Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
210138000 | WITH TIME CONTROL | 31 |
20080202995 | FLOW-THROUGH OXYGENATOR - An oxygen emitter which is an electrolytic cell is disclosed. When the anode and cathode are separated by a critical distance, very small microbubbles and nanobubbles of oxygen are generated. The very small oxygen bubbles remain in suspension, forming a solution supersaturated in oxygen. A flow-through model for oxygenating flowing water is disclosed. The use of supersaturated water for enhancing the growth of plants is disclosed. Methods for applying supersaturated water to plants manually, by drip irrigation or in hydroponic culture are described. The treatment of waste water by raising the dissolved oxygen with the use of an oxygen emitter is disclosed. | 08-28-2008 |
20080251435 | Contaminated fluid recovery apparatus - A contaminated fluid recovery apparatus includes a sludge removal mechanism having a dirty tank, a conveyor, and a magnetic drum which is arranged in the fluid circulating section. The contaminated fluid recovery apparatus is provided with an overflow tank. The overflow tank has a function to keep a fluid surface of the dirty tank in a position higher than the fluid circulating section and the magnetic drum. The magnetic drum is located horizontally between a lower portion and an upper portion of the conveyor. The conveyor scrapes out chips deposited on a bottom portion of the dirty tank toward an exit section. A scraping member, which is in contact with the magnetic drum, drops sludge attracted to the magnetic drum toward the lower portion of the conveyor. | 10-16-2008 |
20090001002 | Wastewater Purification Plant By Means of Plants - Waste water purification plant by means of plants and waste water purification process. The waste water purification plant ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090095666 | Media-Free System For The Production Of High Purity Water And Methods Of Use - A system for producing high purity water, and particularly for the production of water that is suitable for injection, as well as method of using the same, are disclosed. The system includes a unique combination of known water purification methods that is particularly well-suited to the production USP purified water and USP water that is suitable for injection. The system minimizes potential for organism growth within the system by providing multiple means of organism destruction and removal and by not utilizing any standard water treatment media. | 04-16-2009 |
20090166276 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a water treatment system including a raw water tank, a module which includes a filtration membrane, a feed pump, a filtered water tank, a backwash pump which flows filtered water backward from the filtered water tank to the module, a valve and a channel which switch the direction of the water flow between the forward and reverse directions, a controller which suspends the supply of raw water from the raw water tank to the module, switches the valve and channel to the reverse direction, makes the backwash pump to supply filtered water from the filtered water tank to the module thereby backwashing the filtration membrane, and washing drainage treatment line including which treats backwashing drainage generated by backwashing of the filtration membrane, and returns the water to the raw water tank. | 07-02-2009 |
20090173677 | INTEGRAL SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM THAT OPERATES BY MEANS OF A SIMULTANEOUS REMOVING, VACUUMING AND FILTERING EFFECT, GENERATED BY A REMOVING DEVICE CONNECTED TO A VACUUM DEVICE, SAID VACUUM DEVICE BEING CONNECTED TO A STORAGE AND FILTERING DEVICE, SAID SYSTEM BEING USED TO CLEAN ORGANIC POLLUTION THAT ADHERES TO THE SUBSTRATE OF SUBMERGED CULTURE SYSTEMS AND/OR STRUCTURES AND/OR SHIPS AND/OR EQUIPMENT BOTH IN MARINE AND IN FRESH WATER - A comprehensive submarine maintenance system permits the cleaning of organic pollution adhered to the substrate provided by submerged cultivation systems and/or structures, ships, and submerged equipment both in sea waters and fresh waters, and accomplishes the simultaneous removing, suctioning, and filtering effect, generated by a removing device interconnected to a suctioning device while the latter is in turn connected to an accumulation and filtering device. | 07-09-2009 |
20090211956 | Device for mixing and separation of magnetic particles - An apparatus for mixing and separating magnetic particles in a liquid comprises a holder having a plurality of apertures configured as an array of rows and columns and a plurality of containers capable of receiving liquid containing magnetic particles, each container being sized to be placed in one of the apertures; plural magnets capable of being moved relative to the containers between a first position and a second position to change the position of the magnets and magnetic particles in the container; and a drive mechanism for moving the magnets between positions at a sufficiently high speed that the particles do not settle down due to gravitational forces during motion between the first and second positions. | 08-27-2009 |
20090266753 | Dispensing System for Microbial Solution - A system and method for dispensing microbial solution into a drain line. The system includes a disposable cartridge adapted to hold a quantity of microbial solution. The cartridge may be provided to the end user containing only a dry mix of microbes in a carrier medium. The end user may then remove a replaceable tab covering a fill hole, fill the cartridge with clean water, and replace the tab. The cartridge may then be inserted into a dispensing assembly, which includes an actuator that engages a nozzle on the cartridge at regular intervals. When the actuator engages the nozzle, a small amount of microbial solution is dispensed and routed through a tube to the drain line. The tube may attach to the drain line through a self-tapping valve assembly. | 10-29-2009 |
20090321330 | SEPARATOR AND SEPARATION STRIP - A separator ( | 12-31-2009 |
20120061301 | Water Filtration and Sterilisation Device - The present invention provides a water filtration and sterilisation device comprising a container having an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit, a closure valve at said inlet conduit, a filter means upstream of said inlet conduit, a flow prevention means in said outlet conduit and an ultra violet radiation source within said container. The valve is adapted to be opened for a first time period to admit water into the container via the filter means. The ultra violet radiation source is operable for a second time period to sterilise water in said chamber. The first time period is shorter than said second time period. The flow prevention means is operable to deliver sterilised water on demand from the container. | 03-15-2012 |
20120061302 | DEVICE FOR MIXING AND SEPARATION OF MAGNETIC PARTICLES - An apparatus for mixing and separating magnetic particles in a liquid comprises a holder having a plurality of apertures configured as an array of rows and columns and a plurality of containers capable of receiving liquid containing magnetic particles, each container being sized to be placed in one of the apertures; plural magnets capable of being moved relative to the containers between a first position and a second position to change the position of the magnets and magnetic particles in the container; and a drive mechanism for moving the magnets between positions at a sufficiently high speed that the particles do not settle down due to gravitational forces during motion between the first and second positions. | 03-15-2012 |
20120125827 | Mixture Separation Device With Detached Free Rolling Bars - A device for separating components of a mixture, particularly industrial fluids but also gases including air, allows for targeted components of the mixture to be attached onto a separating bar and removed from the mixture. The separating bars traverse a track formed within the body of the separating device and through respective tank, cleaning, free roll, and compression regions in a controlled cleaning system. The separating bars are detached from one another and allowed to move through the separating device independently of one another. The device removes the use of chains to connect cleaning bars traversing through a cleaning system. | 05-24-2012 |
20120138517 | USE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES IN CROSS-FLOW FILTRATION SYSTEMS - A cross-flow filtration system includes a first filter element having a first conduit for receiving a flow of a first aqueous feed stream, a second conduit operable to discharge a flow of first permeate water and a third conduit operable to discharge a flow of first retentate water. The cross-flow filtration system includes a coil assembly disposed about the first conduit. The first coil assembly is operable to subject the first aqueous feed stream to electromagnetic pulses. A second filter element is in fluid communication with the first filter element via the third conduit. The second filter element is operable to receive the first retentate water via the third conduit. A second coil assembly is disposed about the third conduit and is operable to subject the first retentate water to electromagnet pulses. | 06-07-2012 |
20120181222 | AQUARIUM BOTTOM CLEANER SYSTEM - An aquarium cleaner system for cleaning the bottom surface of an aquarium. The system has a suction means with a naturally buoyant suction body. The suction body has an open enlarged lower end, an open upper end and a propeller system. The lower end is adapted to be seated on the bottom surface of the aquarium and the open enlarged lower end is fluidly connected to the open upper end. The suction means creates an untreated water flow from the open enlarged lower end to the open upper end. There is also a filter with an opening fluidly connected to the open upper end of the suction body, an impurities entrapment surface and a fluid return surface. The untreated water flow is received at the opening and forced through the impurities entrapment surface, leaving behind impurities on the impurities entrapment surface and creating a return flow in a cavity defined by the fluid return surface and the interior surface of a filter housing. There is further provided a controller for turning on or off the suction means according to a preprogrammed schedule and a random position effecter, such that when a new cleaning position is desired, the suction means is terminated for a first predetermined duration so that the naturally buoyant suction body causes the aquarium bottom cleaner to rise from the current cleaning position before turning on the suction means for a second predetermined duration so that the random position effecter causes the cleaner system to move laterally in combination with lowering the same onto a new cleaning position on the bottom surface of the aquarium. | 07-19-2012 |
20120261318 | INSTALLATION-FREE WATER PURIFYING DEVICE - An installation-free water purifying device comprises a raw/waste water common container and a filtering body. This raw/waste water common container is separated by a partition into an upper space and a lower space. The filtering body has a storing space, a purified water container, a filtering unit, and a flowing controller. Raw water is initially stored in the raw/waste water common container | 10-18-2012 |
20120318724 | ENHANCED SPIRAL-WOUND MEMBRANE FILTRATION - Embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for filtering a fluid through a porous membrane, and more particularly, it provides filtration methods and apparatuses for tangential-flow filtration using Vibration Induced Dynamics (VID) with a spiral-wound membrane filter element. Embodiments provided herein induce vibration via rotation of an unbalanced inner tube within a central filtrate drain tube, via axial deformation of a substantially circular-cylindrical outer shell, or a combination thereof. Also disclosed herein are friction-reducing separator fabrics for interleaving with the membrane of a spiral-wound filter element. | 12-20-2012 |
20130068678 | WATER SOFTENER HAVING TIMER CONTROL VALVE - A water pressure regenerated type water softener including: a timer control valve having a valve control unit rotated by a timer spring and into which raw water is supplied; a plurality of conduits into which the raw water selectively flows under the control of the timer control valve; a regeneration tank communicating with a regeneration tank inlet conduit of the conduits; and a resin tank unit receiving regeneration water flowing from the regeneration tank and containing an ion exchange resin therein. The water softener can be operated in one of stop mode, soft water mode, raw water mode and regeneration mode under the control of the valve control unit. When regeneration mode is selected, the valve control unit rotates to stop mode by the timer spring after a preset amount of time has elapsed. | 03-21-2013 |
20130075312 | Water Purifier - A water purifier includes an outer shell that at least partially defines an open interior. At least one UVC light emitting diode is at least partially disposed within the open interior. A controller is disposed within the open interior and communicatively connected to the at least one UVC light emitting diode. The controller operates the UVC light emitting diode to emit UVC band electromagnetic energization for a predetermined time period to kill microorganisms found in water about the water purifier. | 03-28-2013 |
20130199976 | MEMBRANE DISTILLATION MODULE - A membrane distillation module is provided. The membrane distillation module includes a feed water side, a membrane, and a treated water side. A heating element is mounted in the feed water side. The membrane distillation module may optionally further include a heat spreading element. The heat spreading element is mounted in contact with the heating element to improve the efficiency of heat diffusion to the membrane. | 08-08-2013 |
20130270163 | SELF CLEANING FILTER SYSTEM - Provided is a fluid filtration unit including a housing accommodating a stationary cylindrical filter element, defining a raw fluid chamber extending between an inlet of the housing and raw fluid face of the cylindrical filter element, and a filtered fluid chamber extending between a filtered fluid face of the filter element and an outlet from the housing. A flushing and backspraying assembly includes at least one flushing pipe coupled to a lower pressure source and extending within the raw fluid chamber, and configured with a plurality of flushing nozzles disposed in close proximity with the raw fluid face of the filter element, and at least one backspraying arm coupled to a pressurized fluid source and extending within the filtered fluid chamber and configured with an array of backspraying nozzles disposed in close proximity with the filtered fluid face of the filter element, and a driving mechanism for selectively imparting the flushing and backspraying assembly with rotary and linear motion. | 10-17-2013 |
20140034562 | ELECTROLYTIC CHLORINATOR CONTROL - A control unit for a swimming pool electrolytic cell. The control unit includes a housing containing a logic module. An electrical connection is provided to connect the logic module to an electrical supply to receive power therefrom. An electrical connection is provided to connect the logic module to electrodes of the cell. A data outlet is provided to send control signals from the logic arrangement to a variable speed pump. The logic module is configured to: selectively supply power to the electrodes to energize the electrodes; and control the output of the pump, when the pump is active, to suit electrolytic chlorination. | 02-06-2014 |
20140076788 | SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM - A sewage treatment system, includes a solid-liquid separating apparatus having a first filtering medium packed layer packed with a predetermined filtering medium, configured to separate sewage to be treated into solid components and filtered water by passing the sewage through the first filtering medium packed layer upward, and configured to reversely wash the first filtering medium packed layer by passing the filtered water through the first filtering medium packed layer downward at a predetermining timing; and a trickling filter installed on a latter stage of the solid-liquid separating apparatus, having a second filtering medium packed layer packed with a filtering medium attached with microorganisms, and configured to allow the filtered water to fall into the second filtering medium packed layer by trickling the filtered water onto an upper part of the second filtering medium packed layer to flow out treated water acquired by biotreating the filtered water by the microorganisms. | 03-20-2014 |
20140216998 | DEWATERING SYSTEM FOR OIL STORAGE TANKS - The dewatering system for oil storage tanks includes a dewatering pipe or line extending from the bottom of the oil tank, and a recirculation or return line teed into the dewatering pipe and extending back to the tank. The return line may include multiple branches to the tank, which permit return flow across the bottom of the tank to flush scale, sediment, and/or other residue from the bottom of the tank. A sensitive oil/water sensor is installed at the tee. When a minute fraction of oil is detected in the water, a valve downstream of the tee and sensor is automatically closed to return the oil and water mix back to the tank before any oil can leave the system. The system may include a timer mechanism to operate the recirculation system automatically on a periodic basis. | 08-07-2014 |
20140216999 | Mixture Separation Device With Detached Free Rolling Bars - A device for separating components of a mixture, particularly industrial fluids but also gases including air, allows for targeted components of the mixture to be attached onto a separating bar and removed from the mixture. The separating bars traverse a track formed within the body of the separating device and through respective tank, cleaning, free roll, and compression regions in a controlled cleaning system. The separating bars are detached from one another and allowed to move through the separating device independently of one another. The device removes the use of chains to connect cleaning bars traversing through a cleaning system. | 08-07-2014 |
20140262997 | Automatic Electric Top Bottom Swimming Pool Cleaner with Internal Pumps - The present disclosure relates to an electric top bottom cleaner for pools or spas that includes internal pumps for suction and propulsion purposes. The pool cleaner includes a housing having a front end, a rear end, a first side, a second side, a bottom wall, and a top wall, with a first aperture extending through the bottom wall and a second aperture extending through the top wall. A tube extends through the housing between the first aperture and the second aperture. A debris retention mechanism is connectable to the housing. A first pump, a second pump, and a third pump are positioned within the housing. | 09-18-2014 |
210139000 | Of additional fluid | 6 |
20080272037 | Apparatus, products and processes for preventing the occurrence of rust strains resulting from irrigation systems using water containing iron ions - Several products and processes for preventing the occurrence of rust stains resulting from irrigation systems using water having iron ions, such as well water, and for cleaning off rust stains resulting from the use of said irrigation systems are disclosed. An apparatus for dispensing a rust inhibiting product intermittently is also disclosed. | 11-06-2008 |
20090050549 | Microporous Diffusion Apparatus - Apparatuses for removal of volatile organic compounds in a soil formation include a microporous diffuser for injecting air and gaseous ozone as bubbles into water in the soil formation. The gaseous ozone is present at concentrations to effect removal of volatile organic compounds by the gaseous ozone reacting with the volatile organic compound(s). Injection of air and gaseous ozone is controlled by a timer to allow separation of bubbles by size. In various embodiments, a plurality of microporous diffusers may be controlled by a single timer or each of the plurality of microporous diffusers may be controlled by one of a plurality of timers. | 02-26-2009 |
20090211957 | Apparatus For Denitrifying Wastewater - Disclosed is an apparatus for denitrifying a solution that includes a denitrification tank configured to receive a portion of the solution for a period of time. Controlling an amount, duration and frequency of introduction of polyethylene glycol into the solution promotes indigenous heterotrophic bacteria depleting dissolved oxygen in the solution and obtaining oxygen from nitrate in the solution. | 08-27-2009 |
20130248428 | Modular smart biofeeding device - The instant invention describes a device and system for dispensing microbial solutions into a wastewater treatment environment. The device contains one or more removable modules that provides the user with the capability of quickly and easily removing one or more of the modules without the need for replacing or removing the entire unit. The modules are preferably designed to hold bags filled with a microbial solution. The bags are fluidly connected to a pump which dispenses the solution to a predetermined location. | 09-26-2013 |
20130284649 | ADVANCED ON-SITE WATER SANITIZATION SYSTEM HAVING CHLORINE GENERATION INTEGRATED WITH COPPER/SILVER IONIZATION - An advanced on-site water sanitization system is taught having integrated chlorine generation and copper/silver ionization in the same unit. The system includes a manifold loop connectable to a water supply line for supplying water to be sanitized from a body of water, and connectable to a water return line for returning sanitized water to the body of water. It also includes a copper/silver ionizer, capable of receiving a flow of water to be sanitized, adding copper and silver ions to the flow of water so as to provide a copper/silver ionized flow of water. A chlorinator is also included, capable of receiving a flow of ionized water, and a flow of chlorine, and allowing the flow of chlorine to mix with the flow of ionized water so as to provide a chlorinated flow of ionized water to the manifold loop to return as sanitized water to the body of water. | 10-31-2013 |
20160121035 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE CITRATE ANTICOAGULATION DURING EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT USING FEED-FORWARD CONTROL - A system for extracorporeal blood treatment is disclosed that includes a haemofiltration device, a pump for pumping blood through the haemofiltration device, citrate means upstream to add citrate, calcium means downstream to add calcium solution, and a control configured to activate or inactivate the citrate addition means and/or the calcium addition means, wherein the control activates the citrate addition means at the beginning of blood treatment and for a first time period filters the blood with activated citrate addition means and continues to operate the citrate addition means until the end of blood treatment activates the calcium addition means after the first time period has elapsed when the total extracorporeal blood volume in the system has been filtered and citrate treated, continues to operate the calcium addition means in an active state during blood treatment to stably maintain a user-determined calcium addition rate, and continues to operate the calcium addition means in an active state after the end of blood treatment, until a second time period has elapsed after the end of treatment. A method of controlling such a system to ensure adequate calcium replenishment after citrate anticoagulation is also disclosed. | 05-05-2016 |