals in the liquid in the storage tank; and an ultrasound generating section configured to apply ultrasonic waves to the liquid in the storage tank to convert hydrogen peroxide in the liquid, which is produced from the produced hydroxyl radicals, into hydroxyl radicals. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140374328 | ADSORBENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ADSORBENT, AND WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - An adsorbent includes an inorganic porous material and a ligand provided on a surface of the inorganic porous material and having a bidentate nitrogen-containing chelating functional group. The adsorbent has an infrared absorption spectrum showing a peak derived from the ligand. The peak is observed near a wavenumber of from 1,375 cm | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150014229 | CHLORINE MEASUREMENT/FILTER TESTING/BRINE CONTAINER MONITORING OF A WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - The water treatment system, particularly pre-filtration unit of the water treatment system, comprising at least one chlorine sensor device, includes a salt-water treatment device which is connected to the chlorine sensor device, an electrolysis cell being disposed in the associated line, and thereafter a pump and a release valve. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150076045 | PURIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTEWATER CONTAINING IODINE RADIONUCLIDES - Provided are a purification method and apparatus for radioactive wastewater. The purification method and apparatus for radioactive wastewater according to the present invention, which is a biological purification apparatus for radioactive wastewater containing radioactive iodine, includes: an anoxic tank into which wastewater containing radioactive iodine is introduced; and a microbial purification tank connected to the anoxic tank so as to allow wastewater in an anaerobic state to be introduced and supplied with a metal reducing bacteria source, an electron donor, and a copper ion source, wherein radioactive iodine and copper ions are bound to each other to form copper iodide by metal reducing bacteria, and the formed copper iodide is precipitated in the microbial purification tank, such that the radioactive iodide in the wastewater is removed as sludge. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150076046 | ANION ADSORBENT, WATER TREATMENT TANK, AND WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - An anion adsorbent of an embodiment includes a support and a triazine hydrochloride structure that is bound to the support. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150101967 | ANAEROBIC SUSPENDED GROWTH WATER TREATMENT OF CONTAMINATED WATER - A system may include a reactor, in which an anaerobic environment exists, that includes a slurry of at least contaminated water and a mixed bacterial culture of facultative bacteria and anaerobic bacteria. The mixed bacterial culture may be suspended within the slurry. The contaminated water may include contaminants associated with a non-metal, a metal, or a metalloid. The mixed bacterial culture may react with the contaminated water to reduce or remove the contaminants from the contaminated water to create a treated slurry. The reactor may output the treated slurry. The system may also include a filtration device to receive the treated slurry; remove, from the treated slurry, the mixed bacterial culture and the contaminants, reduced or removed from the contaminated water, to create treated water; and output the treated water. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150129469 | FILTER WITH DUAL PLEAT PACK - A fluid filter apparatus comprising an upper housing shell; a lower housing shell; a pleat pack element comprising a peripheral frame and a folded pleated media. The frame is at least partially molded over the media to secure the media in the frame, and the media comprises two or more types of media of different densities from each other. A flow control element is disposed for changing the proportion of flow between the first media and the second media responsive to changes in at least one of temperature, pressure, flow rate and/or viscosity of the fluid. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150307162 | MOBILE FLOATING WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mobile floating water treatment system comprising a plurality of floating barges coupled together wherein one or more barges includes at least one baffle through which water passes for treatment purposes. The baffle may include includes a substrate material suitable for treating contaminated water. The baffle may be selectively raised from an interior tank of the barges in order to add or subtract substrate material. The substrate material may include at least one of calcium carbonate, silicon dioxide, cadmium and bismuth. The mobile floating water treatment system may also comprise a tugboat for mobilizing the barges and a dredge for collecting contaminated water and distributing the water to the barges. The water treatment system may include one or more vessel or railcar located adjacent said barges into which contaminants separated from said water may be diverted for storage, transportation and disposal. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150336810 | Ultraviolet Water Disinfection System - A solution for treating a fluid, such as water, is provided. An ultraviolet transparency of a fluid can be determined before or as the fluid enters a disinfection chamber. In the disinfection chamber, the fluid can be irradiated by ultraviolet radiation to harm microorganisms that may be present in the fluid. One or more attributes of the disinfection chamber, fluid flow, and/or ultraviolet radiation can be adjusted based on the transparency to provide more efficient irradiation and/or higher disinfection rates. In addition, various attributes of the disinfection chamber, such as the position of the inlet(s) and outlet(s), the shape of the disinfection chamber, and other attributes of the disinfection chamber can be utilized to create a turbulent flow of the fluid within the disinfection chamber to promote mixing and improve uniform ultraviolet exposure. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150345164 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING WATER QUALITY IN LARGE WATER BODIES - The present application relates to an innovative and optimized method and system for maintaining water quality in water bodies such as excavated inland structures and floating structures with bottoms comprising flexible membranes, using a simplified economic filtration system and degreasing system that requires much smaller filtration equipment than conventional centralized filtration systems and provides for consumption of significantly lower amounts of energy. The method of the invention allows activating a chemical application system, mobile suctioning device, and/or degreasing system based on information regarding turbidity, the color of the bottom of the water body, and amount of greases on the surface water layer of the water body, to adjust the water quality parameters within their limits. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150374897 | APPARATUS FOR BLOOD PURIFICATION BY EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION - A device for purifying blood includes an extracorporeal blood circulation loop, flow rate control elements to manage the blood circulation in the extracorporeal blood circulation loop, blood purification elements configured on the extracorporeal blood circulation loop, citrate injection elements for injecting a solution including citrate into the extracorporeal blood circulation loop, and a control unit configured to control the citrate injection elements and the flow rate control elements. The control unit is further configured to require, at determined time intervals of a blood purification treatment used by the device, the entry of at least one representative value of the status of the device and/or of the patient. The control unit then verifies the adequacy of the representative value with pre-established rules stored in the control unit and controls the citrate injection elements and/or the flow rate control elements in accordance with the result of the verification and the pre-established rules. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160016827 | MOBILE WATER CART WITH WATER PRE-CONDITIONING DEVICE - Water supply vehicle comprising a water reservoir, a flow through descaling device having a water inlet, a water outlet, a detecting device for detecting a water characteristic in a water flow from the water inlet to the water outlet, a controllable water descaling device, and a controlling device being designed for controlling the water descaling device based on a water characteristic detected by the detection device, wherein the water reservoir is connected to the water inlet, wherein the water outlet is connectable to a water hose for supplying water to a water consumer. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160023923 | IODINE ADSORBENT, WATER TREATMENT TANK AND IODINE ADSORBING SYSTEM - An iodine adsorbent of an embodiment has a support, a first organic group bonded to the support and has a functional group containing nitrogen at least at a terminal, and silver bonded to the nitrogen-containing functional group. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160130165 | BALLAST WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a ballast water treatment system. The ballast water treatment system comprises: a filter and electrolysis unit for receiving ballast water from the outside, and filtering and electrolyzing the ballast water; a first sensor unit for measuring seawater characteristics of the ballast water passing through the filter and electrolysis unit; a control unit for determining a contamination level of the ballast water according to the measured seawater characteristic values so as to generate control signals for determining the strength of electrolysis and the input amount of chlorine dioxide; a chlorine dioxide generation unit for generating the chlorine dioxide; a UV/TiO | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160138538 | FUEL FILTER FOR DIESEL ENGINE - A fuel filter for a diesel engine may include an upper cover forming inflow and outflow passages of diesel fuel, a housing integrally mounted in a vehicle body, coupled to the upper cover and housing a filter assembly, and a body penetrating a central portion of the filter assembly, disposed between the upper cover and the filter assembly and integrally forming the upper cover, a heater assembly, and a moisture sensor, in which the heater assembly may be configured to selectively operate according to a detection signal of a fuel temperature sensor that is provided in the engine body. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160185635 | SYSTEM FOR REMOVING CHEMICALS FROM A WORKING FLUID, AND METHODS RELATED TO THE SAME - A method for removing an unwanted chemical from a working fluid of a system includes: | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160200601 | Aquatic Environment Additive Dosing Apparatuses and Systems, and Methods and Software Therefor | 07-14-2016 |
