Patents Assigned to International Purification Systems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5536479
    Abstract: A solubilizing apparatus includes a fluid permeable sleeve having opposed openings therein wherein a spray nozzle is in flow communication with one opening and a second opening is disposed to receive solids. The spray nozzle is designed to spray a fluid in a swirling spray sweeping the insides of the sleeve wall as it travels toward the opposite end. The solubilizing apparatus is specifically useful for dissolution of chemicals utilized in cleaning reverse osmosis membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: International Purification Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Miller, Kerry L. Embry
  • Patent number: 5393502
    Abstract: A solubilizing apparatus includes a fluid permeable sleeve having opposed openings therein wherein a spray nozzle is in flow communication with one opening and a second opening is disposed to receive solids. The spray nozzle is designed to spray a fluid in a swirling spray sweeping the insides of the sleeve wall as it travels toward the opposite end. The solubilizing apparatus is specifically useful for dissolution of chemicals utilized in cleaning reverse osmosis membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: International Purification Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Miller, Kerry L. Embry